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Idle Hands

1999 · 92 min

A gleefully silly, gory romp that plays like a stoner comedy crashing into a slasher, with jokes landing faster than the body parts.

Directed by
Rodman Flender
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson
Tagline
The touching story of a boy and his right hand.
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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Directed by
Rodman Flender
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
Starring
Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • death
  • survival
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour9
Realism2
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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