Certainly, the entire 98 minutes of “Final Destination” didn’t actually happen as we saw them in the supernatural teen horror released in 2000. Most of it came from the imagination of screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick (“Day Of The Dead”) and director/writing duo James Wong and Glen Morgan, who became famous for their contributions to “The X-Files.”
In the first part of the five-film series, we see high school student Alex (Devon Sawa), who wants to fly from New York to Paris with his class. On the way to the airport, strange signs appear, but the young man does not yet know how to interpret them. While sitting in the Boeing 747 with his teachers and classmates (including Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott) as it is being prepared for take-off, he is overcome by a premonition of catastrophe.
When the first little things Alex saw in his vision actually happen, he runs out of the plane in panic. Some other children follow him or are thrown out by the crew because of their behavior. As they all sit together in the departure lounge and are interrogated by security personnel, you can see in the background how their plane takes off and explodes in the sky a few seconds later…
But apparently by saving himself and the others, Alex foiled Death’s plan and caused a strange ripple effect. Because the survivors are still dying one by one in bizarre ways. Death is now only forced to track them down individually and bring them to their fate in a different way than planned.
Inspiration came on a plane
The idea of the ripple effect and fateful death as an invisible killer from whom there seems to be no escape is original and pleasantly distinguishes the film and its sequels from other horror series. Morgan and Wang came up with it while brainstorming ideas for “X-Files” episodes, but ultimately incorporated it into “Final Destination.” However, this is only of secondary importance to our article, as it is completely fictional. However, there was real world inspiration for the opening scene surrounding the main character’s premonitions.
In an interview accompanying the release of Final Destination 5, Jeffrey Reddick said: “I was on the flight home from LA to Kentucky when I read this story in a magazine about a woman vacationing in Hawaii. Out of the blue she received a call from her mother begging her: ‘Please don’t take the flight tomorrow. I have a very bad feeling about it.’ The daughter then changed flights and the plane she was originally supposed to be on actually crashed. I thought, this is really scary – what if she died on that flight?
Of course, in the end it took a lot of creativity and hard work. Nevertheless, it’s amazing how a message of just a few lines and admittedly quite fascinating can become a globally popular cult film franchise, which has also been followed by a best-selling novel series and even comics. The films grossed nearly $700 million at the box office alone.
Although ‘Final Destination 5’, the last film to date, was released in 2011, that doesn’t mean the series is finally over. In 2019, work began on a new part: “Final Destination 6: Bloodlines”, which will be realized by the directing duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (“Freaks – They Look Like Us”). Due to the strikes in Hollywood, the project has been put on hold, but according to Jeffrey Reddick the project is now ready to go. Horror legend Tony Todd (“Candyman”), who was there in all but “Final Destination 4,” has already confirmed his participation. And Devon Sawa, the lead actor in the first part, also expressed interest in returning. Everything we know so far about the sixth ‘Final Destination’ film, which will hopefully hit theaters soon, is summarized in this article:
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