Saw II (2005)

Jigsaw locks a few unlucky people in a booby trapped shelter and they must find a way out before they inhale too much of a lethal nerve gas and die. But they must watch out, for the traps Jigsaw has set in the shelter lead to death also.

Director:

Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers:

Leigh Whannell, Darren Lynn Bousman

Stars:

Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Emmanuelle Vaugier

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobin Bell	...	Jigsaw / John Kramer
Shawnee Smith	...	Amanda Young
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Eric Matthews
Erik Knudsen	...	Daniel Matthews
Franky G	...	Xavier Chavez
Glenn Plummer	...	Jonas Singer
Emmanuelle Vaugier	...	Addison Corday
Beverley Mitchell	...	Laura Hunter
Tim Burd	...	Obi Tate (as Timothy Burd)
Dina Meyer	...	Detective Allison Kerry
Lyriq Bent	...	Daniel Rigg
Noam Jenkins	...	Michael Marks
Tony Nappo	...	Gus Colyard
Kelly Jones	...	SWAT Member Pete
Vincent Rother	...	SWAT Member Joe

Storyline

When detective Eric Matthews is called to a crime scene of a victim of Jigsaw, he finds a lead to the place where he is hidden. Once there, he realizes that Jigsaw trapped his son Daniel Matthews with three women and four men in a shelter, and they are inhaling a lethal nerve gas. If they do not use an antidote within two hours, they will die. Eric follows with increasing desperation the death of each member of the group in monitors, while trying to convince Jigsaw to release his son.

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Plot Keywords:

nerve gas | death | detective | killer | murder | 

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Taglines:

Oh, yes. There will be blood.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for grisly violence and gore, terror, language and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport [fr] Official Fan Club

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saw 2

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$36,995 (Chile) (7 April 2006)

Gross:

$86,502 (Chile) (14 April 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twisted Pictures, Evolution Entertainment, Got Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 95 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (5.1 surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The winner of Liongates SAW 2 Haunted House Contest went to The Mansion of Terror in Austin, TX. This haunted attraction was featured in a documentary by Jav Rivera entitled The Scare: The Mansion of Terror Documentary which went on to win several awards. Additionally, Javier was the photographer for Mansion of Terror's contest entries.

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Goofs

In the needle room, when Addison screams and says "Stop this shit!", her lips are saying "Fuck this shit!"

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Quotes

Amanda: By creating a legacy, by living a life worth remembering, you become immortal.

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Connections

Referenced in Yes Man (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Burn The Witch"
(UNKLE Variation)
Written by Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leewan & Joey Castillo
Performed by Queens of the Stone Age
Remix and additional production by J. Lavelle and R. File for UNKLE Entertainment
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

It Will Blow You Away

Why is it that so many critics, movie-goers and film patrons see such bold and unique forms of film as nothing but bloody and un-needed garbage? Isn't it about time to enter the age of the modern horror film, and to realize that audiences these days have already seen it all when it comes to the horror movie, so one-of-a-kind ideas such as the SAW series should be seen as a much needed godsend to the film industry. They say that this is what is takes to scare people these days: untrue. Take the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for instance, upon close examination, one can notice that it is essentially a bloodless film. So what is it about such movies that scare us? Well, it's the idea, the cinematography, and the boldness to plant such a terrifying seed into the world of movies. It isn't a man sawing his foot off or a man being set on fire that scares audiences, it's the fact that it has NEVER...EVER been done before on the big screen that engulfs the audience into a trance-like cloak of fear over a movie. The people who conjure these ideas for movies are not on the mindset to create something for the SOLE PURPOSE of making someone cringe and fray, they want to be their own level, nay, rank of movies for others to, essentially, build off of. Are SAW and SAW II the last of their kind? By no means, if anything they are merely predecessors of the film noir that is going to eventually rise into the R-rated spectrum. Forgive me for not stressing on the movie's actual content, but I feel it is the very ideas behind SAW that make us have to see it for ourselves. And I highly recommend those of you skeptical about it to do so. Will you be frightened? Yes. Will you see things never before shined onto the screen? Yes. And will you leave the darkness of the theater in a sense that you have witnessed movie history unfold before your eyes? YES.