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Saw VI (2009)

Saw VI poster
Directed by
Kevin Greutert
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3,541 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An insurance executive must survive a series of deadly traps set by a copycat killer. Meanwhile, federal agents reopen an investigation into the original killer's successor.

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What happens

Saw VI is a 2009 American horror film directed by Kevin Greutert (in his directorial debut) and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to Saw V (2008) and the sixth installment in the Saw film series, it stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith. Similar to its predecessor, Saw VI maintains the focus on the posthumous effects of the Jigsaw Killer (Bell) and the progression of his successor, Detective Lieutenant Mark Hoffman (Mandylor). The plot follows insurance executive William Easton (Outerbridge), who must complete a series of deadly "games" set up by Hoffman in order to rescue his employees and family. Meanwhile, the FBI comes to suspect that Agent Peter Strahm, who was framed by Hoffman as being Jigsaw's successor, was not actually Jigsaw's accomplice and re-opens the investigation, drawing Hoffman into motion to protect his secret identity. Greutert, who had served as editor for the previous Saw films, made his directorial debut with Saw VI. Melton and Dunstan, who wrote the screenplays for Saw IV (2007) and Saw V, returned to write the screenplay, and Charlie Clouser, who composed all previous films, returned to compose the score. Shot on a budget of $11 million, it was filmed in Toronto from March to May 2009. Saw VI was released on October 23, 2009, and ended up grossing over $69.8 million globally. It was the lowest-grossing film in the Saw franchise at the time, but it was still considered a financial success given its low budget. The film received mixed reviews. A sequel, Saw 3D, was released the following year in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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