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* Director MartinCampbell's hand as Alec Trevelyan's in ''GoldenEye'', when Trevelyan reaches into the Canadian Admiral's jacket pocket to steal his identification card while the Admiral [[GoOutWithABang goes out with a bang]] at the hands (or thighs, rather) of Xenia Onatopp.

* Director MartinCampbell's hand as Alec Trevelyan's in ''GoldenEye'', when Trevelyan reaches into the Canadian Admiral's jacket pocket to steal his identification card while the Admiral [[GoOutWithABang goes out with a bang]] at the hands of Xenia Onatopp.

* In Cameron's first scene in ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', we see the character's hand reach down and press a button on his speakerphone. The hand was actually that of writer/director JohnHughes; actor Alan Ruck didn't get the movement ''quite'' right, so Hughes did it himself after everyone else had left for the day.

* CarolReed's hands as Harry Lime's, grasping through the sewer grate in ''TheThirdMan''.

* Producer StevenSpielberg's hands during the infamous face-tearing-off scene in ''{{Poltergeist}}''.

* PeterJackson's hand as Faramir's, pointing at a map in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings: The Two Towers''.

* {{Showrunner}} Damon Lindelof's hand as Locke's, turning on the lights at the Pearl Station in the ''{{Lost}}'' episode "?".

* Creator/TerryGilliam is the gorilla hand who turns the book in ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' (the female hand that precedes it is his wife).

* Creator/MelGibson's hand as some Roman's, pounding in one of the nails in ''ThePassionOfTheChrist''.

* TerryGilliam is the gorilla hand who turns the book in ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' (the female hand that precedes it is his wife).

* In Cameron's first scene in ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', we see the character's hand reach down and press a button on his speakerphone. The hand was actually that of writer/director JohnHughes; actor Alan Ruck didn't get the movement ''quite'' right, so Hughes did it himself after everyone else had left for the day.

** In the 80's revival it was Peter Graves' hand.

* MelGibson's hand as some Roman's, pounding in one of the nails in ''ThePassionOfTheChrist''.

* Lewis Milestone's hand as Paul's at the famous ending scene of ''AllQuietOnTheWesternFront''.

** So he actually crucified Christ himself? I knew these rumours about him blaming the Jews for it were wrong!

* An somewhat squicky just-barely-an-example: In the first scene of the film adaption of Ichi The Killer, Ichi is shown masturbating, with what is supposed to be sperm being shown dripping down later. Turns out it really was semen, supplied by none other than the film's director himself.

* PeterJackson's hand as Faramir's, pointing at a map in ''[[TheLordOfTheRings The Two Towers]]''.
** Jackson's cameos in LOTR don't end there. In [[TheLordOfTheRings Return of the King]], when Shelob drags paralyzed Frodo away, the Sam's hand welding sword that enters the frame gunslinger-style is actually Peter Jackson's.

* SamRaimi's hand pushing {{Spider-Man}} onstage.

* Depending on whom you ask, the hand manipulating a crystal rod in the opening of ''SupermanII'' may (or may not) have belonged to Marlon Brando.

* Mark VII Productions created several PoliceProcedural shows including {{Dragnet}} and {{Adam12}}, has a trademark video of the "VII" being set into stone by the use of a sledge hammer striking a chisel. The hands holding the hammer and chisel are Jack Webb's.
* At the end of the Series/DoctorWho episode ''Last of the Time Lords'', [[spoiler: the hand that picks up the Master's ring belongs to one of the producers.]]

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* CarolReed's hands as Harry Lime's, grasping through the sewer grate in ''TheThirdMan''. In this case, however, it was partly because Welles didn't want to get his hands dirty.

* CarolReed's hands as Harry Lime's, grasping through the sewer grate in ''TheThirdMan''.

* At the end of the DoctorWho episode ''Last of the Time Lords'', [[spoiler: the hand that picks up the Master's ring belongs to one of the producers.]]

** So he actually crucified Christ himdelf? I knew these rumours about him blasming the Jews for it were wrong!

* Director Kazuya Tsurumaki's hand (digitally altered) as the giant hand in ''{{FLCL}}''.

* Mark VII productions created several PoliceProcedural shows including {{Dragnet}} and {{Adam12}}, has a trademark video of the "VII" being set into stone by the use of a sledge hammer striking a steel embossing device. Jack Webb held the embosser and swung the sledge onto it.