# Saw (2004 film)

Saw is a 2004 horror film about two men who wake up in an old bathroom, and they learn a serial killer, who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card, is making them his next victims.
    Directed by James Wan. Written by Leigh Whannell.

## Jigsaw
### Quotes

* Yes, I'm sick, officer. Sick from the disease eating away at me inside. Sick of people who don't appreciate their blessings. Sick of those who scoff at the suffering of others. I'm sick of it all!
* Game over!
* I want to play a game.

### Tapes

* Rise and shine, Adam. You're probably wondering where you are. I'll tell you where you might be. You might be in the room you die in. Up until now you simply sat in the shadows watching others live out their lives. But what do voyeurs see when they look into the mirror? Now, I see you as a strange mix of someone angry, yet apathetic. But mostly just pathetic. So are you going to watch yourself die today, Adam, or do something about it?
* Dr. Gordon, this is your wake-up call. Every day of your working life you have given people the news that they're going to die soon. Now, you will be the cause of death. Your aim in this game is to kill Adam. You have until six on the clock to do it. There's a man in the room with you. When there's that much poison in your blood, the only thing left to do -- is shoot yourself. There are ways to win this hidden all around you. Just remember, X marks the spot for the treasure. If you do not kill Adam by six, then Alison and Diana will die, Dr. Gordon... and I'll leave you in this room to rot. Let the game begin. [whispers] Follow your heart.
* Hello, Paul. You are a perfectly healthy, sane and middle-class male. Yet last month you ran a straight razor across your wrist. Did you cut yourself because you truly wanted to die, or did you just want some attention? Tonight, you'll show me. The irony is that if you want to die you just have to stay where you are, but if you want to live, you'll have to cut yourself again. Find the path through the razor-wire to the door. But hurry. At three o'clock that door will lock, and then, this room becomes your tomb. How much blood will you shed to stay alive, Paul?
* Hello, Mark. If you are so sick, then why do I have so many photos of you up and about? Let's put your so-called "illness" to the test. Right now, there's a slow acting poison in your veins. The antidote is inside the safe; the combination to the safe is written on the wall. Hurry up and program it in, but watch your step. By the way, that's a flammable substance smeared on your body, so I would be careful with that candle if I were you... or all the people you've burned with your act just might have their revenge.
* Hello, Amanda. You don't know me, but I know you. I want to play a game. Here's what happens if you lose. The device you are wearing is hooked into your upper and lower jaw. When the timer in the back goes off, your mouth will be permanently ripped open. Think of it like a reverse bear trap. Here, I'll show you. [on videotape, a mannequin's head is destroyed by the device] There is only one key to open the device. It's in the stomach of your dead cell mate. Look around, Amanda. Know that I'm not lying. You better hurry up. Live or die. Make your choice.
* Congratulations. You are still alive. Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you. Not anymore.
* Hello Mr. Hindle. Or as they called you around the hospital: Zepp. I want you to make a choice. There's a slow-acting poison coursing through your system, which only I have the antidote for. Will you murder a mother and her child to save yourself? Listen carefully, if you will. There are rules.

## Dr. Lawrence Gordon

* He doesn't want us to cut through our chains. He wants us to cut through our feet.
* [to Adam] I DID NOT CHEAT ON HER!
* Zep, you perverted little psychopath! I'm going to take great pleasure in seeing you pay for this, you bastard fuck!
* Fuck this shit!
* [to Zep] You. You bastard! I'll fucking kill you! You fucking bastard! I'll fucking kill you! You fucking bastard! I'll fucking kill you!

## Adam Stanheight

* Help! Someone help me! Is someone there? Hey! Oh, shit, I'm probably dead.
* My name is Very Fucking Confused; what's your name?
* I went to bed in my shithole apartment and woke up in an actual shithole.
* This is what they do, man. They kidnap you, then drug you and before you know it, you're in a bathtub and your kidneys are on eBay.
* No solids.
* Can you hear me in there? I'm having a blast! This is the most fun I've had without lubricant!
* Well, what do you want me to do? I'm on a leash.
* A cellphone! The most beautiful invention on this planet!
* Yes, I'm willing to risk it! Give me that sweet cancer.
* You say that like you know me.
* On my sixth birthday, my best friend at the time, Scott Tibbs, stabbed me with a rusty nail, I didn't tell you about that. I didn't tell you that my last girlfriend was a feminist, vegan punk who broke up with me because she thought I was too angry. Uh, I haven't told you that one of my toenails is slightly-
* Face it, Larry, we're both bullshitters. But my camera isn't. It doesn't know how to lie. It only shows you what's put right in front of it.
* He calls himself Bob and he gives me the money upfront. 200 bucks a night. If I'd known I was gonna end up here, I would have asked for a hell of a lot more.
* What are you more pissed off about? The fact that I took some shots of you, or the fact that I took some shots of you while you were cheating on your wife?
* I don't give a crap if you cover yourself in peanut butter and had a fifteen hooker gang bang!
* [to Lawrence] Don't leave me!
* [screaming] DON'T!! DON'T!! DON'T!! AUGGHH!!!

## Detective Tapp

* You know, we arrested a dentist last week who liked to play with kids a bit too much. He lived two blocks from here. The sewer lines run under this neighborhood, Doctor.
* Sick bastard.
* I'm gonna kill you, you sick asshole!

## Zep Hindle

* His name's John, Dr. Gordon. He's a very interesting person.
* Good night, little girl.
* Cold-hearted bastard.
* Dr. Gordon's time is up and I've gotta do what I've gotta do and I'm afraid that you're the one who's gonna tell him he failed.
* I'm gonna kill your husband now, Mrs. Gordon!
* You're too late.
* It's the rules!

## Others

* Detective Allison Kerry: Looks like our friend Jigsaw likes to book himself front row seats to his own sick little games.

## Dialogue

    [first lines]
    Adam Stanheight: Help! Someone, help me! Is someone there? Hey! Oh, shit, I'm probably dead.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: You're not dead.
    Adam Stanheight: Who's that? Who's that?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: There's no point yelling. I already tried.
    Adam Stanheight: Turn on the lights!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Would if I could.
    Adam Stanheight: What the heck's going on? Where am I?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I don't know yet.
    Adam Stanheight: What is that smell?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Oh, wait... Hang on. Think I found something.
    [the lights turn on]
    Adam Stanheight: [screaming] HELP! [yanks the chain as hard he can] HELP! Help!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: No one can hear you.
    Adam Stanheight: What the fuck is this?!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Calm down, just calm down. Are you hurt?
    Adam Stanheight: I don't know. Yeah!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: What's your name?
    Adam Stanheight: My name is Very Fucking Confused; what's your name? What's going on here?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: My name is Lawrence Gordon, I'm a doctor. I woke up here, just like you.
    [Adam is trying to see if someone has taken his kidneys]
    Adam Stanheight: You see any scars?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: What?
    Adam Stanheight: This is what they do, man. They kidnap you, then drug you and before you know it, you're in a bathtub and your kidneys are on eBay.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: No one has taken your kidneys.
    Adam Stanheight: How can you tell from way over there?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Because you'd either be in terrible agony or you'd be dead by now. Trust me.
    Adam Stanheight: What are you, a surgeon?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Yes.
    Tape: Rise and shine, Adam. You're probably wondering where you are. I'll tell you where you might be. You might be in the room you die in. Up until now you simply sat in the shadows watching others live out their lives. But what do voyeurs see when they look into the mirror? Now, I see you as a strange mix of someone angry, yet apathetic. But mostly just pathetic. So are you going to watch yourself die today, Adam, or do something about it?
    Adam Stanheight: I don't get it.
    [the tape ends]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Throw me the player.
    Adam Stanheight: No. You throw me your tape.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Look, we're going to have to work together if we want to get out of here. Now just throw it to me!
    Adam Stanheight: I'm not gonna risk breaking it. You throw me your tape!
    [Lawrence tosses his tape to Adam, and Adam puts the tape into the player and presses play]
    Tape: Dr. Gordon, this is your wake-up call. Every day of your working life you have given people the news that they're going to die soon. Now, you will be the cause of death. Your aim in this game is to kill Adam. You have until six on the clock to do it. There's a man in the room with you. When there's that much poison in your blood, the only thing left to do -- is shoot yourself. There are ways to win this hidden all around you. Just remember, X marks the spot for the treasure. If you do not kill Adam by six, then Alison and Diana will die, Dr. Gordon... and I'll leave you in this room to rot. Let the game begin.
    [the tape ends]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Give me that. Now.
    [Adam tosses the tape player to Lawrence, and Lawrence rewinds the tape]
    Tape: ...then Alison and Diana will die, Dr. Gordon... and I'll leave you in this room to rot.
    Adam Stanheight: Any idea who that is?
    Tape: ...Let the game begin.
    Adam Stanheight: He knows us.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Wait a minute. [rewinds the tape again]
    Adam Stanheight: What do you think? Probably a joke, right?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Shh, shh. [presses play]
    Tape: ...Let the game begin.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: [whispers] Listen.
    Tape: [whispers] Follow your heart.
    [the tape ends]
    Adam Stanheight: What the hell does follow your heart mean?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: [points at the toilet] There! Right next to you, on the toilet.
    [Adam puts his hand down the toilet]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Come on.
    [Adam takes his hand out of the toilet and cringes]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Anything?
    Adam Stanheight: No solids.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Take off the lid. Come on.
    Adam Stanheight: [takes off the toilet lid and pulls out a plastic bag] I really wish I had checked in there first.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: [chuckles] What is it?
    [Adam rips the plastic bag open, pulls out two hacksaws, and begins trying to saw off the chain]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Hey! Mind passing me the other one?
    [Adam tosses the other hacksaw to Lawrence, throws the plastic bag in the bathtub and they both try to saw off the chains]
    Adam Stanheight: [hacksaw breaks] Fuck! Fuck! [smashes broken hacksaw at the pipe and throws it at a mirror]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: He doesn't want us to cut through our chains. He wants us to cut through our feet.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: How did you know to turn off the lights?
    Adam Stanheight: Who cares? It worked.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Yeah, but how did you know?
    Adam Stanheight: Instinct.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Instinct?
    Adam Stanheight: Yeah.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: You know what? You're a terrible liar.
    Adam Stanheight: You say that like you know me.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: What else aren't you telling me?
    Adam Stanheight: Well, um, let's see. On my sixth birthday, my best friend at the time, Scott Tibbs, stabbed me with a rusty nail. I didn't tell you about that. I didn't tell you that my last girlfriend, who was a feminist vegan punk, broke up with me because she thought I was too angry. Uh, I haven't told you that one of my toenails is slightly-
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Just stop it! You knew to turn off these lights.
    Adam Stanheight: Whatever.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I'm dealing with a juvenile.
    Adam Stanheight: You wanna know?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Yeah!
    [Adam takes out the picture of Alison and Diana gagged up out of the bathtub]
    Adam Stanheight: Here it is. [Throws the picture to Lawrence]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Oh God... W...where did you get this?
    Adam Stanheight: It was in your wallet, behind the photo of your daughter.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: W...why didn't you show me this before?
    Adam Stanheight: I couldn't. [Lawrence begins to quietly sob] I'm sorry.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THEM YOU BASTARD?!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Who are you?
    Adam Stanheight: You know who I am.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Stop the lies! You're a liar! I need to know the truth!
    Adam Stanheight: I'm a liar? What did you do last night, Lawrence? Work at a hospital, saving sick children? You told me that after you left your house last night, you went to work at a hospital.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: That's because it's the truth.
    Adam Stanheight: No. Your wife is right, Larry. You don't recall getting your picture taken in the parking lot? [takes out some pictures and throws them] I can prove that you didn't go anywhere near a hospital last night.
    Detective David Tapp: At least we'll have the cover of darkness.
    Detective Steven Sing: So will anybody else.
    Alison Gordon: How can you go through life pretending you are happy?
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I am happy.
    Alison Gordon: That is complete bullshit; I'd rather you break down and tell me you hated me. At least there would be some passion in it.
    Adam Stanheight: No! Lawrence, please! I'm begging you! Lawrence, it's not me who did this to you!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: You have to die.
    Adam Stanheight: No! I want to live!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: I'm sorry...
    Adam Stanheight: I want to live!
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: My family... [shoots Adam] There! I've done it! Now show them to me!
    Zep Hindle: [examining Adam's body] You're too late. [aims a gun at Lawrence]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Why?
    Zep Hindle: It's the rules.
    Tape: Hello, Mr. Hindle... or, as they called you around the hospital: Zep. I want you to make a choice. There's a slow-acting poison coursing through your system, to which only I have the antidote for. Will you murder a mother and her child to save yourself?
    [Flashback]
    Zep Hindle: Dr. Gordon's time is up.
    [Present]
    Tape: Listen carefully, if you will; there are rules.
    [Flashback]
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: Why?
    Zep Hindle: It's the rules.
    [Present]
    [the corpse in the room stands, peeling off the latex bullet wound cap]
    Jigsaw: [points to the bathtub] Key to that chain... is in the bathtub.
    [Flashback]
    [the key goes down the drain when Adam accidentally unplugs it]
    Zep Hindle: He's a very interesting person. His name's John.
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon: He has an inoperable frontal lobe tumor.
    Jigsaw: I'm sick from the disease eating away at me inside.
    Detective Allison Kerry: Sounds like our friend Jigsaw.
    Jigsaw: I'm sick of people who don't appreciate their blessings.
    Detective Allison Kerry: Looks like our guy likes to book himself front row seats to his own sick little games.
    Tape: Hello, Mark - Paul - Amanda - Zep - Adam - Dr. Gordon. I want to play a game.
    [Present]
    [Adam tries to shoot Jigsaw, only to be given an electric shock that zaps the gun out of his hand]
    Jigsaw: Most people are so ungrateful to be alive. But not you... Not anymore. [Adam screams] Game over! [shuts the door]
    Adam Stanheight: [screams] Don't! Don't! No! [screams fade out]

## Taglines

* Every piece has a puzzle.
* How much blood would you shed to stay alive?
* Every puzzle has its pieces.
* Live or die. Make your choice.
* Dare you see Saw?
* Oh, yes... there will be blood.

## Cast

* Leigh Whannell - Adam Stanheight
* Cary Elwes - Dr. Lawrence Gordon
* Danny Glover - Detective David Tapp
* Ken Leung - Detective Steven Sing
* Dina Meyer - Detective Allison Kerry
* Ned Bellamy - Jeff Ridenhour
* Mike Butters - Paul Leahy
* Paul Gutrecht - Mark Rodriguez
* Michael Emerson - Zep Hindle
* Monica Potter - Alison Gordon
* Makenzie Vega - Diana Gordon
* Shawnee Smith - Amanda Young
* Tobin Bell - John Kramer/Jigsaw

## See also

Saw :
| Films | Shorts | "Saw" (2003) |
| Films | Features | Saw (2004) · Saw II (2005) · Saw III (2006) · Saw IV (2007) · Saw V (2008) · Saw VI (2009) · Saw 3D (2010) · Jigsaw (2017) · Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) · Saw X (2023) |
| Comic | Saw: Rebirth (2005) | Saw: Rebirth (2005) |
| Video games | Saw (2009) · Saw II: Flesh & Blood (2010) | Saw (2009) · Saw II: Flesh & Blood (2010) |
| Miscellaneous | Last words in Saw media · Scream Queens (2008–2010) | Last words in Saw media · Scream Queens (2008–2010) |

## External links

* Saw quotes at the Internet Movie Database
* Saw at Rotten Tomatoes
* Official site