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Clear Rivers has been living life in a mental hospital after the bizarre events that lead to the deaths of her friends. One day, she is approached by a girl named Kimberly who believes she had a premonition similar to her friend Alex who died. Clear has to either risk her life helping others, or stay inside the hospital the rest of her life waiting for her death to come. What will she do?
Final Destination 2 is an American supernatural horror film directed by David R. Ellis. The screenplay by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress was from a story by Gruber, Bress, and series creator Jeffrey Reddick. It is the sequel to the 2000 film Final Destination and the second installment of the Final Destination film series.
After the financial success of Final Destination, New Line Cinema contacted Reddick regarding plans for a sequel. Since the original film’s crew was unavailable, New Line replaced most of the production team. Filming took place in Vancouver and Okanagan Lake. Final Destination 2 was released on January 31, 2003, as well as in DVD on July 22, 2003, which includes commentaries, deleted scenes, documentaries, and videos. A promotional score composed by Shirley Walker was also released on September 30, 2003.
About the Story
One year after the explosion of Flight 180, college student Kimberly Corman is headed to Daytona Beach, Florida for spring break with her friends, Shaina McKlank, Dano Estevez, and Frankie Whitman. En route, Kimberly has a premonition of wooden logs falling off a semi, causing a massive car crash that kills everyone involved.
She stalls her car on the entrance ramp, preventing lottery winner Evan Lewis, widow Nora Carpenter and her fifteen-year-old son Tim, businesswoman Kat Jennings, stoner Rory Peters, pregnant Isabella Hudson, high school teacher Eugene Dix, and Deputy Marshal Thomas Burke from entering the highway. While Thomas questions Kimberly, the pileup occurs. Shaina, Dano, and Frankie are killed by a speeding truck, but Kimberly is saved by Thomas at the last second.
The survivors are brought to the police station where they learn about the curse of Flight 180. Later, a chain reaction causes a fire in Evan’s apartment which he barely escapes; but when Evan slips the escape ladder falls and impales his eye, killing him. Thomas researches the survivors of Flight 180, and discoverers that Alex Browning was killed by a falling brick. Kimberly visits Clear Rivers, the last survivor of Flight 180, who is now a voluntary inmate at a psychiatric ward.
Clear refuses to help, but while arguing with Kimberly she realizes that the survivors are dying in reverse, and warns Kimberly to look out for “signs” of death. Upon arriving home, Kimberly has a vision of a flock of pigeons attacking her, and she and Thomas rush to save Nora and Tim, but they arrive too late and Tim is crushed by a glass pane at the dentist. Clear decides to help, and introduces Kimberly and Thomas to mortician William Bludworth, who tells them that only “new life” can defeat Death. They believe that, if Isabella’s baby is born, it will ruin Death’s plan and they will all be safe.
Isabella is accused of driving a stolen van and taken into custody while the other survivors reunite for safety. After Nora is decapitated by malfunctioning elevator doors, Eugene attempts to kill himself, but can’t since its not his turn to die. The group leaves to find Isabella, who has gone into labor at the police station, while the policeman on duty rushes Isabella to the hospital in her van. Along the way, they discover that they have all cheated death twice; had it not been for the survivors of Flight 180 they would all be dead, which explains why the survivors are dying in reverse. Since Thomas saved Kimberly from being hit by the truck earlier, she is last on Death’s list.
The survivors’ vehicle suffers a blowout as they are driving, prompting them to swerve onto a nearby farm. The back of the car is penetrated by PVC pipes, which injure Eugene, and he is rushed to the hospital. As rescuers arrive at the scene, Brian Gibbons, the son of a farm owner, is nearly killed by a speeding news van, but Rory pulls him back at the last second. Using the Jaws of Life Kat’s rescuer accidentally activates the airbag, and her head is impaled by a pipe protruding from her headrest. Her cigarette falls from her hand into a gasoline leak leading to the news van, causing the van to explode, and sending a barbed wire fence flying through the air, which trisects Rory.
Final Destination 2
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Starring: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook, Tony Todd, Lynda Boyd, Michael Landes, David Paetkau, Justina Machado, Sarah Carter
Screenplay by: J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress
Production Design by: Michael S. Bolton
Cinematography by: Gary Capo
Film Editing by: Eric A. Sears
Costume Design by: Jori Woodman
Set Decoration by: Louise Roper
Music by: Shirley Walker
Studio: New Line Cinema
Release Date: January 31, 2003