10 Things You Didn't Know About Final Destination
8. The Plane Set Took Two Months To Build
The inciting incident of Final Destination is, of course, the demise of Flight 180.
After Alex and his friends are ushered off the plane, it takes off, but only lasts a few minutes in the air before something goes horribly wrong. The flight malfunctions, leading to a section of the plane being ripped off, before it explodes in mid-air, killing all-aboard.
To achieve the spectacular opening set piece of Alex's premonition, the Final Destination crew had to put in some serious work, as construction of the interior of Flight 180 took two whole months to complete.
The whole thing was on a gimbal, which meant it could be rotated up to 45 degrees side-to-side and 60 degrees front-to-back. This was done to make everything look as real as possible, and to illicit genuine reactions from the extras involved.
Devon Sawa, who played Alex, said the screams that made it into the movie were real, as the cast aboard the plane were thrown around whilst being filmed. Those poor people probably thought they were legit going to die.