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Idle Hands (1999) -- Jessica Alba shines in this horror-comedy blood bath where Devon Sawa’s satanically possessed hand kills his family and Seth Green, all in the search for some heavenly Alba love.
Idle Hands (1999) -- Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
Idle Hands (1999) -- Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   15,099 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Terri Hughes (written by) &
Ron Milbauer (written by)
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Release Date:
30 April 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
The touching story of a boy and his right hand. more
Plot:
Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
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User Comments:
...and the best performance award for an actress wearing KISS make-up goes to... more (181 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality.
Runtime:
90 min | 92 min | Argentina:92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
When Anton is afraid and trying to search his house, he pushes his dog into the hallway before him. During this scene, the dog is clearly seen having an erection. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The X-Marks on Debi's map changes over the shot. more
Quotes:
Anton: You lied to me!
Mick: You killed me, let's try to keep this thing in perspective here!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dark Angel: Boo (#2.5)" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
Core (In Time) more

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28 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
...and the best performance award for an actress wearing KISS make-up goes to..., 22 August 2002
Author: Mr Parker (spookyscribe@yahoo.com) from New York City

I don't care what anyone else says, I found this movie to be hysterical. For one, it's pretty violent. People get it in disturbing ways here. One comes to mind in particular where someone gets a knitting needle rammed straight into their ear. It's not nice stuff but it's so funny you can't help but laugh. A major question, first and foremost: just what the hell was Vivica A. Fox doing in this movie? I've never used the word slumming before in a sentence but I think it applies here. Devon Sawa is a cool cat. I liked him here and his brand of physical comedy is pretty impressive. Watch Final Destination after seeing this and I think you'll wonder why we haven't seen more of him. Seth Green is cool and so are Elden Henson and Jack Noseworthy. And for Jessica Alba fans, she's in here, in all her pre-Dark Angel glory. I've never used the word nubile but I think it definitely applies here. She looks so good in this movie that it hurts my chest. She's one of the finer points (literally) of the movie. There's a chick in this movie wearing Paul Stanley's KISS makeup that should email me so I can give her my home address. There's parts of the movie that kinda fall flat but that's to be expected. Check this movie out if non-pc humor and bad mojo violence is your thing. Especially if you liked Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, I think you'll dig this picture. And if you appreciate Jessica Alba in any way. Rating: *** out of *****.

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