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Idle Hands

Idle Hands

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Idle Hands

"The touching story of a boy and his right hand."

1999

1h 32m

6.2(759 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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TriStar Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa

Anton

Seth Green

Seth Green

Mick

Elden Henson

Elden Henson

Pnub

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Molly

Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Debi

Jack Noseworthy

Jack Noseworthy

Randy

Christopher Hart

Christopher Hart

The Hand

Katie Wright

Tanya

Sean Whalen

Sean Whalen

McMacy

Nicholas Sadler

Nicholas Sadler

Ruck

Creative team

Directed by: Rodman Flender
Written by: Terri Hughes
Ron Milbauer
Produced by: Suzanne Todd
Andrew Licht

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