Film - Television Tropes & Idioms

The Five-Man Band is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in film:

A Knight's Tale

The Leader	William
The Lancer	Wat
The Smart Guy	Chaucer
The Big Guy	Roland
The Chick	Kate, Jocelyn
Sixth Ranger	Prince William

The A-Team

The Leader	Hannibal
The Lancer	Face
The Smart Guy	Howlin' Mad Murdock, in a way
The Big Guy	B.A.
The Chick	Sosa

Air Buddies series

The Leader	B-Dawg
The Lancer	Mudbud
The Smart Guy	Buddha
The Big Guy	Budderball
The Chick	Rosebud
Sixth Ranger	Shasta, Spunick, Gravity, Puppy Paws, Tiny, Eddy, and Pip

Alien (the first film)

The Leader	Dallas
The Lancer	Ripley
The Big Guy	Parker
The Smart Guys	Kane, Ash who is an android that betrays the crew
The Chick	Lambert
Those Two Guys	Parker and Brett
Team Pet	Jones the cat

Aliens

The Leader	Ripley
The Lancer	Hicks, Burke until he betrays the group
The Smart Guy	Bishop
The Big Guy	Vasquez
The Chick	Hudson
Tagalong Kid	Newt

Alien: Resurrection: The crew of the Betty

The Leader	Elgyn
The Lancer	Christie
The Big Guy	Johner
The Smart Guy	Vriess
The Chicks	Sabra and Call (the latter of whom is also a Sixth Ranger)

Alpha and Omega: The Omegas

The Leader	Humphrey
The Lancer	Shakey
The Smart Guy	Salty
The Big Guy	Mooch
The Chick	Reba, Janice

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

The Leader	Ron Burgundy
The Lancer	Brian Fantana
The Big Guy	Champ Kind
The Chick	Brick Tamland
The Smart Guy/Sixth Ranger	Veronica Corningstone
Team Pet	Baxter

The Avengers (2012)

Big Good	Nick Fury
The Leader	Captain America
The Lancer	Iron Man
The Smart Guy	Bruce Banner, who shares this role with Tony.
The Big Guy	Thor, who shares the role with Banner when the latter becomes the Hulk
The Chick	Black Widow
Sixth Ranger	Hawkeye

The Brave Little Toaster

The Leader	Toaster
The Lancer	Lampy (Kirby occasionally fills this role as well)
The Smart Guy	Radio
The Big Guy	Kirby
The Chick	Blankie

Note: Lampy is The Chick in German version.

The Breakfast Club

The Leader	Bender
The Lancer	Claire
The Smart Guy	Brian
The Big Guy	Andy
The Chick	Allison

Cars 2

The Leader	Mater
The Lancer	Finn McMissile
The Smart Guy	Tomber
The Big Guy	Siddely, Stephenson
The Chick	Holly Shiftwell

Conan The Destroyer

The Leader	Conan
The Lancer	Malak
The Big Guy	Zula
The Smart Guy	Akiro
The Chick	Princess Jehnna
Sixth Ranger	Bombatta

Dawn Of The Dead 2004 (the ones who make it to the boat)

The Leader	Ana
The Lancer	Michael
The Smart Guy	Terry
The Big Guy	Kenneth
The Chick	Nicole

Dinosaur

The Leader	Aladar
The Lancer	Eema
The Smart Guy	Zini
The Big Guy	Baylene
The Chick	Suri
The Heart	Plio
Team Pet	Url
The Mentor	Yar (only on the island)
Sixth Ranger	Bruton

Dumbo - The Crows

The Leader	Jim
The Lancer	Preacher
The Smart Guy	Goggles
The Big Guy	Fatty
The Chick	Straw Hat
Sixth Ranger	Dumbo and Timothy Mouse

Dungeons & Dragons

The Leader	Ridley
The Lancer	Snails
The Big Guy	Elwood
The Smart Guy	Marina
The Chick	Norda

Dungeons And Dragons Wrath Of The Dragon God

The Leader	Berek
The Lancer	Nim
The Big Guy	Lux
The Smart Guy	Dorian
The Chick	Ormaline

The Fall

The Leader	The Black Bandit
The Lancer	The Italian
The Smart Guy	Charles Darwin
The Big Guy	The Indian and Otto Benga
The Chick	Sister Evelyn
The Sixth Ranger	The Mystic
Team Pet	Wallace the monkey
Tagalong Kid	Alexandria

Fantastic Voyage

The Leader	Charles Grant
The Lancer	Dr. Michaels
The Big Guy	Capt. Bill Owens
The Smart Guy	Dr. Peter Duval
The Chick	Cora Peterson

Fish Story

The Leader	Shigeki
The Lancer	Ryoji
The Smart Guy	Okazaki
The Big Guy	Tetsuya
The Chick	Goro

Flash Gordon

The Leader	Flash Gordon
The Lancer	Prince Barin
The Big Guy	Prince Vultan
The Smart Guy	Dr. Hans Zarkov
The Chick	Dale Arden
Sixth Ranger	Princess Aura

The Fugitive: The U.S. Marshals

The Leader	Samuel Gerard
The Lancer	Cosmo Renfro
The Big Guy	Robert Biggs
The Smart Guy	Noah Newman
The Chick	Erin Poole
Sixth Ranger	Dr. Richard Kimble

Ghostbusters

The Leader	Peter Venkman
The Lancer	Ray Stanz (interacts the most with Peter)
The Big Guy/Sixth Ranger	Winston Zeddemore
The Smart Guy	Egon Spengler
The Chick	Janine Melnitz
Team Pet	Slimer

Note: Louis Tully was the Sixth Ranger in Ghostbusters II.

Grease: The T-Birds/Burger Palace Boys

The Leader	Danny
The Lancer	Kenickie
The Chick	Doody
The Big Guy	Sonny
The Smart Guy	Roger/Putzie

Hocus Pocus

The Leader	Max
The Lancer	Allison
The Smart Guy	Binx
The Big Guy	Billy (also a Sixth Ranger)
The Chick	Dani (also the Tagalong Kid)

Inception

The Leader	Dom Cobb ("The Extractor")
The Lancer	Arthur ("Point Man")
The Big Guy	Eames ("The Forger")
The Smart Guy	Yusuf ("The Chemist"), sometimes Ariadne
The Chick	Ariadne ("The Architect")

Note: N.B. Saito is the sixth man in this group, and is referred to as "The Tourist."

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Leader	Indiana Jones
The Lancer	Mutt Williams a.k.a. Henry Jones III
The Big Guy	George "Mac" McHale
The Smart Guy	Professor Harold "Ox" Oxley
The Chick	Marion Ravenwood

Note that Indy and Mutt both feature elements of both The Leader and The Lancer, and can arguably be traded back and forth between roles as the movie progresses.

The Italian Job

The Leader	Charlie (stealthy thief)
The Lancer	Left Ear (explosives)
The Big Guy	Handsome Rob (wheel man)
The Smart Guy	Lyle (computer genius)
The Chick	Stella (safe cracker)

The Jungle Book: The Vultures

The Leader	Buzzy
The Lancer	Dizzy
The Smart Guy	Ziggy
The Big Guy	Flaps
The Chick	Lucky
Sixth Ranger	Mowgli

Kung Fu Panda: The Furious Five

The Leader	Master Tigress
The Lancer	Master Monkey
The Big Guy	Master Mantis (he's not big in size, but he's strongest)
The Smart Guy	Master Crane
The Chick	Master Viper
Sixth Ranger	Po
The Mentor	Master Shifu
Big Good	Master Oogway
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Tai Lung

Kung Fu Panda 2

The Leader	Master Po, the Dragon Warrior
The Lancer	Master Tigress
The Big Guy	Master Mantis
The Smart Guy	Master Crane
The Chick	Master Viper
Kid Appeal Character	Master Monkey
The Mentor	Master Shifu

The Land Before Time

The Leader	Littlefoot
The Lancer	Cera
The Big Guy	Spike
The Smart Guy	Petrie
The Chick	Ducky
Sixth Ranger	Chomper

Legend Of The Guardians The Owls Of Ga Hoole

The Leader	Soren ("The Leader")
The Lancer	Gylfie ("The Navigator")
The Smart Guy	Digger ("The Tracker")
The Big Guy	Twilight ("The Warrior")
The Chick	Mrs. Plithiver ("The Heart")

Lemonade Mouth

The Leader	Stella
The Lancer	Olivia
The Big Guy	Wen
The Smart Guy	Mo
The Chick	Charlie
Sixth Ranger	Scott

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning: The Catfish Club Band

The Leader	Sebastian
The Lancer	Ray-Ray
The Big Guy	Cheeks
The Smart Guy	Shelbow
The Chick	Ink Spot
Sixth Rangers	Ariel and Flounder

Man Of The House: the cheerleaders

The Leader	Anne
The Lancer	Teresa
The Smart Guy	Evie
The Big Guy	Heather
The Chick	Barb
Team Dad	Sharp (the main character)

The Marx Brothers

The Leader	Groucho
The Lancer	Chico
The Big Guy	Harpo
The Smart Guy	Zeppo (or equivalent)
The Chick	Margaret Dumont (or equivalent)

The Matrix

The Leader	Neo
The Lancer	Morpheus
The Chick	Trinity
The Big Guy	In the Matrix, Apoc and Switch; in the real world, Dozer
The Smart Guy	Tank
Tagalong Kid	Mouse
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Cypher
The Mentor	The Oracle

Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer

The Meisters

The Leader/Big Good	Setsuna F. Seiei
The Lancer/Token Evil Teammate	H/Allelujah Haptism
The Big Guy	Lockon Stratos II
The Smart Guy	Tieria Erde
The Chick	Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries
Sixth Ranger	Graham Aker

The Ptolemios crew

The Leader/Big Good	Sumeragi Lee Noriega
The Lancer/The Heart	Feldt Grace
The Smart Guy	Ian Vashti
The Big Guy	Lasse Aeon
The Chick	Linda Vashti
Tagalong Girl	Mileina Vashti
Team Pets	Haro(s)

The Earth Sphere Federation army

The Leader/Big Good	Kati Mannequin
The Lancers	Patrick Colasour and Andrei Smirnov
The Big Guy	Descrates Shaman
The Smart Guy	Billy Katagiri
The Chick	Meena Carmine
Sixth Ranger	Graham Aker (The Leader of the special forces)

Mystery Men

The Leader	The Shoveler
The Lancer	Mr. Furious
The Smart Guy	The Blue Raja, Dr. A. Heller
The Big Guy	The Spleen
The Chick	The Invisible Boy
Sixth Ranger	The Bowler
Big Brother Mentor	The Sphinx

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Leader	Jack Sparrow
The Lancer	Joshamee Gibbs
The Big Guy	Cotton
The Smart Guy	Marty
The Chick	Anamaria (later Elizabeth Swann)
Sixth Rangers	Pintel and Ragetti

Planet of the Dinosaurs: At the end of the film

The Leader	Captain Lee Norsythe
The Lancer	Jim
The Smart Guy	Charlotte, who also functions as The Medic
The Big Guy	Chuck
The Chick	Nyla

The Princess and the Frog

The Leader	Tiana
The Lancer	Naveen
The Big Guy	Louis
The Smart Guy	Ray
The Chick	Charlotte
The Mentor	Mama Odie
Team Pet	Juju

Pulp Fiction: Fox Force Five

The Leader	Somerset O'Neill
The Lancer	Raven McCoy: Knife expert and jokester
The Big Guy	The Japanese Fox, whose specialty is kung-fu
The Smart Guy	The Black Fox, whose specialty is demolitions
The Chick	The French Fox, whose specialty is sex

Return Of The Living Dead Part II

The Leader	Jesse Wilson
The Lancer	Lucy Wilson
The Smart Guy	Dr. Mandel
The Big Guy	Tom Essex
The Chick	Brenda
Those Two Guys	Ed and Joey

Return To Oz

The Leader	Dorothy
The Lancer	Billina
The Smart Guy	Tik-Tok
The Big Guy	Gump
The Chick	Jack Pumpkinhead

Rio

The Leader	Jewel, in the beginning, but then Blu becames this
The Lancer	Rafael
The Big Guy	The Red-Crested Cardinal, Pedro
The Smart Guy	Nico
The Chick	Blu, in the beginning, but then he becomes The Leader and makes Jewel The Chick
Team Pet	Luiz the bulldog

Rio Bravo:

The Leader	Sherrif John T. Chance
The Lancer	Dude
The Big Guy	Stumpy
The Smart Guy	Colorado Ryan
The Chick	Feathers

Robin Hood

The Leader	Robin Hood, a fox
The Lancer	Little John, a bear
The Big Guy	Friar Tuck, a badger
The Smart Guy	Alan-a-Dale, a rooster
The Chick	Maid Marian, a vixen
Tagalong Kid	Skippy, a rabbit

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

The Leader	Robin Hood
The Lancer	At'Chu
The Big Guy	Little John
The Smart Guy	Will Scarlet
The Chick	Blinkin'

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

The Leader	Robin Hood
The Lancer	Azeem
The Big Guy	Little John
The Smart Guy	Friar Tuck
The Chick	Maid Marian (also a Sixth Ranger)
Sixth Ranger	Will Scarlet

Slick

The Leader	Chris
The Lancer	Stan
The Smart Guy	Jeremy
The Big Guy	Luey
The Chick	Marcia
Team Dad	Uncle Herb

The Smurfs

The Leader	Clumsy Smurf
The Lancer	Grouchy Smurf
The Big Guy	Gutsy Smurf
The Smart Guy	Brainy Smurf
The Chick	Smurfette
Team Dad	Papa Smurf

Sneakers

The Leader	Bishop
The Lancer	Crease
The Big Guy	Mother Roskow
The Smart Guy	Whistler Emory, Carl Arbogast
The Chick	Liz

The Spy Next Door

The Leader	Bob
The Lancer	Colton
The Big Guy	Farren
The Smart Guy	Ian
The Chick	Nora
Sixth Ranger	Gillian

Star Trek

The Leader	Kirk
The Lancer	McCoy
The Smart Guy	Spock and Scotty
The Big Guy	Sulu
The Chick	Uhura
Tagalong Kid	Chekov
Sixth Ranger	Scotty

Star Wars

The original trilogy as a whole:

The Leader	Luke Skywalker
The Lancer	Han Solo
The Big Guy	Chewbacca
The Smart Guy	R2-D2 and C-3PO
The Chick	Princess Leia
The Obi-Wan	Obi-Wan Kenobi (obviously)
Eccentric Mentor	Yoda
Sixth Ranger	Lando Calrissian

A New Hope:

The Leader	Luke Skywalker
The Lancer	Han Solo
The Big Guy	Chewbacca
The Smart Guy	Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Chick	Princess Leia

The Phantom Menace:

The Leader	Qui-Gon Jinn
The Lancer	Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Smart Guy	R2-D2
The Big Guy	Captain Panaka
The Chick	Padme Amidala
The Heart	Anakin
Kid Appeal Character	Jar Jar Binks

Still Waiting

The Leader	Dennis
The Lancer	Naomi
The Big Guy(s)	Hank and Chuck
The Smart Guy	Amber
The Chick	Kristy
Tagalong Kid	Mason
Suspiciously Similar Substitute(s)	Agnew (for Monty) and Joshua (for both Dean and Mitch)
Those Two Guys	Nick and T-Dog (subverted in that they split before the film began)
Pointy-Haired Boss	Dan
The Rival	Calvin

Super Troopers

The Leader	Ramathorn
The Lancer	Foster and Mac (who also has elements of both The Big Guy and Wacky Guy)
The Big Guy	Farva
The Smart Guy	Ursula (also The Sixth Ranger)
The Chick	Rabbit
The Mentor	O'Hagen

Total Recall 1990 (1990)

The Leader	Quaid
The Lancer/Sixth Ranger Traitor	Benny
The Smart Guy/Big Good	Kuato
The Big Guy	Tony
The Chick	Melina

Transformers

The Leader	Optimus Prime
The Lancer	Jazz
The Big Guy	Ironhide
The Smart Guy	Ratchet
The Chick	Bumblebee (also a Kid Appeal Character)

Tropic Thunder

The Leader	Tugg Speedman (or so he thinks)
The Lancer	Kirk Lazarus
The Chick	Jeff Portnoy (more of a Plucky Comic Relief, but considering he's the least helpful...)
The Big Guy	Alpa Chino
The Smart Guy	Kevin Sandusky

The Usual Suspects

The Leader	Keaton
The Lancer	Hockney
The Big Guy	McManus
The Smart Guy	Fenster/Verbal
The Chick	Verbal

Warriors of Virtue

The Leader	Yun, Virtue of Benevolence, Warrior of Water
The Lancer	Lai, Virtue of Order, Warrior of Wood
The Chick	Tsun, Virtue of Loyalty, Warrior of Earth
The Smart Guy	Chi, Virtue of Wisdom, Warrior of Fire
The Big Guy	Yee, Virtue of Righteousness, Warrior of Metal