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Release Date: 1986 Cast: Paul Calderon, James Remar, Lauren Holly, Leon Robinson, Al Shannon, Danny Quinn, John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Carmine, Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Lang
Categories: Movies, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Action, Action Thrillers, Action/Adventure, Crime Thriller Band of the Hand is an American 1986 crime film directed by Paul Michael Glaser.
The film turned into a theatrical release after it failed as a television pilot.
The title track is written by Bob Dylan, and while it appeared on the soundtrack album and as a single, it has never been released on one of his own albums.
The movie begins with introductions of the main antagonists as they are each arrested and charged as adults for their heinous and multiple crimes. The opening scene is a full-scale gang war led by two of the more notorious gang leaders in Miami. Ruben Pacheco (Michael... MORE
Band of the Hand is an American 1986 crime film directed by Paul Michael Glaser.
The film turned into a theatrical release after it failed as a television pilot.
The title track is written by Bob Dylan, and while it appeared on the soundtrack album and as a single, it has never been released on one of his own albums.
The movie begins with introductions of the main antagonists as they are each arrested and charged as adults for their heinous and multiple crimes. The opening scene is a full-scale gang war led by two of the more notorious gang leaders in Miami. Ruben Pacheco (Michael Carmine), leader of the "Home Boys", and Moss Roosevelt (Leon Robinson), leader of the "27th Ave Players", are arrested for leading the riot. Next, Carlos Aragon (Daniele Quinn) and his drug lord boss Nestor Quintana (James Remar) are making plans for a large purchase of cocaine. He enters a car driven by his girlfriend Nikki (Lauren Holly), goes to the meeting point to make the buy, and is set up (having bought drugs from an undercover drug unit). Nikki, seeing an officer trying to come to the car, flees, and leaves Carlos in police custody as the scene fades out. Fourth is J.L. "Crazy" MacEwen (John LESS
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