Jigsaw (2017 film)

Jigsaw
The Jigsaw Killer's face is covered in dry paint resembling his puppet, Billy.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThe Spierig Brothers
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Nott
Edited byKevin Greutert
Music byCharlie Clouser
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate Films
Release date
  • October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$104.2 million[1]

Jigsaw is a 2017 American horror film directed by the Spierig Brothers and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. It is the eighth installment in the Saw film series and stars Matt Passmore, Callum Keith Rennie, Clé Bennett, and Hannah Emily Anderson, with Tobin Bell returning to his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw. The plot follows a group of people who find themselves forced to participate in a series of deadly "games" inside a barn. Meanwhile, the police investigate a new series of murders that fit the modus operandi of the eponymous Jigsaw Killer (Bell), who has been dead for almost a decade.

Saw 3D, released in 2010, was deemed the final installment of the series before Lionsgate commissioned the production of Jigsaw from a pitch by Stolberg and Goldfinger. Early development began in 2013 with production officially starting in 2016 on a budget of $10 million.

The film was released by Lionsgate Films in the United States on October 27, 2017. Jigsaw received negative reviews and grossed a total of $104.2 million worldwide. It was followed by a standalone installment in the series, titled Spiral: From the Book of Saw, in 2021.


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  1. ^ "Jigsaw (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.