| 2004 - Sawmovie

The film follows two men, Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight, who wake up in a dilapidated industrial bathroom, chained to pipes with a "corpse" lying between them.

The idea for Saw was born from necessity. Recent film school graduates James Wan and Leigh Whannell were living in poverty and wanted to make a movie they could film in a single room with just two actors. SawMovie | 2004

: The character of Jigsaw was inspired by a health scare Leigh Whannell experienced. Dealing with persistent migraines, he feared he had a brain tumor. While waiting for an MRI, he imagined a character who was actually given a death sentence and decided to test others' will to live. The film follows two men, Dr

: Shot in just 18 days on a budget of roughly $1.2 million , the production was so rushed that Wan didn't have time to finish all the shots. The iconic "grungy" and "experimental" editing style—using rapid cuts, surveillance-style footage, and still photos—was actually a way to "cobble together" the film and fill gaps in the footage. The Story: A Test of Survival Recent film school graduates James Wan and Leigh