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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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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 07/21/2005
Maybe 90 seconds of viable and sustained humor at the end. Go to Full Review Kim Newman Sight & Sound 12/02/2002
It's an infalliby funny gambit... Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 03/22/2002
1.5/4
Its mixture of slapstick humour and gore -- produced by the flying fingers -- gives new meaning to the phrase digital effects. Go to Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Oct 11
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. Go to Full Review Elliott Cuff Loud and Clear Reviews 11/23/2024
3.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Emilie Black JoBlo's Movie Network 11/02/2023
8/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cordelia S. @RT05827604 1d I love this movie sm 😭 See more iain R @Iainroundtree Mar 16 What can you say, it's purile yes but it's campy, great fun, and some pretty fun splatter to go with it, it also launched the careers of Seth green, Devon sawe, Jessica alba, and features a pretty good soundtrack also Leave your Brain at the door, settle in and enjoy it for what it is 90 minutes of bonkers fun See more Farah R @Farah Nov 27 The movie is as stoned as its main character. See more Derek F @TrailerRe-Cuts Oct 26 Highly recommend Stoner Halloween Horror Comedy with teen spirt energy and blood soaked kills! See more Carly G @RT42773910 Sep 25 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. See more Nick O @Nicki1985 05/22/2025 Like watching Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke and Evil Dead II at the same time at a Halloween party on 4/20. See more 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