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Buzz Saw

2005 · 98 min

A grim, slow-burning mystery that keeps you uneasy as grisly discoveries pile up and the clues lead nowhere.

Tagline
Before you die...you hear the buzz!
Overview
Pete Shepherd, a maintenance man at Pea Tree Apartments, has his universe pulled inside out in this mysterious tale of twisted suspense. Pete and his coworker, the paranoid yet darkly comedic Cass, are tormented by freakish murders of outlandish proportion as residents are brutally slain, one by one, are left for the men to discover. Clues only lead to dead ends in this supernatural thriller, but one common thread persists: the murder weapons are all tools belonging to Pete...Who is to blame? And who will put a stop to the horrific bloodbath?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • violence
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, drama
Directed by
David Burnett, Robin Garrels
Written by
David Burnett, Robin Garrels
Starring
Daniel Byington, Stephen J. Heffernan, Michael Lowhorn, Jodi Wurm, Rachel Lewis, Sara Ann Rutherford, Michael Malorin, Dennis Garrels
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America

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