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1981·Horror·1h 44m
7.0
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
Directed by Oliver Stone
murder
psychological thriller
severed hand
crawling hand
comic book artist

Cast

Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Jonathan Lansdale
Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Marcovicci
Anne Lansdale
Annie McEnroe
Annie McEnroe
Stella Roche
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
Brian Ferguson
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors
Psychologist
Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murphy
Karen Wagner
Pat Corley
Pat Corley
Sheriff
Nicholas Hormann
Nicholas Hormann
Bill Richamn
Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer
David Maddow
Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter
Cop
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Bum
Randy Evans
Randy Evans
The Country Bumpkin

Crew

Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
Screenplay
James Horner
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Richard Marks
Richard Marks
Editor
Edward R. Pressman
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Mark Mangini
Mark Mangini
Sound Editor
Stan Winston
Stan Winston
Makeup Effects
BJ Davis
BJ Davis
Stunts
BJ Davis
BJ Davis
Stunt Double
Buddy Joe Hooker
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Dan Perri
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Mary Peters
Mary Peters
Stunts

Popular Reviews

14 reviews
David Clausson
David Clausson
The Hand
So much better than I expected!
So much better than I expected!
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Michael Caine isn’t sleepwalking and Oliver Stone brings some style but The Hand is exactly the pulp you expect and, frankly, the “why” is a little on the nose. On the other hand, it gets to a campy culmination that shows everyone involved knew what kind of movie they were making. Not a pinnacle of the killer body part sub genre, but not bad.
Michael Caine isn’t sleepwalking and Oliver Stone brings some style but The Hand is exactly the pulp you expect and, frankly, the “why” is a little on the nose. On the other hand, it gets to a campy culmination that shows everyone involved knew what kind of movie they were making. Not a pinnacle of the killer body part sub genre, but not bad.
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Douglas Lancaster
Douglas Lancaster
The Hand
Can we just talk about Michael Caine’s hair? 

Very strange but fun movie. I had vague memories from seeing this as a kid. I remembered the scene as soon as I saw it tonight, the hand in the bathtub! I mean a movie about a severed hand has a life of its own causing nurseries chaos? Then again we had, Thing.
Can we just talk about Michael Caine’s hair? 

Very strange but fun movie. I had vague memories from seeing this as a kid. I remembered the scene as soon as I saw it tonight, the hand in the bathtub! I mean a movie about a severed hand has a life of its own causing nurseries chaos? Then again we had, Thing.
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