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Quick Info

Rating

6.2/10

Release1999

Runtime1h 32m

StatusReleased

Budget$25,000,000

Revenue$4,152,230

Production

Licht/Mueller Film Corporation

Team Todd

Columbia Pictures

TriStar Pictures

Movie

Idle Hands

1999

1h 32m

6.2

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Romance

Synopsis

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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