Saw IV (2007)

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Patrick Melton (screenplay) &
Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's a Trap

Plot:

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers...

Plot Keywords:

Stabbed In The Throat | Interrogation | Police Interrogation | Presumed Dead | Corrupt Policeman

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor	...	Hoffman
Scott Patterson	...	Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell	...	Jill
Lyriq Bent	...	Rigg
Athena Karkanis	...	Agent Perez
Justin Louis	...	Art
Simon Reynolds	...	Lamanna
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Angus Macfadyen	...	Jeff
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda
Bahar Soomekh	...	Lynn
Dina Meyer	...	Kerry
Mike Realba	...	Fisk
Marty Adams	...	Ivan
Sarain Boylan	...	Brenda
Billy Otis	...	Cecil
James Van Patten	...	Dr. Heffner
David Boyce	...	Pathologist
Kevin Rushton	...	Trevor
Julian Richings	...	Vagrant
Kelly Jones	...	SWAT Pete
Ingrid Hart	...	Tracy
Niamh Wilson	...	Corbett
Janet Land	...	Morgan
Ron Lea	...	Rex
Joanne Boland	...	Crime Scene Photographer
Zoe Heath	...	Lab Technician
Bill Vibert	...	Young Cop
Eric Gores	...	Matt
Devon Bostick	...	Derek
Tony Nappo	...	Gus
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Addison
Noam Jenkins	...	Michael
Mike Butters	...	Paul
J. LaRose	...	Troy
Oren Koules	...	The Man
Alison Luther	...	Young Girl
Kim Roberts	...	Nurse Deborah
David Webster	...	Dr. Steve
Sandra Manson	...	Nurse Patti
Shauna Black	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Darrell Dennis	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Tracy Ferencz	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Catherine Fitch	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Christopher Marren	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice) (as Chris Marren)
Christopher Morris	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman

Writing credits
Patrick Melton		(screenplay) &
Marcus Dunstan		(screenplay)
Patrick Melton		(story) &
Marcus Dunstan		(story) and
Thomas H. Fenton		(story) (as Thomas Fenton)

Produced by
Troy Begnaud	....	associate producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Mark Burg	....	producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive producer
Greg Copeland	....	co-producer
Daniel J. Heffner	....	executive producer (as Daniel Jason Heffner)
Gregg Hoffman	....	producer
Oren Koules	....	producer
Stacey Testro	....	executive producer
James Wan	....	executive producer
Leigh Whannell	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Charlie Clouser

Cinematography by
David A. Armstrong

Film Editing by
Kevin Greutert
Brett Sullivan

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin

Production Design by
David Hackl

Art Direction by
Anthony A. Ianni

Set Decoration by
Liesl Deslauriers

Costume Design by
Alex Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Patrick Baxter	....	prosthetics
Damon Bishop	....	key prosthetics assistant
François Dagenais	....	prosthetics makeup
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Neil Morrill	....	prosthetics
Candice Ornstein	....	key makeup artist
Colin Penman	....	assistant makeup artist
Vincent Sullivan	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Matt Cahill	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hackl	....	second unit director
Joel Hay	....	second assistant director
Nick Lopez	....	trainee assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger	....	first assistant director
Karen Young	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Sam Agro	....	storyboard artist
Ronald Bunt	....	carpenter
Douglas Catty	....	carpenter
Steven Ciancamerla	....	set dresser
Napoleon Forbes	....	painter
Brian Lumley	....	carpenter
Jason Lunn	....	leadman
Mario Moreira	....	assistant property master
James R. Murray	....	property master
Hubert Peddle	....	carpenter
Frank Perna	....	painter
Sorin Popescu	....	assistant art director
Jamie Pounder	....	painter
Sean Scoffield	....	graphic designer
Cherie Spencer	....	set dresser
Al Vrkljan	....	weapon specialist
Ian C. Harris	....	daily construction laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Kevin Belen	....	adr recordist
Tom Bjelic	....	sound effects editor
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Gingras	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	sound re-recording assistant
Jason Hopfner	....	boom operator
Josh Machado	....	assistant sound effects editor
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recording engineer
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Rick Penn	....	sound mixer
Jason Perreira	....	re-recording assistant
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
John Douglas Smith	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marilee Yorston	....	foley assistant
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects coordinator
Tim Barraball	....	special effects key
Daniel White	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
David Alexander	....	senior modeller: Switch VFX
Kemal Ally	....	lead tracker: Switch VFX
Don Asido	....	data manager: Switch VFX
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Jon Campfens	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Switch VFX
Amir Eftekhari	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Mike Habjan	....	model maker: Switch VFX
Gudrun Heinze	....	senior digital compositor: Switch VFX
Cha Min Hyun	....	digital compositor
Jason Kozsurek	....	digital compositor
Voytek Kufner	....	animator: Switch VFX
Keren Kurtz	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Beau Parsons	....	visual effects coordinator: Switch VFX
Mag Sarnowska	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Rob Sischy	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colourist
Geoff Wigmore	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Steve Wigmore	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Greg Zajac	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunt double
Neil Davison	....	stunt double
Billy Oliver	....	stunt double
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Berube	....	electrician
Steve Cocks	....	grip
Ira Cohen	....	gaffer
Sean Dawes	....	electrician
Jamie Hodgson	....	rigging electrician
Kevin Michael LeBlanc	....	first assistant camera
Monty Montgomerie	....	key grip
Philip Charles Whitfield	....	electrician
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Kathleen Howell	....	casting associate
Misha Rasaiah	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Brennan	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor
Karen Eppstadt	....	key costume breakdown artist
Gerri Gillan	....	wardrobe buyer
Roslyn Hanchard	....	costume buyer
Leslie Kavanagh	....	wardrobe set supervisor
Stephanie Lees	....	assistant costume designer
Adam Smith	....	costume prop
Bonnie Sutherland	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Diane Brunjes	....	additional editor
Chad Glastonbury	....	first assistant editor
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Paul Intson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Eddie Bowman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Cristin L. Cornett	....	production coordinator
Kathryn Hughes	....	set production assistant
Ryan Hupponen	....	assistant production coordinator
Kaleigh Kavanagh	....	assistant: Dan Heffner
Jane Kim	....	assistant: Darren Bousman
Brad McIlroy	....	on-set caterer
Michael McNaughton	....	photo double
Ashleigh Millar	....	key craft service
Erick Salomon	....	assistant: Mark Burg & Oren Koules
Carla Spizziri	....	first assistant accountant
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	script supervisor
Al Vrkljan	....	tactical consultant

Production Companies

• Lions Gate Films
• Twisted Pictures

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007-2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Showtime (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Acme F/X (special effects)
• Switch VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Artists' Addiction Records  soundtrack
• Complex Studio, The  sound post-production
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Hand Prop  props
• Movie Armaments Group  weapons supplied by
• Urban Post Production  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:18 | Brazil:18 | UK:18 | Italy:VM14 | USA:R | South Africa:18 (theatrical rating) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18 | Australia:MA (re-rating on appeal) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Taiwan:R-18 | France:-16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:18 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Denmark:16 | Hong Kong:III | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:R (original rating) | Portugal:M/18 | South Africa:16LV (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 | Singapore:R21 | Norway:18 | Austria:18

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

As part of a running gag in the Saw series, the filming crew always hides what they call a 'fart machine' in one of the sets, and make it go off in a particular serious scene, to see how long the actor or actors can keep a straight face. This time, 'Liriq Bent' was the victim. He actually managed to remain in a character a couple of seconds before bursting into laughter.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the two FBI agents find the tape and the puppet in the school building, the tape recorder can be seen running before agent Perez actually pushes the "play"-button.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pathologist: Subject's name is John Kramer. 52 year old male; Caucasian. He's seen better days.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Seth Rogen/Spoon (#33.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I.V.

Let's hope the games never end

Will it ever end? I don't know, but after this one, I'm eager for more still! I know what you're thinking, it's been overdone. I admit that it's your opinion and you can judge the series after three movies, but you don't close the book on the 3rd movie when the story is "just beginning".

Should you bother seeing this movie if you haven't seen the other Saw movies? No. What if you like gore and suspense... sure. But this movie is strictly for the Saw fans who have seen the first three and followed every step and hint, otherwise it's a big waste of time. The only thing that helps those people is that every Saw movie shows flashbacks. Honestly though, it's not as useful as seeing them to begin with.

Now to the movie...

This was the first Saw movie that was not written by Leigh Whannel. Is this a problem? I don't really think so. Saw IV was just as riveting and plot-detailed as the first three. I watched the movie tonight with 2 friends in a closed theatre, and we were all talking during the entire movie asking each other questions and trying to figure out the plot. I feel bad for the massive amounts of people cramming the theatre on opening night; there's going to be so much talking, it will be unbearable to follow. "Who's that guy?" "Do you think he really died?" "I bet he's playing a game as well". Not so much fun.

Let me be completely honest about this movie, and that will be all for me. There were many twists and turns, all what we hoped for. The details are superb; everything clicked and was managed well. Most of all, the gore, violence and games were top notch. I was stunned at how amazing the tests were... seriously. It was a joy to watch.

Completely entertaining. If you liked the first Saws, then you will not want to miss this one. 7 out of 10. In my opinion, it was better than Saw III, but slightly below Saw II... and of course, not near the original. But still, Saw IV was brilliant.