Toys Are Not for Children
- Year: 1972
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Stanley H. Brassloff
- Length: 85 min
Film Synopsis
Toys Are Not for Children (1972) follows a naive young woman raised by a resentful mother after her father abandons the family but continues sending her gifts. As she grows older, her emotional dependence on childhood objects and unresolved longing for her father disrupt her relationships and leads her toward increasingly dangerous influences. This drama blends psychological trauma, sexual exploitation, and character study while examining arrested development, abandonment, and emotional vulnerability.
Toys Are Not for Children Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Arrow BD-ALL/US 2019 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Heather Drain and Kat Ellinger | ||
| Dirty Dolls: Femininity, Perversion and Play - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas | ||
| Fragments of Stanley Brasloff - Interview with Stephen Thrower | ||
| “Lonely Am I” Original Theme Song | ||
| Gallery of Harry Novak Exploitation Art with Soundtrack Greatest Hits | ||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||
| “Christmas Elves” | ||
| “The Toy Telephone Truck” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Vanity Celis. Trailers included: Behind Locked Doors (1968) and Two Girls for a Madman (1968).
- Image’s “Something Weird Video - Double Feature” DVD also includes The Toy Box (1971). Trailers included: The Exquisite Cadaver (1969), The Labyrinth of Sex (1969), Ann and Eve (1970), Tales of the Bizarre (1970), The Depraved (1971), The Naked Countess (1971), Sextet (1971) and The Single Girls (1973).
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