Underplayed Gems

The Hand (1981)

The Hand poster
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comic book artist loses his hand in a car accident. The missing hand then starts killing people on its own.

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What happens

The Hand is a 1981 American psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandel. The film stars Michael Caine and Andrea Marcovicci. Caine plays Jon Lansdale, a comic book artist who loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own. The original film score is by James Horner, in one of his earliest projects. The Hand was released by Orion Pictures (through Warner Bros.) on April 24, 1981. Warner Home Video released the movie on DVD on September 25, 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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