Christa is a character in the film Final Destination. She is a Mount Abraham High School student and a casualty of the Volée Airlines Flight 180 explosion.
Final Destination[]
Christa during the disaster on the plane
Christa is seen outside the airport when Valerie Lewton returns a backpack that she forgot on the bus. Later inside the airport, Christa was seen following the group and listening to Larry Murnau's French. Christa sat on the left side of the plane, alongside Dustin and another boy, in the same row as Valerie. During the disaster on the plane, the window on the side was destroyed, causing the passengers to be sucked out of the plane. After Dustin and the boy were sucked out of the plane, Christa tries to hold onto the hand of Valerie, and is even heard saying, "Mrs. Lewton! Help!". But it was too late, and Christa is sucked out of the plane as engine #2 explodes, dying instantly from the blast.
Death[]
Christa's death
Christa heard Alex shouting about his premonition, but did not believe him, and she remained on the plane when it took off. It can be assured that she died in the same way as what happened in Alex's premonition.
Trivia[]
- The character is uncredited in the movie, as the role is considered a background extra, but the actress was credited as one of the stunts, under the name Leslie Spongberg.
- The actual name of this character is not clearly revealed, and there are several uncertainties and issues regarding this matter:
- According to the English closed captions from the official DVD, Valerie called her "Christa" before she was sucked out of the plane. Although this seemingly has revealed the character's name, it may not be entirely accurate, as judging from Valerie's lip and her voice, she did not appear to have said such a name during the scene, and this line is not seen in the script, so the validity of the name is debatable. It is very possible that the crew who worked on the closed captions have mixed this character up with another student, Christa Marsh, and that the line is a pure creation by the team, which is normal for background dialogues that are not in the script.
- In the Spanish dubbing, her name is changed to "Jane", which further proves the name "Christa" may not be accurate, as it can be changed under different languages.
- In the novel, her name is "Lucy". She was described as "a pretty girl in her late teens", and she was also revealed to be one of Valerie's favorite students from her English literature class.
- The monument that lists the names of the 39 Mount Abraham High School students and teachers who were killed on Flight 180 does not have the names Jane, Lucy, or a second Christa. It can be argued that these names are the middle names of the character and that it didn't include them on the monument; otherwise, it created a production error.
- Among the names on the monument, this character could be Jody Chow, Laurie Edmundson, Karen Ann Eisenstadt, Kasandra Griebel, Kate Elise Heslup, Sally Hudson, Lee M. Jenkinson, Joey Jow, Terry Mackay, Johanna Ingrid Mazur, Brooke Karen McGill, Pamela McLeod, Julie Anne Slater, Terry Sonderhoff, Mary Lou Storey, Anneke Van Oort, Kirstie Van Oort or Carie Lynn Wallis.
- Determining from Valerie's lip and her voice from the scene, along with the names on the monument, this character is likely "Lee M. Jenkinson" or "Carie Lynn Wallis".