Director: Dennis Donnelly
Actors: Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, Wesley Eure
PlotIn a quiet apartment complex in Los Angeles, a series of gruesome murders begins to terrorize the tenants. An unknown assailant, wielding tools like drills and nail guns, viciously attacks and kills various occupants, leaving the building enveloped in fear. The police are baffled by the brutality and apparent randomness of the attacks, struggling to piece together the clues that might lead to the killer. With each passing day, the residents become more paranoid, suspecting one another as they try to maintain a semblance of normalcy in the midst of the ongoing horror.
As the body count rises, a teenage girl named Laurie becomes increasingly disturbed by the sinister atmosphere. Her uncle, Vance Kingsley, tries to provide comfort and protection, but the terror seems inescapable. Laurie's brother, Joey, and her boyfriend, Kent, become concerned for her safety and decide to investigate the murders themselves. Their search for answers becomes a desperate race against time to stop the killer before Laurie becomes the next victim. Meanwhile, each resident's daily routines are colored by the creeping dread that the murderer might be hiding among them, their anonymity a mask for the bloodlust that lies beneath.
MoreWriters: Neva Friedenn, Robert Easter, Ann Kindberg
Release Date: 03 Mar 1978
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Blu-ray
The Toolbox Murders, less gory and engaging than expected, has a solid Blu-ray release but is best rented first.
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4K UHD Blu-ray
4K Blu-ray of The Toolbox Murders enriches genre classic with vivid details & extras. Recommended.
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