The Final Destination (2009)

Director:

David R. Ellis

Writers (WGA):

Eric Bress (written by)
Jeffrey Reddick (characters)

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Take the trip in Real D 3D

Plot:

After a teen'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. |

Plot Keywords:

Death | Premonition | Milf | Man In Swimsuit | Gore

Cast

Bobby Campo	...	Nick O'Bannon
Shantel VanSanten	...	Lori Milligan
Nick Zano	...	Hunt Wynorski
Haley Webb	...	Janet Cunningham
Mykelti Williamson	...	George Lanter
Krista Allen	...	Samantha Lane
Andrew Fiscella	...	Andy Kewzer
Justin Welborn	...	Carter Daniels
Stephanie Honore	...	Nadia Monroy
Lara Grice	...	Cynthia Daniels
Jackson Walker	...	Jonathan Grove
Phil Austin	...	Samantha's Husband
William Aguillard	...	Kid #1
Brendan Aguillard	...	Kid #2
Juan Kincaid	...	Newscaster

Also Known As:

Final Destination 4 (USA) (working title)
Final Destination: Death Trip (USA) (working title)
Final Destination: Death Trip 3D (USA) (working title)
The Final Destination in 3-D (USA) (DVD title)
Пункт назначения 4: Смертельное путешествие (Russia) [ru]
A végsö állomás 3D (Hungary) [hu]
Destinatie finala 4 (Romania) [ro]
Destination finale 4 (France) [fr]
Destino final 4 (Spain) [es]
El destino final (Venezuela) [es]
El destino final 3D (Argentina) [es]
Final Dead Circuit 3D (Japan: English title) [en]
La Destination Ultime (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Último Destino 3D (Portugal) [pt]
Oszukac przeznaczenie 4 (Poland) [pl]
Oszukac przeznaczenie 4 3D (Poland) (promotional title) [pl]
Premonição 4 (Brazil) [pt]
Sei sun 4 loi liu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) [zh]
Son durak 4 3D (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
The Final Destination 3D (Sweden) [sv]
The Final Destination 3d (Finland) [fi]
Vlepo ton thanato sou 4 (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45492) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:18 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:16 | Japan:R15+ | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB (2D Version) | Hong Kong:III (3D Version) | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Harahan, Louisiana, USA

Company:

FlipZide Pictures

Trivia:

The film within the film, 'Love Lies Dying', is actually Renny Harlin's The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). The explosion shown in the film is the climax of that movie. The music repeatedly used in that film is the cue "The Strangers are tuning" by Trevor Jones, from Alex Proyas' Dark City (1998). Both are New Line productions.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the car wash scene, Janet is shown trying to call for help but is unable to since there is "no signal", but when the phone is shown, 'Offline' can clearly be seen on the upper corner of the screen. This is only displayed if the offline mode (used while traveling on airplanes) has been manually enabled.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Lori: Janet we have to go!
Janet: No you guys are nuts! I was meant to see this movie!

Movie Connections:

References Final Destination 2 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Why Can't We Be Friends

As a movie, it's terrible. As a Final Destination movie, it is incredible.

This entry to the series takes a different approach. From the moment I saw the X-rayed-death-scene opening credit sequence with the hard rock cover of the creepy main theme of the series, I knew that the movie was not to be taken seriously, and a little help from the third dimension drove that idea home.

The Final Destination is a caricature of itself and the the entire series for that matter. This film was made with the knowledge that people still see these films for the ridiculously over the top and creative death scenes. Its like watching the trap go off in mouse trap; Its the only thing people came for.

There are about a dozen deaths in this entry as opposed to the regular 6-8 and the majority of them are fairly lengthy. Little attention is payed to the story or the characters but why bother? We've seen all this before? And I find that the hammy dialogue that the characters do manage to sputter out, only enhances the self-parody.

Fans of the series are either going to love it or think its OK and almost everyone else will hate it. SO If you've stuck it out through the other 3 films, check it out, and don't take it seriously.