Saw V
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.
Plot
Convicted murderer Seth Baxter wakes up chained to a table beneath a pendulum blade. He is told that he can release himself by crushing his hands between two presses. He does so, but the blade still bisects him as someone watches through a hole in the wall.
Cast
- Al Sapienza
- Angus Macfadyen
- Athena Karkanis
- Bahar Soomekh
- Betsy Russell
- Beverley Mitchell
- Carlo Rota
- Cory Lee
- Costas Mandylor
- Danny Glover
- Dina Meyer
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Emmanuelle Vaugier
- Erik Knudsen
- Glenn E. Plummer
- Greg Bryk
- Joris Jarsky
- Julie Benz
- Ken Leung
- Laura Gordon
- Louis Ferreira
- Lyriq Bent
- Mark Rolston
- Meagan Good
- Natalie Brown
- Niamh Wilson
- Sarah Power
- Scott Patterson
- Shawnee Smith
- Timothy Burd
- Tobin Bell
More details
| author | Marcus Dunstan Patrick Melton |
|---|---|
| director | David Hackl |
| editor | Kevin Greutert |
| genre | action crime horror thriller |
| keywords | abduct all-points bulletin attack bomb shelter broken glass build case file cell phone chain connect convicted murderer crush decapitate evidence room frame help hoffman in the walls jigsaw kidnap kill locked in mark hoffman nerve gas pendulum pig mask read saw iii saw iv set up stalk tracheotomy |
| musicBy | Charlie Clouser |
| producer | Gregg Hoffman Mark Burg Oren Koules |
| productionCompany | Twisted Pictures |
| publisher | Lionsgate Films |
| recordedAt | Toronto |
| theme | sequel splatter |