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“ There is only one key to open the device. It's in the stomach of your dead cellmate. ”
— John tells Amanda that the key for her trap is inside Donnie.[src]

Donnie Greco is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. He serves as a minor character in Saw, Saw III, and Saw IV.

He was portrayed by Oren Koules.

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In the Saw franchise, Donnie Greco is a minor character who appears in Saw, Saw III, and Saw IV. He was a patient at a recovery clinic for drug addicts, managed by Dr. Jill Tuck. Due to his addiction, he was targeted by John Kramer. His death occurred when Amanda Young, a fellow patient, disemboweled him to retrieve a key for her trap.
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Donnie Greco, a drug addict, attended the Homeward Bound Clinic run by Jill Tuck. His addiction made him a target of John Kramer, the Jigsaw Killer and Jill's ex. He appears in Saw, Saw III, and Saw IV. Amanda Young, a fellow clinic patient, killed Donnie as part of her trap, with the key hidden inside him, integrating his character into the Saw narrative.
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In the Saw film series, Oren Koules played the role of Donnie Greco, appearing as a minor character in several installments including Saw, Saw III, and Saw IV.
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In the Saw franchise, the Homeward Bound Clinic is a recovery center for drug addicts, prominently featured in Saw IV and VI. Located downtown, it's managed by Jill Tuck and operates under the motto 'Cherish your life.' Her husband, John Kramer, assists her in running the clinic.
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In the Saw franchise, Donnie Greco was a drug-addicted patient at the Homeward Bound Clinic, managed by Jill Tuck. His addiction led him to be targeted by Jill's ex, John Kramer, known as the Jigsaw Killer. Donnie's link to Jigsaw is amplified when he is kidnapped and tested due to his addiction. His life ends at the hands of Amanda Young, another patient and prisoner.
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Biography[]

Early Life[]

Donnie Greco was a young man who was addicted to drugs. At one point in his life, he became a patient of the Homeward Bound Clinic, a recovery clinic for drug addicts ran by Jill Tuck under the motto "Cherish your life." Due to his drug addiction, he was eventually targeted by John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer, who was, in fact, Jill's ex-husband. (Saw, Saw IV)

Abduction[]

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Jigsaw prepares Donnie

After abducting him, John took Donnie to an abandoned warehouse and injected him with an opiate overdose, rendering him unable to move or feel anything. Furthermore, John made him swallow a key and painted a black question mark on his stomach. He also abducted Amanda Young, who was also one of Jill's patients. John strapped Amanda to a chair and put a mechanical contraption on her head. This device, which was equipped with a timer, was hooked into Amanda's upper and lower jaw. After finishing all of his preparations, John left the building. (Saw, Saw III)

Death[]

Shortly afterward, Amanda woke up. Although she was initially confused, she quickly started to panic upon realizing that she was trapped. Amanda desperately tried to free herself from her restraints but stopped when a TV turned on next to her. A mechanical ventriloquist puppet named Billy appeared on-screen and introduced her to her game. The doll described the device on her head as a "reverse bear trap," which would rip her mouth open if she didn't manage to free herself within 60 seconds. Therefore, she had to cut the key to the device from the stomach of her supposedly dead cellmate.

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Amanda finds the mark

When the TV turned off, Amanda panicked again. After initially struggling, she ultimately freed her arms from her restraints. However, as she got up from the chair, a metal pin was pulled out of the deadly device, setting off the timer. Amanda saw Donnie's seemingly lifeless body and the black question mark painted on his stomach. After a moment of hesitation, Amanda realized her cellmate wasn't dead but only paralyzed. Nonetheless, she took a knife lying next to him and repeatedly stabbed the man. (Saw)

Post-Mortem[]

After killing him, Amanda searched through his stomach for the key. When she eventually found it, she unlocked her trap and freed herself only moments before its activation. Horrified by these events, Amanda started crying when the mechanical puppet slowly approached on a red tricycle. It congratulated her for her survival and told her she now knew how to appreciate her life. In a panic, Amanda fled and ultimately found a way out of the building. (Saw, Saw III)

Personality[]

Not much can be said about Donnie Greco's personality due to his short screen time. However, he was shown helping Jill after the fight in the clinic.

Trivia[]

  • Oren Koules, who played Donnie, was one of the producers of the Saw movie series.
  • In the original script for Saw, Donnie was Amanda's drug dealer.
  • While separating men and women is the usual procedure in American prisons, it's possible that Amanda and Donnie Greco were once incarcerated in the same prison, as John's puppet referred to him as Amanda's "cellmate." However, it is more likely that Billy was referring to the room Amanda and Donnie were currently in as their "cell."

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