A gifted cartoonist's life comes apart at the seams when his drawing hand is accidentally severed. Slowly, painfully, he tries to adjust...but a terrifying evil creeps into his consciousness. And one by one, the people who stand in his way begin to die. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Oliver Stone, this spellbinder showcases a vivid central performance by Michael Caine and wonderfully ghoulish special effects by veteran macabre master Carlo Rambaldi. Stone called for more than 30 different hands to be designed, all used in different--and fantastically horrific ways.
Very interesting psychological thriller,watching Michael Caine's character descend into madness is fun and uneasy. Oliver stone shows talent early on here in his direction and pacing of the picture some black and white shifts and lighting cues that accent Caine's character ever increasing anger. He begins to experience horrible dreams that his hand is alive doing his bidding against those who cross him while also having unexplained blackouts; culminating in an interesting conclusion .
"The Hand" remains a fun horror flick and is well worth checking out with some Cronenberg styled body horror . Highly recommended if your a Stone fan and want to see his early work ! It didn't receive very good reviews at the time but the film holds up fairly well.
Very interesting psychological thriller,watching Michael Caine's character descend into madness is fun and uneasy. Oliver stone shows talent early on here in his direction and pacing of the picture some black and white shifts and lighting cues that accent Caine's character ever increasing anger. He begins to experience horrible dreams that his hand is alive doing his bidding against those who cross him while also having unexplained blackouts; culminating in an interesting conclusion .
"The Hand" remains a fun horror flick and is well worth checking out with some Cronenberg styled body horror . Highly recommended if your a Stone fan and want to see his early work ! It didn't receive very good reviews at the time but the film holds up fairly well.