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