Idle Hands (1999)
Front Cover Actor
Devon Sawa Anton Tobias
Seth Green Mick
Elden Henson Pnub
Jessica Alba Molly
Christopher Hart The Hand
Vivica A. Fox Debi
Jack Noseworthy Randy
Katie Wright Tanya
Sean Whalen McMacy
Nick Sadler Ruck
Vivica A. Fox Debi Liquor
Nicholas Sadler Ruck (as Nick Sadler)
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Horror
Director Rodman Flender
Writer Terri Hughes; Ron Milbauer
Studio Sony Pictures Entertainment
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 1 hr 32 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Teenage burnouts and post-modern slasher films are both raked over the satiric coals in the blood-soaked comedy Idle Hands . Anton ( Devon Sawa ) is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly ( Jessica Alba ), the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all; there's a demonic beast living in his house that has already decapitated Anton's mom and dad (though it takes him a while to notice), and now the Dark Lord Himself has taken possession of Anton's right hand. Before he's entirely aware of what's happening, Anton's demon hand has killed his two best friends, Mick ( Seth Green ) and Pnub ( Elden Henson ), though both come back as zombies to keep Anton company. Can Randy ( Jack Noseworthy ), local metalhead and expert on all things Satanic, figure out what the Evil One has planned next for Anton's digits? Will traveling demon slayer Debi ( Vivica A. Fox ) vanquish the possessed in time? And most important, will Anton get to go to the big dance with Molly before his hand starts causing trouble again? Director Rodman Flender certainly knows the genres he parodies here; he cut his teeth in horror working for exploitation legend Roger Corman and directed the film Bloody Mutilators as well as episodes of the TV series Tales From The Crypt , while more recently he immersed himself in teenage culture directing episodes of the TV series Party of Five and Dawson's Creek . — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 223
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/2/2003
Tape Label 75
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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