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1999 film by Rodman Flender

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Idle Hands is a 1999 American teen comedy horror film directed by Rodman Flender. The movie stars Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, and Jessica Alba. Produced by Jennifer Todd and Licht/Mueller Film Corporation, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix. It was filmed in Los Angeles and set during Halloween. The original language is English, with a runtime of 92 minutes.

The film features a budget of $25,000,000 and generated revenue of $4,152,230. It holds a review score of 15% with an average of 3.6 out of 10, and a score of 31 out of 100. On IMDb, it has a rating of 6.3, while TMDb lists a vote average of 6.188. The story is described by the tagline: "The touching story of a boy and his right hand." Keywords associated with the film include stoner, attic, knitting needle, noise complaint, and crawling hand.

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6.2

Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, 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.

Released: 1999-04-3092 minDir: Rodman FlenderComedy, Horror, Fantasy, RomanceBudget: $25.0MBox office: $4.2M

Cast

  • Devon Sawa as Anton
  • Seth Green as Mick
  • Elden Henson as Pnub
  • Jessica Alba as Molly
  • Vivica A. Fox as Debi
  • Jack Noseworthy as Randy

Themes

  • stoner
  • attic
  • knitting needle
  • noise complaint
  • crawling hand
  • angel costume
  • trowel
  • bass guitarist
  • priestess
  • demon hand

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

50,263 votes

Year
1999
Runtime
92 min
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Christopher Hart
Production company
Columbia Pictures
Filming location
Los Angeles
Duration
92
FilmAffinity ID
462523
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1999-01-01
title
Idle Hands
distributed by
Netflix
Commons category
Idle Hands
set during recurring event
Halloween
review score
31/100
assessment
Bechdel test
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