Saw IV
Movie, 2007, The Successors, Set in During Saw III
Saw IV is #4 of 10 in release order and #5 of 10 in chronological order in the Saw.
The story
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Saw IV recap
At John Kramer's autopsy, a wax-coated tape found in his stomach tells Detective Mark Hoffman that the games have just begun. Officer Daniel Rigg, a SWAT commander obsessed with saving everyone, is kidnapped and told he has 90 minutes to save Eric Matthews, who is alive, and Hoffman, who is also being held. Rigg is forced through tests involving a sex trafficker, a serial rapist, and a wife-beater and his wife, all of which teach him that he cannot save everyone. FBI agents Peter Strahm and Lindsey Perez work the case and question Jill Tuck, John's ex-wife, and through her the film shows John's backstory: Jill lost their unborn son, Gideon, when a drug addict named Cecil robbed her clinic, and John, dying of cancer, made Cecil his first test subject. Perez is badly hurt by an exploding puppet. Strahm tracks Rigg to the Gideon meat factory.
Saw IV ending explained
Hoffman turns out to be John's second apprentice and leaves Strahm sealed in the factory with the dying Rigg. Rigg bursts into Eric's room with a second left, Eric is killed by blocks of ice, and Hoffman, never in danger, stands up. Strahm kills Jeff Denlon, who was searching for his daughter. The events happened alongside Saw III, before the autopsy, and a tape warns Hoffman he will be tested.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Saw IV
Saw IV isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 19%
Where it fits
What to watch before Saw IV
In release order, the essentials before Saw IV (2007) are Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), and Saw III (2006).
Cast
- Tobin Bell as Jigsaw / John
- Costas Mandylor as Hoffman
- Scott Patterson as Agent Strahm
- Betsy Russell as Jill
- Lyriq Bent as Rigg
- Athena Karkanis as Agent Perez
- Louis Ferreira as Art
- Simon Reynolds as Lamanna
- Donnie Wahlberg as Eric Matthews
- Angus Macfadyen as Jeff
- Shawnee Smith as Amanda
- Bahar Soomekh as Lynn
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.