Idle Hands [Blu-ray]

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2020
UPC:	0826663208368
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	12,348

Special Features

New interviews with director Rodman Flender, actors Elden Henson, Sean Whalen, Christopher Hart and more... Director and cast commentary Deleted scenes with director introduction and commentary Making-of featurette Storyboard comparison Theatrical trailer 1080p High Definition English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Devon Sawa	Anton
Seth Green	Mick
Elden Henson	Pnub
Jessica Alba	Molly
Steve Van Wormer	Curtis
Fred Willard	Dad
Jack Noseworthy	Randy
Vivica A. Fox	Debi
Christopher Hart	The Hand
Katie Wright	Tanya
Sean Whalen	McMacy
Nick Sadler	Ruck,Actor
Connie Ray	Mom
Kelly Monaco	Tiffany
Timothy Stack	Principal Tidwell
Joey Slotnick	Burger Jungle Manager
Tom Delonge	Drive Thru Jockey
Sabrina Lu	News Reporter
Kyle Gass	Burger Jungle Guy
Mindy Sterling	Lady Bowler
Donna Scott	Nurse
Randy Oglesby	Sherriff Buchanan
Molly Maslin	Chaperone
Carl Gabriel Yorke	Chaperone
Dexter Holland	Band Leader Singer
Eden Ratcliffe	Actor
Graeme Revell	Composer

Technical Credits

Terri Hughes

Ron Milbauer

Rodman Flender	Director
Greg Cannom	Special Effects
Andrew Licht	Producer
Jeffrey A. Mueller	Producer
John Papsidera	Casting
Charles Picerni Jr.	Stunts
Jeffrey Sudzin	Executive Producer
Suzanne Todd	Producer,Producer
Keith Vanderlaan	Special Effects
Terri Hughes	Screenwriter
Ron Milbauer	Screenwriter
Peter Kuran	Special Effects
Joseph Geisinger	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Released hot on the heels of a long line of conventional Scream rip-offs, Idle Hands unleashed its own brand of silly, gore-soaked black comedy upon unsuspecting moviegoers in 1999, only to find its true audience later on video and DVD. Definitely a case of "it's better than you think," this horror comedy is high on gags and giant doses of marijuana. While social drug use is the norm in these types of flicks, weed is integral to many of the characters -- and humor -- of the film, as is the love for good old bloody slapstick. It's as if Evil Dead 2 took a massive bong hit and decided to make a teen love slasher story. By the end, there're stoned ghost zombies, young Jessica Alba, and plenty of decapitated-hand insanity to entertain any happy horror fiend. In the lead role, Devon Sawa shows off a fairly good knack for physical comedy and Seth Green provides some choice one-liners as one of the two dead stoner friends in the neighborhood (which in a sly wink, just so happens to be the same one from John Carpenter's Halloween).

All Movie Guide - Jeremy Wheeler