Storyline

Woody Allen plays Tex, a kosher butcher. Sharon Stone plays his unfaithful wife Candy. Tex catches Candy in the act and in a fit of rage he kills her. To conceal his crime he cuts up her body and buries it in the desert in New Mexico. However, when her hand surfaces, a blind woman trips over it and it restores her sight. The hand is then considered to be the "hand of the Virgin." Despite the church's fallen priest objecting, the ambitious mayor of the town creates an international three-ring circus of miracle-seekers, TV crews, and born-again local prostitutes all interested in the hand. All of this goes on while Tex is desperately trying to recover the hand before the sheriff finds it and uses it as evidence against him.—Stevie

Plot Keywords

butcher, wife, priest, mayor, blind woman, cop, quirky, hilarious, madcap, new mexico, desert, town, church, butcher shop, infidelity, murder, religion, strange happenings, investigation, small-town life, discovery, pursuit, escape, 1990s

Short Review

#woodyallenretro Podcast ProjectWoody goes off the wall in the crazy comedy romp. A shockingly well cast affair with a level of wildness we see rarely from Woody - to be fair the whole affair is quite tongue in cheek and can't be taken seriously - camerawork is not on par with other woody projects but it's a refreshing change of pace and scenery for almost all involved - a very strange religous satire narrative here that shouldn't be taken seriously - frowned upon by many but we see it as lackluster at worst.. dumb fun blowing off steam at best

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Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership