Saw IV (2007)

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Patrick Melton (screenplay), Marcus Dunstan (screenplay)

Stars:

Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Louis Ferreira

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John Kramer
Costas Mandylor	...	Lt. Mark Hoffman
Scott Patterson	...	Agent Peter Strahm
Betsy Russell	...	Jill Tuck
Lyriq Bent	...	Lt. Daniel Rigg
Athena Karkanis	...	Agent Lindsey Perez
Louis Ferreira	...	Art Blank (as Justin Louis)
Simon Reynolds	...	Lamanna
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Angus Macfadyen	...	Jeff Denlon
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda Young (archive footage)
Bahar Soomekh	...	Lynn Denlon
Dina Meyer	...	Detective Allison Kerry
Mike Realba	...	Detective Fisk
Marty Adams	...	Ivan Landsness

Storyline

Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

serial rapist | ex wife | tied to a chair | bound and gagged | brutality | 

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Taglines:

This Halloween give 'til it hurts

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dog that Ivan is seen hugging and kissing is director Darren Lynn Bousman's dog named Chance.

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Goofs

(at around 54 mins) When Rigg approaches the door to the classroom, in which the husband and wife have experienced their trap, the painted red '?' on the door is still wet.

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Quotes

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

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Alternate Versions

There is an unrated director's cut available (known as the Extreme Edition in other countries), which restores - amongst other footage - violence cut for the 'R' rating.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Blind Movie Fights (2015)

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Soundtracks

I.V.
Written by Yoshiki
Performed by Yoshiki (as X Japan)

User Reviews

The weakest sequel so far!

Back in 2007, "Saw" and it's sequels were a success, but this fourth part is the weakest of the franchise. Darren Lynn Bousman directed the part 2 and 3, two great sequels, but with this fourth part he went to a bad script. The story is slow, the acting is good, mainly Tobin Bell and the twisted end was not that shocking. It could be a better sequel.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saw IV

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,756,764, 28 October 2007

Gross USA:

$63,300,095

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$139,352,633

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twisted Pictures, Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC), Canadian Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 96 min (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS DTS (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1