Idle Hands (1999)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Rodman Flender

Writers (WGA):

Terri Hughes (written by) &
Ron Milbauer (written by)

Release Date:

30 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The touching story of a boy and his right hand.

Plot:

Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.

Plot Keywords:

Hand | Halloween | Friends | Killing Spree | Truck

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Devon Sawa	...	Anton Tobias
Seth Green	...	Mick
Elden Henson	...	Pnub
Jessica Alba	...	Molly
Vivica A. Fox	...	Debi LeCure
Christopher Hart	...	The Hand
Jack Noseworthy	...	Randy
Katie Wright	...	Tanya
Sean Whalen	...	McMacy
Nicholas Sadler	...	Ruck (as Nick Sadler)
Fred Willard	...	Dad Tobias
Connie Ray	...	Mom Tobias
Steve Van Wormer	...	Curtis
Kelly Monaco	...	Tiffany
Timothy Stack	...	Principal Tidwell

Also Known As:

El diablo metió la mano (Argentina) (video title) (Mexico) (DVD title) (Spain) [es]
As Mãos do Diabo (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Die Killerhand (Germany) [de]
Giovani diavoli (Italy) [it]
La main meurtrière (Canada: French title) [fr]
La main qui tue (France) [fr]
Levottomat kädet (Finland) [fi]
To heri pou skotonei (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

90 min | 92 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #36158) | Greece:K-13 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Mick and Pnub are watching Dawn of the Dead (1978) on TV.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mick is feeding the "head" on the chair cheese balls, the number of cheese balls laying in front of the head changes every time the camera cuts back and forth.

Quotes:

Mick: SWEET JESUS!
Pnub: Ok, that wasn't my fault, that thing should've come down a LOT slower!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable (#3.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

I Am A Pig

A great teen classic...

This movie is definitely worth watching if you are into teen horror.

Or as some prefer to refer to them as, "Teen Scream". Devon Sawa is hot as usual, and my personal favorite, Seth Green is hilarious, and bootylicious, like he always is. He's a great asset to the film and I don't think it would have been the same without him.

Jessica Alba surprisingly enough has a large role in the film, which now, she probably wouldn't make a film like this considering that she's a bigger star now, and you can tell it was a bit of a low budget film. However, the special effects and make-up people were very successful because they make the un-real, appear real.

So, if you like the afore mentioned actors and actress, you will most likely enjoy this film....and besides, who wouldn't want to see Devon Sawa get it on while tied up....now that's a good movie!