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Apr 30, 1999 · Idle Hands: Directed by Rodman Flender. With Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba. A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Rodman Flender
- 1999-04-30
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Mr. and Mrs. Tobias are settling into bed when they notice a message on the ceiling claiming someone is under the bed. They hear a noise from outside and as Mr. Tobias goes to check what the noise was, Mrs. Tobias calls the police, but she gets dragged under the bed and killed. Anton, their lazy stoner son, hasn't noticed their disappearance in sev...
An elaborate swimming pool sequence utilizing a large pool model, "wall of hands" and a "hell hole" visual was initially planned as the film's final "hand" encounter. However, initial post viewing tests suggested the ending didn't quite mesh with the overall intended tone of the film.A replacement shop class sequence with both comic and horror elem...
Box office
The film opened on April 30, 1999, in 1,611 theaters. It grossed $1.8 million during its first week, and then a total of just over $4 million on a budget of $20–25 million, making it a box-office bomb. The film's release was hindered by coming out the same month of the Columbine High School massacre, which even led distributor Columbia to consider a delay, ultimately cancelling the premiere and seeing many theaters, especially in Colorado, where the school shooting happened, deciding not to s...
Critical reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, as of November 2023, the film had a 16% rating based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 3.7/10. The site's consensus stated: "An uneasy mix of slapstick and gore, Idle Hands lacks the manic energy and comedic inspiration required to pull off its goofy premise". Metacriticreports a 31 out of 100 rating based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Gene Seymour of the Los Angeles Times gave a rare positive review, writing "w...
A soundtrack album for Idle Hands was released through Time Bomb Recordings two weeks in advance of the film, featuring mostly punk rock and heavy metal artists. Though appearing on the album, the songs "Enthused" by Blink-182, "Mama Said Knock You Out" by The Waking Hours, "Bleeding Boy" by Disappointment Incorporated, and "My Girlfriend's Dead" b...
The film was parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Dragon Nuts", in the sketch "Idle Nuts". The sketch has essentially the same plot as the original movie, but involving possessed testiclesinstead of a possessed hand.
Idle Hands at IMDbIdle Hands at Box Office MojoIdle Hands at Rotten TomatoesIdle Hands at MetacriticJul 24, 2023 · Jessica Alba clips from "Idle Hands" the 1999 comedy horror movie. A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent. IMDB.
Molly (Jessica Alba) has been captured by the demon hand and Anton, Mick, Pnub and Debi must stop the hand before it kills her.Watch Now: https://play.google...
Aug 19, 2022 · IDLE HANDS is NOW PLAYING and can be found to Rent or Buy here: https://bit.ly/39VupK7 A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
Nov 7, 2022 · Jessica Alba had a role in the hilarious 90’s horror comedy Idle Hands (1999). Anton Tobias, played by Devon Sawa, is a classic teen slacker. He spends his days skipping school and getting high with his friends Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson).
Rodman Flender, who directed this film, has fun with it in a scene where Anton is on a date with the babe of his dreams, Molly ( Jessica Alba ), and tries to fight down the hand as it tries to throttle her. Finally, he ties it to the bed. Molly, who is not very observant, translates this as kinky.
