Bit by bit...By bit he carved a nightmare!
A ski-masked maniac kills apartment complex tenants with the contents of a toolbox.
The Toolbox Murders (1978) is a horror and mystery film directed by Dennis Donnelly, released on March 3, 1978 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure and Aneta Corsaut. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 124 ratings.
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Cameron Mitchell
as Vance Kingsley
Pamelyn Ferdin
as Laurie Ballard
Wesley Eure
as Kent Kingsley
Aneta Corsaut
as Joanne Ballard
Nicolas Beauvy
as Joey Ballard
Tim Donnelly
as Detective Jamison
Faith McSwain
as Mrs. Andrews
Marciee Drake
as Debbie
Evelyn Guerrero
as Maria
Kelly Nichols
as Dee Ann (as Marianne Walter)
Don Diamond
as Sgt. Cameron
Victoria Perry
as Woman in Apartment
Directed by Dennis Donnelly, written by Robert Easter, Neva Friedenn and Ann Kindberg, produced by Tony DiDio.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 124 ratings.
Has its moments of creepiness especially with the killer and his kidnapped teenage victim, and the opening murders were pretty brutal, but the scenes in between with characters I couldn't care less about, was a tad dry. As exploitation movies go, it's okay. **2.75/5**
Reviewed on January 8, 2022
**_Effective low-budget slasher beat “Halloween” to theaters in 1978_** At a Los Angeles apartment complex, four women are murdered by various tools and a girl is missing. Who’s the psycho doing the killing and WHY? Cameron Mitchell (Vance), Wesley Eure (Kent) and Nicholas Beauvy (Joey) head the cast. "The Toolbox Murders” (1978) is an obscure early slasher that only cost $165,000, but it’s professionally made and…
Reviewed on October 21, 2022
This infamous little slasher flick with the infamous little title is full of blood, violence, and nudity. It is everything you expect from something of this ilk. Supposedly based on a true story, four women in an apartment building are brutally murdered by items normally found in a toolbox. The killer (and the film makers do not hide this fact) is Cameron Mitchell, the building owner. Mitchell is a religious nut…
Reviewed on September 27, 2023
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The Toolbox Murders (1978) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Night Flight Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Toolbox Murders (1978) includes Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure, Aneta Corsaut and Nicolas Beauvy. The film was directed by Dennis Donnelly. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Toolbox Murders was released on March 3, 1978 and runs for 1h 33m.
The Toolbox Murders (1978) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 124 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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