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Idle Hands

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When slacker teen Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) has his right hand possessed by a demonic force, he finds that his life gets a lot more interesting. While Anton himself is an amiable guy, his hand proves to be an appendage of death, killing his two best buddies, Pnub (Elden Henson) and Mick (Seth Green), who return to life as wisecracking zombies. In addition to murdering those closest to him, Anton's evil hand significantly hinders his chances with lovely neighbor Molly (Jessica Alba).
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An uneasy mix of slapstick and gore, Idle Hands lacks the manic energy and comedic inspiration required to pull off its goofy premise.

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Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle Maybe 90 seconds of viable and sustained humor at the end. Jul 21, 2005 Full Review Kim Newman Sight & Sound It's an infalliby funny gambit... Dec 2, 2002 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Its mixture of slapstick humour and gore -- produced by the flying fingers -- gives new meaning to the phrase digital effects. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) A stoner horror-comedy more fun in theory than it is in execution, Idle Hands is still a movie you must watch just to say you’ve done it. You’ll likely groan at the iffy jokes, but you can’t fully dismiss the fun it has with practical body horror effects. Oct 11, 2025 Full Review Elliott Cuff Loud and Clear Reviews Idle Hands is a quirky mixture of slapstick comedy and horror tropes that melds together seamlessly, and it remains deserving of its cult favourite status. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 23, 2024 Full Review Emilie Black JoBlo's Movie Network Of course, some things are truly puerile and just didn’t age well, but still, it’s fun and that is all that movie aimed to be. Rated: 8/10 Nov 2, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carly G Definitely falls into the "so bad it's good" category. You can also tell it's a 90s film by how much women enjoy being sexually harassed and objectified in this film. Lots of unexpected cameos too! It warrants a watch for a bad movie night for sure. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Nick O Like watching Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke and Evil Dead II at the same time at a Halloween party on 4/20. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Michael C Definitely a Classic... Definitely one my favorite horrors... Devon Sawa is still hot!!! Great movie!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/25 Full Review Aaron C How did I never a3 this movie when it came out? It's a classic.. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Jay H Happy 25th Anniversary to an underappreciated horror movie with a dark and twisted sense of humor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Julian S Perfect Halloween nonsense when you just need a brain break. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Rodman Flender

Director

Devon Sawa

Anton Tobias

Seth Green

Mick

Elden Henson

Pnub

Jessica Alba

Molly

Christopher Hart

The Hand

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Synopsis When slacker teen Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) has his right hand possessed by a demonic force, he finds that his life gets a lot more interesting. While Anton himself is an amiable guy, his hand proves to be an appendage of death, killing his two best buddies, Pnub (Elden Henson) and Mick (Seth Green), who return to life as wisecracking zombies. In addition to murdering those closest to him, Anton's evil hand significantly hinders his chances with lovely neighbor Molly (Jessica Alba).
Director
Rodman Flender
Producer
Andrew Licht, Jeffrey A. Mueller, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Screenwriter
Ron Milbauer, Terri Hughes
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Team Todd, Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.0M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround
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