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Coffin Baby
Coffin Baby
	Release Poster
Directed by	Dean C. Jones
Written by	Josh Edwards; Dean Jones;
Produced by	Starr Jones; Kristy Horiuchi; Robert Diaz Leroy;
Starring	Bruce Dern; Brian Krause; Clifton Powell; Chauntal Lewis
Cinematography	David Bridges
Edited by	Ryan Correll; Sherwood Jones; Chris J. Miller;
Music by	Michael Huey; Terry Huud;
Production; company	Atlantic & Pacific Pictures
Distributed by	PFG Entertainment; New KSM;
Release date	July 9, 2013 (DVD release);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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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

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

Bruce Dern as Vance Henrickson^[2]
Brian Krause as Detective Chad Cole^[2]
Clifton Powell as Detective S. Jackson^[2]
Chauntal Lewis as Samantha Forester^[2]
Christopher Doyle as Coffin Baby^[2]
Ethan Phillips as Coroner B. Jones
Ron Chaney as Detective L. Wehage
Isabelle Freitheim as Sabrina Forester
Allison Kyler as Amy Weinstein
Whitney Anderson as Winter Jones
Dean C. Jones as H. Bogart
Mychal Thompson as Rodney W. Smith
Douglas Tait as CB double

Production

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

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

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

^ A., Florita. "Coffin Baby (2013) Review". Hell Horror. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Barton, Steve (November 20, 2012). "Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed". Dread Central. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Andrew, Robyn (2015-03-30). "Coffin Baby (Movie Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
^ Qateel, Nav (2013-08-13). "Coffin Baby (Review)". INFLUX Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

External links

[1] A., Florita. "Coffin Baby (2013) Review". Hell Horror. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

[Dread_Central-2] Barton, Steve (November 20, 2012). "Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed". Dread Central. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

[:0-3] 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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+| writer         = {{unbulleted list|Josh Edwards|Dean Jones}}
+| starring       = [[Bruce Dern]]<br>[[Brian Krause]]<br>[[Clifton Powell]]<br>Chauntal Lewis
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-| editing        = {{ubl|Ryan Correll|Sherwood Jones|Christopher James Miller}}
+| editing        = {{unbulleted list|Ryan Correll|Sherwood Jones|[[Chris J. Miller]]}}
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-| distributor    = {{ubl|PFG Entertainment|New KSM}}
+| distributor    = {{unbulleted list|PFG Entertainment|New KSM}}
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+'''''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}}
-'''''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, Emmy-winning FX makeup artist and co-creator of 2004's iconic killer from ''[[Toolbox Murders]]''. Film stars [[Brian Krause]], [[Clifton Powell]], [[Ethan Phillips]] and introduces Chauntal Lewis. It also features a notable cameo by the always fun-to-watch [[Bruce Dern]]. While it is widely assumed that ""Coffin Baby"" is a sequel to ''"Toolbox Murders"'' because of Dean Jones' association with the first film, this assumption is incorrect, despite a German release of '''''Coffin Baby''''' using the association in it's marketing of the home video title in that country. Also the fact that actor Christopher Doyle appears as the titular psychotic serial slayer Coffin Baby in a somewhat similar role to the killer he played in the 2004 remake of ''[[Toolbox Murders]]''. But it is a different story entirely, with a different setting, characters, motivation for the killer, etc.<ref name=Influx>{{cite news|last=Qateel|first=Nav|title=review: ''Coffin Baby''|url=http://1nfluxmagazine.com/coffin-baby/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|newspaper=Influx Magazine|year=2013}}</ref><ref name=Angstrated>{{cite news|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|newspaper=Angstrated|date=August 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="De Nacht Vlinder">{{cite news|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|newspaper=De Nacht Vlinder|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Filmchecker>{{cite news|last=staff|first=|language=German|title=Filmreview: "Coffin Baby" (2013)|url=http://filmchecker.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/filmreview-coffin-baby-2013/|accessdate=September 3, 2013|newspaper=Filmchecker|year=2013}}</ref><ref name="Dread Central">{{cite news|last=Creepy|first=Uncle|title=Massive Coffin Baby Image Gallery Exhumed|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/61735/massive-coffin-baby-image-gallery-exhumed|accessdate=September 4, 2013|newspaper=[[CraveOnline|Dread Central]]|date=November 20, 2012}}</ref>
-==Background==
-In October 2012, and based upon the 2004 film ''Toolbox Killer'', filmmaker & brothers Dean Jones and Starr Jones shot the sequel film ''Coffin Baby''  in [[Alamance County, North Carolina]] on locations in their hometown city of [[Graham, North Carolina|Graham]]. Area police, fire fighters, rescue personnel, and residents were part of the many filmed crime scenes.<ref name="Fox 8 News">{{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>
 ==Plot==
+{{More plot|date=September 2014}}
-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.
-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.
+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>
-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==
+* [[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
 * Isabelle Freitheim as Sabrina Forester
 * Allison Kyler as Amy Weinstein
-* [[Whitney Anderson (actress)|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
 * [[Douglas Tait (stuntman)|Douglas Tait]] as CB double
+==Production==
+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==
+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>
+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==
+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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 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * {{Official website|http://www.pfgentertainment.com/2012/10/coffin-baby/}}
+* {{IMDb title|1866251}}
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1866251 ''Coffin Baby''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
+* {{Rotten Tomatoes|coffin_baby}}
-* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coffin_baby/ ''Coffin Baby''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BD4pb0I1PiE Official trailer]
-* [http://www.drbloodsvideovault.com/2013/08/coffin-baby-2013.html review at Dr. Blood's Video Vault]
-* [http://www.horrorsociety.com/2012/11/24/coffin-baby-starring-bruce-dern-and-brian-krause/ review at Horror Society]
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