Idle Hands (1999): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Idle Hands is a 1999 sci-fi thriller directed by Rodman Flender, starring Seth Green, Devon Sawa and Elden Henson. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $4.2 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. Critics gave it 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, and IMDb users rate it 6.3/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Rodman Flender
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Budget
- $25M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Idle Hands About?
The premise of Idle Hands without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Following a horrifying discovery on Halloween morning, Anton Tobias finds his parents murdered and turned into macabre decorations. He teams up with his friends, Mick and Pnub, to unravel the unsettling events unfolding around him. Anton soon realizes a sinister force has taken control of his right hand, turning it into a vessel for chaos and destruction. He must find a way to stop the entity before it causes more harm.
Idle Hands Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- twin brother
- drug use
- strangulation
- demonic possession
- disembodied hand
- phone sex
- fighting with self
- male friendship
- slow motion scene
- trailer home
- incense
- stabbed in the head
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- neck breaking
- priestess
- female frontal nudity
- breasts
- murder of a nude woman
- nudity
- neo screwball comedy
- freudian
- possession
- possessed teenager
- body part in title
- two word title
- dog barks
- camera shot of bare feet
- blood on hands
- group of friends
- best friend
- spurting blood
- camera shot of eyes
- feet on table
- bare feet on table
- listening to music
- pumpkin
- masturbation gesture
- masturbation reference
- sleeping in underwear
- cat licking human blood
- talking to a cat
- reading in bed
- talking to an animal
- taking off shoes
- flushing a toilet
- screaming woman
- scream
- barefoot male
- writing on a ceiling
- photograph
- framed photograph
Idle Hands Cast
Seth Green leads the cast, with Devon Sawa and Elden Henson. Directed by Rodman Flender.
- Director Rodman Flender
More from Rodman Flender
More films directed by Rodman Flender, best-rated first: Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, Eat Brains Love, Eat Brains Love and Nature of the Beast.
Idle Hands Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Idle Hands 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, and IMDb users rate it 6.3/10.
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IMDb 6.3 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 18% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 58%
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TMDB 62% User score
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Idle Hands Plot Summary
What happens in Idle Hands from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Anton Tobias is your typical slacker teenager, indulging in a laid-back lifestyle with two supportive parents and close friends, Pnub and Mick. His crush on the girl across the street, Molly, seems like the only excitement in his otherwise mundane life. This tranquility is shattered when a series of gruesome murders strikes their town, and tragedy hits Anton’s home when his parents are brutally killed on Halloween night. Suddenly, all signs point to Anton as the main suspect.
Full summary
The whole story of Idle Hands, scene by scene
Idle Hands Box Office & Budget
Idle Hands grossed $4.2 million worldwide on a $25 million budget, 17% of what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$4.2M
17% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $4.2M
- Budget
- $25M
Idle Hands Trailers & Videos
8 videos: 1 trailer, 6 clips and 1 featurette.
- Clip Escaping The Demon Hand
- Clip Demon Hand Takes Its First Victims
- Clip Anton Kills His Friends
- Clip Demon Hand At The School Dance
How Well Do You Know Idle Hands?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What happens to Anton's hand?
Cars in Idle Hands
41 cars on screen, including the 1982 Airstream 290 and the 1977 Ford F-Series.
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1982 Airstream 290 Important role -
1977 Ford F-Series Important role -
1973 Chevrolet Nova Minor role -
1988 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Minor role
Idle Hands Also Known As
24 alternative titles, including “Die Killerhand” and “Giovani diavoli”.
- Also known as
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- Die Killerhand
- Giovani diavoli
- La Main qui tue
- El diablo metió la mano
- 魔掌
- Палави ръце
- As mãos do diabo
- Рука - убийца
- Kéz-őrület
- Ivrige hænder
- יד רצחנית
- A Mão Assassina
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- Ruka zabiják
- 크레이지 핸드
- Tehlikeli Eller
- Levottomat Kädet
- Zręczne ręce
- La main meurtrière
- Το Χέρι που Σκοτώνει
- アイドル ハンズ
- Ranka zudike
- Zaludne ruke
- Рука-вбивця
- ผีขยัน มือขยี้
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Idle Hands FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Idle Hands, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Idle Hands?
Idle Hands runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Idle Hands released?
Idle Hands was released on April 30, 1999.
Who directed Idle Hands?
Idle Hands was directed by Rodman Flender.
More films by Rodman Flender Who is in the cast of Idle Hands?
Idle Hands stars Seth Green, Devon Sawa and Elden Henson.
How much did Idle Hands make at the box office?
Idle Hands grossed $4.2 million worldwide on a budget of $25 million.
How is Idle Hands rated?
Idle Hands has 6.3/10 on IMDb, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and 62% on TMDB.
Does Idle Hands have a post-credit scene?
No. Idle Hands has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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