Saw (film) - Quiz
Saw film
  • 1. Who acquired the worldwide distribution rights for Saw?
A) Universal Pictures
B) Paramount Pictures
C) Warner Bros.
D) Lions Gate
  • 2. At which film festival did Lions Gate acquire the rights to Saw?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) Berlin International Film Festival
C) Sundance Film Festival
D) Venice Film Festival
  • 3. When did Saw premiere at the Sundance Film Festival?
A) January 19, 2004
B) September 18, 2004
C) October 29, 2004
D) December 2, 2004
  • 4. What festival featured Saw as the closing film on September 18, 2004?
A) Sundance Film Festival
B) Tribeca Film Festival
C) Toronto International Film Festival
D) SXSW Film Festival
  • 5. What was Lionsgate's initial plan for the film's release format?
A) Streaming exclusive
B) Direct-to-video
C) Theatrical release
D) Television broadcast
  • 6. When was Saw released in the United Kingdom?
A) January 19, 2004
B) December 2, 2004
C) October 1, 2004
D) October 29, 2004
  • 7. When was Saw released in the United States?
A) September 18, 2004
B) October 1, 2004
C) October 29, 2004
D) December 2, 2004
  • 8. When was Saw released in Australia?
A) October 29, 2004
B) December 2, 2004
C) October 1, 2004
D) January 19, 2004
  • 9. What was the film's initial rating by the Motion Picture Association of America?
A) PG-13
B) R
C) X
D) NC-17
  • 10. Why was the film initially given an NC-17 rating?
A) Nudity
B) Drug use
C) Strong graphic violence
D) Strong language
  • 11. What rating did Saw receive after being re-edited?
A) NC-17
B) PG-13
C) Unrated
D) R
  • 12. What was the name of the blood drive Lionsgate held for the Red Cross?
A) Give Til It Hurts
B) Blood for Saw
C) Save Lives With Saw
D) The Red Cross Saw Drive
  • 13. How many pints of blood were collected during the promotional blood drive?
A) 4,249
B) 4,294
C) 2,449
D) 4,942
  • 14. In what year was Saw re-released to celebrate its tenth anniversary?
A) 2014
B) 2010
C) 2004
D) 2024
  • 15. How much money did the 2014 re-release earn in its opening weekend?
A) $56,000,369
B) $650,051
C) $650,510
D) $815,324
  • 16. What is the total domestic gross of Saw after the tenth anniversary release?
A) $650,051
B) $56,000,000
C) $815,324
D) $56,000,369
  • 17. Who set the theatrical release for the unrated version of the film for its 20th anniversary?
A) Lionsgate
B) Red Cross
C) Fathom Events
D) Sundance Film Festival
  • 18. On which dates in 2024 was the unrated version of Saw released?
A) October 20 and 23
B) December 2 and 5
C) October 1 and 29
D) January 19 and 20
  • 19. Who suggested that Wan and Whannell travel to Los Angeles?
A) Ken Greenblatt
B) Stacey Testro
C) Gregg Hoffman
D) Mark Burg
  • 20. Which character did Leigh Whannell play in the short film?
A) David
B) Zep Hindle
C) Dr. Lawrence Gordon
D) Jigsaw
  • 21. What camera was used to shoot the short film?
A) 35mm camera
B) 16mm camera
C) Digital video camera
D) 8mm camera
  • 22. Who was the first producer to see the short film in Los Angeles?
A) Oren Koules
B) Mark Burg
C) Gregg Hoffman
D) Ken Greenblatt
  • 23. What company was formed by Hoffman, Burg, and Koules?
A) Evolution Entertainment
B) DreamWorks Pictures
C) Twisted Pictures
D) Gold Circle Films
  • 24. How did the producers finance the film?
A) They received government funding
B) They took out a bank loan
C) They used personal savings
D) They put up a second mortgage on their headquarters
  • 25. Who played Dr. Lawrence Gordon in Saw?
A) Cary Elwes
B) Danny Glover
C) Leigh Whannell
D) Tobin Bell
  • 26. What department did Cary Elwes visit to prepare for his role as an oncologist?
A) Department of Cardiology
B) Department of Oncology
C) Department of Neurosurgery
D) Department of Surgery
  • 27. Who was cast as Amanda Young after being convinced by the short film?
A) Tobin Bell
B) Leigh Whannell
C) Shawnee Smith
D) Cary Elwes
  • 28. Why did Wan specifically suggest Shawnee Smith for the role of Amanda?
A) He had a crush on her since he was a teenager
B) She was the best actress available
C) His casting director insisted
D) He wanted a horror fan for the role
  • 29. Which actor played Detective David Tapp?
A) Michael Emerson
B) Danny Glover
C) Tobin Bell
D) Cary Elwes
  • 30. What was the primary reason Wan cast Tobin Bell as Jigsaw?
A) His acting history
B) His physical stature
C) His availability
D) His voice
  • 31. Who was originally offered the role of Jigsaw but declined it?
A) Michael Emerson
B) Danny Glover
C) Cary Elwes
D) Mike Butters
  • 32. What role did Mike Butters eventually play in the film?
A) Zep Hindle
B) Dr. Lawrence Gordon
C) Paul Leahy
D) Jigsaw
  • 33. What percentage of net profits were Wan and Whannell offered by the producers?
A) 1%
B) 10%
C) 5%
D) 25%
  • 34. Which film inspired James Wan and Leigh Whannell to write and fund their own film?
A) Pi
B) Se7en
C) The Sixth Sense
D) The Blair Witch Project
  • 35. Which film by Darren Aronofsky inspired the duo to finance their film themselves?
A) Pi
B) Requiem for a Dream
C) The Blair Witch Project
D) The Fountain
  • 36. What setting did the writers originally consider for the film to keep it cheap?
A) An attic
B) A warehouse
C) An elevator
D) A basement
  • 37. What filming perspective did the duo initially consider for the elevator concept?
A) Security cameras
B) Handheld camcorder
C) First-person POV
D) Hidden microphones
  • 38. Where are the two men chained in James Wan's initial pitch?
A) A bathroom
B) A kitchen
C) A garage
D) An office
  • 39. What is in the middle of the floor between the two men in the bathroom?
A) A key
B) A weapon
C) A tape recorder
D) A dead body
  • 40. In what object did Leigh Whannell write the title of the film?
A) A script
B) A notebook
C) A napkin
D) A diary
  • 41. What style of font was the word 'Saw' written in when first conceived?
A) Bold, industrial font
B) Handwritten cursive
C) Stencil lettering
D) Blood-red, dripping font
  • 42. What health issue did Leigh Whannell experience that helped create the character Jigsaw?
A) Chronic fatigue
B) Memory loss
C) Migraines
D) Vision problems
  • 43. Where was Leigh Whannell when he had the idea for Jigsaw?
A) A film set
B) A neurologist's waiting room
C) His home office
D) A hospital cafeteria
  • 44. How did James Wan describe the genre of the first film?
A) A psychological horror
B) A mystery thriller
C) A slasher film
D) A torture porn
  • 45. According to the text, when did the series shift to focus more on torture scenes?
A) After the test screenings
B) In the sequels
C) The writers always intended it
D) During the final cut of the first film
  • 46. What nationality are James Wan and Leigh Whannell?
A) British
B) American
C) Canadian
D) Australian
  • 47. Who directed the 2004 film Saw?
A) Danny Glover
B) Cary Elwes
C) Leigh Whannell
D) James Wan
  • 48. In what year was Saw originally written?
A) 2003
B) 2001
C) 1996
D) 2004
  • 49. How many days did it take to shoot the film Saw?
A) 30 days
B) 18 days
C) 10 days
D) 25 days
  • 50. What is the profession of Adam Stanheight?
A) Orderly
B) Detective
C) Photographer
D) Oncologist
  • 51. What is the profession of Dr. Lawrence Gordon?
A) Detective
B) Oncologist
C) Orderly
D) Photographer
  • 52. Who is the only known survivor of one of Jigsaw's traps before the events of the movie?
A) Alison Gordon
B) Amanda Young
C) Zep Hindle
D) Diana Gordon
  • 53. What was the name of the orderly at the hospital who was revealed to be a victim of Jigsaw?
A) Steven Sing
B) John Kramer
C) Zep Hindle
D) David Tapp
  • 54. How did Detective Steven Sing die?
A) Stabbing
B) Drowning
C) Poisoning
D) Shotgun trap
  • 55. What was the name of the real Jigsaw Killer revealed at the end of the film?
A) Adam Stanheight
B) Zep Hindle
C) John Kramer
D) David Tapp
  • 56. Who was Adam working for to spy on Lawrence?
A) Zep
B) John Kramer
C) Alison Gordon
D) Tapp
  • 57. Which of these actors stars in the film Saw?
A) Monica Potter
B) James Wan
C) John Kramer
D) Leigh Whannell
  • 58. In what order were the bathroom scenes filmed?
A) Chronologically
B) By camera angle
C) Randomly
D) Reverse chronological order
  • 59. Approximately how many pages of dialogue did Elwes average per day?
A) 20 to 25 pages
B) 5 to 8 pages
C) 12 to 16 pages
D) 1 to 2 pages
  • 60. How much was spent on the reshoots performed by Wan and Whannell?
A) $400
B) $1,000
C) $5,000
D) $700,000
  • 61. Who served as a stand-in during the reshoots?
A) Kevin Greutert
B) Cary Elwes
C) James Wan
D) Leigh Whannell
  • 62. Where was the film shot?
A) An abandoned hospital in London
B) Lacy Street Production Facility
C) A real bathroom in Los Angeles
D) A studio in New York
  • 63. Who was the main composer for the Saw soundtrack?
A) Fear Factory
B) Front Line Assembly
C) Charlie Clouser
D) Johnny Loftus
  • 64. How long did it take Charlie Clouser to complete the soundtrack?
A) One year
B) Ten weeks
C) Six weeks
D) Three weeks
  • 65. Which band's song was originally set to be in the film but was not used?
A) Psychopomps
B) Fear Factory
C) Enemy
D) Megadeth
  • 66. Who gave the soundtrack three out of five stars?
A) Charlie Clouser
B) Johnny Loftus
C) Front Line Assembly
D) Koch Records
  • 67. What type of music does Johnny Loftus say Clouser draws from for the score?
A) Industrial music
B) Classical music
C) Heavy metal
D) Electronic dance music
  • 68. Which of these tracks did Johnny Loftus specifically praise?
A) Cigarette
B) Saw 0.5
C) The Uncut Edition
D) Die Dead Enough
  • 69. When was the theatrical version of Saw released on VHS and DVD in the US and Canada?
A) February 15, 2005
B) October 5, 2004
C) June 27, 2006
D) October 18, 2005
  • 70. What was the short film included on the Uncut Edition DVD informally called?
A) Saw 2.0
B) Saw 1.5
C) Saw 0.5
D) Saw 0.1
  • 71. In what year was Saw released on Blu-ray?
A) 2004
B) 2006
C) 2005
D) 2021
  • 72. How long is the making-of documentary included in the 2021 Ultra HD Blu-ray release?
A) 30 minutes
B) 15 minutes
C) 58 minutes
D) 120 minutes
  • 73. Which company released the Saw soundtrack?
A) Koch Records
B) Universal Music
C) Sony Pictures
D) Lionsgate
  • 74. What was the worldwide box office total for the film Saw?
A) $55.1 million
B) $47.9 million
C) $104 million
D) $100 million
  • 75. What grade did CinemaScore audiences give the film Saw?
A) A+
B) C+
C) B-
D) F
  • 76. According to Lionsgate, what percentage of the Saw audience was under 25 years old?
A) 60%
B) 39%
C) 50%
D) 25%
  • 77. Which critic called Saw a 'crude concoction sewn together from the severed parts of prior horror/serial killer pics'?
A) Owen Gleiberman
B) Dennis Harvey
C) Stephen Holden
D) Kim Newman
  • 78. Which horror film was Saw considered the most profitable after?
A) The Grudge
B) Scream (1996)
C) Seven
D) Fahrenheit 9/11
  • 79. How many critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were positive?
A) 60%
B) 46%
C) 50%
D) 32%
  • 80. Which outlet ranked Saw as the 14th most defining film of the 2000s?
A) Bloody Disgusting
B) Variety
C) The Daily Telegraph
D) San Francisco Chronicle
  • 81. What was the percentage drop in earnings for Saw on its second weekend?
A) 39%
B) 10%
C) 46%
D) 60%
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