Jigsaw
Short description
Jigsaw is a horror mystery thriller set in a city where a string of gruesome deaths draws police attention. The evidence points toward John Kramer, the killer known as Jigsaw, even though he has been dead for more than a decade. Detectives Halloran and Hunt pursue the case while suspicion spreads among the investigators themselves. At the same time, a group of strangers wakes in a confined space, trapped in a deadly game and forced to confront past wrongdoing in order to survive. The film is the eighth entry in the Saw series.
Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig directed, following their earlier features Daybreakers and Predestination in their shared filmography. Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger wrote the screenplay. Tobin Bell returns as John Kramer, alongside Matt Passmore as Logan Nelson, Callum Keith Rennie as Detective Halloran, Hannah Anderson as Eleanor Bonneville, Clé Bennett as Keith Hunt and Laura Vandervoort as Anna. The production involved 33 credited cast members and 106 credited crew.
Made for 10 million dollars, the film took 103 million dollars worldwide, a strong return relative to its cost. Audiences were divided: on IMDb it holds 5.7/10 from 102,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.2/10 from 4,057 votes, while the film critics' rating stands at 4.7/10 from 87 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- The initial title was "Saw: Legacy".
- This is the first installment in the "Saw" series to be released more than a year after the previous one.
- The film was shot in 2016 in Toronto (Canada). Filming began on September 26, on the birthday of Gustavo Gularte, who was initially considered for the lead role. Because Gularte was unable to obtain a work visa in time, the role went to another actor, however, Gularte posted a video of his audition on YouTube titled Walking After You.
- Work on the film's script was completed in February 2016.
- In the first scene of the film, when Edgar's car drives over a police spike strip, it can be seen that only the two left tires are punctured. Also, in subsequent shots just before the collision with the police barricade, all the car's wheels are once again intact.
- At the 31st minute, Halloran asks his partner, Keith Hunt, what happened to Logan in the city of El-Fallujah. Keith reports that Logan was captured, but before that, he managed to kill three Taliban fighters. This is an error, as the Taliban is an Afghan movement, while El-Fallujah is located in Iraq.
- When Anna tries to stop the trap and climbs onto the motorcycle at the 51st minute of the film, it can be noticed that the rear wheel of the motorcycle is not rotating.
- Although originally intended to be the final film in the series, "Saw 3D" (2010), Lionsgate expressed interest in continuing the franchise in 2012. Development of another installment began in 2016. The eighth film takes place after the events of "Saw 3D".
- "Saw 8" is the first film in the franchise to be co-directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. It is also the first film in the series shot in an anamorphic format (aspect ratio of 2.35:1).
- A reference to "Saw 8" appears in James Wan's horror film "The Conjuring" (2010). It is a drawing of a clown with the number 8 underneath it, which can be seen in one of the scenes.
- Tobin Bell reprised his role as Jigsaw, despite his character's death in *Saw III* (2006).
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