A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
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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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Seventeen year old slacker Anton Tobias wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been turned into two headless Halloween decorations. After speaking to his equally irresponsible friends, Mick and Pnub, he discovers that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own and is hell-bent on wreaking havoc whether he likes it or not. Written by Anonymous
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female frontal nudity | breasts | slow motion scene | trailer home | incense |Taglines:
The Devil will find work for idle hands to do... but what happens when he chooses the laziest teen slacker in the world to do his dirty work? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Written by Ed Udhus, Ali Tabatabaee, Greg Bergdorf, Justin Mauriello & Ben Osmundson
Performed by Zebrahead
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Before Anton screams that they're out of milk, his pipe on the bottle disappears and then reappears. See more »Quotes
Mick: Yeah, I was a little bitter about the getting killed by my best friend thing, but I've had time to get over it.See more »
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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. See more »Soundtracks
MindtripWritten by Ed Udhus, Ali Tabatabaee, Greg Bergdorf, Justin Mauriello & Ben Osmundson
Performed by Zebrahead
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
30 April 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,807,181, 2 May 1999Gross USA:
$4,152,230Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,152,230Company Credits
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I don't care what anyone else says, I found this movie to be hysterical. For one, it's pretty violent. People get it in disturbing ways here. One comes to mind in particular where someone gets a knitting needle rammed straight into their ear. It's not nice stuff but it's so funny you can't help but laugh. A major question, first and foremost: just what the hell was Vivica A. Fox doing in this movie? I've never used the word slumming before in a sentence but I think it applies here. Devon Sawa is a cool cat. I liked him here and his brand of physical comedy is pretty impressive. Watch Final Destination after seeing this and I think you'll wonder why we haven't seen more of him. Seth Green is cool and so are Elden Henson and Jack Noseworthy. And for Jessica Alba fans, she's in here, in all her pre-Dark Angel glory. I've never used the word nubile but I think it definitely applies here. She looks so good in this movie that it hurts my chest. She's one of the finer points (literally) of the movie. There's a chick in this movie wearing Paul Stanley's KISS makeup that should email me so I can give her my home address. There's parts of the movie that kinda fall flat but that's to be expected. Check this movie out if non-pc humor and bad mojo violence is your thing. Especially if you liked Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, I think you'll dig this picture. And if you appreciate Jessica Alba in any way. Rating: *** out of *****.