Final Destination (movie)

Final Destination
Final Destination
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Directed by	James Wong
Screenplay by	Glen Morgan; James Wong; Jeffrey Reddick;
Story by	Jeffrey Reddick
Produced by	Warren Zide; Craig Perry; Glen Morgan;
Starring	Devon Sawa; Ali Larter; Kerr Smith; Tony Todd;
Cinematography	Robert McLachlan
Edited by	James Coblentz
Music by	Shirley Walker
Production; companies	Zide/Perry Productions; Hard Eight Pictures;
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	March 17, 2000;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$23 million
Box office	$112.9 million

Final Destination is a 2000 American supernatural horror movie directed by James Wong (in his directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, based on a story by Reddick. It stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. Sawa portrays a teenager who cheats death after having a premonition of a catastrophic plane explosion. He and several of his classmates leave the plane before the explosion occurs, but Death later takes the lives of those who were meant to die on the plane.

The film began as a spec script written by Reddick for an episode of The X-Files in order for Reddick to get a TV agent. A colleague at New Line Cinema persuaded Reddick 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 work on the film. Principal photography took place in New York City and Vancouver, with additional scenes filmed in Toronto and San Francisco.

Final Destination was released in the United States on March 17, 2000. The film achieved commercial success, earning $112.9 million against a $23 million budget. While it received mixed reviews from critics, it won the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Sawa,^[4]^[5] The film's popularity led to the expansion of the Final Destination franchise, which includes five additional films, as well as novels and comic books. The first sequel, Final Destination 2, was released on January 31, 2003.

References

↑ Falk, Ben (February 16, 2001). "Final Destination (2000)". BBC News.
↑ "Final Destination (2000)". Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
1 2 "Final Destination". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
↑ "Past Saturn Awards Winners for Best Horror Film". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
↑ "Past Saturn Awards Winners for Best Performance by a Younger Actor". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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[1] Falk, Ben (February 16, 2001). "Final Destination (2000)". BBC News.

[2] "Final Destination (2000)". Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012.

[Mojo-3] 1 2 "Final Destination". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[Best-4] "Past Saturn Awards Winners for Best Horror Film". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2011.

[Younger-5] "Past Saturn Awards Winners for Best Performance by a Younger Actor". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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