{"id":12184,"date":"2010-08-25T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T18:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12184"},"modified":"2021-01-27T13:58:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:58:13","slug":"toolbox-murders-the-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12184","title":{"rendered":"Toolbox Murders, The (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You need more than a spilled Pepsi to prove that she was kidnapped.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster-181x270.jpg 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Poster.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen his sister (Pamelyn Ferdin) goes missing, a teenager (Nicolas Beauvy) and his friend (Wesley Eure) attempt to determine who has committed a rash of bloody murders in an apartment complex.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Cameron Mitchell Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWithin the first half-hour of this notorious serial killer flick &#8212; banned in the U.K. from 1982-2000 as a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_nasties\">&#8220;video nasty&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; we witness no less then four grisly &#8220;murders by tool&#8221; of nubile young women, all living within the same apartment complex. Shortly thereafter, we learn that the ski-masked killer is the apartment&#8217;s deeply disturbed landlord (Cameron Mitchell) who has gone off the deep end after the death of his teenage daughter in a car accident (shown as a flashback in the film&#8217;s opening credits sequence). When an apple-cheeked young virgin in the complex (Pamelyn Ferdin) goes missing, we can accurately guess that Mitchell is responsible, and that her life is in grave danger. Given its reputation, I was surprised to find <em>The Toolbox Murders<\/em> (remade <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0367153\/\">in name only in 2004<\/a>, by Tobe Hooper) to be a reasonably compelling slasher flick. While the opening murders are hard to stomach, the remaining hour or so holds one&#8217;s attention, as Mitchell chews the scenery and a major identity twist is revealed. While it&#8217;s only recommended for fans of the genre, this one is not quite as bad as you&#8217;d think. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The &#8220;bedside&#8221; scene between Mitchell and Ferdin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-1536x920.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Toolbox-Murders-Ferdin.png 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8212; though hardcore film fanatics may be curious to check it out, given its notoriety. Listed as Trash in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078405\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/toolbox_murders_1978\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=3958\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stomptokyo.com\/movies\/toolbox-murders.html\">Stomp Tokyo Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-toolbox-murders\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You need more than a spilled Pepsi to prove that she was kidnapped.&#8221; Synopsis: When his sister (Pamelyn Ferdin) goes missing, a teenager (Nicolas Beauvy) and his friend (Wesley Eure) attempt to determine who has committed a rash of bloody murders in an apartment complex. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amateur Sleuths Cameron Mitchell Films Horror Films Kidnapping Serial Killers Review: Within the first half-hour of this notorious serial killer flick &#8212; banned in the U.K. from 1982-2000 as a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=12184\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66406,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12184\/revisions\/66406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}