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Hidden details in every movie and series: 30 in total. Tap a poster to see its eggs. Titles you haven't marked as seen stay locked so nothing gets spoiled.
- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesA short film to sell the idea
Before the feature, James Wan and Leigh Whannell shot a few-minute short built around the reverse bear trap scene. That short is what got them the money for the movie.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesShot in 18 days
On a budget of just over a million dollars, the movie was shot in 18 days. Most of it plays out on a single set, the bathroom.
source ↗ - SetupKeep an eye on Amanda
The young woman who escapes the bear trap tells police that Jigsaw helped her. Remember her name: Amanda comes back later.
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- Behind the scenesShot in Mexico
Much of Saw X was filmed in Mexico City, where the story is set. It's the first time the series leaves its American warehouses behind.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTobin Bell takes the lead
Here Tobin Bell is the real lead. The movie spends almost half an hour with John before any trap goes off.
source ↗ - ReferenceBilly rides again
Billy the puppet is back on his tricycle, just like in the first film. This time he rides through a warehouse in Mexico.
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- Behind the scenesIt started as another script
Darren Lynn Bousman had written an unrelated spec script called The Desperate. The studio liked it, and Leigh Whannell reworked it into Saw II.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe needle pit
The crew filled the pit with thousands of fake syringes, and Shawnee Smith shot the fall for real inside it.
source ↗ - ReferenceBack to the bathroom
The ending takes the story back to the first film's set. Look at what's still lying around from last time.
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- Behind the scenesDedicated to Gregg Hoffman
Producer Gregg Hoffman died in December 2005, before the release. Saw III is dedicated to him, and a character in the series carries his last name.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt was meant to be the end
Wan and Whannell planned the third film as the close of John and Amanda's story. Its success kept the series going.
source ↗ - ReferenceAdam's last night
A flashback shows what happened in the bathroom after the door slammed shut in the first film. It answers a question left hanging since 2004.
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- Behind the scenesNew writers
Saw IV is the first script from Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, who wrote the series through Saw 3D. Leigh Whannell stepped away from writing here.
source ↗ - SetupWatch the clock
Pay attention to when each scene takes place. The editing hides this film's link to the last one on purpose.
source ↗ - ReferenceWho John was
Jill Tuck's interrogations show John's life before Jigsaw for the first time, including her clinic and the son they were expecting.
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- Behind the scenesThe designer steps up
David Hackl, production designer on Saw II through IV, makes his directing debut here. He knew every trap in the series.
source ↗ - SetupJill's box
Jill receives a box John left her in his will. What's inside comes up later.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe first pendulum
The pendulum trap at the start ties back to an old case mentioned in passing in earlier films. Here you learn who was behind it.
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- Behind the scenesFrom reality TV to the screen
Tanedra Howard, who plays Simone in the opening, won the role by taking first place on VH1's reality show Scream Queens.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBeaten by Paranormal Activity
On its opening weekend, Saw VI finished behind Paranormal Activity, the low-budget horror hit that was building steam in US theaters.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe editor took the chair
Kevin Greutert edited the first five films before directing this one. He came back for Saw 3D and Saw X.
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- CameoChester Bennington in the car
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington plays Evan, the racist strapped to a car in one of the traps.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDirected by contract
Kevin Greutert was set to direct Paranormal Activity 2, but Lionsgate used his contract to bring him back to Saw.
source ↗ - CameoA familiar face
Cary Elwes returns to the series for the first time since 2004. His comeback was kept as a surprise.
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- ReferenceThe Jigsaw fan
Medical examiner Eleanor keeps replicas of traps from the earlier films in her studio. It's a walk through the series' museum.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe Spierig brothers
Australian twins Michael and Peter Spierig, of Daybreakers, directed the film that revived the series after seven years.
source ↗ - SetupDon't trust the timeline
As in other entries, not everything happens when it seems to. Watch the details in the barn.
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- Behind the scenesChris Rock's idea
Chris Rock, a fan of the series, brought the idea to Lionsgate and serves as executive producer. It's the first Saw led by a comedian.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDelayed by the pandemic
It was set for May 2020 and got pushed a full year by COVID-19. It opened on May 14, 2021.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe pig mask returns
The killer wears a pig mask, like the figure abducting victims since the first film. The new calling card is the spiral.
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