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{{Infobox film
| name = Coffin Baby<br/><small>(aka: Coffin Baby - The Toolbox Killer Is Back</small>
| name = Coffin Baby
| image = Coffin Baby film poster.jpg
| image = Coffin Baby film poster.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Release Poster
| caption = Release Poster
| director = [[Dean C. Jones]]
| director = Dean C. Jones
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Starr Jones|Kristy Horiuchi|Robert Diaz Leroy}}
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Starr Jones|Kristy Horiuchi|Robert Diaz Leroy}}
| writer = {{unbulleted list|Josh Edwards|Dean Jones}}
| writer = {{unbulleted list|Josh Edwards|Dean Jones}}
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| distributor = {{unbulleted list|PFG Entertainment|New KSM}}
| distributor = {{unbulleted list|PFG Entertainment|New KSM}}
| released = {{Film date|2013|07|09|DVD release}}
| released = {{Film date|2013|07|09|DVD release}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''Coffin Baby''''' (aka '''''Coffin Baby - The Toolbox Killer Is Back''''') is a 2013 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[horror film]] written and directed by Dean C. Jones and starring [[Bruce Dern]], [[Brian Krause]], [[Clifton Powell]], and [[Ethan Phillips]]. It has been represented as a sequel to 2004's ''[[Toolbox Murders]]''; however, Dean Jones has stated in court documents that it is completely independent of the ''[[Toolbox Murders]]'' franchise. The majority of the footage in the film was shot for ''[[Toolbox Murders 2]]'', the sequel to the 2004 film in which the eponymous toolbox killer, Coffin Baby, resumes his gruesome killing spree from the first film. Actor Christopher Doyle reprises his 2004 role as Coffin Baby.<ref name=Influx>{{cite web|last=Qateel|first=Nav|title=review: ''Coffin Baby''|url=http://1nfluxmagazine.com/coffin-baby/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|work=[[Influx Magazine]]|year=2013}}</ref><ref name=Angstrated>{{cite web|last=Harrington|language=German|title=review: ''Coffin Baby – The Toolbox Killer is back''|url=http://angstrated.com/review/coffin-baby-review/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|work=Angstrated|date=August 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="De Nacht Vlinder">{{cite web|last=Raven|first=Kim |language=Dutch|title=Review: ''Coffin Baby'' (Dean Jones, 2013)|url=http://denachtvlinders.nl/2013/recensie-coffin-baby-dean-jones/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|work=De Nacht Vlinder|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Dread Central">{{cite web|last=Barton|first=Steve|title=Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/61735/massive-coffin-baby-image-gallery-exhumed|accessdate=September 4, 2013|work=[[Dread Central]]|date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> However, domestic distribution of Coffin Baby has been stopped by litigation commenced by the producers of ''[[Toolbox Murders 2]]'' who have accused Jones of copyright infringement and related claims for taking the footage he shot as the director of ''[[Toolbox Murders 2]]'' and using is to create Coffin Baby, which they contend is an unauthorized derivative of the 2004 ''[[Toolbox Murders]]'' film.
'''''Coffin Baby''''' (also known as '''''Toolbox Murders 2''', '''TBK: The Toolbox Murders 2''','' and '''''Coffin Baby - The Toolbox Killer Is Back''''') is a 2013 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[slasher film]] written and directed by Dean C. Jones and starring [[Bruce Dern]], [[Brian Krause]], [[Clifton Powell]], and [[Ethan Phillips]]. Initially, the film entered production intended as a sequel to 2004's ''[[Toolbox Murders]],'' itself a remake of [[The Toolbox Murders|the 1978 horror cult classic]]. While a majority of the footage used in ''Coffin Baby'' was intended to be used in the planned sequel, behind-the-scenes trouble forced the production to retool the project. Actor Christopher Doyle reprises his role as Coffin Baby from the 2004 film. Distribution of Coffin Baby has been stopped by agreement between Dean Jones and the producers of ''Toolbox Murders 2''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{More plot|date=September 2014}}
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In Hollywood, Samantha Forester (Chauntal Lewis) is kidnapped by "Coffin Baby" (Christopher Doyle), branded, locked in a cage, and forced to witness dozens upon dozens of other Los Angeles citizens being murdered in various brutal ways. When she is reported as missing, police investigators lead by Detective Chad Cole ([[Brian Krause]]) interrogate her boyfriend and learn that Samantha's own child was murdered.
In Hollywood, Samantha Forester (Chauntal Lewis) is kidnapped by "Coffin Baby" (Christopher Doyle), branded, locked in a cage, and forced to witness dozens upon dozens of other Los Angeles citizens being murdered in various brutal ways. When she is reported as missing, But, later, by unknown reason he cut off her left hand. After 10 days in captivity, Coffin Baby falls in love with Samantha and gives her an orchid. Becoming crazed by her confinement, she herself eats cooked human flesh from another blonde victim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A. |first=Florita |title=Coffin Baby (2013) Review |url=https://hellhorror.com/movies/coffin-baby-review-47932.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Hell Horror}}</ref>
After 10 days in captivity, Coffin Baby falls in love with Samantha and gives her an orchid. Becoming crazed by her confinement, she herself eats cooked human flesh from another blonde victim.

Upon rescue by police, investigators find the body count is climbed well into the hundreds. Samantha is herself now suspected in the murder of her own 11 month old child.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Bruce Dern]] as Vance Henrickson<ref name="Dread Central">{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=November 20, 2012 |title=Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed |url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/61735/massive-coffin-baby-image-gallery-exhumed |accessdate=September 4, 2013 |work=[[Dread Central]]}}</ref>
* [[Bruce Dern]] as Vance Henrickson
* [[Brian Krause]] as Detective Chad Cole
* [[Brian Krause]] as Detective Chad Cole<ref name="Dread Central" />
* [[Clifton Powell]] as Detective S. Jackson
* [[Clifton Powell]] as Detective S. Jackson<ref name="Dread Central" />
* Chauntal Lewis as Samantha Forester
* [[Chauntal Lewis]] as Samantha Forester<ref name="Dread Central" />
* Christopher Doyle as Coffin Baby
* Christopher Doyle as Coffin Baby<ref name="Dread Central" />
* [[Ethan Phillips]] as Coroner B. Jones
* [[Ethan Phillips]] as Coroner B. Jones
* [[Ron Chaney]] as Detective L. Wehage
* [[Ron Chaney]] as Detective L. Wehage
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* Allison Kyler as Amy Weinstein
* Allison Kyler as Amy Weinstein
* Whitney Anderson as Winter Jones
* Whitney Anderson as Winter Jones
* [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] as H. Bogart
* Dean C. Jones as H. Bogart
* [[Mychal Thompson]] as Rodney W. Smith
* [[Mychal Thompson]] as Rodney W. Smith
* [[Douglas Tait (stuntman)|Douglas Tait]] as CB double
* [[Douglas Tait (stuntman)|Douglas Tait]] as CB double


==Production==
==Production==
In March 2011 Dean Jones was hired as the director of Toolbox Murders 2 and shot principal photography for that movie in Los Angeles for the company TMB III Movie LLC. Jones put together his directors' cut of the film for screening at the 2011 Cannes film festival where it was not well received. He subsequently shot additional footage for the Toolbox Murders sequel, but then had a falling out with the producer and in October 2012 he and brother Starr Jones shot additional footage for the film ''Coffin Baby'' in [[Alamance County, North Carolina]] on locations in their hometown of [[Graham, North Carolina]]. Area emergency workers and residents served as extras.<ref>{{cite news|format=video report |last=Glancy|first=Charlie |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6JNHhKJyR |archivedate= September 4, 2013 |title=Horror movie filmed in Alamance County|url=http://myfox8.com/2012/10/18/horror-movie-filmed-in-burlington/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|newspaper=[[WGHP|MyFox8]]|date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>
The film is the directorial debut of Dean Jones, a makeup artist perhaps best known as an eight-time nominee for the Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for his work on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cardullo |first=Paul |date=2016-10-21 |title="Coffin Baby" (Wreak Havoc - 2016): Partially Formed Film With Gory Set Pieces Suffers From Its Difficult Birth |url=https://gruesomemagazine.com/2016/10/21/coffin-baby-wreak-havoc-2016-partially-formed-film-gory-set-pieces-suffers-difficult-birt/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Gruesome Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=November 2023}} In October 2012, filmmakers and brothers Dean Jones and Starr Jones shot ''Coffin Baby'' in [[Alamance County, North Carolina]], on locations in their hometown of [[Graham, North Carolina]]. Area emergency workers and residents served as extras.<ref>{{cite news|format=video report |last=Glancy |first=Charlie |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523121104/http://myfox8.com/2012/10/18/horror-movie-filmed-in-burlington/ |archivedate=May 23, 2013 |title=Horror movie filmed in Alamance County |url=http://myfox8.com/2012/10/18/horror-movie-filmed-in-burlington/ |accessdate=September 3, 2013 |newspaper=[[WGHP|MyFox8]] |date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The film was initially released in April 2013 by Atlantic & Film Pictures before releasing on DVD on July 9, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrew |first=Robyn |date=2015-03-30 |title=Coffin Baby (Movie Review) |url=https://crypticrock.com/coffin-baby-movie-review/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}}</ref>
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It was screened on September 30 and October 1, 2016 during the second annual Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival in [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name=":0" />


==Reception==
==Reception==
Nav Qateel of Influx Magazine felt that the film had potential to be an interesting horror film but failed due to an obviously troubled production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qateel |first=Nav |date=2013-08-13 |title=Coffin Baby (Review) |url=https://influxmagazine.com/coffin-baby/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=INFLUX Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Paul Cardullo of Gruesome Magazine credited Dean Jones, along with effects supervisor William Jones and makeup artist Cary Ayers, for the film's good-looking gore and practical effects, but derided the movie for having no sensible plot or effective characters.<ref name=":0" />
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Nav Qateel of [[Influx Magazine]] wrote that the film had the potential to be decent but failed.<ref name=Influx/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 10 September 2024

For the forensic pathology term, see Coffin birth.
Coffin Baby
Release Poster
Directed byDean C. Jones
Written by
  • Josh Edwards
  • Dean Jones
Produced by
  • Starr Jones
  • Kristy Horiuchi
  • Robert Diaz Leroy
StarringBruce Dern
Brian Krause
Clifton Powell
Chauntal Lewis
CinematographyDavid Bridges
Edited by
Music by
Production
company
Atlantic & Pacific Pictures
Distributed by
  • PFG Entertainment
  • New KSM
Release date
  • July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09) (DVD release)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coffin Baby (also known as Toolbox Murders 2, TBK: The Toolbox Murders 2, and Coffin Baby - The Toolbox Killer Is Back) is a 2013 American slasher film written and directed by Dean C. Jones and starring Bruce Dern, Brian Krause, Clifton Powell, and Ethan Phillips. Initially, the film entered production intended as a sequel to 2004's Toolbox Murders, itself a remake of the 1978 horror cult classic. While a majority of the footage used in Coffin Baby was intended to be used in the planned sequel, behind-the-scenes trouble forced the production to retool the project. Actor Christopher Doyle reprises his role as Coffin Baby from the 2004 film. Distribution of Coffin Baby has been stopped by agreement between Dean Jones and the producers of Toolbox Murders 2.[citation needed]

Plot

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In Hollywood, Samantha Forester (Chauntal Lewis) is kidnapped by "Coffin Baby" (Christopher Doyle), branded, locked in a cage, and forced to witness dozens upon dozens of other Los Angeles citizens being murdered in various brutal ways. When she is reported as missing, But, later, by unknown reason he cut off her left hand. After 10 days in captivity, Coffin Baby falls in love with Samantha and gives her an orchid. Becoming crazed by her confinement, she herself eats cooked human flesh from another blonde victim.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film is the directorial debut of Dean Jones, a makeup artist perhaps best known as an eight-time nominee for the Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[3][better source needed] In October 2012, filmmakers and brothers Dean Jones and Starr Jones shot Coffin Baby in Alamance County, North Carolina, on locations in their hometown of Graham, North Carolina. Area emergency workers and residents served as extras.[4]

Release

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The film was initially released in April 2013 by Atlantic & Film Pictures before releasing on DVD on July 9, 2013.[5]

It was screened on September 30 and October 1, 2016 during the second annual Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina.[3]

Reception

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Nav Qateel of Influx Magazine felt that the film had potential to be an interesting horror film but failed due to an obviously troubled production.[6] Paul Cardullo of Gruesome Magazine credited Dean Jones, along with effects supervisor William Jones and makeup artist Cary Ayers, for the film's good-looking gore and practical effects, but derided the movie for having no sensible plot or effective characters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ A., Florita. "Coffin Baby (2013) Review". Hell Horror. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e Barton, Steve (November 20, 2012). "Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed". Dread Central. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Cardullo, Paul (2016-10-21). ""Coffin Baby" (Wreak Havoc - 2016): Partially Formed Film With Gory Set Pieces Suffers From Its Difficult Birth". Gruesome Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ Glancy, Charlie (October 18, 2012). "Horror movie filmed in Alamance County". MyFox8. Archived from the original (video report) on May 23, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Andrew, Robyn (2015-03-30). "Coffin Baby (Movie Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  6. ^ Qateel, Nav (2013-08-13). "Coffin Baby (Review)". INFLUX Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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