In 2003, two Aussies got together to write and direct a short horror film that they would use to pitch a full length film based on the subject of their short film.
The short film was called Saw and it was directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell. The music was composed by Charlie Clouser, a touring member of Nine Inch Nails.
The short opens in an interrogation room, a man in handcuffs named David is telling a detective what "happened" to him.
David works at a hospital as an orderly and was abducted during his last shift.
He wakes up strapped to a chair in an abandoned building, the now iconic reverse bear trap on his head.
Saw's now mascot, Billy the Puppet, appears on a tv, demonstrating what will happen to David once the timer on his trap reaches zero.
The key to David's trap is in the stomach of a near by dead man.
Surprise surprise, the dead man isn't really dead, just paralyzed.
David gets the trap off right before the timer goes off.
Billy wheels in on his tricycle and congratulates David on winning.
The short ends with David sobbing in the interrogation room while the detective asks him if he is grateful to be alive.
From an eight minute film with a $3000US budget to a franchise that spawned seven films, with an eight film in development with a release date slated for October 27,2017.
Saw is the second highest grossing horror franchise, behind Friday the 13th.
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