Posted by 3 years ago (part 1) UK 3 January 1990 (part 2) France March 1992: Also Known As (AKA) (original title) Hands of a Stranger: Brazil: Chantagem: Brazil (alternative title) Nas Mos de um Manaco: Finland: When I first saw the preview for Derailed I immediately remembered a movie with Beverly D Angelo, where she has a fling, someone breaks into the hotel room, her and the Guy (the fling) are tied up or handcuffed, bad things happen to Beverly's character. The casting was excellent, Armand Assante, and Beverly D'Angelo are at their best. [1962]starring Paul Lukather ,James Stapleton A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. It carries an advisory from NBC, warning parents about its graphic visual content and rough language. Afterwards, Vernon starts to become even more unstable and goes on a violent rampage. A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist. Filmed in Vancouver with, aside from the three leads and one or two others, an all-Canadian cast. FEMAIL recapped their entire relationship . Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Doesn't this movie remind you a lot like the new movie "Derailed"? He visits the home of the taxi driver who caused the accident, and after being unable to play the piano for the driver's son, he knocks over and kills the young boy. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad. Release Dates Brief Synopsis An experimental hand transplant leaves a pianist driven to kill. The story line was very believable and intriguing. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Synopsis. Hands Of A Stranger. 130 mins More at IMDb TMDb. Hands of a Stranger (TV Movie 1987) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. Finally, after killing another doctor, Vernon retreats to an empty concert hall where his sister and Dr. Harding arrive shortly thereafter. See the article in its original context from. hands, crazy, car crash, experiment, pianist, full movie, [1962]starring Paul Lukather ,James Stapleton A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. Although the transplant is successful, the pianist is so traumatized by the accident that he suffers a complete mental collapse, becoming increasingly violent with dark thoughts of revenge on those he holds responsible for his hated new appendages. A surgeon (Paul Lukather) transplants a murdered man's hands to a concert pianist (James Stapleton) and the hands begin to drive him mad. Feeling sullen and still unable to deal with having someone else's hands, Vernon seeks comfort from his girlfriend, Eileen, but she is unsympathetic. And I have not heard from anyone else that these movies seem a lot alike. Fresh new look, redesigned programme hub, richer content, Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. The hands of pianist Vernon Paris are horribly mutilated in a taxicab accident, and Dr. Gil Harding replaces them with those of a murdered man. Like the characters, the pacing is caught up in an almost breathless tableau of rushing, darting and running. A 2 part miniseries about a cop who's bent on solving his wife's rape. Armand Assante plays a New York City narcotics officer who aids DA Blair Brown in her investigation of a rape case in which drugs were involved. Hands of a Stranger 1987 VHS Rip, Part Two - YouTube 0:00 / 1:33:30 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. It was based on Robert Daley's best-selling novel, first published in 1985. Filming & Production 1962, Celebrated pianist Vernon Paris (James Stapleton) is at the height of his talent and fame when he is severely injured in a traffic accident and his hands are mangled beyond repair. By using this site, you agree to our updated. Hands of a Stranger (1987 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Larry Elikann Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Michel Rubini . Cast. Half-crazed, he goes to an empty concert hall and maniacally pounds a piano keyboard. Topics. I enjoyed watching Armand Assante as well as Beverly D'Angelo and Blair Brown. 2023 Turner Classic Movies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Director: Newt Arnold Later in the episode, Jack discovers a declassified CIA document that sounds very similar to the first hand experiences Wendy has . See production, box office & company info, A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story. This film has twists and turns and things you wont expect but is written like real life .They don't make movies like this often . 13. Although it is a shade on the long side, "Hands Of A Stranger" is a distinctly superior crime thriller with an unusual though plausible plot. The intruder, Felix Lyttle (Arliss Howard), obviously psychotic, rapes Mary in front of her petrified would-be lover. Hands of a Stranger is a 1962 American horror film directed by Newt Arnold and is unofficially the fourth film adaptation of The Hands of Orlac.[2]. A brilliant pianist is horrifically injured in an automobile accident and ends up having new hands grafted to his body. The movie deftly explores that edge. Dina (Vernon's sister) and George Britton (his manager) permit the transplant, believing it to be the only hope of Vernon's playing again. Gil Harding: Don't let fear drive you into a pit of superstition. Synopsis by Hal Erickson Hands of a Stranger was adapted by playwright Arthur Kopit from the best-selling novel by Robert Daley. This is a dark, seamy universe of policemen, lawyers and criminals, all caught up in some curious, at times appalling rite just teetering above total chaos. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Screenplay: Newt Arnold Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, trainee assistant director (as Ani Barayvan), first assistant director (as James Robert Dyer), first assistant props (as Andreas Nieman), construction assistant (as Christian Rudolph), craft service (as Giselle Fredette) / first aid (as Giselle Fredette), body double: Beverly D'Angelo (uncredited). Press J to jump to the feed. Good plotting and dialog, too. All about cinema: directors and actors, rating, trailers, related news, stills. Hands of a Stranger TV Movie 1987 TV-14 2 h 10 m IMDb RATING 6.0 /10 274 YOUR RATING Rate Crime Drama Romance A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist. I remember thinking it was better than the theatrical film "Sea of Love." He reveals his latest victim, then begins to manically pound on the piano keys, proving that he will never be able to play the instrument again. Writer. TV: NBC POLICE DRAMA, 'HANDS OF A STRANGER', https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/09/arts/tv-nbc-police-drama-hands-of-a-stranger.html. Search the history of over 797 billion Cast For television, the playwright Arthur Kopit has burrowed into the interior of that world, latching onto its peculiar personal tensions and never letting go. And only located it today on IMDb under Beverly D Angelo. This movie has stuck in my mind ever since it aired originally. OK early 60's take on the Hands of Orlac story. Not wanting to destroy her marriage, Mary later concocts a story that is considerably less than credible. The fulcrum of the story is Joe Hearn (Armand Assante), an admired policeman who is just being promoted to Narcotics Bureau inspector. Morose, he visits his girl friend, Elleen Hunter, and is shattered psychologically when she is repelled by his scarred wrists. Hands of a Stranger (1987) 05/10/1987 (US) Romance, Crime, Drama 2h 10m User Score. Uploaded by He then grabs Dr. Harding and tries to strangle him to death, but is shot and killed by Lt. Syms who arrives at the last minute.[1][3][4]. Although lead surgeon Dr. Harding declares the operation a success, Vernon is visibly distressed and seems unable to accept his new hands. Our hero's wife has been flattered by a younger man who takes her to one of these places on impulse after a liquid lunch - who says romance is dead? Also the reviews on Derailed have not been the best. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. A competent TV movie version of Robert Daley's bestseller about ambitious cop Armand Assante trying to find the man who raped his wife during a romantic tryst. (1966) to The Thirsty Dead (1974). At the same time, suddenly finding herself being wooed by her son's school basketball coach, the young and handsome Marty Loftus (Philip Casnoff), Mary Hearn allows herself to be wined and dined by him at a friendly lunch and then lured into a transient hotel. I haven't seen Derailed yet. To view this content, please use one of the following compatible browsers: An ambitious, recently-promoted narcotics inspector becomes obsessed with discovering the truth about the rape of his pretty, neglected wife, while becoming involved romantically with an equally ambitious woman DA. And I have not heard from anyone else that these movies seem a lot alike. The U.S. Unlike Lorre's insidious surgeon in Mad Love who tries to drive his patient insane so he can possess his wife, Harding's intentions are noble and good, even though his romantic pursuit of Dina inadvertently pushes Paris to extremes. Preceded by a warning that the film contained scenes of a violent and graphic nature, Hands of a Stranger was originally broadcast in two parts.Warning, I must remind viewers this video has sexual content. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! Everything comes together as Armand figures out that his wife *was* raped, but she lied to him about the circumstances. Anyone can read what you share. My favorite part of the clunky dialogue was the first . Explore more. Vernon then tries to play, but unable to do so, he attacks the boy, who hits his head on an obstruction and dies. I assume when it aired originally in 1987, it was in mini-series form, or shown over several nights. Cast: James Stapleton (Vernon Paris), Paul Lukather (Dr. Gil Harding), Joan Harvey (Dina Paris), Ted Otis (Dr. Ross Compton), Michael Rye (George Britton), Irish McCalla (Holly), Sally Kellerman (Sue), Barry Gordon (Skeet Wilder). Philip Casnoff is the smarmy coach who Armand's wife (Beverly D'Angelo) was in a no-tell motel with where they were starting an aborted affair (she changed her mind) when Arliss Howard broke into the room, tied them up, raped her and took pictures for blackmail. Low budget with mediocre actors, it's still not bad. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Some of their exchanges achieve the absurd deliriousness of Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959). The story line is great, and you'll want to see the whole thing at one time. Larry Elikann's direction is as lean and urgent as the script. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad. Menu. Eventually, the Hearn scenario expands to include Diane as Joe's lover and Mary's counsellor. Very intriguing story, and Armand Assante is intense as the detective who is trying to catch the guy who raped his wife. What great promise this had, but what a "yawner" it was. In today's world, many movies lack convincing story lines and sensible scenes - not so with this one, done in 1987. In the subsequent days, Assante becomes something of an expert in rape evidence. Despite the camp aspects of Hands of a Stranger, the movie is still more offbeat and engrossing than you'd expect from a relatively unknown B-movie of the sixties. One reader will win a pair of premium tickets to see Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue and overnight stay in one twin or double room at the Clermont Hotel, London with a 3-course meal from the table dhote menu and breakfast. I saw this on the Lifetime Cable Network, all in one sitting. Synopsis: Hands of a Stranger was adapted by playwright Arthur Kopit from the best-selling novel by Robert Daley. I haven't seen Derailed yet. In the subsequent days, Assante becomes something of an expert in rape evidence. In the reviews I've read Clive and Jennifers characters have a fling and a Bad guy breaks in and rapes Jennifer's character, and then there is a major twist. Or is what we call a soul really shaped by our own pleasures and hatreds of the outside and how they're shaped by the world? He's got the cop down pat here. Hands of a Stranger Armand Assante (Actor), Blair Brown (Actor) Format: VHS Tape 6 ratings VHS Tape from $71.94 Editorial Reviews VHS Tape. He begins working on his own, often coming to wrong conclusions. Language. . She quickly decides it is a mistake but as she is about to leave the room, a man enters with a gun. Taut and unsettlingly irresistible, ''Hands of the Stranger'' marks a pronounced advance for the curious beast known as the television movie. Mr. Assante, a kind of Sylvester Stallone with the ability to be reasonably articulate, gets one of his best roles to date and fills it to bursting. Joe Hearn. Movies. And only located it today on IMDb under Beverly D Angelo. It was made in Canada, whereas the entire scenario cries out for the visual complexity and energy of New York. Armand Assante plays a New York City narcotics officer who aids DA Blair Brown in her investigation of a rape case in which drugs were involved. Sign in Hands of a Stranger 1987 VHS Rip,. Conducting his own investigation, Assante determines the rapist's identity while wiretapping a phoned-in attempt to blackmail his wife. It also features an early appearance by Sally Kellerman in her second film role as the ill-fated girlfriend of an assistant surgeon and Irish McCalla as a nurse; McCalla was a former pin-up in girlie magazines whose main claim to fame was playing the title role in the TV series, Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955-56). We're here to create a curated list of free movies you can watch online. A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist. Richard LaSalle, who composed the dramatic score, was unusually prolific in the sixties and seventies, scoring everything from The Flight That Disappeared (1961) to Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! English. As he tries to heal, he finds himself slowly heading down the path of madness. Although lead surgeon Dr. Harding declares the operation a success, Vernon is visibly distressed and seems unable to accept his new hands. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. this is not a cookie cutter clone like so many. Blair Brown is another police detective who is assigned to gang duty where a gang is doing the same thing, raping people and taking pictures. Hands of a Stranger (1987) part two - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new features 2023 Google LLC 1st of all whoever said this movie was only 2 hours & 10 minutes long must have seen a Butchered severely Edited version of it because I just saw the entire film and including the credits it's 3 hours,5 minutes and 46 seconds long. Hands of a Stranger 2h 1987 Overview Synopsis Credits Film Details Notes Brief Synopsis Read More An ambitious, recently-promoted narcotics inspector becomes obsessed with discovering the truth about the rape of his pretty, neglected wife, while becoming involved romantically with an equally ambitious woman DA. If you haven't seen it - go for it, you won't be disappointed. Also look and listen for jazz legends the Red Norvo Quintette in the background in one scene. New look, redesigned programme hub, richer content, hands of a stranger 1987 part 2 12 issues for 1 -. 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