The Offspring's Dexter Holland Springs To The Big Screen

05/03/1999 7:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(5/3/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - If you caught the horror flick spoof Idle Hands over the weekend, you may have been surprised to catch a glimpse of Offspring singer Dexter Holland (LAUNCH, 10/30/98).

The singer's performance even surprised his bandmate, guitarist Noodles, who tells LAUNCH: "He did a great job...They actually did two takes of it, but he really nailed it the first take. And he had to. It was hours and hours of makeup. If he didn't get it the first time he would have had to sit through that again. He could have been there endlessly. But he really nailed it the first time. It's really funny. And I've got to say that it's very fun to watch Dexter get his head ripped off. It was pretty cool."

Idle Hands is a story about a teenager whose right hand has a mind of its own--and it kills people, starting with his parents. The soundtrack album, which was released on Time Bomb Recordings on April 13, features the Offspring, as well as tourmates the Living End, Blink 182, Rob Zombie, and others.

Meanwhile, the Offspring's own Americana continues to be a fixture in the top 10 of the Billboard album chart. This week, it's No. 7. The album has sold more than 3.1 million copies since its release, according to SoundScan data.

Features on the Offspring and Rob Zombie are available on LAUNCH.com; a Blink 182 feature is on the way.

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