Leader of the Band 36 years old

Eddie is a down-on-his-luck bar pianist who has just been fired from another job. Desperate for work, he finds a school looking for a leader for its hopelessly incompetent marching band. Somehow, Eddie has to whip these kids into shape in time for the big band competition. Can he get them to march without tripping over their own feet, let alone win the contest?

Credits

Leader of the Band Cast

Name Character
Mercedes Ruehl She was 39, now 76 years old as Miss Cooper
Gailard Sartain He was 40, now 77 years old as Elmo De Lavallard
Steve Landesberg He was 50, 74 years old when he died as Eddie Layton

Leader of the Band Crew

Name Department
Nessa Hyams as Director. Directing
Norman Gay as Editor. He was 12 (now 24) years old Editing
Robert Halmi Sr. as Executive Producer. He was 63 (90) years old when He died Production
Robert Halmi, Jr. as Executive Producer. Production
David V. Picker as Producer. He was 56 (87) years old when He died Production
Dick Hyman as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (now 97) years old Sound
Nina Axelrod as Casting. She was 32 (now 68) years old Production
Lester Berman as Associate Producer. Production
Karen Grossman as Director of Photography. Camera
Leader of the Band poster
Leader of the Band (36 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 07, 1987
  • Runtime: 90 minutes