Saw V is a 2008 horror film directed by David Hackl, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the fifth installment in the Saw film series and a sequel to 2007's Saw IV. The film stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Julie Benz, Carlo Rota, and Meagan Good.
The plot follows FBI Agent Strahm investigating the murders committed by the Jigsaw Killer but as he delves deeper into the case, he realizes that the murders are part of a larger, more intricate plot. Meanwhile, Jigsaw's accomplice, Mark Hoffman, has been promoted to lieutenant and is tasked with leading the investigation into the Jigsaw murders. However, as Strahm gets closer to the truth, he becomes the target of Jigsaw's traps.
Melton and Dunstan, the writers of Saw IV, returned to write the film. Filming took place in Toronto from March to April 2008. Saw V was released by Lionsgate Films in the United States on October 24, 2008. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, but went on to gross $118.2 million worldwide. A sequel, titled Saw VI, was released in 2009.
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SawV is a 2008 horror film directed by David Hackl, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It is the fifth...
films: Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), SawV (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw 3D (2010), Jigsaw (2017), Spiral (2021), and Saw X (2023)...
negative reviews from critics and grossed $139 million worldwide. A sequel, SawV, was released in 2008. An autopsy of the Jigsaw Killer reveals a wax-coated...
the previous Saw films, made his directorial debut with Saw VI. Melton and Dunstan, who had written the screenplays for Saw IV and SawV, returned to...
originally planned Saw VIII was instead included in Saw 3D. David Hackl, the director of SawV, was originally set to direct Saw 3D, but two weeks before...
sequels: Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), SawV (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw 3D (2010), Jigsaw (2017), and Saw X (2023). The series has become one...
secondary antagonist in Saw IV, and the main antagonist in SawV, Saw VI and Saw 3D. He appears in the mid-credits scene of Saw X, setting up a new trap...
and abrasive saws. Saws began as serrated materials, and when mankind learned how to use iron, it became the preferred material for saw blades of all...
film credits include Jawbreaker (1999), The Brothers (2001), Rambo (2008), SawV (2008), Punisher: War Zone (2008), and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints...
Billy is a puppet that has appeared in the Saw franchise. It was used by John "Jigsaw" Kramer, often appearing on a television screen, or occasionally...
Good has also had supporting roles in the films One Missed Call (2008), SawV (2008), The Unborn (2009), and as the superhero version of Darla Dudley...
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Saw III is a 2006 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and a story by Whannell and James Wan. It is the third...
FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing, and Art Blank in Saw IV, SawV, and Saw 3D. He starred in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar...
James Wan and Leigh Whannell who is an antagonist of the Saw franchise. She first appeared in Saw (2004) as a victim to one of serial killer Jigsaw's traps...
has also starred as Agent Strahm in two iterations of the Saw franchise, Saw IV and SawV. Patterson appeared in some episodes of the second season of...
a small role in Saw III playing John Kramer's ex-wife, Jill Tuck. She went on to star in the sequels, Saw IV, SawV, Saw VI, and Saw 3D. She played a...
had a lead role in the Saw films as Detective Mark Hoffman, in Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), SawV (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw 3D (2010). He also made...
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second installment of the Saw series. He reprised the role in Saw III in 2006 and Saw IV in 2007, also appearing in SawV in 2008 via archive footage...
Detective Allison Kerry in the horror film Saw. She reprised her role in Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), and Saw IV (2007). She later starred in a number...
co-wrote Saw III (2006). Meanwhile, he and Whannell have predominantly served as executive producers to the sequels Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, SawV, Saw VI,...
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