The Final Destination is a 2009 3-D supernatural thriller/horror film written by Eric Bress and directed by David R. Ellis, both of whom also worked on Final Destination 2. Released on August 28, 2009, it is the fourth installment to the Final Destination franchise, and the first of which to be shot in HD 3-D.
Director: David R. Ellis
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Characters:
Nick O' Bannon: Nick (Bobby Campo) is the male lead in The Final Destination and he is the one with the premonitions. He has some heroic characteristics and is dating female lead, Lori Milligan. Nick causes a commotion in the seats causing his friends and other angry people to leave the stadium. He is hit by a truck along with Lori and Janet, and the impact smashes him against the cafe wall, killing him. He is the last survivor of the McKinley Speedway. His original death at McKinley Speedway was to be impaled through the chest by a protruding metal debris after being pushed into it from a large explosion.
Lori Milligan: Lori (Shantel VanSanten) is the female lead in The Final Destination and she is the first one who believes Nick O' Bannon. She is smart and the kindest of the characters, she is also dating Nick. She chooses to follow Nick out the stadium because she is worried about him. She is hit by a truck, along with Nick and Janet, and breaks her neck. She would have been crushed by an escalator conveyor belt if it wasn't for the intervention of Nick. She is the tenth to die. Her original death at McKinley Speedway was to be burned by a large explosion.
Janet Cunnigham: Janet (Haley Webb) is Nick O' Bannon, Lori Milligan and Hunt Wynorski's friend, she used to date Hunt. Janet is one of the most emotionally fragile of the group and is always uptight and might have believed Nick and Lori about the premonitions, but she was too scared to want any part of it. She decided to leave the stadium because she was scared of a crash in the first place. She would have been beheaded or crushed by a pipe in the car wash if not for the intervention of Lori and George, as well as being impaled by exploding debris and nails at the theater if not for Nick. She is run over by a truck along with Nick and Lori, and is crushed by its front left tire. She is the ninth to die. Her original death at McKinley Speedway was to be crushed by the falling debris with Hunt.
George Lanter: George (Mykelti Williamson) is a security guard at the stadium. Prior to the McKinley Speedway crash he lost his wife and daughter in a car accident because of driving under the influence. He is having trouble not drinking and is generally mild-tempered because he didn't even attempt to defend himself when racist insults are aimed at him. He follows Nick out the stadium to make sure a fight doesn't break out in the group. He is run over by a speeding ambulance. He is the eighth to die. His original death at McKinley Speedway was to be burned by a large explosion.
Jonathan Grove: Jonathan (Jackson Walker) is a minor comic relief in the film. He wears a cowboy hat and has a southern accent. He has a sense of humor shown in the premoniton as well. He doesn't follow Nick out of the stadium because he doesn't want to be involved in a fight, but he doesn't die because Nick never asked him to move to another seat. He ends up buried under the debris, but alive. When recovered and sent to a hospital, a small pool falls on him through the ceiling from the floor above, crushing him. Jonathan is the seventh to die. It is unknown what his original death at McKinley Speedway would have been if he had changed seats.
Hunt Wynorski: Hunt (Nick Zano) is friends with Nick O'Bannon, Lori Milligan and previously dated Janet Cunnigham. He is somewhat insensitive and loves violence, and he follows Nick out the stadium to yell at him for ruining his game. His intestines are sucked violently down the drain in a pool and he is the sixth one to die. His original death at McKinley Speedway would have to be crushed by falling debris with Janet.
Andy Kewzer: Andy (Andrew Fischella) was dating Nadia Monroy and is a mechanic. He is rude and mean to everyone but Nadia, but somewhat changes after witnessing her death. He followed Nick out of the stadium to fight with him after Nick's hysteria annoys both he and Nadia. He is crushed into a fence by a flying CO2 canister, which dices his torso. He is the fifth one to die. His original death at McKinley Speedway would have been impaled by a sharp wooden plank through the mouth after falling on it.
Samantha Lane: Samantha (Krista Allen) is married and has two sons. She is somewhat spoiled and wants things done her way, but she is also kind and caring towards her kids. Samantha followed her sons out of the stadium, who had ran to watch the fight. A sharp stone flies right through her right eye when a lawnmower runs over it and propels it outwards. She is the fourth one to die. It should be noted that Samantha's husband and two sons are the only notably featured characters in the show who would have survived both the original speedway crash as well as being saved by Nick's intervention. Her original death at the McKinley Speedway was to crushed by a flying engine, after being trampled on by the escaping crowd and being separated from her family.
Carter Daniels: Carter (Justin Welborn) is married to Cynthia Daniels, and is a racist and member of the Ku Klux Klan. He is the meanest and rudest of all the characters and he blames George for his wife's death because George refused to let him back in the stadium after the crash, and makes many racist remarks towards him. He follows Nick out of the stadium to fight with him for spilling his beer on him. In planning to get back at George for "killing his wife" and trying to burn a cross on his lawn, he ends up burning to death while being dragged down the street by the hook of his tow truck. He is the third one to die. His original death at the McKinley Speedway was to have been sliced in half by a exploding piece of debris (probably a car bonnet).
Nadia Monroy: Nadia (Stephanie Honore) is Andy's girlfriend. She was spoiled by Andy and shallow and mean like him. She followed Nick out of the stadium because Andy was leaving the stadium to confront Nick. She is then killed right after when a tire from an exploding car lands on her. She is the second one to die. Her original death at the McKinley Speedway was to have an exploding debris land on her (much like her death later on).
Cynthia Daniels: Cynthia (Lara Grice) is married to racist, Carter Daniels. It is unknown whether she was a racist as well, but she seemed to do whatever Carter says without question. She didn't leave the stadium because Carter told her to stay back while he confronted Nick. Therefore she was killed by being sliced in half by exploding debris, just as in the premonition. She was the first one to die.
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.
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