Final Destination 5 (2011)

Death returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.

Director:

Steven Quale

Writers:

Eric Heisserer, Jeffrey Reddick (characters)

Stars:

Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Arlen Escarpeta

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Sam
Emma Bell	...	Molly
Miles Fisher	...	Peter Friedkin
Ellen Wroe	...	Candice Hooper
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood	...	Olivia Castle
P.J. Byrne	...	Isaac
Arlen Escarpeta	...	Nathan
David Koechner	...	Dennis
Courtney B. Vance	...	Agent Block
Tony Todd	...	Bludworth
Brent Stait	...	Roy
Roman Podhora	...	John
Jasmin Dring	...	Cho
Barclay Hope	...	Dr. Leonetti
Chasty Ballesteros	...	Spa Receptionist

Storyline

While on a business retreat, Sam has a premonition that he, his co-workers, boss, and several other people will die in a horrific bridge collapse. When his premonition ends, he tries to make everyone get off the bus. Only some of his co-workers, along with his boss, leave. Shortly after, the bridge collapses. Everyone thinks that they are safe until the survivors start dying. It is now up to Sam to try to find a way to prevent anyone else from dying before it is too late.

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Plot Keywords:

suspension bridge | gymnast | death of protagonist | characters killed one by one | eyeball run over by car | 

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Taglines:

Death has never been closer.

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the main characters are named after famous horror directors: Peter Friedkin is named after The Exorcist (1973) director William Friedkin; Candice Hooper is named after Tobe Hooper, who directed both The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Poltergeist (1982); and Olivia Castle is named after William Castle, who directed both The Tingler (1959) and the original House on Haunted Hill (1959).

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Goofs

At approximately 0:40:00, Isaac is shown snooping through the personal items that remain at his deceased coworkers' desks. In "Robert's" desk drawer, Isaac finds a gift certificate for Ming Yun Spa. The gift certificate shows an expiration date of 06/30/01. The movie was made 10 years later but takes place in the year 2000.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Peter Friedkin: Hey, Sam. When I said would you mind if you puttin' breakfast together for the retreat, I mean, like, some stale donuts, some coffee. But this is amazing.
Sam: Thanks, man. Just remember that when you see my sales report for last month.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits show various objects smashing through glass panels, such as kitchen knives, fire escape ladder, logs, coaster pieces, etc. which are reference to all the deaths from the first four films.

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Connections

Referenced in Weeds: Qualitative Spatial Reasoning (2011)

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Soundtracks

Me Myself and I
Written by Fred Johansson
Performed by Excellence
Courtesy of Forman Bros. Recordings/Cosmos Music Group

User Reviews

Gripping Gorefest with Cringe Factor of 10 out of 10 in stunning 3D!

Anyone familiar with the Final Destination franchise knows what to expect: hot chicks, the ever-present menace of ordinary objects, and gruesome scenes of graphic death. Well, with Final Destination 5 you get all that, and in incredible 3D! I was initially concerned with the 3D during the opening credits, which feature cast and crew names on panes of glass being shattered by objects from past FD movies complete with showers of CGI blood, where the 3D would be the usual "in your face" gimmick that only makes you flinch. But in the opening bridge scene, the 3D effect dramatically enhances the frightfulness of the dizzying heights of the action and the horrifying dimension of the scene. I mean, I'm deathly afraid of heights but I was riveted.

Otherwise the death scenes were so intense and sudden that I shrieked at first but then found myself and the people around me laughing in relief and self-awareness.

FD fans will get a huge kick out of the final scene, as well as the ending montage of past FD death scenes.

Details

Official Sites:

HBOMAX Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

12 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

5nal Destination

Filming Locations:

Cypress Park, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,031,396, 14 August 2011

Gross USA:

$42,587,643

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$157,887,643

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures, Parallel Zide

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat IMAX 6-Track (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1