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Synopsis
Teenage burnouts and post-modern slasher films are both raked over the satiric coals in the blood-soaked comedy Idle Hands. Anton (Devon Sawa) is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly (Jessica Alba), the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's playground has a kernel of truth after all; there's a demonic beast living in his house that has already decapitated Anton's mom and dad (though it takes him a while to notice), and now the Dark Lord Himself has taken possession of Anton's right hand. Before he's entirely aware of what's happening, Anton's demon hand has killed his two best friends, Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson), though both come back as zombies to keep Anton company. Can Randy (Jack Noseworthy), local metalhead and expert on all things Satanic, figure out what the Evil One has planned next for Anton's digits? Will traveling demon slayer Debi (Vivica A. Fox) vanquish the possessed in time? And most important, will Anton get to go to the big dance with Molly before his hand starts causing trouble again? Director Rodman Flender certainly knows the genres he parodies here; he cut his teeth in horror working for exploitation legend Roger Corman and directed the film Bloody Mutilators as well as episodes of the TV series Tales From The Crypt, while more recently he immersed himself in teenage culture directing episodes of the TV series Party of Five and Dawson's Creek. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Seth Green Mick
Jack Noseworthy Randy
Sean Whalen McMacy
Fred Willard Mr. Tobias
Christopher Hart The Hand
Vivica A. Fox Debi
Katie Wright Tanya
Devon Sawa Anton Tobias
Connie Ray Mrs. Tobias
Nick Sadler Ruck
Elden Henson Pnub
Jessica Alba Molly

Production Crew

Roland Rosenkranz Art Director
John Papsidera Casting
Christopher Baffa Cinematographer
Graeme Revell Composer (Music Score)
Rodman Flender Director
Stephen E. Rivkin Editor
Jeffrey Sudzin Executive Producer
Christian P. Della Penna First Assistant Director
Greg Cannom Makeup Special Effects
Keith Vanderlaan Makeup Special Effects
John Houlihan Musical Direction/Supervision
Andrew Licht Producer
Jeffrey A. Mueller Producer
Jennifer Todd Producer
Suzanne Todd Producer
Gregory Melton Production Designer
Ron Milbauer Screenwriter
Terri Hughes Screenwriter
Evette Knight Set Designer
Scott Herbertson Set Designer
Joseph Geisinger Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Kuran Special Effects
Chuck Picerni, Jr. Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1999
Runtime: 92
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for horror violence and gore, pervasive teen drug use, language and sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy
Horror

Color type
Deluxe prints

Sound
Dolby/DTS/SDDS

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Licht/Mueller Film Corporation
Team Todd

Release
April 30, 1999 (USA)
by Sony Pictures Entertainment