The Toolbox Murders

For the 2004 remake, see Toolbox Murders. For the 1979 real-life murders, see Toolbox Killers.
The Toolbox Murders
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDennis Donnelly
Screenplay by
  • Neva Friedenn
  • Robert Easter
  • Ann Kindberg
Produced byTony DiDio
Starring
CinematographyGary Graver
Edited byNunzio Darpino
Music byGeorge Deaton
Production
companies
  • Cal-Am Productions
  • Tony DiDio Productions
Distributed byCal-Am Artists
Release dates
  • February 17, 1978 (1978-02-17) (El Paso, Texas)
  • November 1, 1978 (1978-11-01) (Los Angeles, California)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$165,000[1]
Box office>$512,000[2]

The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher film directed by Dennis Donnelly, from a screenplay by Neva Friedenn, Robert Easter, and Anne Kindberg.[a] 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.

  1. ^ Thrower 2007, p. 513.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference afi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Toolbox Murders - WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. June 1, 1978. Retrieved April 12, 2024.


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