OVERALL: Draw

R1 has "Deleted scenes" not on the UK R2, which instead has additional (censored) documentary and a DTS audio track.

General Note:
"For sake of clarity, there is only ONE version of the Toolbox Murders. The original cut, or should I say, director's cut, was submitted to the MPAA for an R rating. After they viewed the picture, it was given a more stringent NC-17 rating due to extreme gore (see the bonus material on the DVD as these were the actual versions from the Director's Cut.) We then had to recut scenes to obtain an R Rating.

Because Toolbox was an extremely budget challenged film, the producers were not willing to preserve the NC-17 version to release as the "Director's Cut" so only the R version, which is what was screened theatrically as well as what you have on the DVD, is the only version in existence

Andrew Cohen, A.C.E.
Editor, Toolbox Murders"

CUTS:

• R1 America- Lionsgate Home Entertainment - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (94:58 NTSC)
• R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts. R-Rated Theatrical Version (91:04 PAL)
• R2 Holland- A-Film - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (90:52 PAL)
• R2 Japan- Fullmedia - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (94:54 NTSC).
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World/Noble Entertainment - No cuts (91:04 PAL).
• R2 2-Disc Special Edition United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (91:03 PAL).
  However "The American Nightmare" documentary has been cut by 0:14 by the BBFC
• R4 Australia- 21st Century Pictures - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (~91min PAL)
• R4 Brazil- PlayArte - Unknown cut status.
• R5 Russia- Pyramid Home Video - No cuts. R-Rated US Theatrical Version (91 minS PAL).

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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 25/09/04
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 02/10/22

UPDATE LOG:

01/09/19: Added Germany
02/10/22: Addition of the Scandinavian release.