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Saw III

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
224K
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Dina Meyer, David A. Armstrong, Angus Macfadyen, Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Lyriq Bent, Shauna Black, Timothy Burd, Mark Burg, Mike Butters, Charlie Clouser, Darrell Dennis, Barry Flatman, Kevin Greutert, Paul Gutrecht, David Hackl, Zoe Heath, Kelly Jones, Sandy Kellerman, Oren Koules, J. LaRose, Jane Luk, Costas Mandylor, Christopher Marren, Billy Parrott, Brian Paul, Mark Poyser, Kim Roberts, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith, Sean Sullivan, Dylan Trowbridge, Alan Van Sprang, Larry Yachimec, Bill Vibert, Darren Lynn Bousman, Leigh Whannell, Debra McCabe, James Wan, Niamh Wilson, Bahar Soomekh, Vincent Rother, Dan Sudek, and Stefan Georgiou in Saw III (2006)
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Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.

  • Director
    • Darren Lynn Bousman
  • Writers
    • Leigh Whannell
    • James Wan
  • Stars
    • Tobin Bell
    • Shawnee Smith
    • Angus Macfadyen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    224K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Darren Lynn Bousman
    • Writers
      • Leigh Whannell
      • James Wan
    • Stars
      • Tobin Bell
      • Shawnee Smith
      • Angus Macfadyen
    • 725User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

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    Tobin Bell
    Tobin Bell
    • Jigsaw…
    Shawnee Smith
    Shawnee Smith
    • Amanda
    Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen
    • Jeff
    Bahar Soomekh
    Bahar Soomekh
    • Lynn
    Donnie Wahlberg
    Donnie Wahlberg
    • Eric Matthews
    Dina Meyer
    Dina Meyer
    • Kerry
    Leigh Whannell
    Leigh Whannell
    • Adam
    Mpho Koaho
    Mpho Koaho
    • Tim
    Barry Flatman
    Barry Flatman
    • Judge Halden
    Lyriq Bent
    Lyriq Bent
    • Rigg
    J. LaRose
    J. LaRose
    • Troy
    • (as J Larose)
    Debra McCabe
    Debra McCabe
    • Danica
    • (as Debra Lynne McCabe)
    Costas Mandylor
    Costas Mandylor
    • Forensic Hoffman
    Betsy Russell
    Betsy Russell
    • Jill
    Jane Luk
    Jane Luk
    • Nurse (Emergency Room)
    Stefan Georgiou
    • Dylan
    Niamh Wilson
    Niamh Wilson
    • Corbett
    Alan Van Sprang
    Alan Van Sprang
    • Chris
    • Director
      • Darren Lynn Bousman
    • Writers
      • Leigh Whannell
      • James Wan
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    User reviews725

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    7rhcplolla2012

    My favorite Saw film

    I love the way this one wraps up and perhaps the last very good Saw?
    6lani-n

    gory as hell!

    i decided, just as it was getting dark, that i was going to watch saw 3, and with much anticipation (after the first two), i did just that. the movie opens up, alike the first - reintroducing the bathroom, so i wasn't feeling too bad.

    the movie's a tad confusing, and i spent more or less, the whole time trying to keep the vomit down in my stomach, so that didn't leave me with too much mentality to make sense of the whole reminiscent, nostalgic, deja-vu way the storyline was written.

    the whole, disgusting gory, blood thing just isn't my style of horror. thumbs up for the excellent twists though! definitely, not for those with a faint heart, or a weak stomach. maybe my anticipation of the first two, brought my hopes up a bit too high, but it really wasn't as fantastic as i expected.

    go and watch it though, only if you've seen the first two.
    8rileymullins

    Saw III Not A Disappointment!!

    After seeing Saw III I have to say that I was surprised. Few films do good in their third installments but Saw does quite well. It's got more gore than the other 2, not tons more, but definitely enough to please a horror/gore movie fan. Above the gore though is some of the sounds of the film that make you go, "That was INSANE!" There is some crazy traps in Saw III that are very good but there's always room for more sick/twisted trap ideas. It's got better acting than Saw 2, but how important is the acting anyways. Most people just want to see some nasty traps. And NASTY they are! Saw III does have some noticeable actors who are good though they aren't really that famous. Its a well made horror film. Pretty good series for 3 years in a row. Hopefully if there is a 4 it wont ruin the series, but who cares. It's like throwing out Halloween 3 and loving the rest. This one also has good twists and like the other ones I was waiting to hear that Saw theme song music and sure enough, at the end, there it was. Good Film. Well done.
    7lukem-52760

    Another savage & extreme sequel that is fun & shocking

    Loved the first Cult Classic & loved the Donnie Wahlberg sequel & now I've enjoyed this savage part 3.

    Saw 3 is incredibly clever & completely connects everything from part 1 & 2 & brings it into this brutal revenge story about a depressed grieving man who lost his little boy to a dangerous driver who got a tiny little sentence by a corrupted judge because of a cowardly witness refused to step forward & the slowly dying John Kramer uses this horrible situation to set up a new game & invite everyone he dislikes to play.

    Saw 3 is really a vigilante vengeance film but in the confines of one of Jigsaws booby trapped torture buildings.

    The cast is Awesome with Shawnee Smith (who gives an incredible troubled performance) & Donnie Wahlberg (back as the injured but brutal cop) & Tobin Bell (back as the sinister & smart genius Jigsaw) & Dina Meyer (back as the beautiful & troubled cop) & Angus Macfadyen (excellent performance as the grieving father) & Baha Soomekh (as the captured doctor) & all such solid performances that hold all the Horror & gritty situations together.

    The look/Cinematography is grainy & raw & looks like its shot on film & the music is exciting & thrilling.

    Excellently written with everything connecting & all loose ends tied up. Basically a real shocker & a thrilling sequel.

    Yes this super savage sequel has really a true anger at it's core with how useless & unfair & corrupted the Justice system really is & the rage people feel & the vengeance they crave.

    There's plenty of twists & turns & extremely gory scenes, so much so that i had to look at Away often lol, more extreme than the first two film.

    Here sick John Kramer/Jigsaw captures a doctor who has a damaged life behind her work & Kramer wants her to fix him the best she can without going to hospital & the game is a deadly affair that puts a vengeful father through a maze of torture as he comes accross each person who let his son's killer get away with murder.

    A very serious issue at it's heart & a graphic horrific tale of violence with excellent performances throughout.

    Another great sequel in this savage franchise.
    7silentcheesedude

    Still going good...

    Surprise! There is a horror series that holds up well, even on the second sequel.

    It's difficult to explain the plot in any detail without ruining the storyline, so instead, I give you small chunks. A doctor must keep Jigsaw alive. If he dies, so does she. A grieving father must decided what he will do when confronted with the people that changed his life for the worse. Saying anything else about the story line is just criminal.

    Like the 2 movies before it, difficult decisions and some nasty secrets become a part of a much larger plan. It manages to explain events in Saw 1 and 2 that may have been considered plot holes. It spins the whole concept of the Jigsaw character and what he represents, and the message he is trying to say. By carefully placing events from the past in a certain order, and by introducing important sequences of the character's lives, Saw 3 manages to become a pivotal point to the series. It's not perfect, though. Constant flashbacks to memories becomes a bit tiresome. Some of the dialog could be a combination of dry, repetitive, or dumb, or all of the above. And oh yes, there will be the improbable & illogical. Big critics will focus on this, and consider the movie a waste of time.

    Of course, you can toss out the psychological-babble, tell the critics to go back to their coke snorting, and just have fun watching the movie as pure horror. Of the three, this is ultimately the most bloodiest. Those of low tolerance of gore, medical procedures and general dismemberment beware: the movie theater I went to here in Winter Springs had one movie-goer faint and fall to the floor. They had to temporarily stop the movie and take her outside, an ambulance came, and took her away. Even with this interruption, the movie kept everyone awake, wanting to see more. By the end of the movie, the audience clapped. We liked what we had seen. "What has the world come to?", you say? Geez. You are in the wrong place. I'm sure there will be some Disney movie to your liking.

    The traps were clever, original, and far, far deadlier this time around. To me, it beats out any psycho with a knife/ax/chainsaw crap movie that has been pumped out too many times. It's a shame that Saw producer Gregg Hoffman passed away before this movie was produced.

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    • Trivia
      The producers of this film asked the producers of Scary Movie 4 (2006) if they could use their bathroom set for this film as it was an exact replica of the sets used in Saw (2004) and Saw II (2005). They were given permission to use it.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 17 mins) After Jeff and Halden get out of the vat of puréed pig they are dry and clean for the rest of the film.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lynn Denlon: [after drilling holes into his skull non-anesthetized] John, how're you doing?

      Jigsaw: Never better.

    • Crazy credits
      The three music supervisors are coincidentally all named Jonathan. Jonathan McHugh, Jonathan Platt, and Jonathan Scott Miller.
    • Alternate versions
      The Unrated Version runs six minutes longer.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Eyes of the Insane
      (Slayer VS The Legion of Doom)

      Performed by Slayer

      Remixed by The Legion of Doom

      Music by Jeff Hanneman

      Lyrics by Tom Araya

      Courtesy of American Recordings

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El juego del miedo III
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Twisted Pictures
      • Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,238,724
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,610,391
      • Oct 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $164,874,275
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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