Final Destination 3 (2006)

A student's premonition of a deadly rollercoaster ride saves her life and a lucky few, but not from Death itself, which seeks out those who escaped their fate.

Director:

James Wong

Writers:

Glen Morgan, James Wong

Stars:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Wendy Christensen
Ryan Merriman	...	Kevin Fischer
Kris Lemche	...	Ian McKinley
Alexz Johnson	...	Erin
Sam Easton	...	Frankie Cheeks
Jesse Moss	...	Jason Wise
Gina Holden	...	Carrie Dreyer
Texas Battle	...	Lewis Romero
Chelan Simmons	...	Ashley Freund
Crystal Lowe	...	Ashlyn Halperin
Amanda Crew	...	Julie Christensen
Maggie Ma	...	Perry
Ecstasia Sanders	...	Amber
Jody Racicot	...	Bludworth
Patrick Gallagher	...	Colquitt

Storyline

When Wendy Christensen has a vision of an accident on the roller coaster, resulting in her and her friends' deaths, she instantly begins to panic and gets off the ride, causing a few of her friends to get off as well. The remaining friends, including Wendy's boyfriend, are stuck on the roller coaster and find themselves involved in the accident. With death waiting around the corner, Wendy and Kevin Fischer must try and work out death's plan, before they and the remaining survivors end up dead.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | blonde | panties pulled down | mini skirt | voyeurism | 

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Taglines:

This Ride Will Be The Death Of You.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Final Destination 3-D

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,173,094, 12 February 2006, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$54,098,051

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$117,719,158

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema,Hard Eight Pictures,Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 1 KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 86 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 45 mins) The "HICE Pale Ale" truck that blocks Wendy and Kevin in the drive-thru lane is identical to one seen leading up to the crash in Final Destination 2 (2003).

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Goofs

(at around 43 mins) The "last photo of Lincoln" is shown as Wendy points out that the crack in the picture (on Lincoln's forehead) is where he was shot. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln from the rear, below the left ear with a small Derringer pistol. There was no exit wound. While it is still a goof, it is possible this is a deliberate error injected into the film, as it is a common misconception.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wendy Christensen: Oh my god!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits you will hear the mortician (William Bludworth) laugh.

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Alternate Versions

The new 2-Disc DVD contains a feature when you can control what happens throughout the movie. You can make decisions on characters actions, which results in changes through the course of the movie. There is plenty of new, re-shot footage, and different death scenes and survival scenes.

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Connections

References Top Gun (1986)

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Soundtracks

Hundred Grand
Written by Christian Gunther
Performed by Pete Atherton

User Reviews

Good closing to the series

I have been waiting a while for this film to come out. I thought that it was very well done looking at the cinematography. The original director, James Wong, coming back was a good thing because the second was more about the gore and less about the plot and such. Wong brought back a better plot, along with some pretty creative deaths. The opening scene had my pulse running high as I felt like I was there and on the ride. I like how certain themes were continued such as the opening scene being a vision of something horrible to happen, some pattern to the dying, and trying to spot someones death and warn/save them right before it happens. To warn the viewer, there are some disturbing deaths that are worse than others -- but I found that to be true with the 1st and 2nd movies also. The problem that most people have had with the movie was that it was all about the dying scenes and nothing else. You have to be a big fan (like me) -- or just like that kind of movie to really appreciate it. If you go, go with a friend or someone, because this is one of those great films that leaves you not wanting to be alone for the night. Overall, I believe it was a great end to a series. Taken by itself, it is amazing.