The Crawling Hand
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| The Crawling Hand | |
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 One-sheet for The Crawling Hand |
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| Directed by | Herbert L. Strock |
| Produced by | Joseph F. Robertson[1] |
| Written by | Joseph Cranston Bill Idelson Herbert L. Strock Robert M. Young |
| Starring | Peter Breck Kent Taylor Rod Lauren Alan Hale Jr. Allison Hayes Sirry Steffen Arline Judge |
| Cinematography | Willard Van der Veer |
| Editing by | Herbert L. Strock |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Crawling Hand is a 1963 science fiction film directed by Herbert L. Strock, and starring Rod Lauren, Peter Breck, Allison Hayes, and Alan Hale, Jr.[2] It was later featured on the television shows Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and The Canned Film Festival.[3]
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[edit] Plot summary
The hand of a dead astronaut washes up on the beach and possesses the college student who takes it home. The student is slowly transformed by the hand and begins killing people in a small town.[2][4]
[edit] Home video
- The Crawling Hand was released on VHS by Rhino Home Video in October 1989.[4] Rhino would later release the film to DVD as well.
- The MST3K version of the film (accompanied by the uncut film, included as a bonus feature) was also released by Rhino Home Video. As of January 2010, the DVD is now out-of-print on Rhino's official website, but still available on MST3k's official website.
[edit] In other media
Rick Moody's novel The Four Fingers of Death, released in July 2010 by Little, Brown and Company, revolves around a novelization of this movie, and contains a 'novelization' set in the future that is very different than the film.
[edit] References
- ^ Vandergriff, Rick (September 5, 1990). "Aspiring Mogul Back in Action Film". Los Angeles Times: p. F1. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60121030.html?dids=60121030:60121030&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Robinson, Johnny (November 2, 1963). "Nest Week's Films". Lewiston Evening Journal: p. 1A. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrUgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3WkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3343,252166&dq=the-crawling-hand&hl=en. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ Margulies, Lee (June 10, 1986). "'Canned Film Festival' on TV, Worst of the Big Screen On Its Way". Los Angeles Times: p. 10. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58617354.html?dids=58617354:58617354&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "Four New Releases Run the Comedy Gamut". Philadelphia Inquirer: p. D04. October 5, 1989. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB95FD795F9B404&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
[edit] External links
[edit] Mystery Science Theater 3000
- "Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Crawling Hand (TV episode 1989) at the Internet Movie Database
- Episode guide: 106- The Crawling Hand
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