The total number of movies Saw 7 pieces.
Saw Movies
- Saw, released on October 29, 2004
- Saw II, released on October 28, 2005
- Saw III, released on October 27, 2006
- Saw IV, released on October 26, 2007
- Saw V, released on October 24, 2008
- Saw VI, released on October 23, 2009
- Saw 3D, released on October 29, 2010
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 film series as a whole has received mixed to negative reviews by critics, but has been a financial success at the box office. While the films are often compared to Hostel and classified as torture porn by critics, the creators of Saw disagree with the term “torture porn”. Writer Luke Y. Thompson of OC Weekly argued that, unlike Hostel, the Saw films actually have less torture than most in the sense of sadism or masochism, as Jigsaw believes that those who survive his methods will be stronger people for it. He called him a kind of a (deranged) philanthropist.
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.
Production
Film | Director | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Cinematographer | Editor | Composer | Production designer |
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Saw (2004) | James Wan | Story by James Wan & Leigh Whannell Screenplay by Leigh Whannell |
Mark Burg Oren Koules Gregg Hoffman |
David A. Armstrong | Kevin Greutert | Charlie Clouser | Julie Berghoff |
Saw II (2005) | Darren Lynn Bousman | Leigh Whannell & Darren Lynn Bousman | David Hackl | ||||
Saw III (2006) | Story by James Wan & Leigh Whannell Screenplay by Leigh Whannell |
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Saw IV (2007) | Story by Thomas Fenton & Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan Screenplay by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan |
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Saw V (2008) | David Hackl | Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan | Anthony A. Ianni | ||||
Saw VI (2009) | Kevin Greutert | Andrew Coutts | |||||
Saw 3D (2010) | Brian Gedge |
Characters
Character | Film | ||||||
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Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI | Saw 3D | |
John Kramer/Jigsaw | Tobin Bell | ||||||
Amanda Young | Shawnee Smith | Shawnee Smith | Shawnee Smith | Shawnee Smith | |||
Allison Kerry | Dina Meyer | Dina Meyer | |||||
Adam Stanheight | Leigh Whannell | Leigh Whannell | Leigh Whannell | Leigh Whannell | |||
Lawrence Gordon | Cary Elwes | Cary Elwes | Cary Elwes | ||||
Eric Matthews | Donnie Wahlberg | Donnie Wahlberg | |||||
Daniel Rigg | Lyriq Bent | Lyriq Bent | |||||
Mark Hoffman | Costas Mandylor | ||||||
Jill Tuck | Betsy Russell | ||||||
Jeff Denlon | Angus Macfadyen | Angus Macfadyen | |||||
Lynn Denlon | Bahar Soomekh | Bahar Soomekh | |||||
Peter Strahm | Scott Patterson | Scott Patterson | |||||
Lindsey Perez | Athena Karkanis | Athena Karkanis | Athena Karkanis |
Box office revenue
Film | Release date | Revenue | Budget | ||
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United States Canada |
Other markets | Worldwide | |||
Saw | October 29, 2004 | $65,303,370 | $56,695,965 | $121,999,335 | $1,200,000–1,400,000 |
Saw II | October 28, 2005 | $100,291,115 | $69,950,938 | $170,242,053 | $4,600,000 |
Saw III | October 27, 2006 | $89,414,350 | $94,313,972 | $183,728,322 | $11,200,000 |
Saw IV | October 26, 2007 | $68,351,472 | $82,121,566 | $150,473,038 | $10,800,000 |
Saw V | October 24, 2008 | $59,606,215 | $59,995,406 | $119,601,621 | $11,300,000 |
Saw VI | October 23, 2009 | $28,023,839 | $41,024,227 | $69,048,066 | $11,100,000 |
Saw 3D | October 29, 2010 | $46,441,540 | $91,887,301 | $138,328,841 | $17,300,000 |
Total | $457,431,901 | $495,989,375 | $953,421,276 | $67,700,000 estimated |