Idle Hands

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Idle Hands

R

Released Apr 30, 1999

1h 30m

Horror

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Kim Newman

Sight & Sound

It's an infalliby funny gambit...

Dec 2, 2002

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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

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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

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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

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Steve Newton

Georgia Straight

Anyone with the mental capacity to make it to high school will be embarrassed by the ineptness on display here.

Rated: .5/5

Feb 2, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Julian S

Perfect Halloween nonsense when you just need a brain break.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Melissa L

I'm with IMDB's raters...this was a pretty good movie with an '80s vibe. Definitely recommend!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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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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