Band of the Hand (1986)

105 min · Action, action film, crime film, thriller film

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Directors

Paul Michael Glaser

Cast

Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Lang, Lauren Holly, John Cameron Mitchell, Danny Quinn

The story

A group of five juvenile delinquents in their teens are doomed to be prosecuted as adults for their crimes unless they take part in a new and experimental "program" led by a Vietnam veteran Native American named "Indian Joe" Tegra. The five teens include two rival gang leaders, Ruben Pacheco, the leader of the Home Boys serving a three-year sentence for aggravated assault and armed robbery; Moss Roosevelt, the leader of the 27th Avenue Players, also serving a three-year sentence, for assault and armed robbery; Carlos Aragon, a drug trafficker serving a four-year sentence after being arrested in a police sting; James Lee "J.L." MacEwen,…

Catalogue themes and tags

Drogenboß, Drogenkriminalität, Florida, Gangsterboss, Gaunerpaar, Jugendgewalt, Military Training, Protector, Quest for Revenge, Rach, Rehabilitation, Retaliation, Small-Time Criminal, Street Gang, Sumpf, Vietnamveteran, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Action Thrillers, Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Action, action film, crime film, thriller film

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