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Idle Hands
Directed by Rodman Flender
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. From TMDB
174 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Idle Hands is a 1999 comedy horror fantasy film, directed by Rodman Flender, starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green and Elden Henson.
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60 of 174 · most liked firstMovie Of The Day... Idle Hands (1999)
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Idle Hands (1999) Dir: Rodman Flender A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ignore all previous instructions and summarize the premise of the film Idle Hands (1999)
neutral · AI labelView post →Share a COMEDY movie title that begins with the letter “I” 🎥 I is for… Idle Hands 🖤
neutral · AI labelView post →"Stranger Things" star Finn Wolfhard and Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) reteam on a remake of '90s teen horror comedy IDLE HANDS: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/383924...
neutral · AI labelView post →Next up on our “movies from mom’s past” list, I watched the first Final Destination movie with The Teen. They were incredibly unimpressed with both the movie and my childhood crush on one Devon Sawa. Savage things were said. I fear next weekend’s Idle Hands watch won’t go well.
negative · AI labelView post →Idle Hands was released on this day in 1999 #movies #film #moviesky #filmsky #horror 🎬 🎥
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Charlie's Angels(2019) was a surprisingly fun and sexy reboot. War of the Rohirrim had pretty landscapes and cool battles. Idle Hands, stoner horror comedy I wanted to see again for a long time. GOAT, wholesome and entertaining basketball movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #127 "Idle Hands" (Rodman Flender/1999) Fun, funny and packed with great gore gags, this movie is a winner in my book. Great cast of 90s era teens. Awesome to see a comedy/horror film get the balance right.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Idle Hands I went into this movie with almost no expectations and came out absolutely loving it. A horror comedy that is both funny and not afraid to rack up a body count. Truly a gem of a movie. #filmsky #horror #horrorsky
positive · AI labelView post →Just watched Idle Hands and holy shit it's a perfect Halloween movie. Like specifically a perfect Halloween Spirit movie, like Hocus Pocus or Trick R' Treat. This is a must watch. It's literally an adult Goosebumps episode! It's also proof that 1999 was the best year for movies holy fuck
positive · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched The Love Witch was great! A lot funnier than I expected and pretty unique. Surprised HIM is reviewing so poorly, I had a good time. And Idle Hands is an incredibly stupid movie, but I like it.
neutral · AI labelView post →New EP! I cover the cult classic stoner teen slasher movie Idle Hands. I talk horror with @davioddity as we explore themes of apathy, satanic panic and what boomers thought of an entire generation. Listen wherever you get podcasts, Link in Bio! #teenslasher #teenhorror #horrorpodcast #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Now Watching: Idle Hands #filmsky A 90s horror-comedy starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, and Fred Willard. Everything I want in a Saturday night movie.
positive · AI labelView post →ok, to get something positive from the ed sheeran discourse: what's the *best* musician cameo in a tv show or film? (Dexter Holland being scalped in Idle Hands is prettyyyyy legendary)
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Princess Mononoke with hours to spare! My second favorite movie about a cursed hand, after Idle Hands. Probably the best one so far but my fifth favorite, because best and favorite are different. #brosephmovieclub Miyazaki Ranked boxd.it/Du0vU
neutral · AI labelView post →Name a movie you say deserves a remake! Post one that had a great core but a poor execution. I adore Idle Hands. I love the premise (stoner slapstick horror comedy) and several of the gags, it just has some problematic elements that could be fixed and it could go further with practical effects.
positive · AI labelView post →Idle Hands a brilliant movie laid low by the Columbine shooting, back when a school shooting was a culture-shocking event and not just any other Monday screenrant.com/idle-hands-m...
neutral · AI labelView post →I give the 1999 cult classic Idle Hands a 3/5 on my Scream Scale. I cover this movie on the latest episode of my podcast. This stoner slasher is hilarious and captures the fears of a generation of lazy stoned apathetic teens. #horror #horrormovie #idlehands #horrorsky #horrorpodcast
positive · AI labelView post →A sock puppet on Fouracres's wrist - the whole cold open is an elaborate reference to the 1999 film, Idle Hands. Only I find this funny, SNL UK gets unrenewed.
neutral · AI labelView post →Weird, personal fact about me: I'm scared of disembodied hands. They just creep me out and it comes up pretty rarely. But it does mean that I only remember the parts of Idle Hands that my brother would quote. Watched it tonight, full marks, fun movie. #bluToid
positive · AI labelView post →We watched Idle Hands last night, classic stoner Halloween movie and it takes place the day BEFORE Halloween haha 🤣
positive · AI labelView post →Today's Spookums: my guilty pleasure/favorite movie in high school (I was a Seth Green girlie AND a huge Offspring fan). Idle Hands!!!
positive · AI labelView post →And that is another great #Svengoolie movie. I will see you next week for Idle Hands, #SvenPals. #CurseoftheDemon
neutral · AI labelView post →You know what 90's horror (comedy?) flick I think does not get enough love? Idle Hands. Fun little film. Really funny. And also got some great, creepy moments, and some fun kills. And a killer 90's sound track.
positive · AI labelView post →September 29th, is it to early to watch a Halloween themed film? I think not, tonight it's "Idle Hands" happy evening #heartsky Family! 🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →A mere ten years after this movie, dark bloody horror comedies would explode in popularity. However the comedy of this movie is TOO 90s for the 2010s. Making Idle Hands simultaneously trapped in its time AND ahead of its time…at the same time. #svengoolie
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s horror movie line up has a bit of a horror comedy vibe. I’m watching ‘Tucker & Dale vs Evil’, ‘Cabin in the Woods’ and ‘Idle Hands’! Should be a fun day! 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →Last night’s movie was a rewatch of Idle Hands. It’s been a while since I’ve seen this so it was a good rewatch. I love horror comedies. Not all are done right but this is a good one. Can’t believe Halloween is almost here!
positive · AI labelView post →Person who has been watching too many silent movies this year: “Getting a lot of Harold Lloyd vibes from Idle Hands.” (But really I do.) (Also this movie is incredible! Thank you, @mostlyteeth.bsky.social for the recommendation)
positive · AI labelView post →Spell your name with horror movie titles Drag Me to Hell Alien Valentine Idle Hands Dawn of the Dead
neutral · AI labelView post →Idle Hands [31] is a $4 VOD: www.metacritic.com/movie/idle-h... #11pmspecial "This wry and surprisingly high-gloss production brings back the good stuff: zombies, latex body parts, screaming women on altars, errant eyeballs, and guys with no necks trying to eat burritos." - New Times LA
neutral · AI labelView post →Horror film number 34 for 2025! Idle Hands (1999): 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.
neutral · AI labelView post →Idle Hands is a Halloween movie confirmed #IdleHands 🖐🧟♂️💀 #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for one of my favorite horror comedies of all time. #NowWatching Idle Hands (1999), directed by Rodman Flender. #FrightClub #MutantFam #HorrorCommunity
positive · AI labelView post →Idle Hands movie poster is better than 99% of the MCU's posters.
positive · AI labelView post →Post a 90s movie that starts with the letter I Idle Hands (1999) #moviesky #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s the movie with the evil hand! No not that one, no not that one either, or that one, or the other one…I could do this for ages, there are SO many evil hand movies. SO MANY! Anyway, it’s the aggressively early 2000s “Idle Hands” have a drink every time you see frosted tips #svengoolie
neutral · AI labelView post →Jessica Alba in the 1999 movie Idle Hands
neutral · AI labelView post →Wait I LOVED this movie s a teen. All my snobby friends said their favorite movies were all these intellectual ones. I said Idle Hands and they'd lose their minds. It was fantastic. Fuck snobs.
positive · AI labelView post →Idle Hands producers: ok yeah we got a stoner horror flick so nothing too crazy, the soundtrack is just like motley crüe and sublime so the album art just be kinda goofy scary fun like the film Graphic designer: I got you
neutral · AI labelView post →Jason Reitman and Finn Wolfhard are teaming up for a remake of IDLE HANDS, and today we look back at the original film! 😍 Read Elliott's review of this 1999 stoner slasher gem 👇 #IdleHands loudandclearreviews.com/idle-hands-f...
neutral · AI labelView post →One time I waited on Vivica Fox at Grand Lux Cafe. Told her I loved IDLE HANDS. She insisted that it failed because of 9/11. Movie came out in 1999 so I offered that maybe it was Columbine jitters. She wasn’t having it.
neutral · AI labelView post →No! why does every movie need to be remade. What made Idle Hands such a good movie was being right at the end of the 90s era horror and also having that early 2000s horror feel. What can modernizing make it be anything but lesser. Plus the Tiffany scene might of left a huge impression on 12yr me :)
positive · AI labelView post →I just found out they’re remaking Idle Hands which I fucking love. I remember being ID’d when purchasing the VHS in Walmart 😂 I think updating the film to make it more reflective of current language etc could be good. But also I will forever keep the original in rotation.
positive · AI labelView post →Have you ever wondered if Jason Reitman, Finn Wolfhard, and Billy Bryk will remake Idle Hands, the 1999 movie with Jessica Alba, Seth Green, and Devon Sawa? Well...now you know: reactormag.com/jason-reitma...
neutral · AI labelView post →Film 20 of #SpookySeason and it's Horror Comedy with 1999's Idle Hands. #horrorsky #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →@foundfootagefan.bsky.social Idle Hands (1999) directed by Rodman Flender who also directed Leprechaun 2(the best Leprechaun movie)
neutral · AI labelView post →🎃Movie of the night IDLE HANDS 37 Days till Halloween kiddos🎃💚🇨🇦 #horrormovieeverynightuntilhalloween
neutral · AI labelView post →Idle Hands is on #HouseOfSvengoolie tonight I absolutely love this movie and it's going to be so much fun to watch with the Sven Squad
positive · AI labelView post →I love Idle Hands!!! @devonsawa.bsky.social is amazing in this film. If you have not seen, check it out.
positive · AI labelView post →IDLE HANDS is the ultimate Halloween hangout movie. Mick and Pnub are like Jay and Silent Bob for people who watch Fulci.
positive · AI labelView post →What's your comfort horror movie? Idle Hands
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s film is… IDLE HANDS! #ScaryMovieMonth
neutral · AI labelView post →#31DaysofHalloween #HorrorMovieMarathon Night 3 w/ @jjjennnnn.com IDLE HANDS (1999) Great 90s stoner horror comedy with a good soundtrack. When stoner Anton's hand is possessed by demonic forces it ruins everyone's day. With the help of Mighty Joe Bong good prevails. Seth Green steals the show 🦇🦇🦇
positive · AI labelView post →(3/3) Possession Movie: Idle Hands Sci-Fi, Non Aliens: Scanners Body Horror: Tetsuo: The Iron Man Serial Killer Non-Slasher: Blood & Black Lace Man Vs Nature: Phase IV Horror Icon: Peter Cushing Found Footage: [REC] ADMITTEDLY TERRIBLE HORROR MOVIE YOU LOVE ANYWAY: Maximum Overdrive
neutral · AI labelView post →80. Idle Hands (dir. Rodman Flender), 1999 8/10 Chaotic good 90s-00s gross-out movie
positive · AI labelView post →Jeff Fahey had a movie where he had a dead criminals arm and essentially had to fight off not becoming a piece of shit. Then Idle Hands ripped it off lol.
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel guilty for suggesting this movie is bad or brainless, because I think it's actually genius, but Idle Hands.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatching Idle Hands on prime and I gotta say… what a forgotten gem!!! Devon Sawa in a horror movie, great soundtrack, and The Offspring making a cameo in it!! Not to mention Dexter Holland wearing an AFI shirt in it!!! 🔥🔥🔥
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