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Wayne Rogers, Cleavon Little, Joe Silver, Warren Vache, Daniel Nalbach ... see more see more... , Andrew Duncan , Jerry Matz , Jay Thomas , Stan Lachow , Celia Bressack , Georgia Harrell , Michael Fischetti , Susan Egbert , Karen Ashley , Virginia Downing , Chuck Wagner

Every week, six men from various walks of life get together to play music for their own satisfaction. Trombonist Wayne Rogers is a used-car dealer; drummer Daniel Nalbach is a mother-dominated dentist... read more read more...; clarinetist Jerry Matz is a somewhat self-centered music teacher; trumpeter Warren Vache could have been a professional musician, but opted for a socially convenient wealthy marriage; and bass violinist Stan Lachow prefers to keep to himself the rest of the week. What happens to this informal aggregation when the opportunity arises for a paying gig at a Catskills resort forms the heart of this picture. Dissention in the ranks comes about when Lachow can't make the engagement, and is replaced by veteran musician Cleavon Little, who is disdainful of being surrounded by amateurs. The Gig is a model "small" picture, a clear labor of love for writer/ director Frank D. Gilroy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Frank D. Gilroy

Release Date: November 26, 1985

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October 18, 2008
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August 30, 2004
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January 10, 2004
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January 1, 2000
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February 25, 2005
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May 28, 2004
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July 30, 2003
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