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Idle Hands (1999) -- Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
Idle Hands (1999) -- Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   14,443 votes
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Director:
Rodman Flender
Writers (WGA):
Terri Hughes (written by) &
Ron Milbauer (written by)
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Release Date:
30 April 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
The touching story of a boy and his right hand. more
Plot:
Lazy Anton's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
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User Comments:
Great mix of horror and humor more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Devon Sawa ... Anton Tobias

Seth Green ... Mick

Elden Henson ... Pnub

Jessica Alba ... Molly

Vivica A. Fox ... Debi LeCure
Christopher Hart ... The Hand

Jack Noseworthy ... Randy

Katie Wright ... Tanya

Sean Whalen ... McMacy

Nicholas Sadler ... Ruck (as Nick Sadler)

Fred Willard ... Dad Tobias
Connie Ray ... Mom Tobias

Steve Van Wormer ... Curtis
Kelly Monaco ... Tiffany

Timothy Stack ... Principal Tidwell
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality.
Runtime:
90 min | 92 min | Argentina:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #36158) | Greece:K-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18

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Trivia:
Both Eldon Henson's and Seth Green's character names (Mick & Pnub) are based on the SNL skit where Eddie Murphy played an illiterate character named Buckwheat, who sang popular (at the time) songs in a way that he wasn't understood half the time. In one skit, he sings the song "Lookin' for Love" and sings "Wookin' pa nub in a da wong paces..." It can be heard on the commentary that both Mick's and Pnub's names are based on this skit. (If you say "Mick & Pnub" quickly it almost sounds exactly alike.) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Anton pulls away after hitting Debi with the Ford, both hands can be seen on the steering wheel. more
Quotes:
Randy: Oh man, I cannot believe you cock-blocked me like that. I thought we were buds! more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Dragon Nuts (#2.5)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Santeria more

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17 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Great mix of horror and humor, 12 November 2000
10/10
Author: dee.reid from United States

For reasons unknown, I couldn't see Idle Hands when it was released into theatres last year in 1999. I didn't get a chance to see it until it came out on tape in August later of that year. The plot centers around Anton Tobias(Devon Sawa), he's 17, he hasn't been to school in 6 months, he's in love with Molly(Jessica Alba) a girl who has lived across the street from him for lord knows how long, and he smokes pot with his friends Mick(Seth Green) and Pnub(Elden Henson). Anyway, Anton wakes up one day to find that his parents have disappeared, (although it takes him about two days to realize this). This goes to show you should stop smoking pot all the time. It isn't long before Anton discovers his horribly mutilated parents and that his right hand has been possessed by Satan. His hand soon kills his best friends Mick and Pnub. With the help of a priestess Debi(Vivica A. Fox) and a local headbanger (Jack Noseworthy) Anton comes up with a few odd ways of keeping his hand occupied from its homicidal tendencies such as listening to heavy metal and needle point.

Let me just say that this movie is hilarious. I should also say that this movie is also one of the grossest and goriest movies I've ever seen. There are quite a few hilarious moments as well as a few shocking ones.

Vivica A. Fox's name says it all and Jessica Alba isn't bad to look at either.

10/10

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