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55% Critic Match
The Toolbox Murders
“Bit by bit...By bit he carved a nightmare!”
5.5 / 10• 1978• 1h 33m•R• English
HorrorMysteryThriller
Storyline
A serial killer, plagued by the memory of a fatal car accident, uses various tools to murder female tenants of a Los Angeles apartment complex, then abducts a teenaged girl who lives there with her family. When the police express doubt that the murders are connected to the girl's disappearance, her brother sets out to search for her on his own.
Cast & Crew
Cameron Mitchell
Vance Kingsley
Lead
Pamelyn Ferdin
Laurie Ballard
Wesley Eure
Kent Kingsley
Aneta Corsaut
Joanne Ballard
Nicolas Beauvy
Joey Ballard
Tim Donnelly
Detective Jamison
FM
Faith McSwain
Mrs. Andrews
MD
Marciee Drake
Debbie
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dennis Donnelly's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Toolbox Murders is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
