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Name: Leader of the Band
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-08-07
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Steve Landesberg, Gailard Sartain, Mercedes Ruehl

Original title: Leader of the Band

1987
PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

100

YOUR RATING

Comedy

Eddie is a down-on-his-luck bar pianist who has just been fired from another job. Desperate for work, he finds a school looking for a leader for its hopelessly incompetent marching band. Som... Read allEddie is a down-on-his-luck bar pianist who has just been fired from another job. Desperate for work, he finds a school looking for a leader for its hopelessly incompetent marching band. Somehow, Eddie has to whip these kids into shape in time for the big band competition. Can he... Read allEddie is a down-on-his-luck bar pianist who has just been fired from another job. Desperate for work, he finds a school looking for a leader for its hopelessly incompetent marching band. Somehow, Eddie has to whip these kids into shape in time for the big band competition. Can he get them to march without tripping over their own feet, let alone win the contest?

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5.7/10

100

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Featured review

10/10

Underrated film

I discovered this movie just last week and it was a pleasant surprise. I noticed a few familiar faces and did some research and discovered this was filmed in Atlanta and that's why there are 4 or 5 actors from the Sleepaway Camp sequels featured (those were filmed in GA). One familiar face is Benji Wilhoite (RIP). I have a family member that has met him before and pointed that out when I was watching Sleepaway Camp 2. He was a very talented actor/musician. Another familiar face is Calvert Deforest (also known as Larry Bud Melman from David Letterman's show).

This is an enjoyable movie about a bad marching band that no one wants to deal with until Eddie (Steve Landesberg, RIP) decides he is up for the challenge. There are worse ways to spend an afternoon and I really enjoyed this one.

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