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SAW 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)

Saw 3D (released on home media as Saw: The Final Chapter) is a 2010 3D horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Cary Elwes. It is the seventh and final installment of the Saw film series, and the only film in the series to be in 3D. The film focuses on a man who untruthfully claims to be a Jigsaw survivor and writes a book detailing his experience, becoming a local celebrity. He soon finds himself part of a real Jigsaw game where he must ultimately save his wife. Meanwhile, Jill Tuck explains to an internal affairs officer that rogue Detective Hoffman is the man responsible for the recent Jigsaw games; Tuck is put under police protected custody while officers search for Hoffman.
An eighth installment was planned, but the decrease in the box office performance for Saw VI compared to previous installments led to Saw 3D being the final planned film in the series, and the plot concept for Saw VIII being incorporated into Saw 3D. Saw V director David Hackl was to direct the film, but two weeks before filming Lionsgate announced that Greutert, who directed the sixth film, would direct. Principal photography took place in Toronto, Ontario, from February to April 2010 and was shot with the SI-3D digital camera system, as opposed to shooting with traditional cameras and later transferring to 3D in post-production.
Directed by Kevin Greutert
Produced by Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Gregg Hoffman
Written by Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan
Starring Tobin Bell
Costas Mandylor
Betsy Russell
Sean Patrick Flanery
Cary Elwes
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography Brian Gedge
Editing by Andrew Coutts
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 28, 2010 (United Kingdom and Australia)
  • October 29, 2010 (United States)
Running time 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $17 million
Box office $136.1 million

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SAW VI (2009)

Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the sixth installment of the seven–part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith. It was produced by Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures and distributed by Lionsgate.
Saw VI concludes the second trilogy of the series that focused on the posthumous effects of the Jigsaw Killer and the progression of his successor, Mark Hoffman. In the film, Hoffman sets a new trap for an insurance executive, William Easton, while the FBI trails Peter Strahm, now suspected of being Jigsaw's last accomplice.
Greutert, who served as editor for all the previous Saw films, made his directorial debut with Saw VI. Melton and Dunstan, the writers for both Saw IV and V, returned to write the screenplay and Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous Saw films, composed the score. The soundtrack mostly consists of heavy metal and hard rock music. Filming took place in Toronto from March to May 2009 with a budget of $11 million.
The film was released in New Zealand and Australia on October 22, 2009, and October 23 in the United States and Canada. In Spain it was the first film to receive a PelĂ­cula X rating for violence (a rating usually reserved for pornographic films); the rating restricted screenings to eight select theaters in that country. It was released almost a year later on October 8, 2010 in Spain with an "18" rating, after the producers had the offensive content edited out, according to the rating board. With gross receipts of $14 million in its opening weekend, Saw VI placed second to Paranormal Activity's $21 million. Saw VI went on to gross over $68 million worldwide, the lowest-grossing Saw film to date, but still a financial success compared to its small budget. Reviews were mixed, with some criticizing the acting and others praising Greutert's directing.
Directed by Kevin Greutert
Produced by Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Screenplay by Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan
Starring Tobin Bell
Costas Mandylor
Betsy Russell
Mark Rolston
Peter Outerbridge
Shawnee Smith
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David Armstrong
Editing by Andrew Coutts
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 22, 2009 (Australia and New Zealand)
  • October 23, 2009
Running time 90 minutes
Language English
Budget $11 million
Box office $68.2 million


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SAW V (2008)

Saw V is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson. The film, the fifth installment in the Saw franchise, was released on October 24 in North America.
David Hackl, who served as the production designer of Saw II, III, and IV, and second-unit director for Saw III and IV made his directorial debut with Saw V. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the writers of the previous film, returned to write the film. Charlie Clouser, who provided the score for all previous Saw films, also returned to compose the score for the film. Saw creators, James Wan and Leigh Whannell served as executive producers.
The film focuses primarily on the events that led up to Detective Mark Hoffman becoming an apprentice of the Jigsaw Killer, as well as his efforts to prevent anyone else from learning his secret.
Directed by David Hackl
Produced by Gregg Hoffman
Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Screenplay by Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan
Starring Tobin Bell
Costas Mandylor
Scott Patterson
Betsy Russell
Mark Rolston
Julie Benz
Carlo Rota
Meagan Good
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David Armstrong
Editing by Kevin Greutert
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 23, 2008 (Australia)
  • October 24, 2008 (US and Canada)
Running time 92 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget US$10.8 million
Box office US$113,864,059

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SAW IV (2007)

Saw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007. The film's North American release date followed the series' tradition that the films be released the Friday before or on Halloween of each year.
The film continues the story of the Jigsaw Killer and his obsession with teaching people the "value of their own lives". Despite Jigsaw being killed in the last installment, the film still focuses on his ability to manipulate people into continuing his work of trapping people into his "games".
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Gregg Hoffman
Screenplay by Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan
Story by Thomas Fenton
Patrick Melton
Marcus Dunstan
Starring Tobin Bell
Scott Patterson
Costas Mandylor
Betsy Russell
Lyriq Bent
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David Armstrong
Editing by Kevin Greutert
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 25, 2007 (Australia)
  • October 26, 2007 (US and Canada)
Running time 91 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget US$10 million
Box office US$139,352,633

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SAW III (2006)

Saw III is a 2006 Canadian-American[1] horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh and Dina Meyer. Bell, Smith, Meyer, Donnie Wahlberg and Lyriq Bent reprise their roles from the previous films. Franky G and Tim Burd from Saw II make small cameos. Saw III marks the first appearances of Costas Mandylor and Betsy Russell, albeit minor roles; they would later become major characters in the series.
The story follows Jeff after his son is hit and killed by a car; he is put in a series of tests by Jigsaw in order try and let go of his vengeance on the man that killed him. Meanwhile a bed-ridden John Kramer has ordered his apprentice Amanda Young to kidnap a doctor named Lynn, in order to keep him alive for one final test before he dies of cancer. Saw III also contains additional back-story about the two antagonists.
Production began right after Saw II's successful opening weekend. Filming took place in Toronto from May to June 2006. Whannell aimed to make the story more emotional than previous installments, particularly with the Amanda and Jigsaw storyline. The film is dedicated to producer Gregg Hoffman who died on December 4, 2005.
Saw III was released on October 27, 2006 and was a financial success, opening to $33.6 million and grossing $80.2 million in the United States and Canada. It is the highest-grossing film of the series in the international market with $84.6 million and the highest-grossing film in the series with $164.8 million worldwide. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Bell was nominated for "Best Villain" at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards and the film received nominations for a Saturn Award as "Best Horror Film" and Teen Choice Award. Saw III was released to DVD and Blu-ray Disc on January 23, 2007 and topped the charts selling 2.5 million units in its first week. It was followed with a midquel, Saw IV, released in October 2007.
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by Mark Burg
Gregg Hoffman
Oren Koules
Screenplay by Leigh Whannell
Story by James Wan
Leigh Whannell
Starring Tobin Bell
Shawnee Smith
Angus Macfadyen
Bahar Soomekh
Dina Meyer
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David A. Armstrong
Editing by Kevin Greutert
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 27, 2006
Running time 107 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget US$10 million
Box office US$164,800,000

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SAW II (2005)

Saw II is a 2005 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and co-written by Bousman and the first film's co-writer Leigh Whannell. It is a sequel to 2004's Saw and the second installment in the seven-part Saw film series. It stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Beverly Mitchell, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Erik Knudsen, Shawnee Smith and Tobin Bell. Smith, Bell and Meyer are the only actors to reprise their roles from the first film.
The film features Jigsaw being apprehended by the police, but trapping the arresting officer in one of his own games while showing another "game" of eight people — including the officer's son — in progress on TV monitors at another location. It also explores some of Jigsaw's back story, providing a partial explanation of his reason for becoming Jigsaw.
After the financial success of Saw, a sequel was immediately green-lit. Leigh Whannell and James Wan were busy preparing for their next film and were unable to write or direct. Bousman wrote a script called "The Desperate" before Saw was released and was looking for a producer but many studios rejected it. Hoffman received the script and showed it to his partners Mark Burg and Oren Koules. It was decided that, with some changes, it could be made into Saw II. Whannell became available to provide re-writes of the script. The film was given a larger budget and was shot from May to June 2005 in Toronto.
Saw II was released on October 28, 2005 and, despite negative reviews from critics, was a financial success, with opening takings of $31.7 million and grossing $87 million in the United States and Canada. It has remained the highest grossing Saw film in those countries. Bell was nominated for "Best Villain" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards for his role as Jigsaw in the film. Saw II was released to DVD on February 14, 2006 and topped charts its first week, selling more than 3 million units. At the time, it was the fastest-selling theatrical DVD in Lionsgate's history.
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by Gregg Hoffman
Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Screenplay by Darren Lynn Bousman
Leigh Whannell
Starring Donnie Wahlberg
Franky G
Glenn Plummer
Beverly Mitchell
Dina Meyer
Emmanuelle Vaugier
Erik Knudsen
Shawnee Smith
Tobin Bell
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David A. Armstrong
Editing by Kevin Greutert
Studio Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • October 28, 2005
Running time 91 minutes
Country Canada
United States
Language English
Budget US$4 million
Box office US$147.7 million

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SAW I (2004)

Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell. It is the debut of Wan and Whannell and the first installment of the seven–part Saw film series.
The film's story revolves around Adam (Whannell) and Lawrence (Elwes), two men who are chained in a dilapidated subterranean bathroom and are each given instructions via a microcassette recorder on how to escape. Adam is told he must escape the bathroom, while Lawrence is told to kill Adam before a certain time, or Lawrence's family will die. Meanwhile, police detectives investigate and attempt to apprehend the mastermind behind the "game".
The screenplay was written in 2001, but after failed attempts to get the script produced in Wan and Whannell's home country, Australia, they were urged to travel to Los Angeles. In order to help attract producers they shot a low-budget short film from a scene out of the script. This proved successful in 2003 as producers from Evolution Entertainment were immediately attached and also formed a horror genre production label Twisted Pictures. The film was given a small budget and shot on a short schedule of 18 days.
Saw was first screened on January 19, 2004. Lionsgate picked up the rights and released the film in the United States and Canada on October 29, 2004. Critical responses were generally mixed and divided. Compared to its low budget, Saw performed very well at the box office, grossing more than $103 million worldwide and becoming, at the time, one of the most profitable horror films since 1996's Scream. The success of the film prompted a green-light of a sequel soon after Saw's opening weekend, which was released the following October.
Directed by James Wan
Produced by Gregg Hoffman
Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Screenplay by Leigh Whannell
Story by James Wan
Leigh Whannell
Starring Cary Elwes
Danny Glover
Monica Potter
Michael Emerson
Ken Leung
Tobin Bell
Leigh Whannell
Music by Charlie Clouser
Cinematography David A. Armstrong
Editing by Kevin Greutert
Studio Evolution Entertainment
Twisted Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release date(s)
  • January 19, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
  • October 29, 2004
Running time 103 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $1 million–1.2 million
Box office $103 million

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