Final Destination
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| Directed by | James Wong |
| Produced by | Glen Morgan Chris Bender |
| Written by | James Wong Glen Morgan Jeffrey Reddick |
| Starring | Devon Sawa Ali Larter Kerr Smith Kristen Cloke Seann William Scott |
| Music by | Shirley Walker |
| Cinematography | Robert McLachlan |
| Editing by | James Coblentz |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 2000 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
| Budget | $23 million |
| Gross revenue | $112,880,294 |
| Followed by | Final Destination 2 (2003) |
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Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural thriller, about a group of teenagers who 'cheat death' by avoiding a plane crash when one them, Alex, has a premonition of their deaths. Soon after their escape, they begin dying one-by-one in mysterious freak accidents.[1] The script was originally written by Jeffrey Reddick as a spec script for the X-Files. (Director James Wong worked as a writer, producer and director on that series.) The story shares similarities with an episode of The Twilight Zone titled "Twenty-Two". The film is distributed by New Line Cinema. The DVD was released on September 26, 2000.[2] The film was the first in the Final Destination series, and was followed by Final Destination 2 in 2003 and by Final Destination 3 in 2006. Another sequel to this film is to be produced, Final Destination 4 (3-D), the film will be directed by David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2).
Final Destination takes place on Long Island.[3] Locations such as Jones Beach and John F. Kennedy International Airport are shown. Nassau County is mentioned. However, Vancouver International Airport stood in for JFK.[4].
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[edit] Plot
Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) and his French class are about to depart for Paris. Just before the plane takes off, he experiences a disturbing vision in which his plane explodes in midair, killing him and everyone on board. As Alex attempts to get a grip on himself, events from his vision begin to occur in reality, confirming that his premonition is indeed a prediction of the future and that the airliner is on its way to ill-fated disaster. He and several friends are removed from the plane. Shortly after takeoff, the plane explodes into flames, confirming the validity of his premonition.
Afterwards, the survivors of the crash begin to die mysteriously. Alex soon realizes that the survivors have cheated death, and that death, as if a character itself, has come back to kill them. Alex's only choice is to team up with the other survivors as they try to figure out a way to cheat death a second time.
[edit] Cast and characters
- Alexander Chance "Alex" Browning (Devon Sawa)
- Clear Rivers (Ali Larter)
- Carter Horton (Kerr Smith)
- Ms. Valerie Lewton (Kristen Cloke)
- William "Billy" Hitchcock (Seann William Scott)
- Tod Waggner (Chad Donella)
- Terry Chaney (Amanda Detmer)
[edit] Cultural References
Most of the characters in the movie have part of their names taken from horror/suspense movie directors or actors.
- Billy Hitchcock - Taken from director Alfred Hitchcock.
- Terry Chaney - Taken from actor Lon Chaney, Jr..
- Tod Waggner - Taken from director George Waggner and director Tod Browning.
- Alex Browning - Taken from director Tod Browning.
- Ms. Valerie Lewton - Taken from director Val Lewton.
[edit] Alternate ending
The scene on the beach where Clear tells Alex about her family's past was extended. Clear was telling Alex how they must take action and do something big while they still had the time. Clear and Alex ended up having sex and Clear later becomes pregnant (the scene where she finds out was deleted.) When Clear is next on Death's list, Alex saves her from the exploding car, but sacrifices himself to do so and dies. Nine months later, Clear gives birth to a baby boy (which she names Alex) and by doing that, she ruined Death's design because Clear creating life was not meant to be. She and Carter became close friends and they visit the Flight 180 memorial. Clear states that even though they defeated Death this one time, they only won a chance at a full life, because for everyone, there is always that one day. A falling leaf drops and the credits roll.
[edit] Influence on sequel
The concept of new life defeating death was incorporated into the storyline of Final Destination 2.
[edit] Rating
Final Destination received an R rating in the United States for violence and terror, and for language. In the United Kingdom, it received a 15 rating. In Ireland, it received an 18 for violence, horror, and language.[5]
[edit] See also
- Final Destination series
- Final Destination 2
- Final Destination 3
- Final Destination 4
- New Line Cinema
- Death
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Final Destination at the Internet Movie Database
- Final Destination at Allmovie
- Final Destination at Box Office Mojo
- Final Destination Clip plane crash scene
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