17 Facts About Saw VI

1.

Saw VI is a 2009 horror film directed by Kevin Greutert from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan.

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Similar to its predecessor, Saw VI maintains the focus on the posthumous effects of the Jigsaw Killer and the progression of his successor, Detective Mark Hoffman.

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3.

Saw VI went on to gross over $68 million worldwide, the lowest-grossing Saw film at the time, but still a financial success compared to its small budget.

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Saw VI then uses Strahm's severed hand to plant his fingerprints at the scene.

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5.

Saw VI is confronted by Tara and Brent, the widow and son of Harold Abbott, a former client who succumbed to his heart disease after William denied his medical request.

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6.

Saw VI marked David A Armstrong's last time to serve as cinematographer of the series.

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7.

Greutert commented that Saw VI would have some finality to it, something he always wanted to see in the series.

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8.

On July 26,2007, before Saw VI IV was released, CraveOnline's horror website ShockTilYouDrop.

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9.

Saw VI was later cast in Saw 3D, though the storyline is very different than the one Greutert had for him in Saw VI.

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10.

Greutert felt that there was some bold visual design stemming from what have been shown in previous Saw VI films, choosing to reuse past aspects he liked like some of the characters, leading him to search their salient points in the storyline to include them into the plot.

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11.

Saw VI said that the victims in traps would be more one-on-one with the trap and would be more personal to them.

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12.

Saw VI admitted that originally they had ten actors riding the carousel, but it was ultimately scaled down to six, to "tie in to the [film's] title".

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13.

Saw VI said in his review that "It's a fitting marriage, as hard rock and heavy metal are the sonic suitors to horror and torture porn films and video games".

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Saw VI particularly liked the songs by Hatebreed, Converge, My My Misfire, and Kittie, calling the songs the "most ferocious moments this time around".

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15.

Saw VI was released on in Australia and New Zealand, a day earlier than the Canada, United States, and United Kingdom release.

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16.

Saw VI opened in 3,036 theaters on 4,000 screens and earned $6.

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17.

Saw VI said the script "has a more lyrical bent, and a more satiric bite, than any of the other Saw sequels" and called the acting "perfunctory on most fronts".

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