Saw originally released as a motion picture in 2004 ; Saw II originally released as a motion picture in 2005 ; Saw III originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Saw: Uncut edition ; Saw II: Special edition ; Saw III: Director's cut.

Saw: Produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules, Mark Burg ; written by Leigh Whannell ; story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell ; directed by James Wan ; director of photography, David A. Armstrong ; art director, Nanet Harty ; editor, Kevin Greutert ; music, Charlie Clouser ; costume designer, Jennifer Soulages ; production designer, Julie Berghoff ; visual effects supervisor, Marlo Pabon ; special effects supervisor, Tom Bellissimo.

Saw II: Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman ; written by Leigh Whannell and Darren Lynn Bousman ; produced by Gregg Hoffman, Oren Koules, Mark Burg; director of photography, David A. Armstrong; editor, Kevin Greutert; music, Charlie Clouser; costume designer, Alex Kavanagh ; production designer, David Hackl.

Saw III: Produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules ; story by James Wan, Leigh Whannell ; screenplay by Leigh Whannell ; directed by Darren Lynn Bousman ; director of photography, David A. Armstrong ; editor, Kevin Greutert ; music, Charlie Clouser ; costume designer, Alex Kavanagh ; production designer, David Hackl ; visual effects supervisor, Jon Campfens.

Saw: Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Tobin Bell.

Saw II: Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Glenn Plummer, Dina Meyer, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Beverley Mitchell, Erik Knudsen, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith.

Saw III: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Dina Meyer, Donnie Wahlberg, Mpho Koaho, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent, J. LaRose.

Saw: Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer is abducting morally wayward people and forcing them to play horrific games for their own survival. Faced with impossible choices, each victim must struggle to win back his or her life, or else die trying. Saw II: Jigsaw ... returns in this ... bloody sequel. Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) is a police detective who, after discovering the aftermath of a particularly gruesome murder, is convinced that Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is up to his ugly tricks again. Matthew's hunch turns out to be correct, but the master criminal proves to be disconcertingly easy to capture. As it happens, Jigsaw is eager to be put behind bars in order to throw the authorities off his trail as he once again punishes people who in his eyes have transgressed the boundaries of acceptable moral behavior ... Eight people have been locked away by Jigsaw, and, [in a booby trapped shelter]--they must torture their bodies and minds to achieve the terrible justice Jigsaw seeks. Saw III: Jigsaw is missing, and with his new apprentice, Amanda, the puppet master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture. While the city detectives scramble to locate him, Dr. Denlon and Jeff are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on Jigsaw's vicious chessboard.

Saw II: Jigsaw ... returns in this ... bloody sequel. Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) is a police detective who, after discovering the aftermath of a particularly gruesome murder, is convinced that Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is up to his ugly tricks again. Matthew's hunch turns out to be correct, but the master criminal proves to be disconcertingly easy to capture. As it happens, Jigsaw is eager to be put behind bars in order to throw the authorities off his trail as he once again punishes people who in his eyes have transgressed the boundaries of acceptable moral behavior ... Eight people have been locked away by Jigsaw, and, [in a booby trapped shelter]--they must torture their bodies and minds to achieve the terrible justice Jigsaw seeks.

Saw III: Jigsaw is missing, and with his new apprentice, Amanda, the puppet master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture. While the city detectives scramble to locate him, Dr. Denlon and Jeff are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on Jigsaw's vicious chessboard.

Unrated.

DVD (NTSC, region 1) ; 5.1 Dolby digital surround EX or 6.1 DTS ES ; widescreen.

Saw II and Saw III: Closed captioned; in English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.