Band of the Hand (1986)

Director:

Paul Michael Glaser

Writers:

Leo Garen (written by) &
Jack Baran (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

They're back on the mean streets. But this time, they're the good guys.

Plot:

In an attempt of resocialisation, five hopeless juvenile criminals are sent away from prison into the...

Plot Keywords:

Survival Training | Drugs | Drug Abuse | Limousine | Drug Cartel

Cast

Stephen Lang	...	Joe
Michael Carmine	...	Ruben
Lauren Holly	...	Nikki
John Cameron Mitchell	...	J.L.
Danny Quinn	...	Carlos (as Daniele Quinn)
Leon	...	Moss (as Leon Robinson)
Al Shannon	...	Dorcey
Danton Stone	...	Aldo
Paul Calderon	...	Tito
Laurence Fishburne	...	Cream (as Larry Fishburne)
James Remar	...	Nestor
Tony Bolano	...	Felix
Frank Gilbert	...	Antoine
Erla Julmiste	...	Celeste
Deborah King	...	Yvette
Jimi Ruccolo	...	Diablo
Bill Smitrovich	...	Chavez
Luis Valderrama	...	Chooch
Roy Datz	...	Rene
James Eros	...	Hakim
Kenny Calman	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Ken Calman)
Carl Jay Cofield	...	27th Avenue Player (as Carl Cofield)
T.R. Durphy	...	Drug Dealer
Eddie Edenfield	...	Counselor #1
Matt Butler	...	Cop #1
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Cop #2
Christopher Berry	...	Moss' Clipboard Guard
Peter Fournier	...	Ruben's Clipboard Guard
Julian Byrd	...	J.L.'s Father
Joan Murphy	...	J.L.'s Mother
Ally Garrett	...	J.L.'s Sister (as Allyson Garret)
Michael Gregory	...	Van Guard
Sandy Mielke	...	Reception Guard
D.L. Blakely	...	Guard #1
Jim Zubiena	...	Officer #1
Nelson Oramas	...	Officer #2
Antoni Corone	...	Narc #1
Joe Petrullo	...	Narc #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Candace Carey	...	Little Girl Jumping Rope (uncredited)
Martin Ferrero	...	Hardware Clerk (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick	...	Young Street Gangster (uncredited)
Dan Hanks	...	Shooting cop (uncredited)
Jose Zequiero	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Michael Glaser

Writing credits
Leo Garen		(written by) &
Jack Baran		(written by)

Produced by
Don Kurt	....	associate producer
Michael Mann	....	executive producer
Michael Rauch	....	producer

Original Music by
Michel Rubini		(original music by)

Cinematography by
Reynaldo Villalobos		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jack Hofstra

Casting by
Pat McCorkle

Production Design by
Gregory Bolton

Art Direction by
J. Mark Harrington		(as Mark Harrington)

Set Decoration by
Don K. Ivey

Costume Design by
Robert De Mora

Makeup Department
Frank Bianco	....	hair stylist
Marie Del Russo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
David V. Lester	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe	....	first assistant director (as Patrick Kehoe)
James LaRocca	....	additional second assistant director (as James 'Rico' LaRocca)
Jeffrey W. Stacey	....	second second assistant director
Robert Yannetti	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Harold Collins	....	construction coordinator
Jack W. Davis	....	greensman
Jose Duarte	....	paint foreman
Richard Helfritz	....	leadman (as Richard A. Helfritz)
Barry Henig	....	property master
Harry M. McCabe	....	assistant property master
Verónica Riedel	....	assistant art director (as Veronica Riedel)
James Robinson II	....	greensman (as James W. Robinson II)
Nicholas J. Romanac	....	set dresser (as Nick Romanac)
Hilda Stark	....	storyboard artist
O.C. Whiddon	....	construction foreman (as Oscar C. Whiddon)
Roger Ragland	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
George H. Anderson	....	sound editor
James Beshears	....	supervising ADR editor
David B. Cohn	....	sound editor
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Chris Jenkins	....	re-recording mixer (as Christopher Jenkins)
Carl Mahakian	....	sound editor (as Carl K. Mahakian)
Matthew C. May	....	assistant sound editor
John Murray	....	assistant sound editor (as John M. Murray)
Howard Neiman	....	sound editor (as Howard S. Neiman)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist (as Dan L. O'Connell)
Lauren Palmer	....	ADR editor (as Lauren J. Palmer)
David Pettijohn	....	supervising sound effects editor (as David A. Pettijohn)
Larry Stensvold	....	re-recording mixer
Howard Warren	....	sound mixer
Scott Warren	....	boom operator
J.R. Westen	....	ADR mixer
Charles Ewing Smith	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Danny Cangemi	....	special effects (as Dan Cangemi)
James Harris	....	special effects
Kevin Harris	....	special effects
Stan Parks	....	special effects
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator
Fredrick Ward	....	special effects (as Fred Ward)

Stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunts
John Ashby	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Courtney Brown	....	stunts
Mark Brown	....	stunts
Steve Cremin	....	stunts
Dan Doucette	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
John Escobar	....	stunts
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunts (as Bobby Foxworth)
Jerry Gatlin	....	stunt coordinator
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Johnny Hock	....	stunts (as John Hock)
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts (as Bobby Jauregui)
Harold Jones	....	stunts
Clay M. Lilley	....	stunts (as Clay Lilley)
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Bobby McLaughlin	....	stunts (as Bobby MacLaughlin)
Marc Mercury	....	stunts
Gary Morgan	....	stunts
Louis Nolan	....	stunts
Bill Orsini	....	stunts (as William James Orsini)
Candice Orsini	....	stunts (as Candy Orsini)
Ruth A. Redfern	....	stunts (as Ruth Redfern)
Raphael Rey Gomez	....	stunts
Mark Salem	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Al Simon	....	stunts
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
James H. Armfield	....	still photographer
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Hugo Cortina	....	gaffer
Gary R. Dodd	....	key grip (as Gary Dodd)
Robert Heine	....	second assistant cameraman (as Robert J. Heine)
George Kohut	....	camera operator
Ben Lowe Jr.	....	best boy (as Ben Lowe)
William McConnell	....	first assistant cameraman
Norman Zuckerman	....	electrical best boy

Casting Department
Marcy Carriker	....	casting: Los Angeles
Yonit Hamer	....	location casting
Maria Lombardi	....	casting assistant
Bonnie Timmermann	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Benedict-Pierce	....	costumer (as Linda Benedict Peirce)
John Glaser	....	costumer
Austin Myers	....	assistant: Robert DeMora
Esther Robinson	....	costumer
Mary Soule	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Bernard Caputo	....	additional film editor
Nick Hunter	....	apprentice film editor
Russ Kingston	....	assistant film editor
J.W. Kompare	....	assistant film editor
Gina Lombardo	....	assistant film editor
Stephen E. Rivkin	....	associate film editor
Ed Stabile	....	apprentice film editor
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Gaylon J. Horton	....	music supervisor
Dominick Maita	....	music re-mixer
George A. Martin	....	music editor
Leslie Morris	....	music coordinator
Doug Parry	....	music re-mixer
The Reds	....	creator: additional music
The Reds	....	performer: additional music
Judy Ross	....	associate music supervisor
Michel Rubini	....	performer: original music
Don Smith	....	music re-mixer

Transportation Department
William Foster	....	transportation coordinator
Edward Haber	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Dana Augustine	....	production assistant
Jean Berlow	....	assistant: Don Kurt
Sherrie Bradshaw	....	assistant accountant
Deborah Bulmer	....	production assistant
Peggy Coleman	....	production assistant
Jack Cowden	....	script supervisor
Irene Dakota	....	assistant: Michael Rauch
Lee Faulkner	....	product placement
Jon Glafcke	....	projectionist (as Jon Gelfcke)
Karen Gordon	....	production accountant
Moby Griffin	....	marine coordinator
Kip Langello	....	production assistant
Ellen Levene	....	unit publicist
Artie Malesci	....	livestock coordinator
Jan Nizen	....	location scout
Jose Novo	....	production assistant
Roni Peterson	....	assistant: Paul Michael Glaser
Celia Randolph	....	assistant production coordinator
John Skotchdopole	....	production assistant
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator (as Cynthia E. Streit)
Dennis Michael Swan	....	craft service
Warner R. Wacha	....	production assistant (as Warner Wacha)
Jim Zubiena	....	technical advisor: firearms
Michael Jarvis	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
John Nicolella	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Delphi V Productions
• Michael Mann Productions

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Videosonic Arts (1988) (Greece) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1987) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1986) | France:U | Australia:M | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Delphi V Productions

Trivia:

It was released in theaters only after it failed as a pilot for a network TV series.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Proof (2007)

Soundtrack:

Mission

An 80's movie not aging well

Title this one "Miami Vice for the teen crowd".

Basic plot - juvenile bad boys from south Florida are taken into the Everglades for training by a Vietnam-era mystic soldier-warrior. Standard struggles ensue - kids resent the soldier, kids don't like each other, conditions are tough. Naturally, they bond and become the titular "Band". Once the kids and the soldier are back in Miami, the film loses direction as they fight gangs, pimps and a nasty drug dealer.

The most interesting thing about this film now is the chance to see a very green Larry Fishburne and Lauren Holly.

The rest of the film is incredibly dated and just doesn't hold up today.