Leader of the Band
Leader of the Band ★★ 1987 (PG)
An out-of-work musician tries to train the world's worst high school band. Landesberg helps this attempted comedy along. 90m/C VHS . Steve Landesberg, Gailard Sartain, Mercedes Ruehl, James Martinez, Calvert Deforest; D: Nessa Hyams; M: Dick Hyman.
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