{"id":29928,"date":"2013-03-01T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29928"},"modified":"2020-12-31T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T19:24:49","slug":"hand-the-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29928","title":{"rendered":"Hand, The (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Mandro doesn&#8217;t think.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Poster.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile arguing with his wife (Andrea Marcovicci), a comic strip artist (Michael Caine) loses his right hand in a car accident, and soon comes to believe that the severed hand has taken on a life of its own.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Disembodied Parts<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Michael Caine Films<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Stone Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWritten and directed by Oliver Stone, this hokey psychological horror film about a necrotic, dismembered hand taking on a life of its own &#8212; guided by, or guiding, the will of its original owner &#8212; was apparently viewed as simply a paycheck-opportunity by Michael Caine, who nonetheless turns in a surprisingly invested (if occasionally overblown) performance. With just a couple of exceptions (i.e., Caine&#8217;s shower knob morphing into a metal hand), the special effects are laughably shoddy &#8212; which, interestingly enough, Stone himself acknowledges in the refreshingly candid, detail-filled commentary provided on the DVD release. Indeed, one&#8217;s opinion of the movie may alter somewhat after listening to Stone&#8217;s humble reflections; knowing some of the issues he faced (including lack of full creative control) gives one a bit more compassion for the end result. Regardless, this one is really only recommended for diehard horror fans, Caine completists, and\/or those curious to see Stone&#8217;s early work. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is often cited as a remake of Robert Florey&#8217;s horror classic <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30092\"><em>The Beast With Five Fingers<\/em> (1945)<\/a> &#8212; but all the two films have in common is a disembodied hand wreaking havoc, and a man going slowly insane because of it; the storylines are otherwise completely different. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A committed performance by Caine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Caine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Caine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Caine.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Caine-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Caine-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Cinematography.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Hand-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can definitely feel free to skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082497\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9C01E4DF153BF937A15757C0A967948260\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/hand-1981.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/the-hand-v21360\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4530&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/the-hand\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mandro doesn&#8217;t think.&#8221; Synopsis: While arguing with his wife (Andrea Marcovicci), a comic strip artist (Michael Caine) loses his right hand in a car accident, and soon comes to believe that the severed hand has taken on a life of its own. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Disembodied Parts Horror Michael Caine Films Oliver Stone Films Review: Written and directed by Oliver Stone, this hokey psychological horror film about a necrotic, dismembered hand taking on a life of its&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29928\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29928"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60692,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29928\/revisions\/60692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}