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**_Pot-soaked teens in SoCal harassed by a possessed hand_** A town is plagued by a series of killings as a group of unambitious high schoolers (Devon Sawa, Seth Green and Elden Henson) trace the problem to the uncontrollable appendage of one of their own. “Idle Hands” (199…
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Idle Hands
“The touching story of a boy and his right hand.”
62%
Movie
1h 32m
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Idle Hands (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Idle Hands (1999) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Horror, and Fantasy with dark and funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Idle Hands 62% (738 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-04-30
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 6552
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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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Devon Sawa
Anton
Seth Green
Mick
Elden Henson
Pnub
Jessica Alba
Molly
Vivica A. Fox
Debi
Jack Noseworthy
Randy
Christopher Hart
The Hand
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Katie Wright
Tanya
Sean Whalen
McMacy
Nicholas Sadler
Ruck
Fred Willard
Dad
Connie Ray
Mom
Steve Van Wormer
Curtis
Kelly Monaco
Tiffany
Timothy Stack
Principal Tidwell
Joey Slotnick
Burger Jungle Manager
Tom DeLonge
Drive Thru Jockey
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Sabrina Lu
News Reporter
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**_Pot-soaked teens in SoCal harassed by a possessed hand_** A town is plagued by a series of killings as a group of unambitious high schoolers (Devon Sawa, Seth Green and Elden Henson) trace the problem to the uncontrollable appendage of one of their own. “Idle Hands” (1999) is a manic horror comedy with macabre humor and lots o’ gore, influenced by bits from flicks like “Evil Dead 2,” “Re-Animator” and “An American Werewolf in London.” It’s often legitimately funny because it takes situations or lines and goes one step further for an over-the-top effect, similar to “There's Something About Mary” from the year before, just with a totally different milieu. Jessica Alba turned 17 one week into shooting in 1998 and is a highlight. Meanwhile Vivica A. Fox is effective as a Druidic priestess hunting down the spirit responsible for the nefarious goings-on. It’s creative, energetic, fun and bloody, but hindered by its curious obsession with pot-smoking. You could call it throwaway entertainment, which flopped badly at the box office. It runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot mostly in Pasadena, which is just northeast of Hollywood; as well as areas nearby (Hollywood, Santa Clarita and Culver City for studio work). GRADE: C
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