Snakes on a Plane
2006 film directed by David R. Ellis
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5.5FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of hundreds of deadly venomous snakes in an attempt to eliminate the witness. Flynn and a host of frightened passengers and crew must band together to survive the slithery threat.
Released: 2006-08-17105 minDir: David R. EllisAction, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, Horror
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Neville Flynn
- Julianna Margulies as Claire Miller
- Nathan Phillips as Sean Jones
- Kenan Thompson as Troy
- Rachel Blanchard as Mercedes
- Flex Alexander as Three G's
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
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Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006, in North America and the UK. 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 Boeing 747-400 in an attempt to kill a trial witness.
The film gained a considerable amount of attention before its release, forming large fanbases online and becoming an Internet phenomenon, due to the film's title, casting, and premise. In response to the Internet fan base, New Line Cinema incorporated feedback from online users into its production, and added five days of reshooting. Before and after the film was released, it was parodied and alluded to on television shows and films, fan-made videos, video games, and various forms of literature.