The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher film directed by Dennis Donnelly, from a screenplay by Neva Friedenn, Robert Easter, and Anne Kindberg. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, and Wesley Eure. It follows a series of violent murders centered around a Los Angeles apartment complex, followed by the kidnapping and disappearance of a teenage girl who resides there. The film was marketed as being a dramatization of true events, though no source can confirm this. It was briefly banned in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom during the "video nasty" panic.
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Directed by Dennis Donnelly
Genres - Horror, Mature, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Exploitation Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Slasher Film |
Release Date - Mar 3, 1978 |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$185,000
Themes
Tags
Brady Bunch, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Murder, Nudity, Slasher, Timothy Donnelly, Toolbox Murders, Video Nasty, Violence, Violent
Attributes
Filming Location: Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Subject: incest, revenge, serial killer
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Subject: incest, revenge, serial killer
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Der Bohrmaschinenkiller
DE
Der Killer mit der Bohrmaschine
DE
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ES
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MX
La foreuse sanglante
FR
Lo squartatore di Los Angeles
IT
Meurtres à la perceuse
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Na Senda do Crime
BR, PT
O dolofonos me to ilektriko trypani
GR
The Maniac Drill
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The Toolbox Murders
NL, GB, US
Verktygsmördaren
SE
Кошмар дома на холмах
, RU