Saw III (2006)

Jigsaw kidnaps a doctor to keep him alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen through a brutal test.

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Leigh Whannell (story), James Wan (story),

Stars:

Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John Kramer
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda Young
Angus Macfadyen	...	Jeff
Bahar Soomekh	...	Lynn Denlon
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Dina Meyer	...	Kerry
Leigh Whannell	...	Adam
Mpho Koaho	...	Tim
Barry Flatman	...	Judge Halden
Lyriq Bent	...	Rigg
J. LaRose	...	Troy (as J Larose)
Debra McCabe	...	Danica (as Debra Lynne McCabe)
Costas Mandylor	...	Forensic Hoffman
Betsy Russell	...	Jill
Jane Luk	...	Nurse - Emergency Room

Storyline

Jeff is an anguished man, who grieves and misses his young son that was killed by a driver in a car accident. He has become obsessed for revenge against the man and reckless with his wife and daughter. When Dr. Lynn Denlon, who has troubles with her marriage, is abducted by the deranged Jigsaw's apprentice Amanda, she is brought to a gruesome warehouse to keep John Kramer alive in spite of having a terminal brain tumor. Amanda puts a necklace gadget full of explosives around Dr. Lynn's neck connected to John Kramer's life support system, and tells her that if he dies the device will explode. Meanwhile, Jeff is submitted to a sick game of forgiveness with surprising dark consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | brain tumor | revenge | torture | car accident | 

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Taglines:

Legends never die.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Saw Fan Club

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

El juego del miedo III

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$448,470 (Mexico) (17 November 2006)

Gross:

$80,150,343 (USA) (8 December 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment, Saw 2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 114 min (unrated) 121 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS DTS (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shawnee Smith mentioned in a commentary track on the Director's Cut DVD that she was certain she would receive an MTV "Best Fight" nomination for either her fight with Donnie Wahlberg or Bahar Soomekh, but neither made the nomination list. As it turned out the fight with Soomekh can only be seen in the Director's Cut.

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Goofs

While Kerry is in the angel trap, and the key is first dropped in the acid it automatically begins to bubble immensely. But while the tape plays explaining the game and her objective the key does not bubble there is nothing happening in the jar but immediately after he says in a matter of seconds it bubbles profusely again once the camera focuses on the jar.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Jigsaw: Hello, America. Do you wanna play a game?

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Connections

Featured in The Blockbuster Buster: Top 10 Movies People Want Me to Talk About (2013)

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Soundtracks

"This Calling"
Performed by All That Remains
Written by Jeanne Sagan, Michael Martin, Oliver Herbert & Phillip LaBonte
Courtesy of Razor & Tie Entertainment

User Reviews

A bit more gore than in its predecessors

We went to the cinema yesterday to see this flick. I can't really say I had any expectations, I mean, it's a third part in a series and such are rarely keeping the same quality as their predecessors. After seeing it, I have to admit that this flick is definitely keeping the same touch of quality work as the first two parts. I'd say it's better than the second piece, and if it's not better than the first piece, then they're at least even.

I found the third part to have a bit more gore in it, compared to the other pieces in the series. Some scenes are really disturbing and even I, who claim myself to be quite difficult to disturb through film as a medium, at times felt really... well, it was almost a bit too much. It's far from snuff, please, don't get me wrong here, since the utter disturbance is very beautiful in a way and very artistic, I'd say.

For the plot, I can't pull off any complaints. Anyone familiar with the first two pieces and the plot of theirs, will recognize the atmosphere and the touch of the flick here. The acting is neat, no complaints there either. All-in-all, this is a well-made flick and among the best deliveries from Hollywood I've been confronted with in quite a while. I recommend it. 7/10.