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- So as a thriller/comedy/horror/survival mashup, “Snakes on a Plane” squeaks by simply because it unashamedly embraces its cheesiness and absurdity.
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It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sebastian Gutierrez and follows the events of dozens of venomous snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness.
Snakes on a Plane: Directed by David R. Ellis. With Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard. An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- David R. Ellis
- 2006-08-18
- Plot
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- Production
After witnessing California-based gang boss Eddie Kim brutally beat U.S. Prosecutor Daniel Hayes to death in Hawaii, Sean Jones is escorted by FBI agents Neville Flynn and John Sanders on a Boeing 747-400 to testify in a trial in Los Angeles. Despite increased security for the flight, Kim arranges for a time-release crate full of venomous snakes to...
Nathan Phillips as Sean Jones, a surfer and dirt bike racer who witnesses a brutal murder committed by Eddie Kim.Bobby Cannavale as Special Agent Henry "Hank" Harris, Flynn's contact in Los Angeles.The story is credited to David Dalessandro, a University of Pittsburgh administrator and first-time Hollywood writer. He developed the concept in 1992 after reading a nature magazine article about Indonesian brown tree snakes climbing onto planes in cargo during World War II. He originally wrote the screenplay about the brown tree snake loose on a ...
- Roger Cormier
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- THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT WAS TURNED DOWN BY EVERY HOLLYWOOD STUDIO. David Dalessandro, the associate vice chancellor of university development at the University of Pittsburgh, wrote a screenplay called Venom after reading a 1992 magazine article about Indonesian brown tree snakes climbing onto planes during World War II.
- SAMUEL L. JACKSON AGREED TO STAR IN THE MOVIE BEFORE HE EVEN READ THE SCRIPT. Jackson read in the trades that Ronny Yu was directing a movie called Snakes on a Plane.
- JACKSON ALMOST QUIT WHEN THE TITLE WAS CHANGED. New Line Cinema changed the movie's title to Pacific Air 121, with the official explanation that the studio "didn't want to give too much away" about the movie.
- JACKSON ALSO GOT UPSET OVER THE INTENDED PG-13 RATING. After insisting some R-rated versions of scenes should be shot in case New Line changed their minds about making Snakes on a Plane a PG-13 movie, the popularity of the 2005 R-rated comedy Wedding Crashers helped convince the studio president that Snakes "needed more intensity."
Bloody B-movie spoof isn't for kids. Read Common Sense Media's Snakes on a Plane review, age rating, and parents guide.
- David R. Ellis
- Cynthia Fuchs
- New Line
Snakes on a Plane is a high concept horror-thriller feature film starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America. The David R. Ellis-helmed film was created by David Dalessandro and written by Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sheldon Turner.
An on-board assassin releases a crate of deadly serpents in an attempt to kill the witness. Flynn and a host of frightened passengers and crew must band together to survive the slithery threat. In...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
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