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The Hand (1981)

R  104 min  -  Drama | Horror | Thriller   -  24 April 1981 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers:

Oliver Stone (screenplay), Marc Brandell (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine ...
Andrea Marcovicci ...
Annie McEnroe Annie McEnroe ...
Bruce McGill ...
Viveca Lindfors Viveca Lindfors ...
Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy ...
Mara Hobel Mara Hobel ...
Pat Corley Pat Corley ...
Nicholas Hormann ...
Ed Marshall Ed Marshall ...
Charles Fleischer ...
John Stinson John Stinson ...
Richard Altman Richard Altman ...
Sparky Watt ...
Tracey Walter ...
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Storyline

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, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him. Written by Rob Hartill  

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Plot Keywords:

Hand | Accident | Comic Book Artist | Comics | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

It lives. It crawls. And suddenly, it kills. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La mano See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$566,736 (USA) (26 April 1981) (183 Screens)

Gross:

$2,447,576 (USA)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

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. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The Christmas carol "Deck The Halls" is heard on the soundtrack but the skipping record shown on the turntable is 'Fight Dirty' by the British pop band Charlie. See more »

Quotes

Stella: I'm kind of old-fashioned. I like to make it in bed, okay?
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Soundtracks

"Union City Blue"
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