Jigsaw
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
James Goldstone
Harry Guardino
Bradford Dillman
Hope Lange
Pat Hingle
Diana Hyland
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Unaware that he has accidentally dropped some LSD-filled sugar cubes into his cup of coffee, Jonathan Fields later wakes up in a strange apartment and discovers the corpse of a young woman submerged in the bathtub. Noticing dried blood on his wrist, he flees, fearing that he was responsible for the woman's death. With the assistance of private detective Arthur Belding, Fields attempts to reconstruct the previous evening's events, but a form of amnesia prevents him from remembering. Upon partially recovering his memory, however, he returns to his job as a scientist at a "think tank," where high government and military officials are evaluated by computers. There he is greeted by Lew Haley, a co-worker who is obviously eager to take over his job, and Helen Atterbury, his girl friend. Meanwhile, Belding pursues his investigation at the apartment, even though an earlier check had revealed no corpse. Hippies Dill and Arnie abduct the detective and force him to take LSD, but he escapes and recovers in the apartment of his girl friend, Sarah. Fields then takes another dose of LSD under the supervision of Belding and recalls the events of the fateful evening. His superior, Dr. Edward Arkroyd, had been having an affair with the murdered woman and was paying blackmail to Haley. Eventually, the woman threatened to talk to the police, and Haley killed her. When Arkroyd learned of the murder, he too was slain by Haley, who then planned to incriminate Fields in both crimes. Fields confronts Haley with the facts, and they engage in a fight that ends with Haley falling to his death from a window of their office building.
Director
James Goldstone
Cast
Harry Guardino
Bradford Dillman
Hope Lange
Pat Hingle
Diana Hyland
Victor Jory
Susan Saint James
Michael J. Pollard
Susanne Benton
James Doohan
Donald Mitchell
Roy Jenson
Ralph Maurer
Jim Creech
Kent Mccord
Joan Bradley
Crew
Donald Baer
Earl J. Bellamy
Edward A. Biery
Robert Brower
George De Lado
Dr. West's Medicine Show And Junk Band
Larry Germain
Grady Hunt
Howard E. Johnson
Quincy Jones
Ranald Macdougall
John Mccarthy Jr.
Hal Overell
Ronald Pierce
James T. Porter
John L. Russell
Waldon O. Watson
Quentin Werty
Bud Westmore
Stanley Wilson
Mort Zarcoff
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
This was originally planned to be a television movie. However due to content NBC refused to run it so Universal gave it a theatrical release instead.
Notes
The film is a remake of the 1965 Universal film Mirage, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Gregory Peck and Diane Baker . Jigsaw was originally produced for NBC TV's World Premiere "Project 120" series. Quentin Werty is a pseudonym for producer Ranald MacDougall.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 7, 1968
Completed production June 5, 1968.
Film was originally made for the "Project 120" series on NBC-TV.
Westrex
Released in United States Fall November 7, 1968
