Final Destination

ALEX'S POV - NEAR THE FLIGHT DECK

The flight attendants strap themselves in for take-off.

ALEX

O.S., the ENGINE VLOUME INCREASES in PITCH and INTENSITY as the jet begins

to taxi. Alex sits back as the tray over his lap. He looks out the window.

ALEX'S POV - THE RIGHT WING

appears motionless in the f.g. as the tarmac and runway signs roll past the

window. THE ENGINE PITCH RISES...

ALEX

The ENGINES WHIR as the jet gathers SPEED. He checks the window.

ALEX'S POV- THE RUNWAY

is a blur. The airport terminals in the b.g. streak past. The wings lift,

angeled as the jets leaves the ground.

ALEX

O.S., hois classmates CHEER and "raise the roof." The trip has begun.

CAMERA PULLS AWAY FROM ALEX, as if reflecting his easing of annoyance with

the tray situation. He finally appears to notice the raucous reaction and

settles back in his seat, slightly pushed by mild-g force. The upwarding

angle increasing...

The cabin buffets, as if passing mild turbulance. Then...

The cabin sharply JOLTS! Everyone tenses, GASPS. CAMERA SWEEPS BACK TO ALEX.

And just as he clenches his backpack... the cabin BANGS, ROCKS. THE ENGINES

SPOOL TO A STALL. METAL TWISTS under extreme PRESSURE. The cabin dips,

angles, sharply to the right.

ALEX'S POV - THE CABIN

Passengers SCREAM! Unrestrained personal belongings fly across the aircraft

INTO CAMERA, which BUFFETS and SHAKES...

OXYGEN MASKS

deploy from the overhead compartments. A prerecorded message, like that

recorded by the black box of the crash of JAL# 123 August 12, 1985, BLARES

over the P.A., with erie calm...

MESSAGE (V.O.)

Fasten seat belts...put on

oxygon masks...

ALEX

his hand trembles as he reaches for the oxygon mask and places it over his

face. The ENGINES resuscutate. SCREAMING. WHINING. Alex checks out his

window.

ALEX'S POV - OUT OF WINDOW

The plane is on it's side losing altitude. A slow, sick spin.

ALEX

breaths deep into his oxygon cup.

The JET ENGINES GRIND AND WHIR, as if the craft were in the midst of a last

ditch effort to regain stability; the sounds DEAFENING over the PASSENGERS'

cruelly hopeless SCREAMS.

Then...

KA-BOOM

A DEVASTATING EXPLOSION ERUPTS across the cabin, blasting a five foot hole

in the fuseluge. Human limbs and blood sprays, craft and passengers torn to

shreds.

Dead students sit lifeless in their seats.

Every unrestrianed object on board flies to the hole and through the fire;

paper, books, luggage, pillows. A PARENT and a STUDENT clutch their seat in

terror, SCREAMING before they are pulled into the sky.

Wind. Screams. Dying Engines, a deafining blare.

ALEX AND TOD

SCREAM, pale, knowing there is no hope, no escape as the ENGINES DIE. The

cabin begins to tilt downwards... then straight down. Debris tumbles toward

the flight deck as if falling from a cliff.

OUTSIDE... the sick familiar SOUND of an aircraft going down.

ALEX is strapped to his seat, upper body facing downward toward the water.

FIRE, WIND, AND BLOOD WHIP across him. A BUILDING WHINE CRESCENDOES before a

second EXPLOSION RIPS ACROSS FRAME...

CUT TO:

CLOSE - ALEX'S TERRIFIED EYES

dilating rapidly, as the shock of what appears to be happening before him

washes over his every psyche.

CHRISTA (O.S.)

Alex?

ALEX

Drenched with sweat, trembling in his seat, his eyes dart toward Christa and

Blake. They look great and the're workin' the sex appeal.

CHRISTA

Could you trade seats with

Blake so she and I can sit

together? I asked Tod, but he's

got some medical thing.

Alex turns sickeninly disoriented. His eyes dart about searching for

evidnece of the catastrophe. There are none to be found. Alex blots from his

seat, startling the two girls. He scrambles toward Tod, who looks at his

friend, concerned.

TOD

Dude, what up?

Frenzied, Alex climbs over his friend, on top of the seat. Alex's panic has

alerted the other students and a MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT who makes his way to

the row.

ALEX

grabs the tray table latch before the vacent seat. IT BREAKS OFF, JUST AS

BEFORE. CAMARA PUSHES INTO ALEX, terrified. He begins to hyperventilate.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Is there a a problem, sir?

Alex's wild eyes and expression convey "no fucking kidding there's a

problem." The flight attendant realizes this passenger is expiriencing a

serious episode.

Directly across the aisle, Carter Horton and Terry look at him with severe

expression.

CARTER

What's your fuckin' problem?

Mr. Murnau and Ms. Lewton unfasten their seat belts and rush toward Alex.

MR. MURNAU

Alex? Qu'est-ce se?

ALEX

Qu'est-ce se?! THE PLANES GONNA

EXPLODE!

Obviously, no one ever wants to ever hear that. The students tense.

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT

immediatly turns to other attendants, sighaling for assistance with a quick

definite gesture. In the b.g., attendants hustle toward the economy class

cabin.

CARTER AND TERRY

CARTER TERRY

Shut up, Browning! You're not funny.

ALEX

frenzied, begins moving toward the aisle.

ALEX

We have to get out!

This frightens everyone. Not the " prophecy," but his panicky, irrational

behavior.

ALEX (CONT'D)

We have to get off this plane!

CLEAR RIVERS

CAMARA PUSHES INTO HER, hearing Alex's declaration.

ALEX (CONT'D)

Now! NOW!!

RETURN

Alex is desperately climbing over Tod, who is trying to calmly restrain his

friend. Across the aisle, Carter Horton stands ready to quiet Alex, with

force.

CARTER

Sit! DOWN! Browning!

TOD FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Alex. Alex! Easy, man. Take it Sir, if this is a joke, we

easy. don't tolerate such humor.

The flight attendant restrains Crter with an extended forearm.

ALEX

I'm not joking! I'm not joking!

Ms. Lewton and Mr. Murnau move to the seats. Flight attendants try

restraining Alex from reaching the aisle.

MS. LEWTON MR. MURNAU

Alex, Knock it off. It's alright. Settle down, Alex.

ALEX

Listen to me! This plane will explode

on take-off!

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Sir, we will remove you from the

aircraft if this continues.

CARTER

I'll remove him.

ALEX

Fuck you! I'll remove myself!

Carter reaches for Alex, who pushes back, trying to get out. Carter

responds aggressivly and now the flight attendant, Tod, and the two teachers

are in the midst of the melee.

The Co-Pilot arrives to secure the situation. He grabs Alex and begins

forcibly ushering him up the aisle.

A male flight attendant choke holds Carter from the back. Carter struggles

but the attendants postioning has the advantage. He begins removing Carter

from the plane as well.

TERRY

He didn't do nothin'!

She follows the attendant, hitting him to help her boyfriend.

Just arriving in the cabin, Billy Hitchcock tries to fight passed a

STEWARDESS to get to his seat. He is blocked by the mass of compatants as

they are escorted out.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

(he's had it)

Anybody in the aisle is off the plane!

BILLY

No, wait, I was late... that's

my seat right there!

Inder protest, Billy gets pushed back off the plane. Mr. Murnau and Ms.

Lewton follow the pack of students and airline personnel as they move toward

the exit, calling out to seated teachers and parents while hustleing up the

aisles.

MS. LEWTON MR. MURNAU

Everybody just stay where you Mr. Carpenter, keep an eye on

are. Just sit tight. things for a moment.

Tod watches, amazed and concerned for his friend. He looks across the cabin

to...

TOD'S POV - GEORGE

his brother gestures, mouths... "you should go with him."

TOD

starts off down the aisles. CAMERA COUNTERS... ADJUSTING TO CLEAR RIVERS.

Amongst the chaos, she considers for a beat, then grabs her backpack, stands

and moves into the aisle to exit the plane.

CUT TO:

INT. BOARDING AREA/TUNNEL - GATE 39 - DAY

Alex, the co-pilot, Carter, the attendant, Mr. Murnau, Ms, Lewton, Terry,

Tod and Billy proceed down the tunnel. Billy is confused by the chaos.

BILLY

I didn't do anything! I have

my ticket right here!

Arriving SECURITY OFFICERS quickly have control of the situation. Alex is

taken to a seat at the gate and dropped there by the co-pilot, who, winded,

eyes the officers.

CO-PILOT

You got this?

The officers nod. One moves toward Carter as he dropped in a seat away from

Alex. Terry sits behind Carter.

The co-pilot and attendants start back toward the plane. Ms. Lewton hustles

over to them and an airline representitive.

CO-PILOT

No one get's back on board.

That's my call.

MS. LEWTON

PLEASE... I've got forty

students going to Paris...

As these negotiations... CAMERA MOVES PAST Ms. Lewton and the Co-Pilot to

the boarding ramp door...

Clear Rivers exits and takes a seat away from the others, aware she is

unnoticed in the confusion. CAMERA INCHES IN as she looks up toward...

ALEX

CAMERA MATCHES THE MOVE TO HIM AS TOD and Mr. Murnau attemp to calm him

down.

TOD

It's alright. It's alright.

You're off the plane. You're

the plane...

Rattled, Alex is attmpted to compose himself. Ms. Lewton appears, hurriedly

pulling aside Mr. Murnau.

MS. LEWTON

Airlines not taking this very well.

They'll let one of us back on and

the rest can grab a six ten flight

Get's in two hours later at DeGaulle.

It's alright. It's not that big of a

deal.