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Plot

Former Starsky and Hutch star Paul Michael Glaser warmed the director's chair for Band of the Hand. The film zeroes in on five juvenile delinquents who are plucked from their various detention facilities and unceremoniously dumped in the wilds of the Everglades. The boys begin to panic until hardcase Vietnam veteran Stephen Lang arrives. Lang explains that they've been paroled in his custody, and that it is his task to teach them how to work as a team in order to survive. The logic of this plan is to whip the boys into an elite vigilante unit, then sic them on the various drug dealers of America. The film features early performances by Lauren Holly and Larry Fishburne and Bob Dylan can be heard singing the title song.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
109min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/11/1986
DVD Release Date:
01/28/2003
Distributor(s):
Tri-Star Pictures
Director(s):
Paul Michael Glaser
Starring:
Stephen Lang , Michael Carmine , Lauren Holly , John Cameron Mitchell , Daniele Quinn
Themes:
Underdogs,Down on Their Luck,Survival in the Wilderness,Heroic Mission
Tone:
Angry,Gritty,Humorous,Rousing,Slick,Upbeat
Keywords:
POW/MIA,bad-guy-turns-good,brain-transplant,coming-of-age,drug-ring,gangster,life-changes,prison,rampage,retrained,revenge,teenagers,veteran [military]
Country of Origin:
USA (04-11-1986)
Language:
English