Idle Hands (1999)

Directed by

Rodman Flender

Genre

comedy film, horror film, comedy horror, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 758 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lazy stoner teenager finds his right hand has a murderous mind of its own. With help from his best friends, he tries to stop the hand's killing spree before Halloween night.

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What happens

Idle Hands is a 1999 American teen horror comedy film directed by Rodman Flender, written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer, and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, and Vivica A. Fox. The film's plot follows the life of an average lazy stoner teenager, Anton Tobias, whose hand becomes possessed and goes on a killing spree, even after being cut off from his arm. The film's title is based on the saying "idle hands are the Devil's play-things" or "the devil makes work for idle hands". The film received negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box office, grossing only $4.2 million from an estimated $25 million budget. Despite this, it has since gained a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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