Actor Costas Mandylor (1965)

Saw X (2023), an American horror film, is directed and edited by Kevin Greutert. The screenplay was written by Peter Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg. This movie is the tenth in the Saw film series, a direct sequel to Saw (2004) and a prequel to Saw II (2005). After being diagnosed with advanced brain cancer, John Kramer seeks out alternative treatments. He meets Henry Kessler at a cancer support group and learns of an experimental Norwegian treatment from Dr. Finn Pederson’s team. Desperate for a cure, ...

In the American horror film Saw 3D (2010), directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, Dr. Lawrence Gordon has already survived his test. Five years later, a new game takes place in a public square where two men, Brad and Ryan, are bound to opposite sides of a worktable with buzzsaws while their shared lover Dina is suspended above a third saw. The men have sixty seconds to save Dina by pushing the saws into each other. However, they soon realize that Dina had manipulated them into ...

Saw VI (2009) is a horror film directed by Kevin Greutert and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. As with its predecessors, the movie begins with a woman (portrayed by Tanedra Howard, winner of the reality show ‘Scream Queens’) waking up in a dimly lit room with a deadly trap on her head. This particular trap involves a headset with two bolts positioned at her temples, designed to penetrate her brain if triggered. In a separate area of the room, an overweight man also regains consciousness with the ...

The horror film Saw V (2008), directed by David Hackl in his directorial debut, features a screenplay written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. The story follows convicted killer Seth Baxter, who awakens chained to a table beneath a pendulum blade. Despite being told he can release himself, the blade still cuts him in half as someone watches through a hole in the wall. Meanwhile, FBI agent Peter Strahm manages to escape from the room where Detective Hoffman had locked him up. However, he is then attacked by a figure ...

Beowulf (2007) is an American animated fantasy action film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary. It is based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. In 507, the legendary Geatish warrior Beowulf embarks on a journey to Denmark with his soldiers, including his closest companion Wiglaf. King Hrothgar seeks Beowulf’s help in defeating Grendel, a deformed and powerful troll who has been terrorizing the kingdom and killing many of Hrothgar’s warriors during a feast at the mead ...

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw IV (2007) is a horror film with a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and a story by Melton, Dunstan, and Thomas Fenton. During a routine autopsy of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, John Kramer, an unexpected discovery is made: a wax-coated microcassette hidden in his stomach. Lieutenant Mark Hoffman is then summoned to listen to the ...

Saw III (2006), a horror film by director Darren Lynn Bousman, features a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and a story written by Whannell and James Wan. In the movie, Detective Eric Matthews breaks his foot with a toilet lid to escape after being imprisoned in a bathroom. Six months later, Officer Rigg’s SWAT team discovers another Jigsaw game, where victim Troy had to rip chains from his body to escape a bomb. Upon closer inspection, it is revealed that Jigsaw broke his ...

Virtuosity (1995), an American sci-fi action flick helmed by Brett Leonard, follows Parker Barnes, an ex-cop imprisoned for taking the life of political terrorist Matthew Grimes. Grimes was responsible for the deaths of Parker’s wife and daughter. Despite also accidentally shooting two journalists during the altercation, Barnes received a severe sentence of 17 years to life. In 1999, Barnes and his colleague John Donovan are testing a virtual reality system designed to train police officers. While pursuing serial killer SID 6.7 in a simulated restaurant setting, Donovan falls into shock and dies at the hands of ...