Final Destination is a 2000 American horror film directed by James Wong and the first installment of the Final Destination series. The screenplay was written by Glen Morgan, James Wong, and Jeffrey Reddick, based on a story by Reddick. The film stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. Sawa portrays a teenager who "cheats death" after having a premonition of a plane explosion. He saves himself and a handful of other passengers, but Death, gradually takes the lives of those who should have perished on the plane.
The film started off as a spec script written by Reddick for an episode of The X-Files, in order for Reddick to get a TV agent. He never submitted it to The X-files after a colleague at New Line Cinema persuaded him to write it as a feature length film. Later, Wong and Morgan, The X-Files writing partners, became interested in the script and agreed to rewrite and direct the film, marking Wong's film directing debut.Filming took place in New York and Vancouver, with additional scenes filmed in Toronto and San Francisco. It was released on March 17, 2000, and became a financial success, making $10 million on its opening weekend.The DVD release of the film, released on September 26, 2000, in the United States and Canada, includes commentaries, deleted scenes, and documentaries.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Negative reviews described the film as "dramatically flat" and "aimed at the teen dating crowd," while positive reviews praised the film for "generating a respectable amount of suspense," "playful and energized enough to keep an audience guessing," and "an unexpectedly alert teen-scream disaster chiller".It received the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Sawa's performance.The film's success spawned a media franchise, encompassing four additional installments, as well as a series of novels and comic books.
Cast:
Devon Sawa as Alex Browning
Ali Larter as Clear Rivers
Kerr Smith as Carter Horton
Kristen Cloke as Valerie Lewton
Daniel Roebuck as Agent Weine
Roger Guenveur Smith as Agent Schreck
Chad E. Donella as Tod Waggner
Seann William Scott as Billy Hitchcock
Tony Todd as William Bludworth
Amanda Detmer as Terry Chaney
Brendan Fehr as George Waggner
Forbes Angus as Larry Murnau
Lisa Marie Caruk as Christa Marsh
Christine Chatelain as Blake Dreyer
Barbara Tyson as Barbara Browning
Robert Wisden as Ken Browning
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