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{{Infobox Film |
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| name = Final Destination |
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| image = Final Destination movie.jpg |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]] |
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| producer = [[Glen Morgan]]<br>[[Chris Bender]] |
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| writer = [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]]<br>[[Glen Morgan]]<br>[[Jeffrey Reddick]] |
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| starring = [[Devon Sawa]]<br>[[Ali Larter]]<br>[[Kerr Smith]]<br>[[Kristen Cloke]]<br>[[Seann William Scott]] |
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| music = [[Shirley Walker]] |
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| cinematography = [[Robert McLachlan]] |
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| editing = [[James Coblentz]] |
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| distributor = [[New Line Cinema]] |
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| released = March 17, 2000 |
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| runtime = 98 min. |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English<br>French<br>Japanese |
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| budget = $23 million |
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| gross = $112,880,294 |
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| preceded_by = |
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| followed_by = ''[[Final Destination 2]]'' (2003) |
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| website = http://www.deathiscoming.com/ |
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| amg_id = 1:184311 |
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| imdb_id = 0195714 |
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}} |
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'''''Final Destination''''' is a [[2000 in film|2000]] [[supernatural]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], about a group of teenagers who cheat death by avoiding a plane crash when one of them, Alex, has a [[premonition]] of their deaths. Soon after their escape, they begin dying one-by-one in mysterious freak accidents.<ref>[http://www.ruinedendings.com/film477plot basic plot summary]</ref> The script was originally written by [[Jeffrey Reddick]] as a [[spec script]] for the ''[[X-Files]]''. (Director [[James Wong (producer)|James Wong]] worked as a writer, producer and director on that series.) The story shares similarities with an episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' titled "[[Twenty-Two]]". The film is distributed by [[New Line Cinema]]. The [[DVD]] was released on September 26, 2000.<ref>[http://www.cswap.com/2000/Final_Destination release date of film]</ref> The film was the first in the [[Final Destination series]], which has since produced three sequels and a series of books. |
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''Final Destination'' takes place on [[Long Island]].<ref>[http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/archive/2003/finaldestination.shtml general location]</ref> Locations such as [[Jones Beach State Park|Jones Beach]] and [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] are shown. [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] is mentioned. However, [[Vancouver International Airport]] stood in for JFK.<ref>[http://www.moviesprofiles.com/movies-profiles/f/final-destination.php Vancouver for JFK]</ref>. |
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==Characters== |
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*'''Alexander Chance "Alex" Browning''' (played by [[Devon Sawa]]): Alex is a student and the main character. He has the [[premonition]] that Flight 180 will explode, which leads to a handful of passengers being thrown off the plane. |
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*'''Clear Rivers''' (played by [[Ali Larter]]): Clear is a fellow classmate of Alex's. |
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*'''Carter Horton''' (played by [[Kerr Smith]]): Carter is an athlete who deeply resents Alex. |
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*'''William "Billy" Hitchcock''' (played by Sean William Scott): The jokester of the group. |
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*'''Ms. Valerie Lewton''' (played by [[Kristen Cloke]]): Ms. Lewton is one of the teachers supervising the trip to Paris. She volunteers to stay behind with the students forced off Flight 180. |
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*'''Terry Chaney''' (played by [[Amanda Detmer]]): Terry is Carter's girlfriend. |
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*'''Tod Waggner''' (played by [[Chad Donella]]): Alex's best friend. |
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*'''Agent Weine''' and '''Agent Schreck''': Two [[FBI]] agents who suspect Alex may be involved with the explosion of Flight 180 and the subsequent deaths of the survivors. Portrayed by [[Daniel Roebuck]] and [[Roger Guenveur Smith]] respectively. |
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*'''William Bludworth''': William Bludworth is a mortician who introduces the characters to the concept of Death's Design. He is portrayed by [[Tony Todd]]. |
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Most of the characters in the movie have part of their names taken from horror/suspense movie directors or actors. |
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:Billy Hitchcock - Taken from director [[Alfred Hitchcock]]. |
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:Terry Chaney - Taken from actor [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]]. |
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:Tod Waggner - Taken from director [[George Waggner]]* and director [[Tod Browning]]. (*note that there is also a character named "George Waggner" in the film) |
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:Alex Browning - Taken from director [[Tod Browning]]. |
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:Ms. Valerie Lewton - Taken from director [[Val Lewton]]. The character is sometimes actually referred to as "Val Lewton". |
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==Deaths== |
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*Carter Horton - Location of Death: Downtown Paris. Cause of Death: Hit by a sign. |
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A group of birds are startled by a bus which nearly kills Alex. The birds then fly up and into a sign. The sign is knocked out of its anchoring and is then sent hurdling towards Alex, but Carter pushes him out of the way causing the sign to swing back and hit Carter. |
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*William Hitchcock - Location of Death: Rural Railroad Crossing. Cause of Death: Partially decapitated. |
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A metal shard (presumably from Carter's car) is kicked up by the chains of an oncoming train. This shard then ricochets and hits Billy in the head, severing it from the top jaw upward. It happens right after Carter is saved from death because Alex pulls him out of his car when his seatbelt jams, just before the car is hit by the train. |
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*Valerie Lewton- Location of Death: Her Kitchen. Cause of Death: Severe Trauma & Multiple Stab Wounds causing massive bleeding. |
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The percipitation from the vodka in her glass leaks into the monitor of her computer, causing it to short-circuit and blow up. This propels glass shards from the monitor screen into her neck. She ultimately dies when she reaches for a towel that is snagged on a knife rack. She pulls down the towel in attempt to stop the bleeding and the knives come down piercing her several times in the chest. The knives are pushed down even deeper when the microwave explodes and the concussion from the blast blows a chair over, which falls on her. |
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*Terry Chaney - Location of Death: City Street. Cause of Death: Hit by a bus. |
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Got into an argument with Alex, Clear and Carter causing her to walk off in disgust. She walks off into the street and right into the path of an oncoming bus. |
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*Tod Waggner - Location of Death: Bathroom. Cause of Death: Strangulation by shower wire. |
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Slips on water that leaked from the bathroom toliet. He becomes entangled in the shower hanging wire when it wraps around his neck. During the struggle to survive, he knocks over various shampoo and conditioner bottles. This makes standing up nearly impossible. He is eventually strangled to death. The water is seen afterward seeping back into the toliet. |
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==Alternate ending== |
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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 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 [[Final Destination 2|one day]]. A falling leaf drops and the credits roll. |
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==Rating== |
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''Final Destination'' received an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|R rating]] in the United States for violence and terror, and for [[profanity|language]]. In the United Kingdom, it received a 15 rating. In Ireland, it received an 18 for violence, horror, and language.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/02/16/final_destination_2000_review.shtml rating of the film, 4 stars]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[New Line Cinema]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.deathiscoming.com/ Official site] |
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* {{imdb title|id=0195714|title=Final Destination}} |
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* {{amg title|id=1:184311|title=Final Destination}} |
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* {{mojo title|id=finaldestination|title=Final Destination}} |
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[[Category:Films shot in Vancouver]] |
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