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Release Date:
24 April 1981 (USA) moreTagline:
It lives. It crawls. And suddenly, it kills. morePlot:
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Liked the psychological demons of Michael Caine more (36 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Caine | ... | Jonathan Lansdale | |
| Andrea Marcovicci | ... | Anne Lansdale | |
| Annie McEnroe | ... | Stella Roche | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Brian Ferguson | |
| Viveca Lindfors | ... | Doctress | |
| Rosemary Murphy | ... | Karen Wagner | |
| Mara Hobel | ... | Lizzie Lansdale | |
| Pat Corley | ... | Sheriff | |
| Nicholas Hormann | ... | Bill Richamn | |
| Ed Marshall | ... | Doctor | |
| Charles Fleischer | ... | David Maddow | |
| John Stinson | ... | Therapist | |
| Richard Altman | ... | Hammond | |
| Sparky Watt | ... | Sergeant | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Cop |
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104 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (1982 rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Oliver Stone initially wanted Jon Voight to play the lead role, but was turned down by him. Christopher Walken and Dustin Hoffman also declined the role. moreSoundtrack:
Union City Blue moreFAQ
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As a psychological thriller this actually works. In large part because of Michael Caine. As a B movie about a killer hand or a schizo cartoonist it features Olive Stone's tortured man, driven to ruin by a woman, whose lack of self-knowledge and unchecked rage propel him to violence. I kind of agree with another reviewer's disappointment at the ending not wrapping it up, but The Hand is enough of a thing that I feel neither way about the end. Stone's vitriol for women, a characterization many have stuck on throughout his career, is very apparent here. Caine as Johnathan Lansdale is comfortable in his beautiful country home, crafting a semi-popular syndicated cartoon. But his yogic wife Anne (Andrea Marcovicci) wants to do something with her life and demands a move to NYC. This ends up undoing him, but not before he struggles with having his writing/drawing hand severed. Without saying more, I'd recommend this for Caine's gradual unraveling, an engrossing trip into The Mind and even a good Oliver Stone cameo.