Saw VI (2009)

Agent Strahm is dead, and FBI agent Erickson draws nearer to Hoffman. Meanwhile, a pair of insurance executives find themselves in another game set by Jigsaw.

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:

toilet | kicked in the balls | wetting pants | office politics | insurance company | 

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Taglines:

Trust In Him.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was first locked on July 10, 2009. Due to the complex ending, the Producers and the studio took another week to perfectly calibrate the final five minutes. The film was then officially locked on July 21, 2009.

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Goofs

When William saves Addy from hanging, in the last shot as he is walking away you can see a hand patting her on the right shoulder and helping hold her up.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Simone: Help!

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: In the Unrated Edition, there's an extra scene after the end credits: Amanda comes to the door of the place holding Corbett Denlon (Jeff Denlon's daughter, who Hoffman "saves" at the beginning of "Saw V" (2008)) and warns her "not to trust the one who saves her".

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Alternate Versions

Despite the R-rated theatrical cut only being available on DVD and in 4:3 "full screen" format, online streaming platform Vudu has this cut in its original 1.85 widescreen ratio and in high definition. Aside from this, rental-exclusive DVDs of the film (such as from Redbox) featured a widescreen transfer of the R-rated theatrical cut, albeit in standard definition.

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Connections

References Evil Dead II (1987)

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Soundtracks

More Than a Sin
Written and Performed by The James Brothers
Courtesy of James Bro. Music
Copyright 2008

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.

Details

Country:

Canada USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saw VI

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,118,444, 25 October 2009

Gross USA:

$27,693,292

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$68,234,154

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