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Idle Hands

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
43K
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Devon Sawa in Idle Hands (1999)
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  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
43K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,399
442
  • Director
    • Rodman Flender
  • Writers
    • Terri Hughes Burton
    • Ron Milbauer
  • Stars
    • Devon Sawa
    • Seth Green
    • Elden Henson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rodman Flender
  • Writers
    • Terri Hughes Burton
    • Ron Milbauer
  • Stars
    • Devon Sawa
    • Seth Green
    • Elden Henson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 228User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos2

    Idle Hands
    Trailer 2:25
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    Trailer 0:31
    Idle Hands

    Photos140

    Vivica A. Fox, Seth Green, Devon Sawa, Jessica Alba, and Elden Henson in Idle Hands (1999)
    Jessica Alba in Idle Hands (1999)
    Debi & Randy
    Pnub & Mick at the Halloween party
    Jessica Alba co-stars as Molly
    Devon Sawa stars as Anton
    Seth Green co-stars as Mick
    Mick & Pnub
    Cast Photo
    Jessica Alba with director Rodman Flender
    Vivica A. Fox and Jack Noseworthy at an event for Idle Hands (1999)
    Vivica A. Fox at an event for Idle Hands (1999)

    Top cast

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    Devon Sawa
    Devon Sawa
    • Anton Tobiasas Anton Tobias
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Mickas Mick
    Elden Henson
    Elden Henson
    • Pnubas Pnub
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Mollyas Molly
    Vivica A. Fox
    Vivica A. Fox
    • Debi LeCureas Debi LeCure
    Christopher Hart
    Christopher Hart
    • The Handas The Hand
    Jack Noseworthy
    Jack Noseworthy
    • Randyas Randy
    Katie Wright
    Katie Wright
    • Tanyaas Tanya
    Sean Whalen
    Sean Whalen
    • McMacyas McMacy
    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Ruckas Ruck
    • (as Nick Sadler)
    Fred Willard
    Fred Willard
    • Dad Tobiasas Dad Tobias
    Connie Ray
    Connie Ray
    • Mom Tobiasas Mom Tobias
    Steve Van Wormer
    Steve Van Wormer
    • Curtisas Curtis
    Kelly Monaco
    Kelly Monaco
    • Tiffanyas Tiffany
    Timothy Stack
    Timothy Stack
    • Principal Tidwellas Principal Tidwell
    Joey Slotnick
    Joey Slotnick
    • Burger Jungle Manageras Burger Jungle Manager
    Tom DeLonge
    Tom DeLonge
    • Window server at Burger Jungleas Window server at Burger Jungle
    Sabrina Lu
    • News Reporteras News Reporter
    • Director
      • Rodman Flender
    • Writers
      • Terri Hughes Burton
      • Ron Milbauer
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jack Noseworthy (Randy) and Katie Wright (Tanya) did not know they were half-siblings until they met on the set of this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Anton pulls away after hitting Debi with the Ford, both hands can be seen on the steering wheel.
    • Quotes

      Anton: Hey, I didn't kill anyone on purpose, okay?

      Mick: Yeah, well, we weren't in hell! I mean, there was this bright white light at the end of a long tunnel, right, and there was these chicks' voices, and that music...

      Anton: Music?

      Pnub: Yeah, kinda uncool music, like, Enya. And these chicks' voices, they were saying, "come to us, come towards the light".

      Anton: So what happened?

      Mick: We figured, fuck it, I mean, it was really far!

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains the original ending, set in the school's gym pool. The producers and the director decided to shoot a different ending because the original ending was very different in its style of humour and horror and they thought it didn't fit into the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Entrapment/Three Seasons/The Winslow Boy/Idle Hands/Get Real (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Peppyrock
      Written and Performed by BTK

      Courtesy of Ignition Records/Tommy Boy Music

    User reviews228

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A horror spoof that doesn't forget the horror
    Usually, when you watch a movie that sends up the horror genre, the movie sacrifices the scares in favor of the laughs. But, in Idle Hands, the movie makers remembered to keep all the creepy touches and startling frights that make a horror movie when they mixed in all the humor.

    Not nearly as heavy handed as, say, the Scary Movie franchise, Idle Hands has all the normal trappings of a good teen horror flick: The unstoppable killing evil that has come back, the buddies of the main character who don't understand the danger until it's too late, the horny girl who main character must protect and a brave hero who is a bastion of all that is good in the world to defend us...

    OK, so I was lying about that last one. And that is one of the best twists of the film, the main character is a screw-up and doesn't act very heroically until very, very late in the film. In addition to really revving up the laughs, this feature is also what kind of makes this movie stand out from the usual horror fare.

    Now, here's the key: While Anton struggles with the evil in his bumbling way, egged on by the wise-cracks of Mick and Pnub, the film delivers actual horror. We get shocks, we get creeps, we get gore and we don't get the "ha-ha got ya!" joke right afterward that you get in most parodies. The scares are real, the deaths are real, the danger are real. And, surprisingly, so are the laughs.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El diablo metió la mano
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Licht/Mueller Film Corporation
      • Team Todd
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,152,230
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,807,181
      • May 2, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,152,230
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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