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The Hand

1981Movie1 h 44 minR

Horror Thriller

47

MediocreGoodWatch score

47

MediocreGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

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.

Good for

Friends night
Thought-provoking
Adults

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Gets under your skin.
Keeps you on edge.
Scares you.
Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 44Audiences 47GoodWatch 47
Metascore59
Tomatometer29%
User score5.9
IMDb5.5
Audience score28%
Box office
9%of its budget back
Budget
$7 M
Worldwide
$567 K
Worldwide it made back $567 K of the $7 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
Longer than most horror movies, +9 min on the typical 95
typical 95104
Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 62 more
Released
1981
April 24, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
HorrorThriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
Frightening scenesStrong
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Directing · 1
Oliver Stone Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
Marc Brandel Novel
Production · 2
Clark L. Paylow Executive Producer
Edward R. Pressman Producer
Camera · 1
King Baggot Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Richard Marks Editor
Sound · 2
James Horner Original Music Composer
Mark Mangini Sound Editor
Art · 5
J. Michael Riva Production Design
Dan Perri Title Designer
Barry Windsor-Smith Art Designer
Richard Sawyer Art Direction
Virginia Randolph-Weaver Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Ernest Misko Costume Design
Other crew · 5
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
Stan Winston Makeup Effects
BJ Davis Stunts, Stunt Double
Mary Peters Stunts
Thomas R. Burman Makeup Effects

Tropes

Spiritual SuccessorRare · in 45 titlesTo Monkey Shines, another horror film distributed by Orion Pictures based on a book about a bitter, disabled protagonist and how an evil, independent entity telepathically connected to him killed any…Unwitting Instigator of Doomin 1,836 titlesThe truck driver that Jon and Anne try to pass whose truck tears off Jon's hand as he signals towards an impatient driver behind him.All 26 tropes

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