An early attempt at the horror genre by Oliver Stone, THE HAND stars Michael Caine as Jonathan Lansdale, a talented but arrogant cartoonist who is having problems with his marriage. When his drawing hand is severed in an auto accident, his career is effectively over. He ignores the wishes of his wife, Anne (Andrea Marcovicci), to use another artist to replace him in order to benefit financially, further jeopardizing the relationship. Soon Lansdale's enemies start to disappear. Has his severed hand returned to pay a visit?
Although not the genre for which he's known, Oliver Stone has always had an affection for horror films and, on occasion, produced them. This early effort stars Michael Caine as talented but autocratic cartoonist Jonathan Lansdale. When his drawing hand is severed in a car accident, his career is destroyed, putting additional pressure on his already rocky marriage. Since he still retains the rights to his strip, his wife, Anne (Andrea Marcovicci), begs Lansdale to hire David (Charles Fleischer) to replace him, knowing it would help the couple financially. In his arrogance, he refuses, which further damages their relationship. Stressed by these events, Lansdale begins to have blackouts, during which damage is done to his property, but its source is a mystery. Suddenly, one by one, some of the many people Lansdale doesn't like start to disappear. Has the artist's unrecovered hand returned to carry out his wishes? Caine gives an excellent performance in his only known appearance in the vengeful hand genre.
Oliver Stone has a cameo as a foul-tempered homeless man.
Stone teamed again with producer Edward Pressman on WALL STREET.
Production designer J. Michael Riva is the grandson of Marlene Dietrich.
DVD Features:
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 Spanish, English
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Review 1:
"...An appropriately haunting score throughout..."
Source: Variety
04/29/1981
Review 2:
"...A suspense-horror film of unusual psychological intelligence and wit..."
Source: New York Times
p.C8 04/24/1981
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