Final Destination is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wong. The screenplay was by Glen Morgan, 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 himself and others perishing in a plane explosion and uses it to save himself and a handful of the other passengers, however they continue to be stalked by Death who reclaims the lives that they should have lost aboard the plane. The film was based on a spec script intended for The... X-Files, written by Reddick. X-Files writing partners Wong and Morgan were interested and agreed to re-write and direct a feature film of it, marking Wong's film directing debut. Filming took place in Alabama and Vancouver. Final Destination was released on March 17, 2000, and was a financial success, making $10 million on its opening weekend. The film score was released on the same date comprising original compositions by Shirley Walker. The film was released on DVD on September 26, 2000 in the USA and Canada, which includes commentaries, deleted scenes, and documentaries.
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| Release date: | March 16, 2000 |
| Directed by: | James Wong |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Glen Morgan, Craig Perry, Warren Zide |
| Editor: | James Coblentz |
| Music by: | Shirley Walker, Adam Hamilton |
| Cinematography: | Robert McLachlan |
| Screenplay by: | Jeffrey Reddick, Glen Morgan, James Wong |
| Estimated budget: | $23,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |