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:

Groping | Music Video During Credits | Spear Gun | Tridacna | Poisonous Snake Bite

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)
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

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

The Lot - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Most snakes were digitally created because the real snakes did not move as much as the filmmakers wanted.

Goofs:

Factual errors: If the air was rushing by as rapidly as depicted during the depressurization sequence, no one would be able to remain standing against the force. Additionally, with a hole that large in the fuselage, the pressure differential would equalize rapidly, literally in seconds. No amount of differential would be able to pull the snakes off of the floors and out of the cabin as depicted. This much pressure would collapse the floors and walls in the aircraft's interior, and would quite likely create so much structural damage to the aircraft that it would destroy the plane.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Daniel Hayes: [to Sean] Go. Get out of here. Go!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Henehene Kou'aka

Don't get high on the hype.

A lot of people on IMDb have given Snakes on a Plane a 10/10 rating and left comments like "omg this is best movie ever lol." Unfortunately, most of these people had come to this conclusion before seeing the movie, and are still high on the Internet hype that built the movie up to be something it's not.

I guess there's no real point to writing a review of Snakes On A Plane. With a title like that, you've already made up your mind about if you want to see it. But keep this in mind...

Snakes On A Plane isn't a comedy movie. It isn't a horribly cheesy or bad (intentionally or not) movie, either, or one that's "so bad it's good," which is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in SOAP discussions. Also, the movie's not all about Samuel L. Jackson being a badass or swearing a lot, although it happens. Snakes On A Plane is a entertaining mid-grade thriller movie that pretty much delivers what you'd expect from a Hollywood movie about snakes on an airplane. No more, no less.

Don't see this movie if you're expecting to constantly laugh at Samuel L. Jackson showing off how cool he is. There are plenty of moments where Sam kicks ass and gives some great one-liners and does amusing things, but he is offscreen just as often as he is on it.

Snakes On A Plane isn't the best movie of the year. It's not the funniest movie of the year or the scariest, but it is a good movie if you're looking for mindless fun involving a lot of snakes on an airplane, some gratuitous gore and nudity, and a few great Samuel L. Jackson moments, check it out.