Saw II (2005)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Leigh Whannell (written by) and
Darren Lynn Bousman (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

We Dare You Again...

Plot:

Jigsaw locks a few unlucky people in a booby trapped shelter and they must find a way out before they inhale too much of a lethal nerve gas and die. But they must watch out, for the traps Jigsaw has set in the shelter lead to death also.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Nerve Gas | Murder | Detective | Killer

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Erik Knudsen	...	Daniel Matthews
Franky G	...	Xavier
Glenn Plummer	...	Jonas
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Addison
Beverley Mitchell	...	Laura
Tim Burd	...	Obi (as Timothy Burd)
Dina Meyer	...	Kerry
Lyriq Bent	...	Rigg
Noam Jenkins	...	Michael
Tony Nappo	...	Gus
Kelly Jones	...	SWAT Member Pete
Vincent Rother	...	SWAT Member Joe
Linette Robinson	...	Mother in Cancer Ward
Gretchen Helbig	...	Nurse in Cancer Ward
Kofi Payton	...	Boy in Cancer Ward
John Fallon	...	Video Techie
Ho Chow	...	Security Officer (as Ho 'Oyster' Chow)
Conrad Coates	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
James Gallanders	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Sam Malkin	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Robin Ward	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman

Writing credits
Leigh Whannell		(written by) and
Darren Lynn Bousman		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Mark Burg	....	producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive producer
Greg Copeland	....	co-producer
Daniel J. Heffner	....	co-producer (as Daniel Jason Heffner)
Gregg Hoffman	....	producer
Oren Koules	....	producer
Stacey Testro	....	executive producer
James Wan	....	executive producer
Leigh Whannell	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Charlie Clouser

Cinematography by
David A. Armstrong

Film Editing by
Kevin Greutert

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin
Amy Lippens

Production Design by
David Hackl

Art Direction by
Michele Brady

Set Decoration by
Liesl Deslauriers

Costume Design by
Alex Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Damon Bishop	....	prosthetics assistant
Pamela Mills Byer	....	assistant hair stylist (as Pamela Mills)
François Dagenais	....	prosthetics coordinator (as Francois Dagenais)
Sarah Fairbairn	....	key makeup artist
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Robbi O'Quinn	....	second assistant makeup artist
Candice Ornstein	....	assistant makeup artist
Patrick Baxter	....	makeup lab technician (uncredited)
Matthew Dewilde	....	prosthetic supplier (uncredited)
Sheilagh McGrory	....	prosthetic supplier (uncredited)
Neil Morrill	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Greg Copeland	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Backman	....	third assistant director
Darrin Brown	....	second assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Carlo Cesta	....	painter
Steven Ciancamerla	....	set dresser
Jeff Flint	....	carpenter
Dwight Hendrickson	....	first assistant art director
Ron Hobbs	....	storyboard artist
Jason Lunn	....	set dresser
Michael Madill	....	painter
Mario Moreira	....	prop buyer
Alan Moy	....	carpenter
James R. Murray	....	property master
Enrique Patritti	....	painter
Alejandro Torres	....	painter
Adrienne Trent	....	special props builder
Tim Young	....	carpenter
Michael Zaharuk	....	painter
Anthony Pearce	....	conceptual illustrator (uncredited)
Anthony Pearce	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
David W. Barr	....	adr recordist
Tom Bjelic	....	sound effects editor
Robin Crumley	....	assistant sound editor
Ian Elias	....	sound
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Fung	....	sound editor
Mark Gingras	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	re-recording assistant
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Jason Hopfner	....	boom operator
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Rick Penn	....	sound mixer
Jason Perreira	....	re-recording assistant
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
John Sanacore	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor
John Douglas Smith	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer
David W. Barr	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tim Good	....	special effects supervisor
Colin Penman	....	puppet builder

Visual Effects by
Naomi Anderlini	....	opening titles designer
Kris Brockman	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Bret Culp	....	visual effects supervisor
Tony Cybulski	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Candice Day	....	visual effects sales coordinator
Paul DeOliveira	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Maria A. Gordon	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Daniel Lee	....	lead digital compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Chad Malbon	....	visual effects producer: opening title sequence
Tina McGill	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Samara Melanson	....	visual effects executive producer: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Roubina Messerkhanian	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Joe Raasch	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Mahmoud Rahnama	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Carrie Richardson	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Russ Robertson	....	DI producer
Tracey Vaz	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures
Alphonso Young	....	digital compositor: C.O.R.E Digital Pictures

Stunts
Wade Eastwood	....	stunt double: Jigsaw
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt actor: SWAT #2
Darren McGuire	....	stunt actor: SWAT #1
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Reid	....	stunt double: Amanda
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt actor: SWAT #3
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunt double: Obi

Camera and Electrical Department
Mir Toofan Afdasta	....	second assistant camera
Eric Beaulieu	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Cinar Eryasar	....	electrician
Greg Gayne	....	gallery photographer
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator
Brian Gedge	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Michael LeBlanc	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Alex Lisman	....	camera trainee
Dave Sansford	....	electrician
Jeremy Settles	....	camera operator: segments
Darren Spriet	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kit Whitmore	....	director of photography: second unit
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Kathleen Howell	....	casting assistant
Stephanie Laffin	....	casting associate
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
Janelle Scuderi	....	casting assistant
Karen Williams	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Eppstadt	....	key costume breakdown artist
Les Handrahan	....	costumer
Leslie Kavanagh	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Stephanie Lees	....	assistant costume designer
Shelley Mansell	....	wardrobe buyer
Adam Smith	....	costume prop

Editorial Department
Nick Iannelli	....	digital intermediate editor
Rui Martins	....	telecine operator
Tom Mayclim	....	negative cutter
Arthur Montreuil	....	film color timer
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor
Ryan Ruskay	....	colorist
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colorist
Bob Wenokur	....	studio post-production representative
Ron Wisman Jr.	....	assistant editor
Motassem Younes	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Rob Bertola	....	music editor
Wes Borland	....	musician
Charlie Clouser	....	musician
Peter Freeman	....	musician
Chad Gray	....	composer: song "Forget To Remember"
Jim Kaufman	....	soundtrack music
Danny Lohner	....	musician
Yvonne McDonald	....	music clearances
Jonathan McHugh	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Scott Miller	....	music supervisor
Jonathan "Big Jon" Platt	....	music supervisor
Chas Smith	....	musician

Other crew
Christine Barclay	....	dust busting
Troy Begnaud	....	assistant: Gregg Hoffman
Chad Cole	....	assistant: Mark Burg and Oren Koules
Cristin L. Cornett	....	production coordinator
Bernadette Couture	....	dust busting
Kym Crepin	....	production accountant
Heather Dawn	....	creative consultant
Ryan Eldridge	....	production assistant
Yon Elvira	....	publicist: Lionsgate
Alex Franklin	....	development executive
Lisa Gyorfi	....	assistant production coordinator
Lauren Hassard	....	set medic
Jane Kim	....	assistant: Darren Bousman
Steven Lewis	....	production attorney
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor
Ashleigh Millar	....	craft service
Pete Nilson	....	caterer
Michael Paterson	....	optical recording
Pauline K. Quong	....	payroll accountant
Mag Sarnowska	....	dust busting
Sat Sidhu	....	on-set tutor
Carla Spizziri	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa Vella	....	assistant to producers
Greg Wessendorf	....	dust busting
Kris Wood	....	playback coordinator
Al Vrkljan	....	armorer (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	tactical advisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Tracy Mulholland	....	special thanks
Christopher W. Yan	....	special thanks (as Chris Yan)

Production Companies

• Twisted Pictures
• Evolution Entertainment
• Got Films
• Lions Gate Films
• Saw 2 Productions

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Showtime (2006) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2005) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Falco Ink.  unit publicity
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Image Entertainment  soundtrack released by
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international publicity
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• SPIN VFX  titles
• Sword in the Stone Crafts  costume prop
• Treadstone Records  soundtrack released by
• Urban Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Saw 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content.

Runtime:

93 min | 95 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS (5.1 surround)

Certification:

Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | Japan:R-15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:R18 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | Chile:14 | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating on appeal)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twisted Pictures

Trivia:

When Obi popped out of the furnace he hit Glenn Plummer's (Jonas's) eye. They had to stop filming for half an hour to make sure he was okay. He can be seen turned around in one shot, and holding his eye in another.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Xavier opens the door to the Syringe Pit, it shows a very short clip showing the timer on the door for the antidote. If you slow the clip down, you will see that the timer shows '4:00', in the next scene it shows '2:58'.

Quotes:

Kerry: It's not live.

Movie Connections:

References La maschera del demonio (1960)

Soundtrack:

Forget To Remember

The Best Sequel since Friday the 13th

So far this is the best sequel I've seen since 1981. Friday the 13th was the last time I've seen a sequel that in some ways was better than it is original. That's saying something considering that Friday the 13th was a three star classic. Halloween and Scream had good sequels no mistake about that, but it doesn't have the same impact that Saw 2 and Jason part 2 had in developing a separate identity from the first entry. Saw 2 really didn't disappoint in finding an identity. Actually the identity was found in this version. The first Saw was sick and it's only horror competition is the lackluster wannabe the Ring and Grudge series. I'm a horror fan and it's been hard to find a scary movie ever since the start of the 1980s. The best films came out of the 70s and the only successful horror franchises that could actually scare somebody was Friday the 13th and Scream bar none. I like Saw because it's a cult flick that doesn't give a damn and it's unique with a dark camera. Its about time we've had a series that separates itself from the ghost era those movies couldn't even pay me to be scared. Saw could be the next big thing since Scream and could easily represent the 2000s as a horror heel. If you're looking for that next big series that catches your attention and I don't mean The Fog, which in ways was a great flick don't look any further than Saw, which out does itself. Grade A from me most definitely.