
Saw is a 2004 American horror film directed by James Wan (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Leigh Whannell from a story by Wan and Whannell. It is the first installment in the Saw film series, and stars Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, and Tobin Bell. The film tells a nonlinear narrative, revolving around the mystery of the Jigsaw Killer, who tests his victims' will to live by putting them through deadly "games" where they must inflict great physical pain upon themselves to survive. The frame story follows Jigsaw's latest victims (Whannell and Elwes), who awaken in a large dilapidated bathroom, with one being ordered to kill the other to save his own family. The screenplay was written by Whannell, who co-created the story with Wan in their respective screenwriting debuts. It was originally written in 2001, but after failed attempts to get the script produced in Wan and Whannell's home country of Australia, they were urged to travel to Los Angeles. In order to help attract producers they shot a low-budget short film of the same name from a scene out of the script. This proved successful in 2003 as producers from Evolution Entertainment were immediately attached and also formed a horror genre production label, Twisted Pictures. The film was given a small budget of $1.2 million and was shot in 18 days. Saw was first screened on January 19, 2004, before being released in North America on October 29, 2004, by Lions Gate Films. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics but performed very well at the box office compared to its low budget, grossing more than $100 million worldwide and becoming, at the time, one of the most profitable horror films since Scream (1996). The film was theatrically re-released, to select theaters, on October 31, 2014 to celebrate its tenth anniversary.[2] The first sequel, titled Saw II, was released in 2005.

Saw (2004 film)

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This will showcase various screen-writers who came up with great stories and dialogue for movies. Some are actors and some are directors. The Clown Brothers wrote and directed. Some wrote the script on their own, while others had other people write the script with them. JJ Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt wrote "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Eric Roth wrote "Forrest Gump" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Some of the greatest writers are David Koepp (Spider-Man 2002, Jurassic Park, Secret Window), Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3, Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Alvin Sargent (Julia, Ordinary People, Spider-Man 2), and author William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Stepford Wives 1975, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride). Vote for the best!





