Destination (movie series)

The scheme by which the plot develops is the same for movies, and for a series of books published subsequently. A group of people (often teenagers ) gather in one place. One of the group members has a vision in which a large number of people die as a result of a catastrophe.

Such disasters were: the collapse of the bridge, the explosion of an airplane, a large-scale car accident, a crash on a roller coaster, a train crash in the subway, the collapse of a racing stadium, the collapse of a shopping and entertainment center. From books: the collapse of the roof of a nightclub, an explosion in the subway, a train collision, an elevator crash, a yacht flooding, a plane crashing onto a beach, a serial killer attack; from comics: a series of explosions in a hotel.

The participant who receives the vision tries to warn people (usually their friends) about the disaster, as a result, a group of characters refuses dangerous entertainment or travel. In the following minutes, a catastrophe really happens, and everyone who did not listen to the main character dies. Later, rescued people begin to die in strange and ridiculous accidents. Deaths occur in the order in which people were to die in the original disaster. The only exception is “Destination 2”, where all the heroes died in the reverse order. The main character is aware of this pattern or receives this information from another person and in a fatal situation, he tries to "deceive death" in one way or another. Sometimes he / she succeeds, but in the end all the characters die without exception (if not in the film itself, then in the scene after the credits or in the next part). In no part was the secret of visions revealed, and there were no significant deviations from the original formula.

Destination (2000)

The central catastrophe of the first film is the crash of flight number 180. Flight 180, which was supposed to fly between John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, explodes immediately after takeoff. 287 passengers are killed in the crash, including 40 students at Mount Embrachm School. A few minutes before takeoff, one of the passengers, Alex Browning, anticipates a catastrophe, and he, as the organizer of the disorder, is landed. Together with him, five students and one of the teachers fail to fly away. Accidents begin to occur with them in the future. Only three teenagers remain - Alex, his girlfriend Claire and their classmate Carter. As it turns out in the second part, later Alex and Carter die, and Claire voluntarily goes to a psychiatric clinic, deciding that death pursues her.

“Destination 2” (2003)

The events of the second film take place a year after the events of the first. On highway 23, a large truck carries logs. The chains holding the logs are torn, which leads to a large-scale disaster in which more than 18 people die. Kimberly Corman foresees a disaster and does not allow several cars to enter the highway. It turns out that all the survivors were supposed to die a year ago, but due to the deaths of the characters of the first film, they were saved, and now Death is trying to return everything to its place. This is the only part in which two (Kimberly and the policeman) of the existing characters manage to survive.

“Destination 3” (2006)

The events of the third film take place already 6 years after the explosion of flight 180. The place of the main catastrophe of the film is the roller coaster "Flight of the Devil." As a result of a leak in the hydraulics and the fact that one of the passengers drops the camera onto the rails, the ride train goes off the rails. The death of all passengers is foreseen by Wendy Christensen, and because of her hysteria, several teenagers are seated, and some of them go off. One of the features of the third part is the pictures that Wendy takes before the trip. The snapshot hints at the death of each of the survivors.

Destination 4 (2009)

The plot of the fourth part is connected with the famous NASCAR race, during a visit to which the main character of the film Nick O'Bannon has a vision - an accident will happen, car wreckage will fly into the audience, and the platform will begin to crumble. Many people will die in the crash, including Nick and his friends. In a panic, he persuades his comrades to leave - just in time, as a nightmare vision becomes reality, as soon as teenagers leave the rostrum. As usual, for survivors this is only the beginning of a new nightmare in which they will die in an even more terrible way than in a vision.

Destination 5 (2011)

Prequel to a series of films. The plot revolves around Sam Lawton, who anticipates an accident - the collapse of the bridge, so his friends and some other people avoid the disaster. After this, ominous events take place: the survivors die under seemingly ridiculous circumstances. Two weeks later, Sam and his girlfriend are going to fly to Paris. Already on the plane, Sam notices that several people are disembarked from the plane, as one of them anticipates that the plane will explode. A few minutes after take-off, the plane flight 180 explodes in the air, which is the beginning of the first film.

Franchise Future

At the beginning of 2011, Tony Todd told Dread Central that if “Destination 5” is successful on a cash basis, then two sequels in a row will be shot ^[1] . On August 23, 2011, when he was asked if he would be the director of the sequel, Stephen Kul said: “Who knows. Never say never. I mean, it will depend on the fans. We’ll see how this film performs internationally, and if it makes as much money as the fourth, I’m sure that Warner Brothers will want to make another one ” ^[2] .

On January 11, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that New Line Cinema had begun work on a franchise restart movie. The screenwriters will be Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton ^{[3] [4]} .

Movie adaptations

In 2005, Black Flame published 3 book adaptations of the first three films that went on sale in January 2006:

Spin Off Series

In 2005, Black Flame released 5 novels based on the movie series. In the summer of 2006, the last book went on sale. The plans also had another novel, but the series was canceled.

Comics

A group of students at Mosi Gabannah College are leaving for their spring break in Cancun. However, the tragedy that happened at the hotel stops the fun: hundreds of people die. Carly’s foresight saves her life and the life of her friends. The guys decide to stay in Mexico and try to forget about the nightmare that they experienced.

A special role in the series is played by the number 180 :

• In the first part, 180 is the flight number of the plane that exploded at the beginning of the film. On the eve of the disaster, the protagonist is sleeping, and on the digital clock display, instead of 1:00 (one in the morning), 1:80 appears. At the end of the first part, Alex, looking around, notices a butcher pulling meat from a car. Vehicle number is 180 FLI. Then, the inscription on the sign under which Carter dies (LECAFE MIRO 81, Sam Lawton, the protagonist of the fifth part) worked in “180”.
• At the beginning of the second film, at the turning point, there is an announcement of roadwork for the next 180 feet. The accident at the farm occurs on highway 9A, mark 180.
• In the third part, 180 is a number drawn on one of the posters in the amusement park. The phone number on the truck that crushed one of the characters is 555-0180 (the first 3 digits cannot be read), the postal code and phone number of the Phoenix tanning bed are 18180, 570-555-0180. Number 081 (180 vice versa) is the onboard number of the subway car in which Wendy rides in the third part (the train should crash). Also, when the loader is shown in a DIY store, a keychain with the inscription UNIT 081 hangs on its key.
• In the fourth film, 180 - the number of the stands on the racetrack, where the main characters were supposed to die. In the cafe: on the menu board the first line is the drink "Deadly Espresso" worth $ 1.80. The headline in one of the newspapers is "The bus had an accident on 180 street, 32 people were killed." The number of the camera that shot the place where Andy Kuser was sitting, the mechanic is 180. And also 180 is the number of the bus passing Nick at the end of the film. In an alternative ending, Nick saves people in the cinema, dropping together with a gas cylinder on a police car. The number of the police car is 180.
• В пятой части 180 — это составное число в названии компании, проводящей тим-билдинги ("180 Corporate Consulting"), а также номер телеканала, на котором остановился для просмотра Сэм перед тем как автобус оказался на мосту. Последние три символа в названии кафе в котором работал Сэм (LEСAFE MIRO 81) являются инвертированным 180 (Вместо нуля буква O), и снова же в 5-ой части, появляется самолет из первой части Рейс 180.