Final Destination 2
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| Final Destination 2 | |
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| Directed by | David R. Ellis |
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| Produced by | Craig Perry Warren Zide Associate Producer: Sheila Hanahan Co-Producer: Justis Greene Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich Richard Brener Matt Moore Jeffrey Reddick |
| Written by | Screenplay: J. Mackye Gruber Eric Bress Story: J. Mackye Gruber Eric Bress Jeffrey Reddick Characters: Jeffrey Reddick |
| Starring | Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, Michael Landes, Keegan Connor Tracy, Jonathan Cherry, James Kirk, Lynda Boyd, Justina Machado, Sarah Carter, TC Carson, David Paetkau, Tony Todd |
| Music by | Shirley Walker |
| Cinematography | Gary Capo |
| Editing by | Eric Sears |
| Studio | Zide/Perry Productions |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | United States: January 31, 2003 U.K: February 7, 2003 Australia: March 6, 2003 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country |  Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26,000,000 |
| Gross revenue | Worldwide: $90,426,405 [1] |
| Preceded by | Final Destination (2000) |
| Followed by | Final Destination 3 (2006) |
Final Destination 2 is a 2003 supernatural thriller, and sequel to the 2000 hit Final Destination. It was directed by David R. Ellis and stars A. J. Cook as Kimberly Corman, and Ali Larter as Clear Rivers. The film is set in White Plains, New York in 2001, a year after the events of the previous movie and has three returning characters; Alex Browning, Clear Rivers and the mortician William Bludworth. The movie grossed $16,017,141 on its opening weekend in the US, a significant portion of its overall profit. It was a minor hit, debuting in its first week at #2 and falling from then onwards.[1] It was followed by Final Destination 3.
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[edit] Plot
One year later of Flight 180 curse from the first film., while on vacation, Kimberly Corman (portrayed by A. J. Cook) experiences a vision of a mass pile-up on the highway. She blocks the entrance ramp to the highway so that motorists who would have otherwise died are spared. Soon these survivors start dying in mysterious ways as in the first film, and with the help of Clear Rivers, Kimberly tries to stop death's design before everyone dies. Kimberly visits Clear in a mental institution where she tells Kimberly to be careful because the order has reversed itself.
[edit] Characters
- Kimberly Corman (played by A.J. Cook): The female lead, and the visionary whose warning leads to several other motorists and drivers avoiding the accident on Route 23.
- Officer Thomas Burke (played by Michael Landes): A New York state trooper and lead male character.
- Clear Rivers (played by Ali Larter): The lone survivor of the Flight 180 curse (from the first film of the series), who uses her experiences to guide the new group of survivors.
- Eugene Dix (played by TC Carson): A teacher who is initially skeptical of Death's design, but becomes convinced after witnessing the predicted death of a fellow survivor.
- Rory Peters (played by Jonathan Cherry): A drug addict, and the film's comic relief.
- Kat Jennings (played by Keegan Connor Tracy): A very direct woman who appears selfish and tends to complain often.
- Nora Carpenter (played by Lynda Boyd): Tim's mother, and oldest of the survivors.
- Timothy "Tim" Carpenter (played by James Kirk): Tim is 15 years old, and is the youngest of the survivors.
- Evan Lewis (played by David Paetkau): A young man who recently won $250,000 in the lottery.
- William Bludworth (played by Tony Todd): reprising his role as the mortician who warns the survivors of Death's Design. He also suggests that "new life" will be able to overcome Death.
[edit] Reception
The film has landed on many "best car crash/accidents" lists including one by New York Magazine which cited the highway pile-up scene as the greatest car crash in movie history, calling it "the new gold standard for car-related chaos in cinema".[2] Even acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino was quoted as saying that the opening scene was "a magnificent car action piece".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Final Destination 2 Box Office and Rental Numbers". http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_destination_2/numbers.php. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
- ^ "The Ten Greatest Car Crashes in Movie History". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/01/the_top_10_car_accidents_in_mo.html#photo=1. Retrieved on 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Horror Film Directors Dish About 'Grindhouse' Trailers". http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/14022408/online_exclusive_horror_film_directors_dish_about_grindhouse_trailers/5. Retrieved on 2009-03-27.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Final Destination 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Final Destination 2 at Allmovie
- Final Destination 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
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