Saw

2003
15
9m

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David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.

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7.4/10

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Leigh Whannell

David

Paul Moder

Katrina Mathers

Nurse

Dean Francis

Body

Director
- James Wan
Writer
- Leigh Whannell
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Trivia
The "Reverse Bear Trap" used in this short film was made by an engineer friend of Leigh Whannell and James Wan. The device was not actually rusty as it had to be placed in Leigh's mouth. Also, it was completely working, but ultimately safe for obvious reasons. In the feature length film, Saw (2004), the device was also safe and coated with fake rust and Shawnee was holding the trap steady by biting down on wooden tongue depressors, not metal hooks from the trap.

Quotes
Jigsaw: Congratulations David you are still alive, most people are so ungrateful to be alive but not you, not anymore

Connections
Featured in The Cinema Snob: Saw (2021)

Soundtracks
Happiness In Slavery (Remix)
(uncredited)
Written by Trent Reznor
Performed by Nine Inch Nails

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Featured review

6/10

creepy and quick

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Film #19: Saw (2003)

Review: James Wan's early short is a wonderful, if extremely brief and simplistic, horror story. While mildly amateurish in spots (clearly, Wan was still learning quite a bit as a filmmaker when he made this, and the same can be said about any earlier work from any director), "Saw"'s overall effect is highly successful. It is a genuinely scary treat for fans of more disturbing, harsh horror (although, despite the "Saw" movies now being known for their abundance of "torture porn", the gore/blood in this film is extremely minimal; most of the disturbance is more psychological, which is always great to see), and it's short enough to be viewed by almost anyone, no matter how busy their schedule may seem.