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HorrorMysteryCrime

Saw

- How much blood would you shed to stay alive?

Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.

Release Date : 2004-10-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Twisted PicturesEvolution EntertainmentSaw Productions Inc.

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Saw Unrated

Cast

Cary Elwes

Character Name : Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Original Name : Cary Elwes

Gender : Male

Leigh Whannell

Character Name : Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

Original Name : Leigh Whannell

Gender : Male

Danny Glover

Character Name : David Tapp

Original Name : Danny Glover

Gender : Male

Monica Potter

Character Name : Alison Gordon

Original Name : Monica Potter

Gender : Female

Ken Leung

Character Name : Detective Steven Sing

Original Name : Ken Leung

Gender : Male

Makenzie Vega

Character Name : Diana Gordon

Original Name : Makenzie Vega

Gender : Female

Michael Emerson

Character Name : Zep Hindle

Original Name : Michael Emerson

Gender : Male

Shawnee Smith

Character Name : Amanda Young

Original Name : Shawnee Smith

Gender : Female

Dina Meyer

Character Name : Allison Kerry

Original Name : Dina Meyer

Gender : Female

Tobin Bell

Character Name : John Kramer / Jigsaw

Original Name : Tobin Bell

Gender : Male

Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Character Name : Carla

Original Name : Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Gender : Female

Mike Butters

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Mike Butters

Gender : Male

Paul Gutrecht

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Paul Gutrecht

Gender : Male

Benito Martinez

Character Name : Brett

Original Name : Benito Martinez

Gender : Male

Ned Bellamy

Character Name : Jeff Ridenhour

Original Name : Ned Bellamy

Gender : Male

Avner Garbi

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Avner Garbi

Gender : Male

Hans Raith

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Hans Raith

Gender : Male

Oren Koules

Character Name : Dead Cellmate (uncredited)

Original Name : Oren Koules

Gender : Male

Reviews

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talisencrw

@talisencrw

2021-06-23

Though I tend to go for both older films (those made before 1970) and especially so when it comes to the horror/thriller genre, I saw parts 3 and 5 upon theatrical release (yes, I know it's really not right to see film series out of sequence but I simply don't care) and they were intriguing and decent, don't ask me why. Now that I both date a horror film aficionado and my 13-year-old son himself is one as well, I have decided to check out the contemporarily well-received original (I may decide now to see the entire series, and in order, but really who's to say?). Instantly, such trusted, bankable actors as Cary Elwes and Danny Glover give it credibility, just as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford gave such films as 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' way back in days gone by. This was much better than I felt parts 3 and 5 were, by the way.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-10

With no obvious connection between them, two men awaken to find themselves chained to the plumbing at opposite ends of a room. "Adam" (Leigh Whannell) is a photographer, the other is "Lawrence" (Cary Elwes), a doctor. Each have a micro-tape in their pocket and the only tape player in the room is nestled neatly in the hands of a corpse situated on the centre of the floor. A bit of ingenuity is needed to obtain the kit to play the tape and hopefully get some clue as to why there are there. Suffice to say that they do not like what they hear, and with the clock ticking they will have to learn to trust each other whilst having quite a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. Meantime, the police (Danny Glover) are interviewing a woman who might have managed to escape from a similarly orchestrated predicament. Might there be any way that she could help track down this devious mastermind who doesn't ever actually do any of his own killing - he just manipulates with astonishing purpose. Elwes and Whannell (who also wrote this) both deliver really quite strongly here as does their claustrophobic and distinctly unsanitary prison environment as the story tells us via contemporaneous and flashback imagery a little of their stories and of just why they have attracted the attention of this vengeful "jigsaw killer". It's not especially graphic, this film, though there is a fair smattering of gore - it's the psychology that helps it to deliver better. There's always that element of what might we do to survive, or - maybe more apposite - what might we be prepared to do to others. The writing also helps it along with the exasperation of all well exemplified without just resorting to loud voices and expletives. In the end, I found that I did actually care what happened to these men - but with the clock against them, what are their chances? It's tense and compelling and reminded me a little of "Se7en" (1995).