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| Credits | |
| Title: | Saw |
| Directed by: | James Wan |
| Written by: | James Wan; Leigh Whannell |
| Produced by: | Peter Block; Jason Constantine; Stacey Testro; Mark Burg; Gregg Hoffman; Oren Koules |
| Music by: | Charlie Clouser |
| Cinematography: | David A. Armstrong |
| Edited by: | Kevin Greutert |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Twisted Pictures; Evolution Entertainment; Saw Productions, Inc. |
| Released: | October 29th, 2004 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 103 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $1,200,000 |
| Gross: | $103,911,669 [1] |
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Saw is an American horror movie of the slasher subgenre. It was written and directed by James Wan and produced by Twisted Pictures, Saw Productions, Inc. and Evolution Entertainment. It was released theatrically in the United States on October 29th, 2004. The movie stars Tobin Bell as a mysterious serial killer known as Jigsaw. Adding to the cast is Predator 2 star Danny Glover and Dracula actor Cary Elwes. Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back, or die trying...
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leigh Whannell | Adam Faulkner-Stanheight |
| Cary Elwes | Doctor Lawrence Gordon |
| Danny Glover | Detective David Tapp |
| Ken Leung | Detective Steven Sing |
| Dina Meyer | Allison Kerry |
| Mike Butters | Paul Leahy |
| Paul Gutrecht | Mark Wilson |
| Michael Emerson | Zep Hindle |
| Benito Martinez | Brett |
| Shawnee Smith | Amanda Young |
| Makenzie Vega | Diana Gordon |
| Monica Potter | Alison Gordon |
| Ned Bellamy | Jeff |
| Alexandra Chun | Carla |
| Avner Garbi | Father |
| Tobin Bell | John Kramer/Jigsaw |
| Oren Koules | Donnie Greco |
| Hans Raith | Detective |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "How much blood would you shed to stay alive?"
- Total body Count: 6
- Production on Saw began on September 15th, 2003. Pre-production work concluded on September 21st, 2003. Principal filming commenced on September 22nd, 2003 and wrapped on October 11th, 2003. The film was shot at the Lacy Street Production Center in Los Angeles, California.
- The full-screen edition of Saw was released to DVD by Lions Gate Entertainment on February 15th, 2005. The unrated two-disc special edition was released by Lions Gate on October 18th, 2005. The film is also included on The Saw Trilogy DVD boxset collection.
- Producer Oren Koules, also plays the role of dead cellmate Donnie Greco, though he is uncredited for his participation in this capacity.
- Actor Hans Raith makes an uncredited appearance as a detective in this film.
- Saw was featured on the June 18th, 2025 episode of the Dead Meat Podcast, kicking off that year's "Hot Saw Summer" event. [2]
Body Count[]
Note 1: Canonical body count: 6 (See References for notations relating to Adam).
Note 2: Only 2 people die as a result of their own Jigsaw traps. 1 person dies as a result of someone else's trap.
- Paul Leahy - Razor wire trap
- Mark Wilson - Immolation through flammable body lotion trap.
- Donnie Greco - Stabbed and eviscerated by Amanda Young as part of her test.
- Steven Sing - Shot in the head after triggering trip-wire booby trap.
- David Tapp - Shot in the chest by Zep Hindle during a struggle.
- Zep Hindle - Beaten to death with toilet tank lid by Adam.
- Adam Stanheight - Left to starve in sealed room. [3]
See also[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Saw (2004); Total Lifetime Grosses.
- ↑ Spotify; Dead Meat Podcast. 240: Saw (2004).
- ↑ Note: This one does not actually count as a Saw death, as Adam does not die in this film. However, Saw III confirms his death by showing his rotting corpse in the bathroom still chained to the pipe.
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