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Saw (2004) -- With a dead body laying between them, two men (Whannell and Elwes) wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card.
Saw (2004) -- With a dead body laying between them, two men (Whannell and Elwes) wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card.
Saw (2004) -- With a dead body laying between them, two men (Whannell and Elwes) wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card.
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Director:
Writers:
Leigh Whannell (written by)
James Wan (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Death is a shortcut (Denmark) more
Plot:
With a dead body laying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations more
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(784 articles)
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Sicko movie, Go! more (1416 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong grisly violence and language. (edited for re-rating; originally NC-17)
Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS (5.1 surround)
Certification:
Taiwan:R-18 | USA:Unrated (uncut DVD version) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:R (Alberta) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) | Canada:18A | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 (cut version) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | France:-16 (with warning) | Italy:VM14 (cinema rating) | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | Greece:K-17

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Principal photography was done in a converted warehouse. The bathroom set was built while the other locations were existing rooms redressed. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Adam is given the cigarette, he fakes his death and falls to the ground. The saw he broke in the beginning is lying intact on the right side of his head. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Adam: Help! Someone help me! Is someone there? Hey! Oh shit, I'm probably dead.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Bite the Hand That Bleeds more

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275 out of 432 people found the following review useful.
Sicko movie, Go!, 31 January 2005
Author: Gizelle Fine from California

A sicko movie whose nastiness is almost topped by its weirdness...so obviously any true horror fan worth their salt needs to seek it out! The story is about a surgeon and a photographer who wake up and to find themselves shackled at opposite ends of a nasty-looking toilet. Don't want to say too much but plenty of ugliness ensues. This movie has the perfect mix of scares and a really bizarre plot. The movie's got a decent budget for an indie horror (a little over a million, i think) but it's pretty small for a film that got such a big release. I hear it made a "killing" at the box office, so TAKE NOTICE Hollywood! People want to see this stuff. Go!

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