Tobe Hooper's remake of notorious slasher picture THE TOOLBOX MURDERS (1978) retains only the basic setting — a rundown apartment building — and the notion of a series of grisly murder by handyman's other implements. The once-luxurious Lusman Arms, built in downtown Los Angeles in the 1920s and now home to a motley group of struggling actors, fringe dwellers and old-timers, is in the midst of ongoing renovation. Newlyweds Nell and Steven Barrows (MAY star Angela Bettis, Ned Roam) move in the same day a workman is killed and — unbeknownst to anyone — a young woman (Sherri Moon) is hammered to death. Their apartment, building manager Byron (Greg Travis) smirks, was onc...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins