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Directed by | Rodman Flender |
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Cinematography | Christopher Baffa |
Edited by | Stephen E. Rivkin |
Music by | Graeme Revell |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $25 million[2] |
Box office | $4.2 million[2] |
Idle Hands is a 1999 American teen horror comedy film directed by Rodman Flender, written by Terri Hughes and Ron Milbauer, and starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, and Vivica A. Fox. The film's plot follows the life of an average lazy stoner teenager, Anton Tobias, whose hand becomes possessed and goes on a killing spree, even after being cut off from his arm.
The film's title is based on the saying "idle hands are the Devil's play-things" or "the devil makes work for idle hands".[3] The film received negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box office, grossing $4.2 million from an estimated $25 million budget. Despite this, it has since gained a cult following.[4]