A cult film from the early 2000s, “Saw,” celebrated its 16th anniversary on October 29th, 2004.
James Wan, now famous for his creative work in the Insidious franchise and DC’s 2018 colossal hit “Aquaman,” was on its directorial debut and had made the film based on a script penned by his frequent collaborator Leigh Whannell.The ensemble cast in the film included Whannell himself, Monica Potter, Daniel Glover, Cary Elwes, Michael Emerson, Tobin Bell, and Ken Leung.Co-creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell had penned down the script in their hometown in Australia, however, due to some reasons, they couldn’t commence the production, and they had to come to Los Angeles to realize their dream.
They produced a short film that had that famous bear trap scene.
The short film turned heads all around the United States, and Twisted Pictures offered them around $1.3 million budget to shoot a feature film in under 20 days.Saw was a critical success and attained around $100 million at the box office, but more than it garnered a huge fan following around the globe via the power of the internet.
Even if we are speaking about paper, it still is one of the few hit horror movies made after the 1996 film Scream.The biggest thing that Saw did was that it provided a platform to both Wan and Whannell on which they built their careers that are appreciated all over the world today.
They have created other hit films since then that includes Dead Silence, Cooties, Insidious, and Conjuring.The 2004 film Saw relayed the tale of a photographer (played by Leigh Whannel) and an oncologist (played by the actor Cary Elwes) who wakes up in a cluttered washroom bound to a chain.
