Final Destination (2000)

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

Director:

James Wong

Writers:

Glen Morgan (screenplay), James Wong (screenplay),

Stars:

Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Devon Sawa	...	Alex Browning
Ali Larter	...	Clear Rivers
Kerr Smith	...	Carter Horton
Kristen Cloke	...	Valerie Lewton
Daniel Roebuck	...	Agent Weine
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Agent Schreck
Chad Donella	...	Tod Waggner (as Chad E. Donella)
Seann William Scott	...	Billy Hitchcock
Tony Todd	...	Bludworth
Amanda Detmer	...	Terry Chaney
Brendan Fehr	...	George Waggner
Forbes Angus	...	Larry Murnau
Lisa Marie Caruk	...	Christa Marsh
Christine Chatelain	...	Blake Dreyer
Barbara Tyson	...	Barbara Browning

Storyline

Alex is boarding his plane to France on a school trip, when he suddenly gets a premonition that the plane will explode. When Alex and a group of students are thrown off the plane, to their horror, the plane does in fact explode. Alex must now work out Death's plan, as each of the surviving students falls victim. Whilst preventing the worst from happening, Alex must also dodge the FBI, which believes Alex caused the explosion.

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Plot Keywords:

death | premonition | explosion | teen | fear | 

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Taglines:

I'll see you soon.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and terror, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Cinema [us]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English French

Release Date:

17 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flight 180

Filming Locations:

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,498,519 (UK) (19 May 2000)

Gross:

£10,218,118 (UK) (1 September 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Zide-Perry Productions, Hard Eight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plane set was built on a gimbal about twenty feet high to make it shake. The plane set was later torn down and changed to Clear's top floor which she runs through in the storm sequence.

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Goofs

When Alex is in the safe house and begins opening the can of food, he starts opening the can with the spoon in his right hand. When the angle changes it's in his left hand, then again it's in his right hand when he goes to eat it.

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Quotes

Hare Krishna: Death is not the end.
Val Lewton: It will be for you if you keep harassing my students.

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Connections

Referenced in Cellular (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Hundred Grand"
Written by Christian Gunther
Performed by Pete Atherton

User Reviews

One of the best horror films ever made.

Final Destination is by far without a doubt one of the most original and most fresh horror movies that has ever been released in modern history. James Wong is an awesome horror film director.

The plot was just amazing. A group of High School french class students who are going on a trip to Paris get off a plane after one of the students has a vision that the plane is going to explode. After that event, they all start getting killed off in weird accident one at a time.

The acting was outstanding. Especially Tony Todd (also known for his role in the movie candyman) as the guy who has knowledge about death. He can be so intimidating. He was so perfect for his role in this movie. He even has the right voice for it. He is just an amazing actor. Also great performances from Devon Sawa and Ali Larter. They bring life to the screen in every scene they are in.

This is an awesome horror movie. I was so impressed after I finished watching it.