Top 10 Interesting Saw Movie Facts

Facts about the Saw horror franchise. If I forgot any, feel free to add them.

The Top Ten

  1. The original plot of Saw III would've involved Lawrence Gordon being tested again, but Cary Elwes' lawsuit against Lionsgate halted this

    Leigh Whannell's original concept pitch for Saw III involved Lawrence Gordon being tested again to save his family from immense peril. However, due to Cary Elwes suing Lionsgate over the low payment he received from Saw 1, this didn't happen. The lawsuit wouldn't be resolved until 2009. Cary Elwes would wind up returning in Saw 3D/The Final Chapter, though, which is arguably one of the worst movies in the entire series, but I digress. Actually, maybe Spiral's slightly worse, but still. Due to those changes, Jeff Denlon was created, and the script was heavily altered.

  2. Peter Strahm was originally going to kill Mark Hoffman in Saw VI, but this was scrapped instantly

    Peter Strahm, who ends up dying quite spectacularly in Saw V, was originally supposed to kill Hoffman at the end of Saw VI. Not much else is known as far as I know regarding this concept, but considering how heavily rushed the sequels were, with them coming out once a year after a while, I'm not surprised if this idea was cut due to time constraints or other factors.

  3. Saw 3D/The Final Chapter was originally supposed to be two movies, one exploring the Lawrence twist, and the other exploring Bobby Dagen. However, Lionsgate forced the writers and director Kevin Greutert to combine them both into one movie

    This probably explains the bizarre pacing throughout Saw 3D as a whole. I'm not sure why they decided to force Kevin Greutert and the writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to combine these two ideas into one movie, but it severely hindered Saw 3D as a whole and made for a worse movie because of it. Don't get me started on the pink blood either, or the weirdly misogynistic tone Saw 3D has compared to other entries in the series.

  4. Saw III was originally supposed to be the last movie

    Leigh Whannell envisioned the Saw series as a trilogy, and combining that with running out of ideas for the traps, it's not surprising that Saw III would be the last movie to have his involvement. This also explains why Detective Kerry, Amanda Young, and John Kramer all die in this movie. He thought that after III, the series would be over, yet Lionsgate already wanted another sequel to keep the gravy train rolling.

  5. Kevin Greutert didn't want to direct Saw 3D/The Final Chapter, instead, he wanted to direct Paranormal Activity 2, yet due to a contractual obligation with Lionsgate couldn't do so

    Which, honestly, seems like it might've been a better investment for him. I liked his direction with VI, but you can tell that he was NOT interested in 3D/The Final Chapter whatsoever, and considering how terrible the script for that movie is and the weird writing choices galore, I can't say that I blame him whatsoever.

  6. Lionsgate severely toned down the violence for Spiral: From the Book of Saw compared to other entries

    I'm guessing because it had Samuel L. Jackson involved, and Chris Rock? I'm not sure, but regardless, it's fairly noticeable, and that movie has questionable pacing galore and is hands down one of my least favorite horror movies of all time. Samuel L. Jackson carries the movie undoubtedly, but the toned-down violence gives me more of a reason to dislike it.

  7. To help get the original Saw (2004) movie greenlit, Leigh Whannell released a 2003 short film called Saw, which had a different character. Lionsgate was impressed by the short and gave Whannell a bigger budget to bring his vision to life

    I'm pretty sure you can find the 2003 short film on YouTube, and if I'm not mistaken, it might also be an additional feature on the DVD menu of the 2004 film, but if I'm wrong with that second example, I'll take the L there. It's pretty interesting how similar yet drastically different both versions are, despite the core idea remaining the same.

  8. Although Leigh Whannell wasn't involved in the mainline Saw movie franchise after Saw III, he did write the story for the 2009 Saw video game

    This is the only writing contribution Whannell has made to the series after Saw III, although with Blumhouse now acquiring the series, he can probably do whatever he wants with the franchise now. The game's storyline centers on David Tapp after he somehow survived getting his throat slit at the end of Saw, where he gets tested rigorously and has to fight for his survival. The game received mixed reviews, kinda like the movies, but to be fair, the combat in this game is pretty terrible, and the camera angles are all over the place.

  9. There is a bonus feature on the Saw II DVD called the Scott Tibbs documentary, which focuses on Adam's friend who's briefly mentioned in the first movie. He ends up getting tested at the end, and it is widely considered to be non-canon by fans.

    This short movie, or whatever you want to call it, mostly focuses on Scott Tibbs' annoying and harassing people. Including Amanda Young and Daniel Matthews, for seemingly no reason. It's pretty boring, and the guy playing him, I guess, does have a solid enough job at making the character extremely unlikable.

  10. In Saw III, there are two deleted scenes involving Adam. One which consisted of him meeting Amanda for the first time, and the other being a nightmare Amanda has of him. The second one leads to his death scene.

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