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Saw

Year:

2004

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

James Wan

Awards:

6 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-10-29

Filming Locations: Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $1,200,000

Opening Weekend: $18,276,468 (USA) (31 October 2004)

Gross: $55,153,403 (USA) (26 December 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Leigh Whannell

Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

Cary Elwes

Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Danny Glover

Detective David Tapp

Ken Leung

Detective Steven Sing

Dina Meyer

Kerry

Mike Butters

Paul

Paul Gutrecht

Mark

Michael Emerson

Zep Hindle

Benito Martinez

Brett

Shawnee Smith

Amanda

Makenzie Vega

Diana Gordon

Monica Potter

Alison Gordon

Ned Bellamy

Jeff

Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Carla

Avner Garbi

Father

Tobin Bell

Jigsaw

Oren Koules

Dead Cellmate

Hans Raith

Detective

Did you know?

Trivia

James Wan and the editor had trouble editing the film as they did not have enough shots they wanted and had difficulties editing some scenes including Dr. Gordon listening to his tape and The detectives in Dr. Gordon's office the first time they meet

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All the black and white and forensic photos shown in the film were taken by the production still photographer. And were used as a last minute resort while editing the film.

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Leigh Whannell accidentally punched Michael Emerson in their fight scene in the final scene.

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Goofs

Dr. Gordon has two cigarettes in the box, one of which he throws towards Adam as part of the doctor's plan to make Jigsaw think that Adam is smoking a poisoned cigarette. Adam lights the cigarette and pretends to die. It cuts back to the doctor where we see the two cigarettes lying in front of him again.

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When Dr Gordon begins to saw his foot off, the blood seen covering his neck and top disappear in subsequent shots.

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At the early scenes of the film, the laid down dead body's left toe stands or down on the floor between shots.

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Quotes

Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Fuck this shit!

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John: The key to that chain is in the bathtub.

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Detective David Tapp: You know, we arrested a dentist last week who liked to play with kids a bit too much. He lived two blocks from here. The sewer lines run under this neighborhood too, doctor.

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Faq

What is the body count?

Paul Leahy, Mark Wilson, Donnie Greco, Detective Steven Sing, Detective David Tapp, and Zep Hindle. Detective Tapp is only seen being severely injured and presumably dies of his wound. He was actually nursed back to health in Saw: The Game, but since no mention is made of this in any of the movies, this factoid may not be canonical. Both Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight's fates are left open in this movie.

Who is Amanda's 'cell mate'?

Amanda (Shawnee Smith)'s cell mate was Donnie Greco. He was her drug dealer. He can be seen in Saw IV exiting Jill Tuck's rehab clinic.

What is "Saw" about?

A serial killer known as "Jigsaw" (Tobin Bell) has shackled two men -- Adam Faulkner (Leigh Whannell) and Dr Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) -- at opposite sides of a dirty bathroom with a dead man lying between them and with no way out. They are informed that they are in the middle of a "game" and that Lawrence must kill Adam by 6 pm or Lawrence's wife Alison (Monica Potter) and daughter Diana (Makenzie Vega) will be killed. The story of how Adam and Lawrence came to be in bathroom is told in flashbacks while they try to find out why they are there and how they can escape. Meanwhile, detectives David Tapp (Danny Glover) and Steven Sing (Ken Leung) are looking for the Jigsaw Killer.

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