Everything You Need To Know …As It Relates To You And Your World The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

Everything You Need To Know

…As It Relates To You And Your World

The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

In the fifth installment of the "Saw" franchise, Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. But when his secret is threatened, Hoffman must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends.

Photos © 2008 Lionsgate. Review © David Bruce Photos © 2008 Lionsgate. Review © David Bruce

TOBIN BELL (Jigsaw)TOBIN BELL (Jigsaw)

He was cast as a hitman in Sydney Pollack's The Firm

Played the Unabomber in the TV movie Unabomber: The True Story

He is a renowned lover of animals and has brought his five cats and two dogs on the sets of his movies


COSTAS MANDYLOR (Hoffman)COSTAS MANDYLOR (Hoffman) Famous for playing Hondshew in Beowolf

He is also an avid soccer fan and plays occasionally with Hollywood United F.C., a team composed of mostly celebrities and former professionals.


BETSY RUSSELL (Jill) BETSY RUSSELL (Jill)

Best remembered for her roles in several 1980s B movies

Her breakout role came as Phoebe Cates' rival in the sex comedy, Private School

After a brief retirement from acting, Russell reappeared in the Saw film series


Directed by Directed by DAVID HACKL DAVID HACKL

He was the production designer and second unit director for Saw II, Saw III and Saw IV.

Saw VI will be directed by Kevin Greutert, the editor on all the Saw films to date


Screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan Original Music by Charlie Clouser Cinematography by David A. Armstrong Film Editing by Kevin Greutert Set Decoration by Liesl Deslauriers Costume Design by Alex Kavanagh


SAW II opened in 2005. The film’s opening day gross of $12.1 million was Lionsgate’s biggest Friday gross

SAW III opened nationwide in 2006. It was the weekend’s #1 film with a box office tally of $33.6 million, the biggest opening in Lionsgate history

SAW IV opened in 2007. It was the weekend’s #1 film and the film’s international box office receipts have totaled over $73.5 million.


TORTURE PORN BECAME POPULAR DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION.With the emergence of the torture porn genre in the 2000s, the Saw film series, along with similar films such as Hostel and The Devil's Rejects, is frequently singled out as an example of the prevalence of exploitive graphic violence and gore in horror films during the “waterboarding” era.


The film starts with Seth in the pendulum trap. The trap is later revealed to be unwinnable, but Seth is made to believe that the aim of the trap is for him to push buttons inside of two devices which would crush both of his hands before a bladed pendulum (intended to slice him in half) descends upon him.


Meanwhile, Agent Strahm shoots Jeff and enters the room where Jigsaw died. After investigating and finding Jigsaw's corpse, the door is locked on Strahm. Strahm manages to exit through a secret door, and finds a recorder. The recording warns him he can find salvation or die in the room, and urges him to make the right choice.


He disregards it, then is attacked by a figure in a pig mask. He wakes to find himself in one of Jigsaw's traps. His head is in a sealed box, which quickly starts to fill with water. Before he runs out of air, he performs a tracheotomy with the tube of a ballpoint pen in order to breathe.


Meanwhile, five people wake up in a sewer, in a neck tie trap. This trap involves pulling against a cable to get a key at the end of the room to release themselves. The consequence for not completing the trap is to be beheaded. Can there be any salvation from death?


Consensus Voice: “Thank goodness Lionsgate made another Saw film! Otherwise, how would we as a country get to feel good about ourselves while watching humans suffer through prolonged torture, degradation and death?”-- Rafer Guzman, Newsday


1. People choose life over death

2. Despite circumstances we must exercise what choices and opportunities we have

Side Note: Sadly, torture seems to hold a fascination with the American public


Serial killer Jigsaw prefers to target rapists and Serial killer Jigsaw prefers to target rapists and murderers, so the human slaughter is made somewhat murderers, so the human slaughter is made somewhat more acceptable, because we presume these folks are more acceptable, because we presume these folks are getting what they deserve –not! getting what they deserve –not! Disturbing as the Saw series is, it does point to a truth: Disturbing as the Saw series is, it does point to a truth: People want to live! We do not want to die. In the People want to live! We do not want to die. In the Hebrew Torah we read, “Today I have given you the Hebrew Torah we read, “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and choice between life and death, between blessings and curses... Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and curses... Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” your descendants might live!” (Deuteronomy 30:19)(Deuteronomy 30:19)

Good words, indeed! Good words, indeed!

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. It's the transition that's troublesome. --Isaac Asimov --Isaac Asimov

Death is more universal than life; Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. everyone dies but not everyone lives. --A. Sachs--A. Sachs

Do not fear death so much, Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life. but rather the inadequate life. --Bertolt Brecht--Bertolt Brecht

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““Is there life Is there life before death?” before death?” ――GraffitoGraffito

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