The Toolbox Murders

The Toolbox Murders
The Toolbox Murders
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dennis Donnelly
Screenplay by	Neva Friedenn; Robert Easter; Ann Kindberg;
Produced by	Tony DiDio
Starring	Cameron Mitchell; Pamelyn Ferdin; Wesley Eure;
Cinematography	Gary Graver
Edited by	Nunzio Darpino
Music by	George Deaton
Production; companies	Cal-Am Productions; Tony DiDio Productions;
Distributed by	Cal-Am Artists
Release dates	February 17, 1978 (El Paso, Texas); November 1, 1978 (Los Angeles, California);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$165,000
Box office	>$512,000

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.

^ Thrower 2007, p. 513.
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^ "The Toolbox Murders - WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. June 1, 1978. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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[FOOTNOTEThrower2007513-1] Thrower 2007, p. 513.

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[3] "The Toolbox Murders - WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. June 1, 1978. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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