The Hand (1981)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.9/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Escritores:

Marc Brandell (novel)
Oliver Stone (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

24 abril 1981 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Horror | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

It lives. It crawls. And suddenly, it kills.

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Hand | Accident | Comic Book Artist | Comics | Murder

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Decent enough

Reparto

Michael Caine	...	Jonathan Lansdale
Andrea Marcovicci	...	Anne Lansdale
Annie McEnroe	...	Stella Roche
Bruce McGill	...	Brian Ferguson
Viveca Lindfors	...	Doctress
Rosemary Murphy	...	Karen Wagner
Mara Hobel	...	Lizzie Lansdale
Pat Corley	...	Sheriff
Nicholas Hormann	...	Bill Richamn
Ed Marshall	...	Doctor
Charles Fleischer	...	David Maddow
John Stinson	...	Therapist
Richard Altman	...	Hammond
Sparky Watt	...	Sergeant
Tracey Walter	...	Cop

También conocida como:

La mano (Spain) [es]

Duración:

104 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (1982 rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Big Bear Lake, California, USA

Compañía:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

Oliver Stone initially wanted Jon Voight to play the lead role, but was turned down by him. Christopher Walken and Dustin Hoffman also declined the role.

Citas:

Stella: I'm kind of old-fashioned. I like to make it in bed, okay?

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Banda de Sonido:

Union City Blue

Decent enough

I don't know if I was in a rare forgiving frame of mind but The Hand actually worked for me.

It doesn't go very deep in the psychological department and just about every average viewer can spot the twist but then the end just throws everything out the window and leaves the audience shouting; What the ****!

But it's well acted, especially by Caine who completely earns viewer's sympathy. Writer/director Oliver Stone effortlessly builds up suspense and atmosphere and some scenes here do work really well. Technical aspects are surprisingly well handled and make up effects are gruesome and well done.

While The Hand won't go down as a cinematic masterpiece, it's a solid thriller nonetheless.