This is a majestic sequence where cartoonist Jonathan Landsdale loses his hand in a car accident, streaking the entire side of a tractor trailer with blood and continuing to play blood fountain all over his macrobiotic, loft-lovin' New York wife! Enjoy! Because that's as good as it gets.
Once upon a time, A&E was a fancy new cable channel --- and yet, it played The Hand constantly. But really, The Hand is one of the lesser "murderous hands on the loose" films. The characters are all quite static, and there's no tension - we know he's a mental case that blames his severed hand for all his problems. Having lost his source of income to the guy who later played the voice of Roger Rabbit, Caine escapes to California, which is depicted as a dreary place where it pours rain constantly and is populated entirely by country music loving rednecks! The scene between Oscar winning Caine and Bruce McGill (below, left) who starts every sentence with "Ah reckon" is quite the thing. Just off him already! This disk had commentary by the director, Oliver Stone, but I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. This isn't as bad as "Manos" Hands of Fate in the hand-related B-movies but next time you're hankering for something of quality from this specific genre, I'd highly recommend The Beast With Five Fingers (1946) instead.
This trunk is roomy, Ah Reckon.
