Saw 3D
Short description
Saw 3D continues the long-running horror series about the deadly games devised by John Kramer, known as Jigsaw. With his brutal legacy still driving a violent struggle, a group of people who survived earlier traps come together for support. They turn to Bobby Dagen, a self-help figure who has publicly claimed to be a survivor himself. His own hidden secrets set off a fresh campaign of terror, while the police hunt for the person keeping Jigsaw's methods alive.
The film was directed by Kevin Greutert, who had previously directed Saw VI and returned to the series years later for Saw X and Saw XI. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan wrote the screenplay, and the cast includes Tobin Bell as John, Costas Mandylor as Hoffman, Betsy Russell as Jill, Cary Elwes as Dr. Gordon, Sean Patrick Flanery as Bobby Dagen and Chad Donella as Gibson. It was made on a budget of about 17 million dollars and took roughly 136 million dollars worldwide, a strong return for a production of that size.
Audience reactions were mixed: on IMDb it holds 5.5 out of 10 from around 118,000 votes, and on TMDB it has 6 out of 10 from a much smaller group of voters. A film critics' rating of 3.5 out of 10 from 80 reviews sits below both audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Instead of the usual 9 weeks, the pre-production stage lasted 21 weeks.
- The film is banned from screening in Ukraine.
- The film's screenwriters, Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, were specifically present on set to help director Kevin Greutert better realize their screenplay ideas.
- Over 400 extras were involved in the mall trap scene.
- This installment of the franchise cost Lionsgate Studios more than all the others. This is due to the large expenses associated with filming in 3D.
- The film was reworked six times to achieve an R rating. Previously, the MPAA had given it an NC-17 rating five times.
- This is the first film to feature traps located in a public place.
- When Bobby saves Suzanne, a sharp rod pierces his side three times. Later, as he tries to save his wife and crawls upwards towards the goal, the scars from the rods alternately disappear and reappear.
- At the 63rd minute of the film, several non-functional IP addresses are displayed on the investigator's monitor. These addresses cannot be used, as an IP address can only consist of 4 fields with values from 0 to 255, separated by periods. Also, it can be noticed that higher on the screen the word 'description' is misspelled – desciption.
- In the 76th minute, Jill plunges a nail file into Hoffman's neck, which he pulls out of the wound a couple of seconds later. In the next scene, when Hoffman enters the room where Jill is hiding, it can be noticed that the wound on his neck is already gone.
- In the 78th minute, a bloody streak on Jill's forehead can be seen appearing shortly before Hoffman hits her head against the table.
- David Hackl could have directed the final film, as Kevin Greutert was offered to direct the sequel to "Paranormal Activity." However, Todd Williams took on "Paranormal Activity 2," and then Lionsgate studio secured "Saw 3D" for Greutert.
- Gabby West won an episodic role in the show "Scream Queens," as did Tanedra Howard from the sixth "Saw" film.
- The film's initial title was "Saw 3D – The Traps Come Alive." After presenting the film at Comic-Con, the producers shortened the title to simply "Saw 3D."
- The screenwriters of "Saw 3D" initially proposed to divide the final chapter into two parts, but Lionsgate studio, disappointed with the box office results of the sixth film, decided to combine the two films into one.
- Screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan came up with the "Garage" trap while writing the script for the fourth film, but the producers considered it too brutal. The screenwriters tried to include the trap in the fifth and sixth films, but it was only used in the seventh installment at the personal request of Kevin Greutert, the film's director.
- This installment of "Saw" is the only one to show a person dying from the "Jawbreaker" mechanism. In previous films, the victims managed to escape the trap.
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