The Toy Box (1971)

When Ralph persuades his girlfriend, Donna, to participate in a bizarre party, she discovers the guests are to perform erotic plays in the presence of a corpse - Ralph's millionaire uncle. ... See full summary »

Director:

Ronald Víctor García

Writer:

Ronald Víctor García

Stars:

Sean Kenney, Ann Perry, Neal Bishop

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Kenney	...	Ralph (as Evan Steele)
Ann Perry	...	Donna (as Ann Myers)
Neal Bishop
Debbie Osborne	...	Sally Howard (as Deborah Osborne)
T.E. Brown
Lisa Goodman
Kathy Hilton	...	Party Guest in Cotton Dress (as Kathie Hilton)
Maria Arnold	...	Maria (as Marie Arnold)
Jack King	...	Uncle
Marsha Jordan	...	Party Guest in Orange
Steve Moon
Casey Larrain	...	Party Guest in Boots
Ralph Dale
Nancy Freese
Karen Hutt

Storyline

When Ralph persuades his girlfriend, Donna, to participate in a bizarre party, she discovers the guests are to perform erotic plays in the presence of a corpse - Ralph's millionaire uncle. The players are promised gifts from the "toy box." Ralph and Donna await their turn, when the mansion's doors lock at midnight; and it's not long before they discover the players are being murdered by...the dead uncle?

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Plot Keywords:

uncle | party | sex in bed | masturbation with a dildo | exhibitionism | 

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Taglines:

Bizarre, Shocking Beyond Belief.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Orgy Box

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pacific International Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns (1971)

User Reviews

Surrealist, soft-core porn

In "Boogie Nights" Burt Reynold's porno director character has this hilarious monologue where he talks about his "dream" of making a porno film that people will sit and watch to the end even after they have. . . (well, see "Boogie Nights" if you haven't). Anyway, this is one of those rare movies. In fact, I'm sure most of the porn addicts out there would probably hate it because it's too flat-out weird to really be very erotic. But I actually admire sex movies that have the guts NOT to be the same old boring "erotic" crap. If you have seen and enjoyed "Cafe Flesh", "The Devil in Miss Jones",and "Let My Puppets Come" (the first and, to my knowledge, only hardcore porno puppet movie) you'll probably appreciate this film . On the other hand, if you're the type that eagerly lines up every week for the latest Jenna Jameson shot-on-video sex opus, don't bother.

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