planet film planet american science fiction adventure film directed tim burton starring mark tim carter michael clarke duncan paul warren sixth film produced planet franchise loosely adapted novel film version tells story astronaut leo crash landing planet inhabited intelligent treat humans slaves help named leo starts rebellion development planet remake started far adam project nearly reached pre production stage canceled terry script titled return starred arnold direction oliver stone don murphy jane set produce creative differences ensued distributor 20th century fox chris columbus sam james cameron peter jackson hughes brothers later involved william script burton hired director film active development lawrence mark rewrote script filming took place november april planet released mixed reviews financial success criticism focused confusing plot ending baker prosthetic makeup designs praised despite financial success 20th century fox chose produce sequel later franchise rise planet plot aboard united_states_air_force space station leo works closely trained space missions favorite worker named deadly electromagnetic storm approaching station small space pod piloted probe storm pod heads storm disappears commanding officer orders leo takes second pod goes pursuit entering storm leo loses contact crashes planet called year discovers world ruled speak human language treat human beings slaves leo comes female named protests awful treatment humans receive decides buy leo female slave named work servants house father senator leo escapes cage humans sees leo convinces join human rebellion general colonel march warriors pursuit humans leo discovers temple forbidden holy site turns remains leo space station crashed planet surface looks ancient coming sign caution live animals relevant letters ones covered dust according computer logs station thousands years leo entered vortex pushed forward time searching crashing planet long log reveals board led organized mutiny took control vessel crashed human survivors struggle left ship descendants people leo encountered landing present battle humans familiar vehicle descends sky identified immediately leo pod piloted astronaut pushed forward time leo found way planet lands interpret landing return arrival god bow hostilities humans disappear runs leo runs followed general inside leo fight trying help leo thrown hard wall gets hold leo gun understand use seeing pilot deck leo closes automatic door entrance trapping shoots gun bullets door escape attempts fail finally gives leo decides time leave planet gives promising look saying farewell leo climbs aboard undamaged pod uses travel time electromagnetic storm leo ends crashing lincoln memorial washington earth looks memorial sees monument honor general police officers firefighters news reporters descend leo closer inspection cast mark captain leo united_states_air_force astronaut accidentally opens portal world inhabited talking human like captured leo leads rebellion planet humans backed commitment ocean role planet matt eventually cast ocean role actors leo role wanted script signing contract signed minute meeting burton avoid associations previous work underwear model wear worn original film tim general sinister military commander wants control civilization intends marry dismisses turned role harry potter philosopher stone commitment planet eventually cast rewrote scenes character frightening presence carter female protests way humans treated helps leo lead rebellion develops romantic attraction michael clarke duncan colonel military officer closest associate second command turned role scheduling conflicts feathers paul comical works trade business human slaves caught conflict humans tries best simply survive drew inspiration fields performance prosthetic makeup applied watched episodes japanese films warren female slave like develops romantic attraction leo general military leader career destroyed servant senator assisted humans rebellion father killed trying escape immediately agreed cast director tim burton hero kids seen films big adventure hollow times uncredited student trained leo air_force space station training fly space pods launched mission involves traveling electronic storm appears scenes interacting mainly leo ending scene small roles include david warner senator lisa marie nova luke senator chris anne col grace alexander cameo appearances uncredited father harrison woman cart participated original films series planet beneath planet george taylor nova respectively development late 1980s 20th century fox president impressed adam filmmaking tuesday brought studio pitch ideas films fan planet felt best continue film series having independent film experience promised write direct huge looking film reasonable price budget like aliens fox commissioned write amounted sequel sequel fifth film alternate sequel film took influences storyline empire reached roman era descendant character named duke eventually lead human slave revolt oppressive roman esque led general real sword spectacular monkey style movie costumes titled return planet project fast track entered pre production baker hired design prosthetic makeup composing film score tom cruise charlie contention lead role accurately describe words utter felt knowing adam going planet good true soon found days film commence pre production new studio executives arrived fox caused creative differences studio commissioned rewrite script drafts project abandoned peter jackson pitched idea going renaissance story government concerned new art works humans liberal shelter half human half enthusiastic proposal agreed play type character written executive jackson spoke fan series seemingly unaware involvement series jackson turned attention heavenly creatures oliver stone fox hired don murphy jane producers sam oliver stone considered possible directors stone signed executive producer writer million salary storyline stone explained december discovery frozen hold secret codes bible end deals past versus future concept code inscribed bible historical events beginning figured stone brought terry write screenplay entitled return set near future plague making humans extinct robinson discovers plague genetic time bomb embedded stone age time travels pregnant colleague named diamond time humans war future planet highly evolved supreme commander named robinson discover young human girl named pronounced eve step evolution revealed created virus destroy human race protect virus ensuring survival human race years later gives birth baby boy named adam fox president peter called return best scripts read hoping script create franchise included sequels spin television shows merchandise march arnold signed robinson condition approval director russell considered possible director hired january pre production nearing commencement million budget stone approached baker worked failed remake design prosthetic makeup eventually hired stan fox frustrated distance approach interpretation stone ideas producer don murphy terry wrote fox wanted fox studio executive sellers felt script improved comedy robinson finds land trying play baseball missing element like pitcher sellers continued robinson knows missing shows start playing sellers refused baseball scene turned script baseball sellers fired dissatisfied sellers decision fire left return february work saint columbus cameron stone pursued films replaced thomas drunken sellers crashed car killing loved colleague earning jail time producers murphy paid got rid brought chris columbus murphy stated heard tests skiing didn sense stan working makeup designs columbus brought sam writer fantastic script write screenplay tried story simultaneously homage elements liked films incorporate lot material novel earlier production continued half script bore little resemblance book lot stuff second half comes directly directly inspired script astronaut planet crash landing new_york harbor launching virus human beings extinct susan works centers disease control prevention alexander area scientist use spacecraft return virus planet origin hoping find find urban environment armed heavy weapons hunt humans main villain lord contrast lord cruel humans discover return earth find year absence taken planet statue liberty proud features likeness great remained attached fox mixed emotions script columbus dropped late work way fox offered director position january james cameron talks filming writer producer cameron version drawn elements original film sequel beneath planet financial critical success cameron dropped learning previous involvement met peter jackson learn original renaissance idea jackson turned directing film cameron producer recognizing probably conflict direction left work michael bay turned director position jackson turned project facing possible cancellation lord rings following death hughes brothers interested directing committed hell pre production william turned chance write script decided sign found extensive creative control fox projected release date july sent studio outline chronicle fictional planet entitled visitor billed episode chronicles script caught attention director tim burton hired february wasn interested remake sequel original planet film burton said later intrigued idea world like lot people affected original film wanted imagining richard signed producer march emotional film original head fox burton direction wrote draft script projected million budget fox wanted cut million august months principal photography fox brought lawrence mark lot respect work think given given tim wanted right course considered endings leo crash landing yankee stadium witnessing playing baseball alternatives considered filmmakers decided final production planet difficult experience burton largely contributed fox adamant release date july meant pre production editing visual effects work rushed script sets constructed carter character originally princess changed senator daughter liberal mentality drafts general tim character burton felt frightening paul character supposed turn good guy supposed touching personal growth thing end reflected tim burton thought kind lame decided leave end filming burton wanted begin filming october pushed november ended april filming planet began lake parts original film shot local drought production crews pump extra water film shot sony pictures studios city california filming locations included lava plains hawaii preserve secrecy shooting script include ending stan original makeup designer left creative differences fox considered computer generated imagery create burton insisted prosthetic makeup designed baker baker previously involved adam remake burton commented relationship baker decision hard says stan worked edward baker martin makeup wood hiring baker explained version king disappointed wasn able wanted thought good way addition king baker previously worked designing makeup legend lord mist story remake mighty joe young makeup took hours apply hours remove burton explained like going morning having people hours wear costume night burton adamant substantially animal like flying trees climb walls swing windows shit angry month half shooting started actors portrayed attended school industrial light magic rhythm studios animal logic commissioned visual effects sequences served production designer costume design compose film score burton hired regular collaborator previously set composer adam remake noted work planet contained percussion instruments usual filming held work national rifle association difficult level man dad level thing vocally inappropriate workplace going talk talk outside workplace guys makeup scene later claimed appeared film known sharing scene reaction box office help market planet fox commissioned internet marketing campaign involved released toy line dark horse comics published comic book adaptation original release date film july planet released july theaters north_america earning opening weekend second highest opening weekend harry potter philosopher stone film went gross north_america worldwide total planet tenth highest grossing film north_america ninth highest worldwide critical reception based reviews collected review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes critics gave planet positive reviews site consensus stating remake planet compare original critics minds striking visuals movie win comparison metacritic calculated average score reviews indicating mixed average reviews prominent critic roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars praised twist ending felt film lacked balanced story structure movie great looking baker makeup convincing extreme personality presence sets locations proper sense alien awe commented tim burton film respectful original respectable years version people renting peter rolling_stone gave negative review worsened forces quote films damn damn kenneth los_angeles_times believed actors roles buried makeup strong impressions unfortunately good work counts think said planet shows taking material seriously handicap taking seriously mitchell new_york_times gave favorable review feeling script balanced film served purpose pure entertainment susan usa_today enjoyed planet feeling credit prosthetic makeup designer baker criticism leveled ambiguous ending tim portrayed general said explain ending seen twice don understand carter played said thought sense kind don understand went time warp thing gone realizes beat ending ambiguous closer ending actual book ending movie version twist endings book astronaut escapes planet earth greeted landing strip burton claimed ending supposed sense cliffhanger explained possible sequel reasonable cliffhanger case fox filmmaker wanted movie explained film nominated bafta awards best held baker best costume design supporting actor carter supporting actress costume baker received nominations saturn awards baker nominated 55th british academy film awards music composer nominated work 43rd grammy awards planet won worst remake 22nd golden awards worst supporting actor warren worst supporting actress won awards legacy fox stated planet financial success sequel commissioned film financial success fox decided proceed sequel asked interested working follow director tim burton replied jump window mark carter returned burton decided film paul interested reprising role think great driving cars smoking said wearing glasses sitting board room stuff like planet film burton worked fiancée lisa marie relationship broke burton started relationship carter portrayed planet burton collaboration producer richard fox returned planet franchise rise planet reboot series proved hit led sequels video game 20th century fox james cameron version film remake company video game division fox interactive started planning video game tie film project went hold cameron pulled fox interactive remained confident remake progress eventually continued game fox contracted french company developer film hold creators developed story inspired novel original films game action adventure player controls astronaut crashes planet game developed playstation game experienced delays setbacks film project fox interactive decision publish party despite long development game missed debut burton film fox interactive publisher finally released version september playstation version followed august game received negative reviews additionally developer games produced substantially different planet game game boy advance game boy color following films player controls astronaut ben planet game boy versions received average reviews


minority report film minority report american science fiction action mystery thriller film directed steven_spielberg loosely based short story philip dick set primarily washington northern virginia year specialized police department criminals based provided called cast includes tom cruise chief john department justice agent samantha senior max von superior film combines elements tech noir thriller science fiction genres traditional chase film main protagonist accused crime committed fugitive characterized story percent character percent complicated storytelling layers layers murder mystery plot film central theme question free versus examines free exist future set known advance themes include role government protecting role media future state technological presence nearly potential legality prosecutor repeated theme broken families film optioned sequel dick adaptation total recall started development script jon reached cruise production suffered delays cruise mission impossible running schedule eventually starting march pre production consulted numerous scientists attempt present plausible future world seen science fiction films technology designs film proven minority report unique visual style uses high contrast create dark colors shadows like film noir picture film shots feature colors achieved bypassing film negative post production minority report best reviewed films received praise writing visuals themes earned criticism ending considered inconsistent tone rest movie film nominated won awards received academy_award nomination best sound editing saturn award nominations including best actor best supporting actor saturn award best music winning best science fiction film best direction best writing best supporting actress film commercial success earning million worldwide overall budget million including advertising million dvds sold months home release plot april washington police stops murderers act reducing murder rate zero murders predicted humans called crimes receiving visions future murderers imprisoned happy virtual reality federal government verge adopting controversial program disappearance son sean captain john separated wife drug united_states department justice agent program generate new prediction saying murder man named leo crow hours know crow flees area begins seeks advice iris creator technology reveals usually different vision minority report possible alternate future kept secret damage system credibility resolves recover minority report prove innocence goes black market doctor risky eye avoid city wide optical recognition system returns kidnaps shutting system operate group mind takes extract minority report leo crow exists instead shows image murder ann lively woman drowned figure crow apartment hour time finding numerous photos children including sean crow arrives prepares kill accusing serial child killer talks shooting crow telling ability choose future aware crow begs killed having hired plant photos killed exchange family financial crow grabs gun pushes trigger killing flee house outside city refuge learn lively drug addicted mother sold lively attempted reclaim murdered realizes targeted knowing lively existence connection studying crow death suspects framed examines footage lively murder finds attempts life having stopped second occurring minutes later having succeeded reports director founder responds killing gun murder detected calls reveal captured accused murders fitted brain device puts permanently sleep body deposited prison warden tells dreams come true system attempting comfort accidentally reveals lively murderer celebratory banquet playing video vision killing lively new report generated kill corners explains afford let lively arranged kill lively following actual attempt life murder appear echo technician ignored points dilemma kills imprisoned life shut reveals ultimate flaw system people aware future able change shoots death system shut prisoners pardoned soon new child sent isolated island live lives peace cast tom cruise chief john max von director samantha lively michael matthew arthur dash twins gordon steve harris patrick smith iris morris peter solomon eddie mike leo crow tim blake nelson daniel london wallace harper ann lively cameo production development dick story optioned producer writer created initial script film ron robert uncredited supposed sequel dick adaptation total recall starred arnold novelist jon hired adapt story potential film version directed dutch filmmaker jan cruise met friends set cruise film risky business looking collaborate years set direct cruise rain man left indiana jones crusade cruise read script passed felt needed work directly involved writing script allowed decide picture screenplay ready filmed submitted acceptable revision called cruise said yeah version script version creates false disk shows killing sees clip belief visions convinces true vision killing end shoots brother finishes slain twin attracted story mystery movie set years future allowed blending genres intrigued pair joined minority report announced production joint venture entertainment 20th century fox cruise cruise wagner productions production company blue stated despite credited involved film cruise insistence reportedly agreed gross instead money try film budget million said actors past great success tom took cash saving private ryan lot money profit participation agreement haven worked movie stars cent films don movie stars told want work want haven taken salary years movie film makes money money prepared production delayed years original plan begin filming cruise mission impossible finished film ran schedule allowed time bring screenwriter scott frank screenplay john august uncredited draft polish script frank invited rewrite busy majestic film closely follows frank final script written contains draft frank removed character senator screenplay inserted bad guy rewrote villain good guy short story contrast science fiction picture war worlds called percent character driven said story minority report percent character percent complicated storytelling layers layers murder mystery plot according film scholar warren appears frank screenplay instead worked adaptation claimed pair lot material script issue went writer guild arbitration process won partial victory given writing credits listed executive producers film delayed finish death friend stanley originally signed direct planned entirely different supporting cast offered role matt iris jenna declined role opted roles recast delays technology started consult experts scientific research science fiction films invited experts convened global business network chairman peter founder stewart brand hotel santa california day think tank journalist wanted consult group create plausible future reality year opposed traditional science fiction setting dubbed think tank summit experts included architect peter douglas computer scientist researcher jones computer scientist massachusetts institute technology mit architecture dean william mitchell production designer alex kept nicknamed bible page guide created listed decided aspects future world architectural socio economical political technological discussions change key elements film action sequences influential creation aspects film john science technology advisor film described ambiguous envisioned john designed interface told like conducting orchestra said hard identify movie grounding reality teamed architect work technical aspects production design praised work saying lot things alex cooked minority report like screens real described ideas film technology roger_ebert movie release wanted toys come true someday want transportation system doesn atmosphere newspaper updates internet watching want sites visit future television watching knows thrilling thing feel medium scary thing lose right privacy appear air talking directly news sources noted future technologies depicted film guardian published piece titled minority report spot june following month fast company examined seven crime fighting technologies film similar ones appearing summarized police state imagined tom cruise flick feels bit real day major media outlets wall_street_journal published articles dedicated phenomenon national public radio npr published august analyzed film accuracy predicting future technologies companies like announced motivated research film case develop cloud computing technologies film later realized include multi touch similar apple iphone microsoft digital mit microsoft time xbox company representative premiere apple iphone promised feel like minority report microsoft released motion sensing camera add xbox gaming console technology allowed programmers including students mit create minority report inspired user manhattan company named global incorporated disputed notion technology threat privacy film minority report possible outcome corporate official told fast company don think company aim think going environment movie minus course company installing hundreds bank america locations charlotte north_carolina contract install united_states_air_force bases development include insect robots similar film robots united_states military insects capable missions dangerous areas fit soldiers occupied houses serve purpose film according developer systems goal develop technologies soldiers set eyes ears use urban environments complex terrain places dangerous facial recognition advertising billboards developed japanese company billboards theoretically able recognize facial recognition deliver customer specific advertisements far billboards recognize age gender deliver appropriate individuals according daily_telegraph billboards behave like minority report cruise character confronted digital signs walks futuristic shopping mall developing similar billboards plan deliver individuals carry identity like company feels billboards advertise products customer interested embracing billboards figure reduce costs lowering number wasted consumers crime prediction software developed professor university pennsylvania software detailed daily_mail article titled real minority report announcement range uses work highest chance film program announced trial run washington successful lead national electronic paper development announced mit germany media corporation south korean electronics manufacturer trying develop similar paper film released theaters washington_post asked chief executive mit spin handling research minority report newspaper released predicted world announced article titled german researchers minority report transparent screens possible german researchers thought available years tech watch article minority report newspaper way noted pushing large amounts cash technology discussing announcement commented thought electronic newspapers stuff science fiction right featured film minority report released augmented reality hand control developed limited allowing users perform iconic gestures film development combines hand tracking face recognition ability work virtual space pioneered film filming minority report film entirely digital production design termed term borrowed film narrative production designer alex said system allowed use place painters employ animation programs maya create simulated set filled digital actors block shots advance technology allowed tie video game special effects companies data system film finished establish parameters visuals quickly fan said pretty clear wouldn read illustration finished piece created environment focused differently filming took place march july washington virginia los_angeles film locations included ronald_reagan building headquarters georgetown skyline virginia visible flies river production regular appearances video based craft services truck tom cruise publicly ron howard russell similar set beautiful mind new_york location small island shot film butter island north haven maine bay takes place imagined future world advanced technology minority report attempts realistic depiction future decided credible setting elements present ones specialists expected forthcoming washington depicted movie keeps known buildings capitol washington monument section modern buildings river production designer alex hired based work fight club film version starred gibson studied modern architecture sets contain curves circular shapes reflective materials costume designer scott decided clothes worn characters simple possible depiction future dated stunt crew cruise mission impossible responsible complex action scenes included auto factory chase scene filmed real facility props robot fight clad officers filmed alley set built warner studio lot industrial light magic special effects owned responsible robots company liberation projections prison facility filmed cameras surrounded actors scene gets car runs vehicles filmed stationary props later replaced computer generated vehicles storyline differences philip dick story gives doesn second act movie philip dick story philip dick fans sure like film adaptations dick works aspects story changed transition film addition change setting new_york_city washington baltimore northern virginia character john changed shape old man athletic officer fit film action scenes film adds stories tragic families pre short story married children film divorced father kidnapped son likely deceased implied unclear film related twin pre family shattered murdered mother anne lively disabled deformed individuals story film genetically offspring drug future murder reasons conspiracy changed general wants discredit regain military funding man murdered mother preserve subsequent murders plot developed change film ending differs short story dick story prevents closure division movie successfully brings end organization aspects updated include current technology instance story uses punch card machine interpret visions movie uses virtual reality interface themes free versus main theme minority report classic philosophical debate free versus main questions film raises future set free alter future critic commented outset minority report promises deep subject matter possess free fate added question visions correct reviewer james asked vision accurate way isn actually going kill set clever criminal wants way states knows future change film indicates knowledge future actually factor causes leo crow death describes main free film biggest possible act accusing murder begin chain events leads situation runs accused reason ends circumstances forced kill hunted man away accusation question committing criminal act prediction drives act self fulfilling prophecy vicious circle delicious little film scholar dean argues scenario free exists perpetrators control actions visions facts resulted choices central theme movie discussed film fourth scene discusses system division staff believes main arrests individuals broken laws responds later arrives discussion acknowledges raises prevent event accepted fact happen people regularly use picks wooden ball rolls catches lands ground asked caught ball says going fall replies didn tells fact prevented happening doesn change fact going happen feels example faulty sense ball free merely acts according laws physics acknowledges individual freely chosen commit murder hold film scholar stephen points unlike laws physics series scientifically laws merely visions psychic abilities fully explained science visions future incorrect people punished crimes commit contends attain knowledge calls future cites evidence examples scene mall dangerous events helping later scene tells wife happened child lived example knows freely choose presented specific facts provides second knows happened son based specific scenarios life freely chosen selections people life freely according unit removes individuals precise situations freely choose murderer philosophy professor michael adds believes way future seen led believe influence minority report possibility alternative fate way change future knowing visions political legal said arrest criminals chance commit crimes movie real world background post america commenting giving freedom government protect future world minority report robotic human public advertising arrived american theaters country debating governmental intrusion personal matters necessary ensure safety citizens said system possible believes exist control undoubtedly abuse powers questions film hands trained skills political intrigue science fiction scholar asserts political context seen metaphor racial view liberation end form slavery feels isolation ensures visions merely facts removes having justify ignorance results visions prevents knowing effectiveness program feels officers qualified evaluate december edition academic journal film criticism scholar mark cooper moved past point asserting fully understand visions process images interpreted makes individual understand use apparatus machinery effective precise according cooper system effectively makes capture certain crime system targets hero cruise instead fleeing remains vicinity belief system logic correct apparatus considered according cooper hero knows cleared life immediately return normal respect cooper feels far security state film film presents legal system office images minds coherent order display set judges judges appear video feeds analyze images according cooper view images listen string pro ratification accused present allowed defense convicted aware trial program marketed similar basic fashion tag line works cooper says typical american courtroom drama audience treated jury system instead hero proven innocent audience seeks guilt transferred system proving existence minority report renders justice system doubt related merely gathering images ability interpreted ability correct perfect circumstances system guilt exist media conceived idea future world capitalism government surveillance think tank summit told right privacy diminishing soon thrown right window according film critic minority report demonstrates future unconscious thoroughly movie appeared theaters common source reviewers complaints film product placement found advertising partly invasion privacy argues cooper cold film scholar martin hall says purpose ads runs encouraging buy certain products extension place society cooper feels minority report emphasizes future importance control imagery according images captured visions film power control processing says film warns viewers control images carefully overseen prevent abuse power film presents governance problem image arrangement cooper says arises film way escape media industry future time defending need image manipulating institutions feels raises issue concern leveled image makers says film virtue lies provoking question notes film ending concludes looking peaceful exterior rain visible reading isolated farm families apparently free electronic surveillance self perception analysis movie academic journal scholar martin hall discusses self perception people develop based views outside academic notes child function mirror begin develop understanding perception self contained learn mirror contrasts discovers vision future self interpreting images commit murder according hall begins searching possible versions representation available represents murderer literally obsessed seeking resolve images reality hall says images convinced properly understood murderer convinced previously peace hall says accept image sees visions unable reconcile hall says forced decide likely errors occurred system enters similar period self examination visions mother death informed merely echoes faulty image memory escapes building enters mall hall feels disturbed ads calling away presence remind lost place society begins false consciousness previous position fixed subject allowed said punished previous effectiveness program fact doesn spend time thinking moral consequences like sporting event suddenly sporting event makes soccer ball hall says doubts future lead examine previous life better understand runs role system son disappearance reconstruct past leo crow fact kills healed later recreated subject previously knowledge killer repaired self image hall notes person longer believes system hall says final desire running inability bring kill accomplish task desire live drives suitable action suicide broken family minority report continues tradition depicting broken families said motivated parents divorce child dick short story childless married man main motives self preservation preventing division trying save movie greater concern story son disappearance later transform science fiction film war worlds story single man divorced father concerned protecting children notes tragic parent child relationships picture anne lively john sean common element movie shots submerged water face shown close shot taken directly submerged milk nutrient bath photos mother submerged corpse shown emphasized photograph similar image face taken directly son shown pool flashback scene contest hold breath longest john underwater son taken later apartment shown lying immersed filled manner finds similar shots anne notes screenwriter frank introduced water theme wrote mother stories adding scene music score composed conducted john williams orchestrated john vocals williams normally enters productions early stage movie starts shooting minority report entry delayed work star wars episode attack clones joined film nearly completed leaving production time soundtrack takes inspiration bernard work williams decided focus science fiction elements score suitable film noir included traditional noir elements female singer anne lively scenes sentimental scenes williams considered unusual genre led themes wife son sean track sean theme described instantly recognizable williams music critic andrew black white score said think johnny williams nice bit homage interview appeared new_york_times williams said choices pieces classical music studio said know certain pieces chosen symphony commonly known unfinished symphony features prominently film likely included big fan classical music script choices playing joy man bach organ subterranean prison screenplay figured hey writer conception character listened williams choose string quartet plays radio scene greenhouse said picked piece kind thing woman like play radio new_york_times characterized score evocative said thoroughly modern striking piece heard shown entering apartment tells computer system home 2nd movement symphony minor known symphony ending commonly criticized element film ending film traditional happy ending tone rest picture led speculation ending product john imagination caused forced coma incarcerated observer conclusion minority report strikes joke played detractors act perfectly measured critic end brazil sci equivalent film shot hero puts lie immediately previous scene imagined liberation tries pass exact ending audience paying attention film scholars morris jason vest point line film possible evidence captured tells actually kind rush visions life flashes eyes dreams come true vest considers dream ending possibility questions imagine son having returned expressed disappointment ending blamed frank felt given water theme closely tied tragic parent child theme ended film taking care wanted happy ending especially kidnaps pool son kidnapped swimming pool act substitute parent substitute child opportunity missed sent remote island reunites wife ending finds forced authentic path feels noticed style minority report futuristic film portrays elements future movie renders detailed view future world book contains new technologies dick story stylistic standpoint minority report resembles previous film incorporates elements film noir said wanted movie noir feel threw film festival asphalt jungle key falcon picture deliberately negative bypassed post production scene dreaming son kidnapping pool shot normal color bypassing gave film distinctive look film colors point nearly resembles black white movie blacks shadows high contrast like film noir picture color reduced achieve washed appearance mitchell new_york_times commented picture looks shot caught fleeing late 70s car cinematographer shot movie high speed film preferred emerging digital video format movie camera work mobile alternating handheld shots exaggerated use wide angle lenses occasional low camera angle increase perception movement according film scholar warren said lens longer alternated lenses liked actors close camera possible said staged lot scenes wide shots lot things happening frame duo long takes focus emotions actors employing numerous cuts typical shot reverse shot cinematography technique filming characters interactions favor long takes shot mobile camera relied glass objects curved circular shapes set designs aided low key lighting populated film shadows creating futuristic film noir atmosphere describes film minute opening sequence abstract complex film scene distorted vision murder presented context speed film sped slowed reversed movie jumps time space images order ends clear scene presented eyes appear fellow scholar morris called scene trailer plot establishes type tone generic expectations film visions pre presented fragmented series clips lens device images edges creating created man production team hired chose layered imagery based comments pair consulted opening scene images standing like composer terms manipulating assists family involved murder vision shown interacting establishes opening scene picture cuts images alternating opening self contained according acts merely setup numerous elements story lasts minutes includes shots average shot length seconds opposed second average entire film opening second average attained despite fast cutting beginning ending middle longer takes reach seconds instances continues tradition heavily interior shots release typically keeps plot points films closely guarded release minority report different said remove scenes words film rating following disappointing box office results marketing campaign minority report role movie sold film cruise action thriller tom chairman film fox filmed entertainment described film marketing strategy marketing cruise need strategy sense coming film films grossed domestic total billion cruise resume featured films billion domestic revenues combined film box office sources ron predicted studios hard time making money needed break despite outward optimism adult oriented darker film typical studio held different box office expectations movie family friendly film entertainment_weekly projected film gross million domestic opening weekend variety predicted high concept storyline appeal children render commercial extra base hit home run theatrical run minority report world premiere took place new_york_city june online broadcast live inside premiere cruise attended london premiere following week thousands fans walked city leicester square debuted place box office collecting million opening weekend forbes considered numbers expectations gave film small edge debuted second place million sold tickets film attendees children average ticket price lower movie opened box office numerous foreign markets million locations germany opening weekend accounted france total box office weekend office gross collected million theaters great_britain minority report million days italy million belgium location opening weekend switzerland theater opening weekend bbc felt film performance cruise charm offensive week london premiere minority report total million united_states million overseas home media spent million dollars marketing film dvd vhs releases campaign included tie video game released contained trailer movie dvd minority report successful home video market selling million dvds months release dvd took years produce time allowed filmmakers shoot footage set films premiere award winning dvd producer frequent dvd collaborator shot hundreds hours film production new high definition video format contained hour discussed aspects film production included film stunt sequences new interviews cruise academy_award winning filmmakers film released disc blu ray paramount_pictures owner early library included exclusive extras interactive features new interview included dvd edition film transferred master retained movie distinctive appearance video game video game based film titled minority report everybody runs developed published released november game boy advance nintendo gamecube playstation xbox received mixed reviews reception film received positive reviews review aggregator rotten_tomatoes minority report received positive reviews based critics average rating site critical consensus thought provoking steven_spielberg successfully combines high concept ideas high action fast sci thriller website listed best reviewed films film earned possible similar review website metacritic critics gave film handling central theme free positive reviews ranked film main strength reviewers felt adequately tackle issues raised movie inspired significant discussion analysis scope compared continuing analysis blade runner discussion advanced past realm standard film criticism philosopher fashioned criticism doctrine comparing strike film system richard time said entertainment raiders lost mike clark usa_today felt succeeded minute pace script packed kinds surprises lisa entertainment_weekly praised film visuals mccarthy variety complimented cast performances film scholar warren recommended film felt comedic elements aside lines plot undermined film credibility critics reviews discuss analyze movie development filmmaker andrew online magazine salon expressed excitement hard edge movie little steven_spielberg grown things superior film artist early know minority report heels marks brief career permanent change course way dark dazzling spectacle village_voice said entertaining genre movie steven_spielberg decade park metro weekly said movie huge leap forward director moves world adult movie making roger_ebert called film masterpiece said directors period putting trust technology mastered emphasizing story character merely technology uses tools david slate echoed positive sentiments saying long time film felt free self chicago reader convinced approved movie derided review superficial action film audiences enjoy movie thinking sort thoughtful statement delivered roller coaster ride andrew new_york observer gave film negative review described script plot holes car chases silly criticized mixture futuristic environments retro complexity storyline source criticism kenneth los_angeles_times considered plot intricate difficult follow globe_and_mail criticized tom cruise performance liked movie described film titular minority report red herring positive reviews seen similarly referred awards nominations film earned nominations awards including best sound editing academy_awards best visual effects nominated saturn awards including best actor cruise best supporting actor von best music williams won best science fiction film best direction best writing frank supporting actress won bmi film music award online film critics society award best supporting actress empire awards best actor cruise best director best british actress listed minority report best film online film reviewer james film included lists critic richard reviewers usa_today minority report nominated afi science fiction films list television series september announced follow television series given pilot commitment fox max write script serve executive producer alongside frank series envisioned set years movie focus male teams female detective find purpose gift february daniel london joined cast february cast lively replacing samantha said offered return role march stark sands good landed lead roles sands playing role dash male good playing detective haunted past work dash help find purpose gift play csi technician daniel london reprise role original film police detective picked series fox broadcast debut september


story marie story marie french marie french drama film directed vague film maker film slowly develops drama blackmail dark tender supernatural love story marie played anne plays madame previously worked secret cinematographer william film originally going series films shooting abandoned days revisited years later toronto international film festival september cinema release france belgium shown competition san international film festival nominated prix louis critics found film long slow said moving intelligent best work film subject led comparisons sixth sense plot middle aged lives cat large house paris suburbs madame fake antique chinese murdered sister chance meets marie beautiful young woman saw year ago begin passionate relationship elusive marie agrees acts strangely times appears absent mystery connects marie madame dead sister marie secret risks losing film separated parts named reflect narrative perspective dreams marie met year party begun relationship having partners immediately runs street running bus meet madame agree meet marie fails appear returns home find madame waiting agreement raises price madame returns day try bargain asks letter marie invites place dinner tells girlfriend ran away man marie says boyfriend simon died months ago sex morning marie checked apartment returns home find house tries find ringing old boss tracks unknown woman calls tell hotel marie staying visits marie agrees marie marie makes home trying clothes old girlfriend exploring house watching work passionate marie behaviour unusual cold trance like point reciting words unidentified language physically detached unaware time jealous room attic feels compelled act dreams bleed keeps sees girl dreams shows forbidden sign hands marie helps meeting madame knows marie marie handed letter says madame sister girl marie dreamed marie letter madame sister madame meets madame tells sister killed drowning months understand gave marie letter insists sister left letter frame dead marie dead appears speaks told madame marie like thinks mad frustrated marie spending time attic finally shows room says know leaves wakes checks hotel rings marie old boss suggests talking marie friend says marie relationship simon drove marie mad ended friendship marie visits marie simon old apartment letting agent shows room recognises identical room marie prepared marie hanged trying frame simon revenge terrible row returns home marie leads attic prepared feeling hang carries love leaves meet says knows marie longer wants die agree know rules situation returning marie hang desperate attempt join runs kitchen tries wrist marie stops wrist palm cut marie warns lose memory says wants marie slowly covers face hands forbidden sign oblivious unaware bleeding madame arrives letter hands confused madame burns letter freeing marie cries watching sleep tears land wrist cut wakes asks replies loved doubts type says smile little time cast marie anne madame sister madame vincent marie old boss desk clerk marie apartment marie friend themes analysis like earlier film main themes romantic longing identity film adds themes mortality chance destiny motifs repeated boating cat evokes raven similar themes death longing work literally trying repair time obvious metaphor film timeless giving indication set blackmail sub plot device help tell central love story marie explain marie situation unlikely madame surprising plot features dream logic reality senses cinema highlighted role chance film comment noted feeling characters narrative marie aware narrative lacks control fate michael believed working border world narrative meaning cinematic emotional distance characters intellectual artificial quasi theatrical dialogue deliberate depicting simultaneous connection isolation marie nature emphasised contrast physical activity status says wanted lovers appear ill suited viewer question relationship love essentially strangers believes marie alive literally wakes existence end film finally revealed ghost story inspired nineteenth century french fantasy literature film uses conventions genre people die emotional distress unfinished task ghosts openly details conventions marie lives reduced single purpose memory suicide emotions remaining like audience eventually confronted marie nightmare repetition elements horror genre scare explore memory loss stay marie forget end promise new beginning marie living person object fantasy marie tears blood miracle overcoming death reflect fantasy turning credits accompanied upbeat jazz song performed day come represents love pledge music film aesthetic focus body telling marie love neck arms shoulders mouth stomach eyes love focus erotic marie fight film includes sex scenes arranged emotionally charged sex scenes focus upper bodies faces erotic employ elements fairy tale horror given ethereal quality cinematography lighting subtly portrays marie detachment vulnerability film dressed grey looks tired showing marie angst says deliberate use silence playing performance allows viewer despite character initial nature madame cool ease grace production original shoot originally began marie titled producer series films called les later said film based true story woman committed suicide shot march april released fourth film musical comedy meant star anna jean shot filming began marie august albert lead roles madame days gave filming nervous exhaustion later names lovers marie film screenplay later success 1990s revisited older published book form phantom films including marie decided film marie script written footage lost cryptic notes assistant claire kept cinematographer work original screenplay included speaking cat characters names change suicide room similar seventh victim madame unknown forbidden gesture notes stated forget filming worked automatic writing approach involved writing script day day actors filmmakers know direction story advance day filming provided funding july film shot autumn winter immediately thought starred play marie said films disturbed people close said know screen image media time characterised near seen appeared naked cover filming ended direction film illustrates view films involve game playing day dreaming paranoid fantasy leaves aside usual devices horror genre music shock sound effects special effects gore feelings scenes verbally showing employ chance encounters clues blackmail plot line use dream like sequences start end film influenced film adaptation heights dialogue original notes read quoting kenny notes calm precision opening dream sequence powerful spell lasted film film everyday sounds lack music film uses sweeping long shots incidental scenes working talking cat characters sleeping slant_magazine commented cat film interesting character age notes best sequences involving cat film camera follows cat films looking directly camera giving sense artistic freedom cinematography shows interest visual texture colours natural certain scenes like initial dream sequence filmed vivid colours lighting marie arranging attic room changes shadow warm light places oil lamp indicate placed correctly introducing supernatural element contrasts realism rest film reception critics responses mixed found film evocative powerful saw slow frustrating guy austin writing scope noted reactions critical reactions film press online head body reactions said release know advance good people love hate nominated prix louis senses cinema suggested important work film boating saw film filmmaking including favourite films dvd verdict concluded intelligent willing assume audience kenny rated favourite film decade film curator writing slant_magazine included enduring films decade film comment equally taken film stating remarkable film moving finally stake prepares emotional story marie final scenes weekly described film elegant unsettling age called quietly mysterious haunting peter disappointed arguing story power allowed leak away pads minute narrative lack dramatic emphasis philip french noted similarities jean called surprisingly flat new_york_times found dry time complained supplies expected ghost story emotional draw good love story film compared sixth sense said slow pace patient said promoting film like sixth sense final twist doesn challenge went second film logical end rest meaningless intellectual exercise romance ghost art house audiences empire digital fix argued direction resulted product exactly dull certainly work master ultimately film offer keith slant_magazine found lesser offering ultimately ghost story distribution film ignored cannes venice toronto international film festival september shown competition san international film festival later month melbourne international film festival international film festival film opened france belgium november night people watched film paris cinema release august germany october cinema release dvd released disc set video france features theatrical trailer actor minute interview covering film origin mythology narrative viewpoints relations films minute interview covering working direction experience acting film compared earlier role respectively released july films february artificial eye come optional english subtitles special features single disc video release additionally features commentary cut minute version film analysis film minutes film released collection


sky captain world tomorrow sky captain world tomorrow american science fiction action adventure film written directed directorial debut produced jon frost law film stars law example genre spent years making black white teaser set living room able impressed spent years working screenplay major interested sky captain convinced finance sky captain distribution deal digital artists animators created multi layered backgrounds live action footage entire movie hand drawn created cgi months shot entirely stand ins los_angeles created actors despite box office bomb generating million million budget sky captain received largely positive reviews regarded cult classic notable major films immortal sin city shot entirely digital blending actors cgi surroundings plot advanced iii arrives new_york_city atop empire state building aboard julian scientist arranges package containing delivered walter moments later looks leaving seen newspaper reporter chronicle looking renowned scientists receives cryptic message telling radio city music hall ignoring warning editor michael meets showing wizard tells german coming suddenly air raid giant seemingly robots attack city clearly police authorities sky captain joe sullivan law joe commands private air_force based new_york state known flying legion shows little regard personal safety photographs action street joe engages robots highly modified pursuit fighter eventually manages disable robot rest robots leave soon news reports similar attacks globe disabled robot taken legion air base science technology expert examine follows hoping information story joe lovers broke years earlier china joe serving flying tigers appears useful information joe reluctantly agrees let investigation lead takes laboratory scientist near death mysterious female escapes dies gives says crucial plans hides information joe return legion base comes attack squadrons manages track origin robot control signal captured leaves map marking location base joe find map fly traveling discover abandoned mining outpost meet joe old friend guides turn working force turn lock joe room explosives guides light dynamite joe narrowly escape knocked unconscious explosion destroys camera film wake mythical speaking monks tell people forcing work mines killed radiation final survivor suffering radiation poisoning provides clue hiding leads joe flames commander cook commands royal_navy flying aircraft carrier submarine aircraft leads attack island joe enter underwater inlet notices reflection water identification number joe aircraft reads viewed upside joe find island dinosaur like creatures photograph shots left camera head mountain find secret underground facility robots loading animals mysterious large rocket joe detected nearly killed flying barge arrives nick time missing scientists explains given humanity seeks start world world tomorrow genetic material male female human new adam eve group attempts enter scientist death ends skeleton defense system appears speaks hate humanity evil plans rebuild new master race defenses group discovers corpse inside scrap paper reading forgive hand died years prior machines continued plan joe decides sabotage rocket inside escape tries tag joe kisses knocks recovers follows joe arriving time save mysterious female assassin turns robot joe manage board rocket rocket reaches second stage scheduled fire earth pushes emergency button animals escape pods joe tries disable rocket interrupted robot robot electric weapon uses controls rocket use pod save rocket safely explodes joe watch animal pods splash escape pod uses shot camera picture joe animal pods joe says lens cap cast law stars joseph joe sullivan sky captain commands private air_force known flying legion personal aircraft modified producer jon showed law teaser trailer actor impressed saw remembers got early stage pretty advanced unused technology create retrospective look gave script read preliminary artwork look law clear center great cinematic relationship genre work know kind relationship like african queen meets rogers wanted work law knew actor worked period worked having theatrical experience worked blue screen hadn hit major action star actor finished filming cold mountain intrigued going filming real locations working movie completely sky captain law films released paramount_pictures remake series unfortunate events overall law films released year reporter new_york chronicle law believed movie producers involved suggested role law remember coming perfect enthusiastic script visual references sort jumped board said interview thought time movie like kind breaking new territory basic formulaic action adventure movie commander cook commands royal_navy flying aircraft carrier arrived set tomb cradle life agreed work movie days despite small role reportedly conducted hours interviews fighter pilots order absorb feel role ace mechanic flying legion met initially sure wanted movie seeing teaser trailer signed michael editor editor chronicle newspaper new_york arm flying legion mysterious woman julian missing scientist walter missing scientist peter law missing scientist mysterious mad scientist deceased nearly years time filming depicted film computer manipulation video audio young actor khan double agent guides working identified credits creepy guide scary peter law plays father law novelization written kevin anderson gives names editor morris development grew films comic books 1930s 1940s brother kevin encouraged parents develop creative young age studied program disney animators interested computer animation realized possible apply techniques associated animation live action film school years trying figure movie figured hollywood chance inexperienced time filmmaker decided movie influences influenced designs norman industrial designer work chicago world fair designed exhibits new_york world fair designed fly chicago london key influence hugh designers world fair designed bridges huge housing complexes american creates perspective drawings buildings architect skyscraper architect harvey commissioned draw series step step perspectives demonstrating architectural consequences resolution drawings later book metropolis tomorrow dover publications isbn new_york world fair futuristic theme world tomorrow noted obviously title refers world expo spirit looking future sense optimism sense know lost lot fantasies cynical practical think film attempts enthusiasm innocence celebrate today acknowledged debt german particularly evident opening scenes new_york_city early german cinema born completely different aesthetic things watched starting project series terribly inspirational use art propaganda summed influenced making sky captain world tomorrow tried approach lived era group artists trying work pieces inspirations wanted film feel like lost film era history pulp art golden age comics great inspire people investigate stuff sky captain number anime movie castle sky sky pirates focus primitive mechanics large military cultures similar stories center evil controlling island high technology search island evil searching island sky captain island base beginning sky captain different message largely film genre strong anti war anti technology themes found work additionally film sky captain pay homage superman animated short mechanical monsters teaser trailer set living room began assembling tools need create movie interested working way system instead wanted follow route independent filmmakers like initially brother vague idea guy flew plane talk obvious things like indiana jones stuff liked spent years making black white teaser trailer style old fashioned movie serial personal computer finished showed producer friend brother wife recommended let producer jon met showed trailer told wanted movie spent days talking tone movie pre production spent years working screenplay included numerous genre related references developing working relationship producer took script trailer began approaching actors order protect vision decided shoot movie independently lot money producer realized thing film potentially exciting think audience personal nature vision succeed survive development process studio went convinced finance film distribution deal months filming meet actors begin rehearsals attempt shy filmmaker shell set custom digital effects studio blue screen abandoned building van california group digital artists animators created multi layered backgrounds live action footage filmed entire movie hand drawn created computer generated background photographs digitally painted resemble setting guide created map camera actor movements digital characters standing real actors actual maps blue screen stage floor help actors invisible scenery months movie actors shot entirely stand ins los_angeles created movie actors idea film look like prepare film cast watch old movies performance thin man relationship nick echoed joe constantly pushed room designed movie kind freedom actors needed like able principal photography post production able cut costs considerably shooting entire movie days usual months kind movie normally takes high definition video sony working entirely different blue screen london england notable exception wrote scene added later talks editor office shot physical set time shoot blue screen footage camera run computer running final cut pro allowed filmmakers line live onstage footage said don know movie allowed line given day shooting footage edited sent overnight editors added cgi sent filming ended minute presentation took studio june lot interest selected studio gave creative control needed studio backing finish film ambitious visuals point producer remembers working hours day long period time odd cgi shots year literally write code figure stuff post production work mac effects final cut pro editing seven dedicated visual effects production editing distinctive look film achieved running footage filter black white color blended balanced added died posthumously appears villain mad scientist likeness produced digitally manipulated archival bbc footage actor adding film repertoire similar years later superman returns cultivated calculated release movie moving release date summer supposed open week spider man september internet press finally making appearance san_diego comic con key cast members attempt generate advance buzz soundtrack composer edward wrote film lavish orchestral score style hollywood golden age composers film end title sequence featured new recording oscar winning standard rainbow sung american jazz singer jane featured sony classical original motion picture soundtrack recording track listing world tomorrow arrives robot army calling sky captain base flying wings attack aquatic escape flight journey dynamite bed finding squadron flying earth rainbow box office sky captain world tomorrow high box office expectations opening place september release date grossing usd million opening weekend film grossed million north_america estimated million budget managed gross million rest world making final worldwide tally million film considered box office flop kevin disputed budget figure interview great issue budget figure personally like money went says kevin don support numbers walked jon office day said want production said million version film million black white actors thing going million went tell reception critical reviews largely positive film currently rating rotten_tomatoes canadian network space awarded award best science fiction fantasy film roger_ebert strongly supported film giving possible stars praising energy joy reminded felt time saw raiders lost like film escaped imagination directly screen having pass reality way film awarded stars ign review chicago reader jones wrote debut feature triumph technical mastery good taste entertainment_weekly gave film rating saying investment optimistic wise sky captain gorgeous funny welcome novelty critics enthusiasm somewhat tempered instance stephen new_york_times lauded visuals era felt variations actors adventures refined aesthetic distance times film hard action wonder visual concept starts giving way sci clichés usa_today said film style substance clever trick dull movie stephen hunter washington_post called million novelty item time director incorporated references classic genre films movie work artists writers golden age comic books like template extent stole extent expanded hopefully added sensibility tried approach lived era group artists trying work comprised pieces inspirations wanted film feel like lost film era army giant robots seen film flying city later models sky captain massive warehouse particularly designated number homage paramount_pictures superman cartoon mechanical monsters produced studios early film newspaper globe shown japanese newspaper iconic silhouette clearly visible similarly new_york sequence sky captain bomb stop giant robot shape king seen empire state building background underwater sequence light momentarily displays wreckage ship venture steamer sailed skull island version king scene appears wreckage seen ancient underwater city nod legend atlantis villain main logo bears striking similarities logo crimson skies game universe critics noted bore stylistic plot similarities film rays launched robots share similar sound effects ones film war worlds heat rays fighting machines pulp magazines comic books flying legion homage pulp comic book heroes captain midnight production designer kevin brother director based design flying robots helmet worn comics superhero adam strange controls commando rocket pack


director cut director cut extended version richard kelly directorial debut critical success commercial failure released grew popularity word mouth strong dvd sales regular midnight screenings united_states result growth kelly approached bob president distributor films suggested film kelly proposed producing director cut given create called interpretation original film subsequently described flop given director cut kelly alterations create director cut deleted scenes previously included bonus features film dvd added increased minutes kelly superimposed text universe book philosophy time travel providing explanation ambiguous elements film plot additionally sound quality improved digital effects added new soundtrack created songs kelly previously unable obtain rights opening scene killing moon echo replaced tear apart new cut premiere sold screening seattle international film festival critical reception director cut initially positive review aggregator rotten_tomatoes gave film rating based reviews metacritic awarded score indicating universal acclaim roger_ebert gave film stars describing alive original exciting retrospective reviews negative reviewers criticizing new soundtrack plot lack ambiguity film released dvd february blu ray years later domestically director cut took total million box office background initially struggling find financial backing hollywood director richard kelly spent year half pitching project executives reading script drew agreed finance film production company flower films following involvement kelly able hire known actors patrick mary ross produce film budget million january premiere film festival despite film receiving considerable acclaim critics distributors felt unsure genre bending themes complex plot described inaccessible months close going directly home video eventually picked films received wide release october commercially performed poorly released month september attacks new_york audiences respond film dark mood jet engine plot point budget million film weekend limited release screens end taken box office completing theatrical run total consequently film international release date pushed year released october market film minor hit making million box office named second best film year bbc film programme michael cover mad world tears fears film final sequence topped singles chart december christmas number result success overseas gained new life developed cult following dvd best seller sales reaching million regularly shown midnight screenings country visions bar noir washington film screened year pioneer theater east village manhattan film played consecutive months series midnight event pioneer late kelly attendance approached bob president films suggested film benefit kelly wanted director cut film proposed went describe win win situation kelly subsequently given create new cut called interpretation film given film box office performance described flop given director cut changes originally editing kelly required final film shorter hours final coming minutes freedom director cut minutes longer original release deleted scenes included extras dvd added narrative bringing total minutes scenes include additional sequences parents telling drugs english teacher karen teaching class close shots included footage waves crashing beach scene play arcade game run alongside deleted scenes kelly superimposed pages fictional book time travel previously available film official website film kelly written passages finished shooting explained inclusion help film operate logical fluid level bit science fiction film intended text introduces new concepts previously original release according philosophy time travel film plot place unstable universe duplicate primary universe originates described living receiver granted strength task course film return jet engine called artifact book primary universe disaster quest aided manipulated living manipulated dead characters film plot points received criticism reviewers objected narrative new lack ambiguity dean total film described unsatisfactory interview kelly stated pages created exercise interpretation necessarily intended viewed canon film sound quality improved soundtrack revised kelly originally wanted use songs tear apart west end girls pet shop boys opening scene cycling home motion dance talent respectively financial constraints meant instead use killing moon echo notorious director cut kelly able gain rights use tear apart opening scene moved killing moon later film notorious moved talent scene release box office director cut world premiere sold screening seattle international film festival described unprecedented experiment test reaction film opened exclusively theaters seattle area seattle chosen run perform suburbs weeks test run film released new_york_city los_angeles cities summer received wide release august months seattle premiere domestically director cut took total million box office critical reception initial reaction director cut positive review aggregator rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews critics film received average score based reviews indicating universal acclaim roger_ebert gave film stars describing alive original exciting kevin thomas los_angeles_times predicted richer cut movie ranked key american films decade writing chicago_tribune robert elder gave film stars calling kelly mind bending added quest accessible kelly upset loyalists original questions left audiences version positive review dennis village_voice criticized superimposed shots philosophy time travel stating diminished narrative mystery disrupted tempo retrospective reviews film negative david wire listed director cut list directors cuts movies disliked lack ambiguity kelly new version argued specific plot thread director cut lesser movie similarly tom felt director cut ruined enduring ambiguity original included director cut list director cuts worse original writing review year anniversary blu ray scott said felt let director cut right line sort choices kelly filmmaker releasing total film book greatest movies time original cut listed number dean criticized loss ambiguity remarking building concrete bypasses plot strands director cut junction possible meanings want lost retrospective review stated director cut simply isn good feels magical argued inclusion philosophy time travel prevent film text viewer read wanted new soundtrack received considerable criticism commentators decision replace killing moon tear apart opening sequence felt song didn fit nearly described film school rejects echoed sentiment argued soundtrack got turned kind pile similarly felt replacing music crime interview british music magazine nme lead singer echo branded kelly making change home media director cut released dvd february single double disc versions available standard dvd case limited edition additional features exclusive dvd set audio commentary kelly director kevin smith excerpts storyboard minute production diary commentary director photography poster fan cult film theatrical trailer promotional single dvd edition director cut february issue sunday_times newspaper film released blu ray february received 10th anniversary special edition july


final destination final destination american supernatural horror film directed david screenplay written based story series creator sequel film final destination second installment final destination film series financial success final destination new line cinema contacted plans sequel original film crew unavailable new line replaced production team filming took place vancouver lake final destination released january dvd july includes commentaries deleted scenes documentaries videos film received mixed reviews critics negative assessments film silly begins flawed premise precursor positive film real horror fans recognizes close relationship laughter surprisingly good fun current crop horror films film grossed million domestically million overseas earning million internationally nominated awards including saturn award best horror film plot year film college student headed beach florida spring break friends route logs falling semi causing massive car crash kills involved stalls car entrance ramp preventing people entering highway including lottery winner lewis widow carpenter year old son tim pregnant isabella hudson high school teacher eugene deputy marshal thomas thomas questions occurs killed speeding truck saved thomas survivors brought police station learn curse flight later chain reaction causes fire apartment barely escapes slips escape ladder falls eye thomas survivors flight discovers alex killed falling brick visits clear rivers survivor flight voluntary psychiatric ward clear refuses help arguing realizes survivors dying reverse warns look signs death arriving home vision flock attacking thomas rush save tim arrive late tim crushed glass clear decides help introduces thomas william tells new life defeat death believe isabella baby ruin death plan safe isabella accused driving stolen van taken custody survivors reunite safety elevator doors group leaves find isabella gone labor police station policeman duty rushes isabella hospital van way discover cheated death twice survivors flight dead explains survivors dying reverse thomas saved hit truck death list survivors vehicle suffers prompting farm car penetrated pipes eugene rushed hospital arrive scene brian son farm owner nearly killed speeding news van saves jaws life accidentally head pipe protruding cigarette falls hand gasoline leak leading news van causing van explode sending barbed wire fence flying air kills clear thomas rush hospital vision ellen isabella thomas thomas witness isabella birth assume cheated death vision bloody hands van realizes isabella meant die pile clear searches eugene accidentally causes room explode oxygen killing realizes person vision van lake rescued thomas actual granting new life later thomas picnic brian family father celebrate survival learn brian death father tells hit van saved group explode killing brian cast ali clear rivers cook michael thomas david lewis james tim carpenter carpenter connor tracy cherry eugene isabella hudson tony william sarah carter alex andrew michael fisher brian adams aaron douglas deputy steve adams production development final destination conceived writers james morgan flight script intended use x-files film premiered united_states canada march grossing opening weekend overall gross internationally film success inspired new line cinema president production toby approach sequel responded positively asserted wanted expand mythology tell story unfortunately morgan weren available production signed respective projects instead new line hired second unit director stunt coordinator david director writing partners writers second unit like extension directing big action sequences film going got offer new line got good script kind natural transition professed wanted film able stand watched final destination successful tried use trying stand feel movie kind took worked tried improve added wanted film effectively add levels layers come characters started writing trying think death total perfectly honest crack took script uncovered hand producers perry warren perry productions returned helped financing film casting protagonist prior film alex devon killed screen film rumors indicated contract dispute new line concerning salary perry resolved issue statement narrative money devon come despite new line reinstated ali reprise character clear rivers new line asked come thought great showed script let input terrific revealed indicated clear gotten hardened place inside felt pain life having committed mental hospital created death tony resumed character william character saw audience loved expressed role given canadian actress cook previously starred film virgin cook described role strong girl determined mother died year earlier right eyes grow quick described role girl fun cause going trip gon good time stand clear come challenge clear race bother clear cook added rare find strong female lead horror film mention perry amazed sensitivity vulnerability performance hired instantly beginning going long successful career perry cited michael appeared series clark new adventures superman cast thomas defined real nice decent guy comes huge car accident intrigued begin guy girl goes nuts protector pointed wanted find young relate kids wasn older guy strong sensitive brought good balance cast day audition caused flight schedule problems departure days cancellation appointments living single star hired eugene identified role book type person soon change heart corpses begin pile crew casting mentioning originally envisioned woody allen type character got times life got times personality charisma brings great presence similarly perry absurd lines deliver form eyes deep rich speaking voice cherry recently emerged film house dead appointed cherry characterized opposite arc goes don care god happening script said favorite character write great comic relief got drug problem funny cherry awesome awesome casting cause funny way delivers lines like yeah good better think surprising humor involved sort moments reveals vulnerable shield comes right sympathetic like cause funny guy care realize place humor comes share perry actress connor tracy played tracy claimed doesn buy pretty soon cynical attitude ignore truth situation perry defined role self absorbed overly incredibly rude feelings casting assessed perry energy embodies self aware nervous energy tracy created character kind dislike intensely don dislike don understand way rounding cast rachel kids widow carpenter james kyle morgan christmas son tim carpenter david hunter deal lewis feet pregnant isabella hudson fisher men evolution farmer brian actors sarah carter hired friends andrew portrayed father michael adams appeared ellen filming likewise film film shot vancouver island know arena know people let honest enormous economic incentive shoot fortunate unit production manager working line producer years able best crew working town right levels right place movie perry stated reason film production british_columbia british_columbia highway utilized route plaza nations stand medical complex site tim death farm lake scenes filmed campbell river lake respectively depicted lake new_york shot lake cold ice cream second stuff shot big huge tank filmed underwater sequence pool clarified cook performed stunts sequences biggest fear trapped car underwater kind cool face fear cook took couple lessons guide comfortable underwater breathing avoid confusion carter cook required hair brown role like opens work don cook professed denied plots thomas relationship kind protected relationship like brother sister thing love interest didn want guess way earlier draft script didn want like cop like hopefully little bit chemistry idea tragedy good come ends optimistic way maybe real love story articulated effects digital dimension took charge visual effects film supervisor jason pointed studio mainly selected highway sequence crew realized real logs bounced inch road dropped logging truck concerned shot happen knowing work timing great finished test shot logs bouncing freeway sent tape vancouver seeing crew convinced log shots indicated began log dynamics scripts written help manage dynamic real world numbers gravity density etc results remarkably similar original logs shot vancouver testament accuracy software data collected logs lacked jumping killer instinct looking parameters logs role senior technical director james added creative tracking shots fast motion filters dust mist bark broken chains debris digital artist manipulated high resolution photos carefully achieve realistic texture logs film hair wood looks logs physics speed height logging truck length width logs type wood density douglas fir considered spite cars incorporated actual film possibility beginning dynamics tests logs rigid bodies hit cars soft body shooting didn end needing cars actors death scenes including highway setting experienced procedure fake blood blood shown music soundtrack like predecessor official album accompanied motion picture songs featured film music videos embedded subsequent home release singles sounds dance rock roll promoted car stereo music video seven days week accompanied film dvd middle blank theory heard car radio inserted dvd music video rocky mountain high john denver covered twice end credits pete performed death brian death end credits songs integrated highway hell car jon vehicle audio house fire got planet earth party score final destination original motion picture score promotional film score conducted daytime emmy winning composer walker officially released available alongside original motion picture score september score received positive reviews commentators robert variety applauded walker score displays thorough understanding horror pete roberts admired score notch anthony australia told readers volume prepare sonic feast nonetheless chris ign movies noted score remember gets job release box office film premiered theaters united_states canada january earning opening weekend average theater final destination placed united_states box office opening weekend short thriller film recruit debuted day starred cleared domestically film dropped weekend descended weekend washington birthday film dropped list fourth weekend screening theaters sixteenth weekend grossing placing final destination grossed united_states canada total screening produced territories having overall gross internationally comparison precursor final destination ranked opening weekend net worth million weekend final destination previous film received domestically week run million sequel gross week presentation final destination amassed countries overall getting million million final destination order home media film released dvd july dvd includes bonus features including audio commentary deleted scenes documentaries music videos trailers interactive subtitles audio commentary presents perry providing information making film intentions overall deleted scenes cross examination isabella husband marcus hudson roger cross conversation eugene car chase concerning reckless driving eugene meeting death hospital extended versions interrogation police station encounter documentary labelled bits pieces bringing life death runs minutes recalls history film accounts relation visual effects film second documentary entitled cheating death progresses minutes brings people real life experiences death terror gauge documentary test screening system film viewers subjected examination victoria dvd include interactive game choose fate music videos middle blank theory seven days week sounds theatrical trailers film addition provided reception critical response analogous forerunner film received generally mixed reviews critics review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes reports critics gave film positive write ups based reviews average rating site consensus opinion sequel little excuse stage elaborate scenes characters getting killed metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics film holds average score based reviews june nick metacritic included final destination website editorial movies critics got wrong denoting elaborate suspense action set pieces films impressive negative condemned film plot acting screenplay roger_ebert chicago_sun-times movies like history repeat tragedy james stressed movie complete attention order work level usa_today audience movie innocent people suffer accidental deaths group creative people chose direct energies spectacle simply disgust village_voice asserted thriller merely series murders david grove film threat stated wasn scared final destination silly jeff vice news awful script awful performances bruce entertainment_weekly film deadly conversely applauded film comedic theme scott new_york_times knowing scream movies grand evil dead franchise like pictures recognizes close relationship laughter free hand san_francisco_chronicle conveyed funnier original guide pronounced idea fun step right william arnold seattle post found series grand played mean spirited laughs austin chronicle admired surprisingly good fun current crop horror films reasonably plotted jaw dropping white said definitely easily offended pierce bbc saw simple effective norman atlanta journal constitution proclaimed final destination fear flying final destination fear driving cast ensemble cherry cook prominent amidst analysis performances eugene thomas clear respectively variety said skeptical eugene conception page cherry offered dry comic balance little light single distinctly flat scene generally awful led cook grasp emotions apparent actors grove film threat panned cook great actress real teased horror movie suffer having dumb leads actress referring spends movie looking miserable acting commented cook fueled doesn evoke emotion scenes following brutal deaths close friends robin reviews stated cook catalyst sparks events disaster desire cheat giving smart ass edge character needs horror claimed bright spot cook leads purpose revealed franchise accolades like predecessor film nominated saturn award best horror film choice movie horror thriller teen choice awards likewise awards lost days later ring respectively 4th golden trailer awards voted golden lost film blue crush furthermore collision highway nominated best action sequence mtv movie awards lost battle helm deep fantasy film lord rings towers new line film highway scene regarded grove film threat monument smashed cars flying objects metal franklin dark utterly spectacular anne terrifying sequences seen effective grounded reality drivers haven felt anxious badly secured load starts route scene included lists best car crashes disaster scenes screen man magazine left turns entertainment new_york magazine enlisted fatalities best film deaths scenes demise character entered listings shocking deaths film george wales total film james jeff bloody