Saw V (2008)

Director:

David Hackl

Writers:

Patrick Melton (screenplay) &
Marcus Dunstan (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You won't believe how it ends.

Plot:

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman, the final apprentice to the serial killer is deigned a hero. Meanwhile, Agent Strahm continues to track Hoffman while another group of strangers are put through a series of gruesome traps.

Plot Keywords:

Jigsaw | Serial Killer | Head Butt | Cell Phone | Blood Spatter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor	...	Mark Hoffman
Scott Patterson	...	Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell	...	Jill
Julie Benz	...	Brit
Meagan Good	...	Luba
Mark Rolston	...	Dan Erickson
Carlo Rota	...	Charles
Greg Bryk	...	Mallick
Laura Gordon	...	Ashley
Joris Jarsky	...	Seth
Mike Butters	...	Paul
Al Sapienza	...	Chief of Police
Mike Realba	...	Detective Fisk
Jeff Pustil	...	Bernie
Dana Sorman	...	Law Office Receptionist
Sheila Shah	...	Special Agent Cowan
Samantha Lemole	...	Pamela Jenkins
Lyriq Bent	...	Rigg (archive footage)
Athena Karkanis	...	Agent Perez (archive footage)
Louis Ferreira	...	Art (archive footage) (as Justin Louis)
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews (archive footage)
Danny Glover	...	David Tapp (archive footage)
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda (archive footage)
Bahar Soomekh	...	Lynn (archive footage)
Niamh Wilson	...	Corbett
Angus Macfadyen	...	Jeff (archive footage)
Lisa Berry	...	EMT
Bill Vibert	...	Officer
Tony Nappo	...	Gus
Brandon McGibbon	...	Hank
Tim Burd	...	Obi
Natalie Brown	...	Heather Miller (scenes deleted)
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Person with Dog
Lorraine Foreman	...	Old Woman
Sarah Power	...	Angelina
Cory Lee	...	Jasmine (scenes deleted)
David Gale	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Catherine Rix	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Michael A. Miranda	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice) (as Michael Miranda)
Stephen Sparks	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Jennifer Donison	...	Additional Voice Talent (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Curnew	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Alex Revan	...	Grayson Blood (uncredited)

Directed by
David Hackl

Writing credits
Patrick Melton		(screenplay) &
Marcus Dunstan		(screenplay)

Produced by
Troy Begnaud	....	associate producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Mark Burg	....	producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive 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

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin

Production Design by
Anthony A. Ianni		(as Tony Ianni)

Art Direction by
Elis Lam		(as Elis Y. Lam)

Set Decoration by
Liesl Deslauriers

Costume Design by
Alex Kavanagh

Makeup Department
Damon Bishop	....	prosthetics technician
François Dagenais	....	prosthetics creator (as Francois Dagenais)
Craig-Ryan French	....	makeup artist
Iantha Goldberg	....	assistant makeup artist
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Colin Penman	....	key makeup artist
Sean Sansom	....	prosthetics technician
Cathy Shibley	....	assistant hair stylist
Vincent Sullivan	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Matt Cahill	....	post-production supervisor
Thomas Vencelides	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Buell	....	second assistant director
Greg Edmunds	....	third assistant director
Sam Lennox	....	assistant director
Steve Webb	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sam Agro	....	storyboard artist
Tamara Andrews	....	scenic painter
Ronald Bunt	....	carpenter
Ed Butkus	....	painter
Douglas Catty	....	carpenter
John J. Fitzpatrick	....	head laborer
Matthew Hallett	....	assistant head carpenter
Victoria Hamilton	....	key scenic artist
Steve Johnstone	....	standby carpenter
Ian Kuter	....	carpenter
Alan Letts	....	construction coordinator
Francis Livingston	....	carpenter
Jason Lunn	....	leadman
Joe McLean	....	assistant head carpenter
Mario Moreira	....	assistant property master
James R. Murray	....	property master (as Jim Murray)
Melissa Olson	....	on set dresser: second unit
Frank Perna	....	painter
Sorin Popescu	....	assistant art director
Sean Scoffield	....	graphic designer
Blair Slopek	....	carpenter
Adam Smith	....	specialty prop fabricator
Jay Sonderer	....	painter
Cherie Spencer	....	set dresser
Rob Valeriote	....	head carpenter
Evan Ellicock	....	construction laborer (uncredited)
Ian C. Harris	....	daily construction laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Pat Cassin	....	boom operator
Bill Devine	....	adr mixer
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Gingras	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Gould	....	sound re-recording assistant
Katie Halliday	....	second assistant sound editor
Rob Hutchins	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jimmy Lifton	....	adr facility
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Geoff Raffan	....	dialogue editor
John Douglas Smith	....	supervising sound editor
Aran Tanchum	....	adr mixer
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Neal	....	adr stage assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Philippe Maurais	....	special effects assistant
Jim Peacock	....	special effects shop key
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects supervisor
Steve Skochko	....	special effects technician
Brodie Spaull	....	special effects technician
Jason Detheridge	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Alexander	....	CGI artist: Switch VFX
Kemal Ally	....	boujou tracking: Switch VFX
Don Asido	....	data technician: Switch VFX
Jon Campfens	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Switch VFX
Amir Eftekhari	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Jason Kozsurek	....	digital compositor
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Seth Martiniuk	....	digital compositor: Switch VFX
Beau Parsons	....	digital compositor
Beau Parsons	....	visual effects coordinator: Switch VFX

Stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunt coordinator
Susan Horton	....	stunt double
Susan Horton	....	stunt double: Megan Goode
Blair Johannes	....	stunt double
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Scott Patterson

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Ferrier	....	electrician
Brian Gedge	....	camera operator
Kevin Michael LeBlanc	....	first assistant camera
Richard D. Leko	....	daily grip
Tim Lovell	....	rigging gaffer
Robert McRae	....	gaffer
Monty Montgomerie	....	key grip
Matthew Napier Andrews	....	camera trainee
Mike Ohorodnyk	....	grip
Derek Parkes	....	best boy grip
Douglas G. Reid	....	best boy electric
Jeremy Settles	....	camera operator
Steve Van Denzen	....	grip
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Lauren Dickey	....	casting
Misha Rasaiah	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
Karen Williams	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Brennan	....	key costume breakdown artist
Roslyn Hanchard	....	costume buyer
Leslie Kavanagh	....	costume set supervisor
Stephanie Lees	....	assistant costume designer
Susan Nycz	....	assistant costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Peter Armstrong	....	digital intermediate producer
Andrew Coutts	....	associate editor
Lee Hughes	....	digital intermediate project manager
Rui Martins	....	rushes telecine operator
Dave Muscat	....	assistant digital intermediate editor
Chris Wallace	....	digital intermediate colorist
Motassem Younes	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Rob Bertola	....	music editor
Charlie Clouser	....	performer: original score
Peter Freeman	....	musician: guitar
Danny Lohner	....	musician: guitar
Jonathan McHugh	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Scott Miller	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Platt	....	music supervisor
Chas Smith	....	musician: bowed metals

Transportation Department
Ben Cekuta	....	driver
Michael Gabourie	....	driver
Roland 'Buddy' McGrath	....	transportation captain
Susan McGrath	....	driver

Other crew
Claire Adamson	....	stand-in
Beverley Bremner	....	key craft service
Juliette Caron	....	french subtitles by
Cristin L. Cornett	....	production coordinator
Ashleigh Dac	....	production assistant
Cynthia Hiley	....	assistant: David Hackl
Kaleigh Kavanagh	....	assistant: Dan Heffner
Tom Mayclim	....	scan operator
Travis McConnell	....	set production assistant
Brad McIlroy	....	on location chef
Amina Nathoo	....	key craft service
Barbara Pecs	....	production accountant
Jeremy Pinard	....	stage manager
Alicia Pleasence	....	assistant production coordinator
Nate Richmond	....	production assistant
Erick Salomon	....	assistant: Mark Burg & Oren Koules
Nadia Sojak	....	payroll accountant
Carla Spizziri	....	first assistant accountant
Bob Tarantino	....	production legal
Charles Taylor	....	head armorer
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	script supervisor
Dave Wood	....	production assistant
Kris Wood	....	playback coordinator
Kris Wood	....	playback supervisor
Jesse Korosi	....	playback editor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twisted Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008-2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Eastern European Acquisition Pool (EEAP) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc unrated director's cut)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (unrated director's cut)
• Eagle Films (2008) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Kino Swiat (2008) (Poland) (all media)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (2-disc unrated director's cut)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (unrated director's cut)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Switch VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Got Films  camera equipment provided by (world premier)
• Kallista Marketing & PR  international publicity
• Movie Armaments Group  weapons supplied by
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, language and brief nudity

Runtime:

92 min | 95 min (unrated director's cut)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS | DTS (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44624) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Ireland:16 | Canada:18A | New Zealand:R18 | Hong Kong:III | France:-16 | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:18 | Belgium:KNT | Portugal:M/18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R-15 | Australia:R (director's cut) | Australia:R (DVD) | Germany:18 (uncut) (theatrical release) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Germany:18 (cut) (DVD release) | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (uncut) (DVD release) | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (unrated version) (uncut) | Austria:16 | Iceland:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18+ (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twisted Pictures

Trivia:

When Agent Erickson talks to Jill Tuck, the picture on his desk is a real photo of actor Mark Rolston and his wife.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the room with the mounted razor traps, a timer on the wall is shown to begin counting down from 15:00. However, a few seconds later Charles points to the timer, and it is shown with 15:00 on its display again. The beeping heard once the timer has begun also stops in the next few shots.

Quotes:

Mark Hoffman:[to Jigsaw] What do you want from me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Community: Early 21st Century Romanticism (#2.15)" (2011)

For Shame Hackl

Being a huge Saw fan I can say without a doubt I look forward to each and every offering but this years installment was by far the worst of the bunch. I never claim Saw movies feature terrific acting( besides 1 and 3) but 5 featured some atrocious performances. On one hand you have the wooden Strahm who is literally dictating his thought to... well no one, on the other is Julie Benz, normally a fine actress in Dexter, spouting of ridiculous lines that sound meant for trailers (ex. " It's our next nightmare"). On top of that the movie is just full of sloppy film-making. Let's start with Strahm, he's just unnecessary, he seems only to be there as a vessel to fuel the flashbacks. On to the main trap, The best of the characters is killed in just the second room. Why did they even have to kill him? He was savvy and sharp but I guess the director just wanted to remove all intelligence from this movie. Finally the ending. This might be the worst evidence of a cash-grab I have ever seen. There was no ending, as my friend put it " It's like they ran out of ideas for 6 movies so they cut five in half", and thats really how it felt, INCOMPLETE.