The Final Destination (2009)

After a young man's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers:

Eric Bress, Jeffrey Reddick (characters)

Stars:

Nick Zano, Krista Allen, Andrew Fiscella

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bobby Campo	...	Nick
Shantel VanSanten	...	Lori
Nick Zano	...	Hunt
Haley Webb	...	Janet
Mykelti Williamson	...	George
Krista Allen	...	MILF / Samantha
Andrew Fiscella	...	Mechanic
Justin Welborn	...	Racist
Stephanie Honoré	...	Mechanic's Girlfriend
Lara Grice	...	Racist's Wife
Jackson Walker	...	Cowboy
Phil Austin	...	MILF's Husband
William Aguillard	...	Kid #1
Brendan Aguillard	...	Kid #2
Juan Kincaid	...	Newscaster

Storyline

While watching a car race at McKinley Speedway, Nick O'Bannon has a premonition of a car crash that will result in many casualties, including several people that are in the audience. Nick convinces his girlfriend Lori, along with his friends Hunt and Janet to leave. A security guard named George Lanter, along with a racist named Carter, a mother and her two sons, and several other people follow Nick out. Shortly after they leave, Nick's premonition comes true. When survivors start dying, Nick, his friends, and George must try to find the remaining survivors and save them from Death before it is too late.

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Plot Keywords:

premonition | car crash | collapsing scaffold | tooth knocked out | overflowing bathtub | 

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Taglines:

For 10 years, one franchise reinvented Death. On August 28th, Death saved the best for 3D.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, language and a scene of sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Co-stars Shantel VanSanten and Nick Zano both appear in the DC Universe on television. Shantel VanSanten appears in "The Flash" (2014) as Patty Spivot, and Nick Zano on "Legends of Tomorrow" (2016) as Nate Heywood/Steel.

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Goofs

(at around 39 mins) Nick says he can't be sure who is next to die, Hunt or Janet, because in his premonition, they were both killed in the same collapse. However, he is confident that George dies before Lori even though in his premonition, they were both killed by the same explosion.

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Quotes

Hunt Wynorski: That's a lot of Tampons for one woman.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits run over a "greatest hits" of the kills in earlier installments, presented as 3D CGI X-rays.

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Alternate Versions

Available in 2D and 3D on both DVD and Blu-ray.

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Connections

Referenced in This Means War (2012)

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Soundtracks

Devour
Written by Dave Bassett and Brent Smith
Performed by Shinedown
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Fans of the series will be greatly disappointed

As a big fan of the series this is the biggest disappointment of all 4. It is definitely a movie that if you do not see it in 3-D, then you probably shouldn't see it at all. The movie is made to be seen in 3-D, to the point that certain scenes and characteristics seem completely out of place since they can't jump out of the screen at you. The best part of the other movies are the unique and eccentric death scenes, making you look over your shoulder in real life, wondering if something crazy could actually happen to you. The death scenes in FD4 are a complete joke compared to its predecessors and almost all of them are ruined by the trailer. I would recommend just not watching the trailer since it leaves nothing to the imagination and leaves virtually no surprises. If you're a die hard fan of the series I would recommend buying it instead of renting it since the retail version is at least in 3-D.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Final Destination 4

Filming Locations:

Springfield Centre Mall, McKinley Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,408,309, 30 August 2009

Gross USA:

$66,477,700

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$186,167,139

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures, Parallel Zide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1