[2] Before the plane's departure, Alex Browning has a vision that the plane will explode in mid-air. Environmental manipulationFollowing patternsCunningLifespan decisionOmnipresenceDeath manipulation [3], William "Bill" Bludworth is a mysterious mortician who appears in Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5. After berating Carter, Terry storms off in anger, and is suddenly hit by a speeding bus. Abraham High School who is chosen to chaperone the students on their field trip to Paris. Abraham High School, and the girlfriend of Carter Horton. Vengeful spiritTaker of soulsEvil forceSlayer of living beings Kimberly prevents him and several others from entering the highway, and the survivors are brought to the police station for questioning. In Nick O'Bannon's premonition, Samantha is trampled by fleeing spectators, before being crushed by a car engine that flies into the stadium. William Bludworth is introduced in the very first film in the franchise, 2000's"Final Destination." After being released he returns to his apartment, where he heats up some noodles in the microwave, unaware that a refrigerator magnet has fallen in the box, while he fries mozzarella sticks on the stove. Uncertain Doom : Her fate, along with Kevin and Julie's, is left ambiguous, as she has one last premonition of them dying in a train crash but a Smash to Black occurs when the crash actually happens, ending the film on a Bolivian Army Ending . [3] In Final Destination 2, Bludworth is visited by Clear, Kimberly Corman, and Thomas Burke, to acquire more knowledge, and explains that only "new life" can defeat Death,[4] leading the three to believe that if Isabella Hudson has her baby it will interfere with Death's list and they will all be safe. In Final Destination 2, a group of college students on their way out of town for spring break avoid a deadly pileup on the highway thanks to another mysterious premonition, this time by the shy. Later, Peter Friedkin attempts to kill Molly, but Sam intervenes at the last second, adding her to Death's list. When Wendy has a premonition that the Devil's Flight roller coaster will crash, she panics and is let off the ride, along with several others. Wendy and Kevin Fischer later stop at a local drive-through, where a beer truck rams into the side of Kevin's truck, trapping them. It is the first installment in the Final Destination film series and stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, and Tony Todd. Although he is initially skeptical that Death is still after the survivors, he meets up with the other survivors at Officer Thomas Burke's apartment, where he witnesses Nora Carpenter's death. When Sam panics, Dennis follows him off the bus and watches the bridge collapse shortly after. When Nick panics and attempts to escape, he accidentally bumps into Andy, who angrily follows him out of the stadium with Nadia in tow. On the road, Kat Jennings' SUV almost collides with Isabella's van; nonetheless, she arrives at the hospital unharmed. As the temperature rises, they scream for help and attempt to escape, but the beds overheat and burst into flames, bronzing and/or burning them both alive. It is never seen, never shown as a being and never even speaks to a person. The list of characters includes those who died in the protagonist's initial premonition and those who died among the survivors. [26] Before the ride starts, Wendy has a vision that it will crash, killing everyone on it. Kevin is seen again in a montage at the end of Final Destination 5. Rory pulls Brian out of the path of a speeding news van at the last second, and he is unknowingly added to Death's list. Two weeks later, he and Molly board a plane to Paris which is revealed to be Flight 180, and he is incinerated with the other passengers when the plane explodes in midair. The forklift punctures a shelf of supplies, causing several large planks of wood to fall. They are skeptical and sarcastic, until several large planks of wood fall and almost impale Ian. After she prevents him from entering the highway, he is brought to the police station for questioning, and interrogated by Detective Suby. Andy Adams. When Alex says that Death has now skipped him, Carter asks who is next, and the sign swings back down towards Carter, revealing that once Death has skipped everyone it will go back to the top of the list and start over again. Following the accident, Terry is ignored by Carter, who seems more interested in starting fights with Alex. He arrives just as Alex Browning and Carter are being thrown off the plane, and is forced off as well after being caught in the commotion. Hi. The Final Destination films follow various characters with death premonitions who try desperately to keep those involved in their visions alive. To this day, no one knows how and why mortician William Bludworth, a recurring character in the series, knows so much about Death's design. In Sam's premonition, Dennis would have been burned by hot asphalt spilled from a tanker before falling off the bridge to his death. In Nick O'Bannon's premonition, Nadia is killed when a stray tire flies into the stadium and decapitates her. When Sam panics, a confused Isaac follows him off the bus, and witnesses the bridge collapse moments later. After Nick panics, she and her husband follow their sons out of the speedway and witness the accident occur moments later. Horrified by what he had seen, he decided to go home instead of attending a theater that later collapsed on the guests. But in fact . Wendy arrives just as a frightened horse starts dragging Julie through the fair, but Kevin Fischer saves Julie before she is impaled by a harrow. [4], Evan's death is seen in x-ray format during the opening credits of The Final Destination, and again in a montage at the end of Final Destination 5. Sam is an office worker at Presage Paper and a trainee chef who has dreams of going to Paris to be an apprentice for his mentor. When Sam flees the bus, Peter is instructed by his boss, Dennis Lapman, to go after him, and he witnesses the bridge collapse shortly after. Wendy witnesses the roller coaster derail shortly after, and Jason falls to his death after Carrie, leaving Wendy devastated. Nick later realizes that Jonathan Groves was actually next, and they rush to the hospital to save him, but they arrive too late. She is one of the survivors of the Route 23 pile-up.[18]. A term given to Death's pattern, this is the reason why every character in the movie dies in the end. The remaining passengers begin to shout, forcing the operators to start the ride, which crashes shortly after as Wendy predicted, and she is the first to fall off the ride before Jason and the others. When the doctor leaves to get her files, the machine malfunctions, discharging a powerful laser beam that sears her eye and hand. He is the fourth survivor to die. [2] She boards Flight 180 with Carter for their senior trip to Paris, but when Alex Browning warns everyone that the plane will explode, Carter attacks him, and is thrown off the plane. Afterwards, while stealing items from his deceased co-workers' desks, Isaac finds a coupon for an acupuncture session at a Chinese spa. Tod is mentioned by Kimberly Corman in Final Destination 2, who says that while shopping with her mother, she was distracted by a news piece on Tod's death, and was therefore not targeted by the car thieves who killed her mother. Later, Alex realizes that it is not his turn to die, since he never changed seats with Blake and Christa, like he did in his original premonition.[3][7]. This always bothered me about the Final Destination series So, all the Final Destination movies are about "Death" setting up elaborate situations and traps to kill those who cheated it. The Final Destination Final Destination 5 FD Characters Alex Browning Clear Rivers Carter Horton Billy Hitchcock Valerie Lewton Terry Chaney Tod Waggner Agent Weine Agent Schreck William Bludworth FD2 Characters Clear Rivers Kimberly Corman Thomas Burke Eugene Dix Rory Peters Kat Jennings Nora Carpenter Tim Carpenter Evan Lewis Isabella Hudson [5], Brian Gibbons is a teenage farmer. In Final Destination 5, Bludworth ominously watches the survivors of the North Bay bridge collapse. The various main characters in some of the series view it as a malevolent force. Cookies help us deliver our Services. In Sam's premonition, Peter would have been impaled by metal rods before falling onto a concrete slab below. The Final Destination franchise has been built around increasingly bloody and intense death setpieces, so naturally the opening disaster sequences frequently seek to one-up the previous film. These clues are mainly found in major incidents (like in 'McKinley Speedway Accident' where Car 6 goes into the Pit Stop, the car, and two #6 flags form the number 666 and in 'Flight 180 incident' before Alex enters the plane, he sees a van passing beneath him. Several PVC pipes penetrate the car, and puncture Eugene's lung and he is quickly rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Technically, the answer is both yes and no. So why is there such inconsistency in Bludworth's advice? Wendy has another premonition that the train will crash, and Kevin will be ground between the train and the tunnel wall after falling out the window. It is revealed that because Nick left the stadium before asking him to move, like he did in his premonition, he inadvertently saved Jonathan's life, thus putting him on Death's list. Frankie plans to use the insurance money from both trucks' drivers on prostitutes instead of buying a new car to replace his wrecked one. Meanwhile, two pranksters scare a horse tied to a post with firecrackers, causing it to run through the fair in a panic. Death 's servants are minor antagonists in the Final Destination series. As he realizes this, a truck smashes through the window, killing all three of them; Nick is thrown into a wall, and the impact smashes his head and dislocates his jaw. Kevin is a senior at McKinley High School who attends grad night at the amusement park with his girlfriend Carrie Dreyer, best friend Jason Wise, and Jason's girlfriend Wendy Christensen. She is the eighth survivor to die. Perry realizes that she will be next, just as the horse loses control and breaks the flagpole, which is sent flying in their direction. At the end, he and Agent Schreck attempt to arrest Alex and chase him into the woods, but after they witness Alex rescue Clear Rivers, Alex is cleared of suspicion. He later learns that Clear is actually next, and rushes to her house to save her. She is also a college student and varsity gymnast. Janet is a college student, who is forced to go to the race track with her best friend Lori, Lori's boyfriend Nick O'Bannon, and her ex-boyfriend Hunt Wynorski, instead of going to the movies like she wanted. As Billy warns the others to stay away from Carter, he is suddenly decapitated by flying scrap metal from the car wreckage. Perry visits the amusement park with her friends Julie Christensen and Amber Regan for McKinley High School's grad night. However, while visiting a mall cinema with Janet, Lori begins to see omens as well and suspects they are still in danger. When she panics, Kevin ends up getting into a fight with Lewis Romero and is kicked off the ride, which crashes shortly after. However, this proves to be insufficient, as Nathan learns that Roy had a brain aneurysm that would inevitably have killed him anyway, just before he is killed by a falling piece of wreckage from Vole Airlines Flight 180. That theory is proven when Peter Friedkin kills agent Jim Block with a handgun, acquiring his remaining days. He is later seen comforting Kimberly at the police station after the accident, and she confides in him her fear that Death might still be after the survivors. Alex is mentioned again in Final Destination 3 and seen in archive footage in Final Destination 5. He later asks Kimberly to hide his addictions from his mother if he dies. The accidents seen by each movie and novel's main character, before they "cheated Death": Slaying people who are "supposed" to die. Nadia Monroy is the girlfriend of Andy Kewzer and a casualty in the McKinley Speedway crash. He is seen again via archive footage in Final Destination 5. [16], Kat's death is seen in x-ray format during the opening credits of The Final Destination, although the pipe is shown going her head diagonally rather than going straight through her forehead. Kevin is devastated over Carrie's death and later reveals to Wendy that he planned to propose to her after graduation; ironically, Carrie had earlier disclosed to Wendy that she planned on breaking up with Kevin after graduation.[7]. Unbeknownst to them, a stack of supplies falls on to the gear shift of a forklift, which begins to follow them. The rope tied to the horse wraps around Julie's neck and she is dragged through the fair, but Kevin manages to cut the rope before she is impaled by a harrow, and Death skips her. She is the second survivor to die. As they drive through town Carter learns that he is next on Death's list and begins to drive recklessly through the streets. Ian gets involved when Lewis accidentally slaps Erin, and they are both thrown off the ride, which crashes moments later. [2] Before the planes departure, Alex Browning has a premonition that the plane will explode in mid-air. Molly Harper is one of the survivors of the North Bay bridge. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Horror Reviews - Final Destination 2 (2003)", "Final Destination 3 Movie Info in Yahoo! Unlike Julie and Perry, she does not board the Devil's Flight roller coaster and is thus spared from the collision. Their classmate Tod Waggner had a crush on both of them, and planned to spend the flight trying to hook up with them. This fact may be shocking, mainly because these protagonists have gone on to become a staple in a franchise and star in several installments. Unbeknownst to Wendy, she and her friend Perry Malinowski board the Devil's Flight roller coaster and even sit right in front of Wendy and Kevin Fischer. Clear searches for Eugene Dix at the hospital, but accidentally causes his room to explode from an oxygen combustion, killing them both. His death is deemed a suicide; however, Alex does not believe that Tod killed himself. The clothes line wraps around Tod's neck and slowly suffocates him as he desperately attempts to free himself, but he eventually dies from asphyxia. Agent Jim Block is an FBI agent investigating the North Bay bridge collapse. For example, in Final Destination: Looks Could Kill, Death appears as a tall, African-American man wearing a gray suit, who has a shiny white teeth and gray hair, carrying a cane with a skull ornament on top. George Waggner is the brother of Tod Waggner, and a casualty of the Flight 180 explosion. Death as it appears in Final Destination: Spring Break. The sparks from the explosion ignite the trail of vodka, which leads to a bottle sitting on top of the counter. Hunt's death is seen again in a montage at the end of Final Destination 5. A year prior, she was supposed to have been killed in a mugging that took her mom's life, but was distracted by a news report about Tod's 'suicide'. Carrie Dreyer is the best friend of Wendy Christensen and the girlfriend of Kevin Fischer. Another detail of the list is the possibility of one of the victims being saved, but still being in danger due to the pattern: if Death manages to miss someone (or "skip" someone as it is usually referred to), it will immediately move to the next person on the list and so on until it reaches the protagonist. He boards Flight 180 with his girlfriend Terry Chaney for their senior trip to Paris, France. George and Tod board Flight 180 for their field trip to Paris, with their best friend Alex Browning. He awakens just as Christa asks him to change seats, just like in his vision, and begins to panic.