Before it was a film franchise, it was a short film
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despite the series being iconic and popular, none of the films have ever been well regarded by critics
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the scare scenes were based on the filmmakers' childhood nightmares
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James Wan did not intend to make a torture porn film. It's not really until the sequels got into gear that the films got what he describes as "more explicitly nasty".
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filming concluded in only eighteen days
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Sundance showed the NC-17 uncut version. The actual theatrical R-rated version is cut and more finessed, and the sound and colors were evened.
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After Amanda stabs her cell-mate she is searching with her hands through his guts, the guts are actually pig uterus.
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Leigh Whannell accidentally punched Michael Emerson in their fight scene in the final scene.