Useless Movie Trivia For
Idle Hands
Memorable Quotes
Debi: My work here is done. Time for the ritualistic sex!
Mick: That is some one-hit shit.
Pnub: As usual, marijuana saves an otherwise disastrous day.
Randy: Idle hands are the devil's playground.
Trivia
The dish soap that Anton (Devon Sawa) squirts into his mouth after attempting to smoke Nutmeg and Oregano is real dish soap. Sawa came up with the gag on the spot.
Filmed in the same neighborhood as Halloween (1978).
The voice that says "Murder in Bolan" on the newscast that Anton is watching is that of director Rodman Flender.
Anton is watching Night of the Living Dead (1968) on TV.
Mick and Pnub are watching Dawn of the Dead (1978) on TV.
The shirt that Dexter Holland of The Offspring is wearing in the dance scene is AFI, a Californian punk band who started out in 1991.
Goofs
When Anton pulls away after hitting Debi with the Ford, both hands can be seen on the steering wheel.
After Anton cut off his hand, Mick runs into the laundry room and grabs an iron. He then uses it to cauterize the wound but the iron was not plugged in to any outlet.
Box Office Info In USA
Budget: $20,000,000
Opening Weekend $1,807,181
Gross $4,002,955
Filming Dates: April 20, 1998 to July 7, 1998
Filming Locations
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
Santa Clarita, California, USA
Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA