# Band of the Hand (1986)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Action
**Directed by**: Paul Michael Glaser
**Written by**: Jack Baran, Leo Garen
**Starring**: Stephen Lang, Michael Carmine, Lauren Holly, John Cameron Mitchell, Danny Quinn, Leon

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You teach martial arts to five young outcasts in the Everglades who’ve never held a weapon. Then vice rolls into Miami and the city trembles. Paul Michael Glaser leans into neon-soaked 80s pulp, leaving neon flickers in your eyes long after the credits run.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, raw

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