Saw VI (2009)

Agent Strahm is dead and framed while Hoffman continues John's legacy while Jill carries out John's final request.

Director:

Kevin Greutert

Writers:

Patrick Melton (screenplay), Marcus Dunstan (screenplay)

Stars:

Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor	...	Hoffman
Mark Rolston	...	Erickson
Betsy Russell	...	Jill
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda
Peter Outerbridge	...	William
Athena Karkanis	...	Agent Perez
Samantha Lemole	...	Pamela Jenkins
Tanedra Howard	...	Simone
Marty Moreau	...	Eddie
Shawn Ahmed	...	Allen
Janelle Hutchison	...	Addy
Gerry Mendicino	...	Janitor
Caroline Cave	...	Debbie
George Newbern	...	Harold

Storyline

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

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Plot Keywords:

jigsaw | pig mask | game of death | deception | flash photography | 

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Taglines:

The Game Comes Full Circle

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [United States] Metropolitan Films [France]

Country:

Canada USA UK Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2009 (Canada)

Also Known As:

El juego del miedo VI

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,736,287 (UK) (23 October 2009)

Gross:

$27,669,413 (USA) (20 November 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twisted Pictures, A Bigger Boat, Saw VI Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 92 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script that was given to the new cast members of the "Saw" franchise was named "Evolution III". This was done so the script wouldn't leak out. Evolution Pictures is the company that owns Twisted Pictures.

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Goofs

The son asks his mother why they could be trapped in the acid cage, and the mother angrily replies, "We're here because of your father!" His father is Harold, the man who was denied a claim by William; not William as the movie leads the audience to believe. Therefore, her angry line about "your father" makes no sense.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Simone: Help!

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: There's an extra scene after the end credits: Amanda comes to the door of the place holding the little girl (the one that Hoffman "saves" at the end of Saw IV) and tells her "not to trust the one who saves her".

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Connections

References The Weakest Link (2000)

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Soundtracks

In Ashes They Shall Reap
Performed by Hatebreed

User Reviews

Surprisingly good

Finally, the Saw series has regained some of it's previous credibility. Saw VI proved to be a very bloody, but clever mainstream romp.

There were a couple of great twists and turns, the gore was jacked up to a fantastic level of brutal extremity (easily beating the rather tame 5th installment), and most importantly, I, plus everyone in the theatre had a ball with it.

As well as being a valid continuation of the 'Saw' story, it worked well as a standalone film. The main twist actually had nothing do to with the previous movies... but don't get me wrong, you'll get plenty of answers for questions left open from the other films at the same time.

As you'd expect, the acting and production values weren't to flash, but the good screenplay and balls-out sadistic torture made this a vast improvement over the last couple of sequels. Apart from the first, I'm happy to say this is definitely one of my favorites from the series. 7.5/10.

Check it out. I found it to be a pleasant surprise.