Toolbox Murders

Toolbox Murders

Nell Barrows

Steven Barrows

Luis Saucedo

Chas Rooker

Julia Cunningham

Ned Lundy

Byron McLieb

Coffin Baby

Austin Sterling

Jennifer

Saffron Kirby

Hudson

Dora Sterling

Philip Sterling

Hans

Johnny Turnbull

Officer Daniel Stone

Officer Melody Jacobs

Shadow Man

Nell's Father

Christian Bale stated in an interview that he tried hard to contact Tobe Hooper for the role of Steven Barrows and even personally recorded and sent a screen test of himself, but was never called back. He instead focused on scoring the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins.

Lucky McKee was originally set to play the part of the killer, but dropped out to work on his own horror film The Woods (2006).

One of the production companies financing the film dissolved during filming, forcing Tobe Hooper to shut down production with only 2/3 of the movie actually shot. Numerous continuity errors, plot holes, and narrative flaws are the result of Hooper hastily editing together what he had filmed into a complete movie in order to try and recoup financial losses and so that the actors' and crews' work wouldn't go to waste.

At the very beginning of the movie, a minor character buys two packs of smokes and the register says $3.50. In 2004, they would have been much more expensive.

When Ned is in front of the elevator it opens and Julia comes out. A front shot of Ned shows him with his hair all over his face. Then another shot shows his hair to the sides and then it changes back to cover his face.

When Chas dies at the end it shows him with his eyes closed, then at the next shot his eyes are open.

Byron McLieb: [over the intercom in Nell and Stevens Apartment, said in a British Accent] Luis, the Vice Chancellor will be here at 3 for finger sandwiches.

Byron McLieb: Any fix-it problems you have, just call Ned at extension 10.

Nell Barrows: Were you aiming for Dante's Third or Fourth Circle of Hell?