Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Directors:

David R. Ellis
Lex Halaby

Writers (WGA):

John Heffernan (screenplay) and
Sebastian Gutierrez (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

On August 18th Summer Really Begins

Plot:

An FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly and poisonous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.

Plot Keywords:

Snake | Passenger | Murder | FBI Agent | Witness

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Neville Flynn
Julianna Margulies	...	Claire Miller
Nathan Phillips	...	Sean Jones
Rachel Blanchard	...	Mercedes
Flex Alexander	...	Three G's
Kenan Thompson	...	Troy
Keith Dallas	...	Big Leroy (as Keith [Blackman] Dallas)
Lin Shaye	...	Grace
Bruce James	...	Ken
Sunny Mabrey	...	Tiffany
Casey Dubois	...	Curtis
Daniel Hogarth	...	Tommy
Gerard Plunkett	...	Paul
Terry Chen	...	Chen Leong
Elsa Pataky	...	Maria

Also Known As:

Anaconda 3 (USA) (fake working title)
Flight 121 (USA) (working title)
Pacific Air 121 (USA) (working title)
Pacific Air Flight 121 (USA) (working title)
Serpents à bord (Canada: French title)
SoaP (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and drug use, and intense sequences of terror and violence.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R (certificate #42661) | Malaysia:18SG | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Italy:VM14 | Romania:I.C.-14 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:18 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The fake working title that was written on the clappers was Anaconda 3.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When wanting to land at LAX, you would speak to the Air Traffic Control Centre in the order as followed: - LAX_CTR, LAX_APP, LAX_TWR, LAX_GND . Whereas, it seems the same air traffic worker has the job of what 4 different people should, and LAX_CTR isn't even in the Airport's main tower.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Daniel Hayes: [to Sean] Go, get outta here. Go!

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Soundtrack:

Henehene Kou'aka

Exceeded all my expectations!

I can't remember both entering and exiting a theatre this excited about a movie. Maybe I was swept up in the enthusiasm of the local premiere audience - I'm willing to consider that - but Snakes on a Plane blew my mind. Did the CG snakes look computer generated? Absolutely. Was the plot ridiculous? Entirely. What's important is that everyone knew that much before they bought their tickets. When you go to a movie like Snakes on a Plane, you know what to expect...until the rare occasions when your expectations are blown out of the water. Think of the most ridiculous, entertaining, and satisfying ways a person can be bitten by a snake. Snakes on a Plane has your personal snakebite fetish covered. Add in some B-Movie 'C' Cups, a healthy dose of camp, fantastically terrible dialogue, and a highly satisfying ending, and you have Snakes on a Plane.