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{{Infobox film
| name = Snakes on a Plane
| image = SOAP poster.jpg
| alt = Text at the center of the image says "Snakes on a Plane". Behind it is an overhead view of a jet passenger airplane with two snakes coiled around it. Towards the cockpit of the image the snakes' heads face each other with their mouths open and fangs and teeth shown. The background is all black.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[David R. Ellis]]
| producer = {{Plain list |
* Craig Berenson
* [[Don Granger]]
* [[Gary Levinsohn]]
}}
| screenplay = {{Plain list |
* John Heffernan
* [[Sebastian Gutierrez (director)|Sebastian Gutierrez]]
}}
| story = {{Plain list |
* [[David Dalessandro]]
* John Heffernan
}}
| starring = {{Plain list |
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]]
* [[Julianna Margulies]]
* [[Nathan Phillips (actor)|Nathan Phillips]]
* [[Bobby Cannavale]]
* [[Flex Alexander]]
* [[Todd Louiso]]
* [[Sunny Mabrey]]
* [[Kenan Thompson]]
* [[Elsa Pataky]]
* [[David Koechner]]}}
| music = [[Trevor Rabin]]
| cinematography = [[Adam Greenberg (cinematographer)|Adam Greenberg]]
| editing = Howard E. Smith
| studio = [[Mutual Film Company]]
| distributor = [[New Line Cinema]]
| released = {{Film date|2006|08|17|Puerto Rico|2006|08|18|United States}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $33 million<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=Snakes on a Plane (2006) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Snakes-on-a-Plane#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=2021-11-05 |archive-date=2021-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105120130/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Snakes-on-a-Plane#tab=summary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bom">{{cite Box Office Mojo|title=Snakes on a Plane (2006)|id=0417148|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025205130/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0417148/|archive-date=October 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = $62 million<ref name="numbers" /><ref name="bom" />
}}
'''''Snakes on a Plane''''' is a 2006 American [[action film|action]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Synopsis by Mark Deming |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/snakes-on-a-plane-v313497 |title=Snakes on a Plane (2006) - David R. Ellis | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=AllMovie |date=2006-08-18 |access-date=2018-04-27 |archive-date=2022-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418071330/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/snakes-on-a-plane-v313497 |url-status=live }}</ref> film directed by [[David R. Ellis]] and starring [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. It was released by [[New Line Cinema]] on August 18, 2006, in North America and the UK. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and [[Sebastian Gutierrez (director)|Sebastian Gutierrez]] and follows the events of dozens of venomous snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness.
The film gained a considerable amount of attention before its release, forming large [[fanbase]]s online and becoming an [[Internet phenomenon]], due to the film's title, casting, and premise. In response to the Internet fan base, New Line Cinema incorporated feedback from online users into its [[Film production|production]], and added five days of reshooting. Before and after the film was released, it was parodied and alluded to on television shows and films, fan-made videos, [[video games]], and various forms of [[fan fiction|literature]].
The film received mixed reviews and was a "box office disappointment".<ref name="NYT-letdown"/><ref name="EW-nobite" /> Despite the immense [[Media circus|Internet buzz]], the film's [[gross revenue]] did not live up to expectations; it earned [[United States dollar|US$]]15.25 million in its opening weekend.<ref name="NYT-letdown">{{cite news|last=Waxman|first=Sharon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/movies/21box.html|title=After Hype Online, "Snakes on a Plane" Is Letdown at Box Office|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 21, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=April 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417180728/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/21/movies/21box.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="EW-nobite">{{cite magazine|last=Rich|first=Joshua|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1229136,00.html|title=Oh Sssssnap! (''Snakes'' doesn't have much bite)|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 20, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822061859/http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1229136_1_0_,00.html|archive-date=August 22, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film grossed US$62 million worldwide before its release on home video on January 2, 2007.
==Plot==
After witnessing crime lord Eddie Kim brutally murder prosecutor Daniel Hayes in a secluded forest in [[Hawaii]], Sean Jones is escorted by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents Neville Flynn and John Sanders on a [[Boeing 747-400]] to testify in a trial against Kim in Los Angeles. Kim arranges for a time-release crate full of [[venomous snake]]s to be placed in the cargo hold in an attempt to bring down the plane before it reaches [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX). To ensure the snakes indiscriminately attack everybody without the need for provocation, he has one of his henchmen disguised as an airport ground employee spray the passengers' [[Lei (garland)|lei]]s with a special [[pheromone]] which makes the snakes highly aggressive.
The crate opens midway through the flight and the snakes make their way through the cabin, with a viper attacking an electric panel in the process, thus shutting down the power. A cat in the cargo bay, [[Mile high club|a couple having sex in a bathroom]], and a man using another bathroom are the first ones to be killed. The plane's captain, Sam McKeon, investigates the power outage and fixes an electrical short, but is killed by the [[Viperidae|viper]] that caused it. Co-pilot Rick, unaware of the snakes, believes Sam has suffered a [[heart attack]] and continues toward LAX. Some snakes attack Rick, and while fending them off, he accidentally releases the oxygen masks throughout the plane, causing most of the snakes to drop into the cabin with them. Numerous passengers, including Agent Sanders, are killed when the snakes invade the cabin.
The surviving passengers, who have made their way to the front of the plane, put up blockades of luggage in a desperate attempt to stop the snakes. Rick is attacked and the plane starts to dip downwards, causing a [[Airline service trolley|food trolley]] to crash through the luggage blockade. The passengers flee to the upstairs first-class cabin before blocking the stairwell with an inflatable [[life raft]]. Flynn and flight attendant Claire regain control of the plane while Rick retakes the controls and has Flynn go into the cargo hold to restore the air conditioning/ventilation system. Flynn contacts FBI Special Agent Hank Harris on the ground, who gets in touch with [[Ophiology|ophiologist]] Dr. Steven Price, Customs' main source for animal smuggling cases.
Based on pictures of the reptiles emailed to him via Mercedes's mobile phone, Price believes that Kraitler Mullet, a snake dealer based in the Los Angeles outskirts known for illegally importing exotic and highly dangerous snakes, is responsible. After a shootout, the agents subject Kraitler to tactical interrogation after the latter is injured by a snakebite; with Harris withholding the [[antivenom]], the injured Kraitler finally reveals that Kim hired him to obtain the snakes and exposes more of Kim's schemes of smuggling them onboard the flight. Price medicates Kraitler and commands his supplies of antivenom for the victims on the plane based on the list given to him while Harris orders Kim arrested and tried on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder, with the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] as an option.
Harris contacts Flynn, telling him that antivenom will be ready for the passengers when they land. However, Flynn discovers that the cockpit is filled with snakes and Rick is dead. After a brief discussion, Troy, a bodyguard for rapper Three G's, agrees to land the plane based on his experience playing a flight simulator. After everyone gets prepared, Flynn shoots out two windows with his pistol, causing the plane to [[Uncontrolled decompression|depressurize]]. The snakes are blown out of the cockpit and the lower floor of the plane. Despite his lack of real-world experience, Troy makes an emergency landing and the plane makes it to the terminal. The passengers exit the plane and antivenom is given to those who need it.
Just as Flynn and Sean are about to disembark, a remaining snake jumps out and bites Sean in the chest. Flynn draws his gun and shoots the snake, and paramedics rush to a traumatized Sean, who remains unharmed due to a [[ballistic vest]] he wore throughout the ordeal after his rescue from Kim's henchmen. As a token of gratitude, Sean later takes Flynn to [[Bali]] and teaches him how to surf.
==Cast==
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{{Cast listing|
*[[Samuel L. Jackson]] as Agent Neville Flynn, an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent assigned to protect Sean Jones on his flight to [[Los Angeles]].
*[[Julianna Margulies]] as Claire Miller, a flight attendant whom Flynn befriends.
*[[Nathan Phillips (actor)|Nathan Phillips]] as Sean Jones, a surfer and dirtbike racer who witnesses a brutal murder committed by Eddie Kim.
*[[Rachel Blanchard]] as Mercedes Harbont, a [[socialite]] passenger who brings her pet [[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]] Mary-Kate aboard.
*[[Flex Alexander]] as Clarence "Three G's" Dewey, a [[germophobic]] famous rapper and actor.
*[[Kenan Thompson]] as Troy, Clarence's childhood friend and bodyguard.
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*Keith Dallas as Big Leroy, Clarence's childhood friend and bodyguard.
*[[Sunny Mabrey]] as Tiffany Engelhard, a young flight attendant who develops a crush on Sean.
*Bruce James as Ken, an eccentric flight attendant.
*[[Lin Shaye]] as Grace, a middle-aged flight attendant who acts as the flight's purser.
*[[Terry Chen]] as Chen Leong, a professional kickboxer and a passenger.
*[[Elsa Pataky]] as Maria, a passenger traveling with her infant daughter Isabella.
*Mark Houghton as Agent John Sanders, Flynn's colleague assigned to protect Sean Jones.
*[[David Koechner]] as Richard "Rick" Archibald, Captain McKeon's co-pilot.
*[[Bobby Cannavale]] as Special Agent Henry "Hank" Harris, Flynn's colleague.
*[[Todd Louiso]] as Dr. Steven Price, a snake venom expert assigned by the FBI to communicate with Flynn.
*[[Tom Butler (actor)|Tom Butler]] as Captain Samuel "Sam" McKeon, the captain of the plane.
*[[Kevin McNulty (actor)|Kevin McNulty]] as Emmett Bradley, an air traffic tower controller.
*Samantha McLeod as Kelly, a young woman who boards the plane with her boyfriend.
*[[Taylor Kitsch]] as Kyle, a young man who boards the plane with his girlfriend.
*[[Byron Lawson]] as Eddie Kim, a crime syndicate leader.
*Gerard Plunkett as Paul Oswald, an arrogant British businessman and passenger}}
==Production==
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 snake]]s climbing onto planes in cargo during World War II. He originally wrote the screenplay about the brown tree snake loose on a plane, titling the film ''Venom''.<ref name="EWKickAsp" /> He soon revised it, expanding upon the premise to include a plague of assorted venomous snakes, then—crediting the film ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]''—revised it once again to include "lots of them loose in the [[fuselage]] of a plane."<ref name="PostScares">{{cite news|last=Hayes|first=John|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713732-254.stm |title='Snakes on a Plane' scares up a following based on Hollywood's frightful track record|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=August 16, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080205090848/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06228/713732-254.stm |archive-date = February 5, 2008}}</ref> Dalessandro's third draft of ''Venom'' was turned down by more than 30 Hollywood studios in 1995. In 1999, a producer for [[MTV Films|MTV]]/[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] showed interest in the script, followed up by [[New Line Cinema]], which took over the rights for production.
Originally, the film, under the working title ''Snakes on a Plane'', was going to be directed by [[Hong Kong]] action director [[Ronny Yu]].<ref name="EWKickAsp" /> Jackson, who had previously worked with Yu on ''[[The 51st State]]'', learned about the announced project in the Hollywood trade newspapers and, after talking to Yu, agreed to sign on without reading the script, based on the director, storyline, and the title.<ref name="TimeSOAPTitle">{{cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|title=Snakes on Samuel L. Jackson|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1186739,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615195615/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1186739,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2006|date=April 24, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Initially New Line Cinema did not believe that Jackson had actually signed on to the project and had to call his agent to clarify.<ref name="cinemablendplane">{{cite web|last1=Topel|first1=Fred|title=Interview: Samuel L. Jackson|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Samuel-L-Jackson-3189.html|website=Cinemablend|access-date=23 August 2016|date=2006-08-16|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002180545/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Samuel-L-Jackson-3189.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jackson would later defend his choice of starring in the movie by stating "it was the kind of movie I would have gone to see when I was a kid",<ref name="cinemablendplane"/> further clarifying "I feel sorry for all those people that are going through that whole trip of 'Why would Samuel Jackson do something like this?' and 'It's lowbrow.' It's a movie. People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the [[Iraq War|war in Iraq]] and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun and I like doing movies that are fun."<ref name="cinemablendplane"/><ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/people-want-scared-online-hysteria-transformed-snakes-plane/|title='People want to be scared': how online hysteria transformed Snakes on a Plane – and cinema|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|first=Marianka |last=Swain| date= September 5, 2021|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523192301/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/people-want-scared-online-hysteria-transformed-snakes-plane/|archive-date=May 23, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
The film's [[B movie|B movie-esque]] title generated a lot of pre-release interest on the Internet. One journalist wrote that ''Snakes on a Plane'' is "perhaps the most internet-hyped film of all time".<ref name="FlyingBlind">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Mark|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1852937,00.html|title=Snakes on a Plane leaves critics flying blind|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|___location=London|archive-date=February 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205113313/http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1852937,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Much of the initial publicity came from a [[blog]] entry made by screenwriter [[Josh Friedman]], who had been offered a chance to work on the script.<ref name="friedman">{{cite web|url=https://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/snakes-on-motherfucking-plane.html|title=I find your lack of faith disturbing: Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane|first=Josh|last=Friedman|date=August 17, 2005|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=June 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628193647/http://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/snakes-on-motherfucking-plane.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The casting of Jackson further increased anticipation. At one point, the film was given the title ''Pacific Air Flight 121'', only to have it changed back to the working title at Jackson's request.<ref name="SaysItAll">{{cite news|last=Wloszczyna|first=Susan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-04-17-snakes_x.htm|title='Snakes on a Plane' sssssssays it all|date=April 18, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|work=USA Today|archive-date=April 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422071033/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-04-17-snakes_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2005, Jackson told an interviewer, "We're totally changing that back. That's the only reason I took the job: I read the title."<ref name="ChangingCultIMDB">{{cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/news?year=2006|title='Snakes on a Plane': The Cult|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|date=April 12, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=January 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113035032/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/news?year=2006|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 2, 2006, the studio reverted the title to ''Snakes on a Plane''.<ref name="MTVRedBlack"/> New Line hired two additional writers to smooth out the screenplay.<ref name="PostScares"/>
Taking advantage of the Internet buzz for what had been a minor film in their 2006 line-up, New Line Cinema ordered five days of additional shooting in early March 2006 ([[principal photography]] had wrapped in September 2005).<ref name="FanFrenzy">{{cite news|last=Borys |first=Kit |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002234847 |title=Fan frenzy for 'Snakes' is on a different plane |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 24, 2006 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831173213/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002234847 |archive-date=August 31, 2006 }}</ref> While re-shoots normally imply problems with a film, the producers opted to add new scenes to the film to change the [[MPAA]] rating [[MPAA film rating system|from PG-13 to R]] and bring it in line with growing fan expectations. The most notable addition was a revision of a catchphrase from the film that was parodied on the Internet by fans of the film, capitalizing on Jackson's typically foul-mouthed and violent film persona: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!".<ref name="EWKickAsp">{{cite magazine|last=Jensen |first=Jeff |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1219727_1_0_,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719233726/http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0%2C6115%2C1219727_1_0_%2C00.html |archive-date=July 19, 2008 |title=Kicking Asp |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 4, 2006 |access-date=July 3, 2014 }}</ref> Subsequently, the public responded favorably to this creative change and marketing strategy, leading some members of the press to speculate that "the movie has grown from something of a joke into a phenomenon".<ref name="EWKickAsp"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Honeycutt|first=Kirk|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003019676|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212160345/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003019676|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2007|title=Snakes on a Plane|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 21, 2008|date=August 21, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loder|first=Kurt|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1538874/08182006/story.jhtml|title=Snakes on a Plane: Wild Fang|publisher=MTV Movies|access-date=September 21, 2008|date=August 18, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073424/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1538874/08182006/story.jhtml |archive-date = May 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pearlman|first=Cindy|url=http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200608/1155699900.html|title=Kicking Asp: Jackson is fed up with snakes|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=August 13, 2006|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-date=January 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111104122/http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200608/1155699900.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described this process as making the film "crowdsourced"<ref name="Telegraph"/> and ''[[The Guardian]]'' described it as "the first [[Wikipedia]]-ised movie, created by the users themselves".<ref name="Guardianreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/aug/19/actionandadventure|title=Snakes on a Plane review – cheerfully ridiculous thriller that defies you not to laugh|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 19, 2006|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226031258/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/aug/19/actionandadventure|archive-date=December 26, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Jackson told [[GQ]] in 2024, "They were trying to make a PG-13 movie, and you can only have one 'fuck' or some shit like that in it. And I told them, 'Look, I gotta say motherfucker in this movie. There's motherfucking snakes all over this plane.'"<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 25, 2024 |title=Samuel L. Jackson Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2-VmisepcE&t=631 |website=[[GQ]] |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Glenn |date=2024-09-27 |title=Samuel L. Jackson Says 'Snakes on a Plane' Studio Gave Him More F-Bombs After Test Screenings |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/samuel-l-jackson-snakes-on-a-plane-studio-gave-more-f-bombs-after-test-screenings-1236101157/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928011726/https://deadline.com/2024/09/samuel-l-jackson-snakes-on-a-plane-studio-gave-more-f-bombs-after-test-screenings-1236101157/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
More than 450 snakes were used for filming to represent 30 different species of snakes.<ref name="IGN3">{{cite web|last=Carle|first=Chris|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/720/720471p1.html|date=2006-07-22|title=Comic-Con 2006: Snakes on a Plane Panel|access-date=September 21, 2008|archive-date=2008-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207112355/http://movies.ign.com/articles/720/720471p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The different species include a {{convert|19|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Burmese python]] named Kitty (which the crew called Kong for film purposes), [[scarlet kingsnake]] (the non-venomous double for the [[Micrurus fulvius|eastern coral snake]]), [[milk snake]], [[corn snake]]s, [[rattlesnake]]s, and [[Boiga|mangrove snake]]s. The [[scarlet kingsnake]] and [[Pueblan milk snake]] stood in for coral snakes, while the [[Eastern milk snake]] and [[Florida kingsnake]] filled the role of the venomous Australian [[taipan]] (which attacks the couple having sex and the man using a restroom respectively).<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite magazine|last=Lovgren|first=Stefan|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-snakes-plane.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812033208/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-snakes-plane.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2006|title="Snakes on a Plane": Behind the Scenes With the Movie's Snake Wrangler|magazine=National Geographic|access-date=September 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Case |first=Russ |date=2011-12-01 |title=Snakes On A Plane |url=https://reptilesmagazine.com/snakes-on-a-plane/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203074743/https://reptilesmagazine.com/snakes-on-a-plane/ |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Reptiles Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> About two-thirds of the snakes seen throughout the film were either [[animatronic]] or [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The snakes that were real were mostly the non-venomous ones that are never seen attacking anyone. The scenes where someone is clearly bitten were often done with a mix of animatronic and animation. According to the DVD, all the snakes had production names, but only Scarface (an animated [[pit viper]]), Peanut (a [[cobra]]), and Kong are mentioned by name in the audio commentary. During filming, Jackson did not interact with any live snakes, due to a contract clause preventing snakes from being within {{nowrap|8 m}} (25 ft) of the actor.<ref name="EWKickAsp"/><ref name="Telegraph"/>
==Media coverage==
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|alt=A man is sitting in a director's chair on a stage with two partially cropped out people sitting in the same type of chair on his left and right. The man is speaking into a microphone he is holding and is wearing tennis shoes, blue jeans, a black T-shirt with the film's poster image on it, sunglasses, and a white hat. In the background is a patterned design with the logo for Comic-Con.|Samuel L. Jackson promoting the film at [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con]] in July 2006]]
===Print===
An illustrated book from Thunder's Mouth Press, ''Snakes on a Plane: The Guide to the Internet Ssssssensation'' by David Waldon, details the Internet phenomenon and was published July 28, 2006. Waldon details various [[viral video]]s relating to the film's craze, and interviewed their producers to find out what about the film captured their attention.<ref>{{cite book|title=Snakes on a Plane: The Guide to the Internet Ssssssensation|publisher=Thunder's Mouth|year=2006|last=Waldon|first=David|isbn=1-56025-971-X}}</ref>
===Music===
On March 16, 2006, New Line Cinema announced a contest on TagWorld and a website promoting the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20060822023104%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tagworld.com%2Fsnakesonaplane%2FMain%2FSnakes-Tagworld_Release.pdf&images=yes|title=TagWorld and New Line Cinema Team for ''Snakes on a Plane'' Soundtrack Contest|format=PDF|date=March 16, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717232948/http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http:%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20060822023104%2Fhttp:%2F%2Fwww.tagworld.com%2Fsnakesonaplane%2FMain%2FSnakes-Tagworld_Release.pdf&images=yes|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name="snake home">{{cite web|url=http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane |title=TagWorld :: snakesonaplane's - Home|access-date=May 11, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060325054903/http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane |archive-date = March 25, 2006}}</ref> The contest allowed artists on TagWorld to have their music featured in the film. A flood of ''SoaP''-themed songs were submitted by artists such as [[Captain Ahab (band)|Captain Ahab]] (who ultimately won the contest), [[Louden Swain]], the Former Fat Boys, Nispy, and others. In addition, a [[music video]] for the film's theme song, "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]" by [[Cobra Starship]], was released on July 10, 2006, on [[MTV2]]'s ''Unleashed''. The song appeared on the film's soundtrack and the video appeared during the film's closing credits.
In October 2005, Nathanial Perry and Chris Rohan recorded an audio trailer [[parody|spoof]], which helped fuel the Internet buzz. Perry and Rohan recorded the "motherfucking snakes" line in the audio trailer which was added to the film during the week of re-shoots. In July 2006, New Line Cinema signed a worldwide licensing agreement with the Cutting Corporation to produce an [[audiobook]] of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.graphicaudio.net/press/20060807press.asp |title=Snakes on a Plane in GraphicAudio|publisher=Graphic Audio|access-date=May 11, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070517033240/http://www.graphicaudio.net/press/20060807press.asp |archive-date = May 17, 2007}}</ref>
===Television===
On August 15, 2006, Samuel L. Jackson guest featured on ''The Daily Show'' with [[Jon Stewart]], opening with the film's catchphrase. [[Keith Olbermann]] featured stories about the film and Internet buzz several times on his [[MSNBC]] news program ''[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann|Countdown]]''. In addition, [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'s ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'' featured a semi-regular segment entitled "Snakes on a Plane: An Attack of the Show Investigation", and had a week dedicated to the film which included interviews and the appearance of hundreds of snakes on set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/attack-of-the-show!/snakes-on-a-plane-x-games/episode/979587/summary.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204193927/http://www.tv.com/attack-of-the-show!/snakes-on-a-plane-x-games/episode/979587/summary.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013|title=Snakes on a Plane, X-Games|publisher=[[TV.com]]|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref>
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''Snakes on a Plane'' generated considerable buzz on the Internet after [[Josh Friedman]]'s blog entry<ref name="friedman" /> and mentions on several Internet [[Web portal|portals]]. The title inspired bloggers to create songs, apparel, poster art, pages of [[fan fiction]], parody films, mock [[movie trailers]], and short film parody competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.originalalamo.com/sites/2blanks/about.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506095702/http://www.originalalamo.com/sites/2blanks/about.aspx|archive-date=2008-05-06|title=(Blanks) on a (Blank): A Filmmaking Challenge Inspired by "Snakes on a Plane|access-date=October 19, 2009}}</ref><ref name="BelongSteak"/> On July 6, 2006, the official ''Snakes on a Plane'' website started a promotional [[sweepstakes]] called "The #1 Fan King Cobra Sweepstakes". The contest made innovative use of the publicity-generating potential of the Internet, requiring contestants to post links on forums, blogs, and websites and collecting votes from the users of those sites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancuso |first=Vinnie |date=2021-08-18 |title=How 'Snakes on a Plane' Became More Meme Than Movie & Got Crushed By Its Own Hype Train |url=https://collider.com/why-is-snakes-on-a-plane-so-bad/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519043955/https://collider.com/why-is-snakes-on-a-plane-so-bad/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Many of the early fan-made trailers and later other viral videos and commercials circulated via YouTube, and captured media attention there with such titles as: ''Cats on a Plane'' (which was featured in Joel Siegel's review of ''Snakes on a Plane'' on ''[[Good Morning America]]''),<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Review: 'Snakes on a Plane' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JoelSiegel/story?id=2329164 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731024204/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JoelSiegel/story?id=2329164 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Snakes Who Missed the Plane'', ''All Your Snakes Are Belong To Us'' (a spoof of the [[All your base are belong to us]] phenomenon), ''Steaks on a Train'',<ref name="BelongSteak">{{cite magazine|last=Robischon|first=Noah|url=http://news10now.com/content/sports/?ArID=21324&SecID=32|title="Snakes On A Plane" comes to life on the Internet|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208140752/http://centralny.ynn.com/content/sports/21324/-snakes-on-a-plane--comes-to-life-on-the-internet/|archive-date=February 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Badgers on a Plane'' (a spoof of "[[Badger Badger Badger]]").<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/trailer/ |title=trailer - Weebl's Stuff |publisher=Weebls-stuff.com |access-date=9 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717001907/http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/trailer/ |archive-date=17 July 2009}}</ref> Several websites also held contests about the film in fan-submitted short films and posters.
In August 2006, Varitalk launched an advertising campaign in which fans could send a semi-personalized message in Samuel Jackson's voice to telephone numbers of their choosing.<ref name="SLJCalled">{{cite news|last=Leo|first=Alexandra|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=2313405&page=1|title=If Samuel L. Jackson Called, Would You See His Movie?|date=August 15, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=March 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302085531/http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=2313405&page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Within the first week, over 1.5 million calls were sent to participants.<ref name="SLJCalled"/>
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In June 2006, New Line commissioned famed UK audio-visual film [[remix]]ers and chop-up artists [[Addictive TV]] to cut and [[Sampling (music)|sample]] ''Snakes on a Plane'' to create trailers for the U.S. television networks. The official teaser trailer premiered before ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'', and the first official trailer appeared online on June 26, 2006.<ref name="BelongSteak"/> Another trailer circulated in July 2006, showing several of the snake attacks and a missing pilot and co-pilot. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] had video clips of the official trailers, as well as fan-made trailers.<ref name="tomatoes"/>
During a July 21, 2006, panel discussion at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], a preview clip from the film was shown to a crowd of more than 6,500 people. The panel included actors Samuel L. Jackson and [[Kenan Thompson]], director David R. Ellis, and snake-handler [[Jules Sylvester]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2006/07/cant_stop_the_s.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20060828135030/http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2006/07/cant_stop_the_s.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2006|title=Can't stop the 'Snakes'|first=Whitney|last=Matheson|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 22, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009}}</ref>
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{{quote box|width=25em|quote="No movie shall triumph over ''Snakes on a Plane''. Unless I happen to feel like making a movie called ''More Motherfucking Snakes on More Motherfucking Planes''."|source=—Samuel L. Jackson, joking that the film would win the [[MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award]] for "Best Film" in 2007<ref name="MTVRedBlack">{{cite news|last=Homer|first=Chris|url=http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2006/08/17/OutAbout/snakes.Inspires.Laughs.Not.Fear-2567540.shtml|title='Snakes' inspires laughs, not fear|work=[[The Red & Black (University of Georgia)|The Red & Black]]|date=August 17, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518012314/http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2006/08/17/OutAbout/snakes.Inspires.Laughs.Not.Fear-2567540.shtml|archive-date=May 18, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
''Snakes on a Plane'' had its [[premiere]] on August 17, 2006, at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-08-18 |title='Snakes on a Plane' flies first class in Hollywood |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/snakes-plane-flies-first-class-hollywood-wbna14409993 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=TODAY.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731030425/https://www.today.com/popculture/snakes-plane-flies-first-class-hollywood-wbna14409993 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-08-18 |title='Snakes On A Plane' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/snakes-on-a-plane/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731030422/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/snakes-on-a-plane/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film debuted on August 18, 2006. It opened in 3,555 theaters and had some late-night screenings on August 17. In a move meant to exploit the attention from the film, a straight-to-DVD [[Z-movie]] horror film with a supernatural twist, ''[[Snakes on a Train]]'', was released on August 15, 2006, three days before the film's theatrical release.<ref name="SnakesTrain">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/snakes-on-a-train-1200514085/|title=Snakes on a Train|first=Joe|last=Leydon|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417061841/https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/snakes-on-a-train-1200514085/|archive-date=April 17, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Critical response===
New Line Cinema did not screen the film for critics.<ref name="FlyingBlind"/><ref name="NoAdvance">{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=William|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/movies/281456_snakes17.html|title=Fewer movies are being prescreened for critics — and that's a good thing|newspaper=[[Seattle Post Intelligencer]]|date=August 17, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {{As of|January 2022}}, review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a score of 69% based on 178 reviews, with an average score of 6.20/10. The consensus reads: "''Snakes on a Plane'' lives up to its title, featuring snakes on a plane. It isn't perfect, but then again, it doesn't need to be."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane/ |title=Snakes on a Plane |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=18 August 2006 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |archive-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202052304/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snakes_on_a_plane |url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted mean|weighted average]] rating system out of 100, the film earned a score of 58 based on 31 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/snakesonaplane|title=Snakes on a Plane|publisher=[[CBS]]|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419182001/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/snakesonaplane|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewers reported audiences cheering, applauding, and engaging in "[[call and response]]", noting that [[audience participation]] was an important part of the film's appeal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gonsalves|first=Rob|url=http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=15043&reviewer=416|title=Snakes on a Plane|publisher=EFilm Critic|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=January 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112051901/http://efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=15043&reviewer=416|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Seymour |first=Gene |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-etmovsnakesaug19,0,983553.story?coll=ny-moviereview-headlines |title=Snakes on a Plane |access-date=October 19, 2009 |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205102628/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-etmovsnakesaug19%2C0%2C983553.story?coll=ny-moviereview-headlines |archive-date=February 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Audiences surveyed by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film a grade of "B−" on scale of A to F.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=SNAKES ON A PLANE (2006) B- |work= [[CinemaScore]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>
''[[The Arizona Republic]]'''s Randy Cordova gave the film a positive review, calling the film "... an exploitation flick that knows what it wants to do, and it gets the job done expertly." and a "... Mecca for [[B-movie]] lovers".<ref>{{cite news|last=Cordova|first=Randy|url=https://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0819snakes0819.html|title=Snakes on a Plane|date=August 19, 2006|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817151707/https://help.azcentral.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mick LaSalle of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' enjoyed the film, asking his readers "... if you can find a better time at the movies this year than this wild comic thriller, let me in on it."<ref>{{cite news|last=LaSalle|first=Mick|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/18/DDSNAKES.DTL&type=movies|title=Get ready for a wild ride with 'Snakes on a Plane'|date=August 18, 2006|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212080751/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/18/DDSNAKES.DTL&type=movies|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Boston Globe]]'' reviewer Ty Burr reacted to Samuel L. Jackson's performance by saying he "... bestrides this film with the authority of someone who knows the value of honest bilge. He's as much the auteur of this baby as the director and screenwriters, and that fierce glimmer in his eye is partly joy."<ref>{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ty|url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=8383|title="Snakes" as bad as it wants to be, and that's good|date=August 18, 2006|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212174007/http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=8383|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying that "after all the Internet hype about those motherfuckin' snakes on that motherfuckin' plane, the flick itself is a murky stew of shock effects repeated so often that the suspense quickly droops along with your eyelids."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Travers|first=Peter|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/snakes-on-a-plane-20060818|title=Snakes on a Plane|date=August 18, 2006|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423214508/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/snakes-on-a-plane-252903/|archive-date=April 23, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> David Denby of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' claimed that the film "... may mark a new participatory style in marketing, but it still gulls an allegedly knowing audience with the pseudo-morality of yesteryear."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Denby|first=David|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/09/04/060904crci_cinema?currentPage=2|title=Disasters|date=August 18, 2006|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424044929/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/09/04/disasters|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
Film critic and [[radio host]] [[Michael Medved]] criticized [[New Line Cinema]] for agreeing to re-shoot scenes so that the film would receive an R rating from the [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|Motion Picture Association of America]] to match fan expectations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Medved|first=Michael|url=http://townhall.com/talkradio/michaelmedved/92015|title=Bomb on a plane|date=August 22, 2006|publisher=Townhall.com|access-date=August 23, 2013|archive-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109022944/http://townhall.com/talkradio/michaelmedved/92015|url-status=live}}</ref> He argued that the film would have grossed more revenue at the box office with a PG-13 rating, stating that the demographic most likely to be drawn to a movie titled ''Snakes on a Plane'' is males between the ages of 12 and 15. "My fourteen-year-old son, Danny, for instance, felt a powerful inclination to go out and see the movie with his two sleep-over friends this Sunday night," he explained, "but I wouldn't permit it. It's rated R for good reason."<ref>{{cite news|last=Medved|first=Michael|url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/michaelmedved/2006/08/22/why_snakes_on_a_plane_crashed|title=Why "Snakes on a Plane" crashed|date=August 22, 2006|publisher=[[Townhall]]|access-date=August 24, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025073516/http://townhall.com/tipsheet/michaelmedved/2006/08/22/why_snakes_on_a_plane_crashed|url-status=dead}}</ref> Medved ultimately awarded the film 2 1/2 stars out of 4 in a radio review, but said that he did so "grudgingly".<ref>{{cite news|last=Medved|first=Michael|url=http://townhall.com/talkradio/michaelmedved/164127|title=Snakes on a Plane|date=August 18, 2006|publisher=Townhall.com|access-date=November 11, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109023405/http://townhall.com/talkradio/michaelmedved/164127|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]], in a three star review for ''[[The Guardian]]'', described the film as a "cheerfully ridiculous thriller" and defied anyone not to laugh.<ref name="Guardianreview"/> Justin Chang for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' described the film as a "tasteless, utterly depraved, no-nonsense sluts-and-guts extravaganza".<ref name="varietyreview">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/snakes-on-a-plane-1200514087/|title=Snakes on a Plane|first=Justin|last=Chang|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 18, 2006|accessdate=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130091401/https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/snakes-on-a-plane-1200514087/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Box office===
Due to the Internet hype surrounding the film, industry analysts estimated that the film's opening box office would be between [[United States dollar|US$]]20-30 million.<ref name="EW-nobite"/> ''Snakes on a Plane'' did not meet its estimates and grossed $15.25 million over its opening weekend, a disappointment for [[New Line Cinema]].<ref name="NYT-letdown"/> In its second weekend, the film fell to sixth place with $6.4 million, a more than fifty percent drop from its opening weekend revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=357860 |title=Box Office Wrapup: "Invincible" Scores #1 Opening|date=August 27, 2006|last=Ngo|first=Binh|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=October 19, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080205052632/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=357860 |archive-date = February 5, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=snakesonaplane.htm|title=Snakes on a Plane (2006)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=August 27, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=April 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418043144/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=snakesonaplane.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/27/touchdown-invincible/|last=Rich|first=Joshua|title=Box Office Report: Touchdown!|date=August 28, 2006|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607003816/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1376206,00.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed $62,022,014 worldwide.<ref name="GrossTotal">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=snakesonaplane.htm|title=Snakes on a Plane (2006)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824122917/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=snakesonaplane.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Robert Shaye|Robert K. Shaye]], the founder of New Line, stated that he was "disappointed" that ''Snakes on a Plane'' was a "dud" despite "higher expectations".<ref name="IdentityCrisis">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/business/media/19new.html|title=For New Line, an Identity Crisis|first=Sharon|last=Waxman|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 19, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=January 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115085732/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/business/media/19new.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The press declared that ''Snakes on a Plane'' was a "box office disappointment",<ref name="NYT-letdown"/><ref name="EW-nobite" /> with ''[[The New York Times]]'' reporting that after all the "hype online, ''Snakes on a Plane'' is letdown at box office"<ref name="NYT-letdown"/> and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reporting that the film was an "internet-only phenomenon".<ref name="EW-nobite"/> Box office analysts have subsequently referred to substantial internet discourse failing to materialize into box office as "the ''Snakes on a Plane'' effect".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend predictions: Cocaine Bear and Jesus Revolution battle for second place |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/253650830-Weekend-predictions-Cocaine-Bear-and-Jesus-Revolution-battle-for-second-place |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The Numbers |archive-date=2023-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225180553/https://www.the-numbers.com/news/253650830-Weekend-predictions-Cocaine-Bear-and-Jesus-Revolution-battle-for-second-place |url-status=live }}. "The risk with a movie like this is that buzz around its trailer won’t translate into people actually going to a movie theater to watch the whole thing—the ''Snakes on a Plane'' effect, as it’s known."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Erin |date=2022-06-04 |title=Morbius Adds Just 85,000 Morbucks To Its Total Gross In First Day Of Re-Release |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/884874/morbius-adds-just-85000-morbucks-to-its-total-gross-in-first-day-of-rerelease/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=/Film |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225180554/https://www.slashfilm.com/884874/morbius-adds-just-85000-morbucks-to-its-total-gross-in-first-day-of-rerelease/ |url-status=live }}. "It's something we can probably refer to as the ''Snakes on a Plane'' effect, wherein a movie's meme potential does not guarantee that it will turn a profit."</ref>
===Home media===
''Snakes on a Plane'' released on [[DVD]] December 26, 2006, in Region 2; December 28, 2006, in Region 4; and January 2, 2007, in Region 1. The DVD features [[Audio commentary|commentaries]], [[Deleted scene|deleted and extended scenes]], several featurettes, [[Cobra Starship]]'s music video, and [[Trailer (film)|trailers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Movies - review - Snakes On A Plane DVD |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/01/01/snakes_on_a_plane_dvd_2007_review.shtml |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731010759/https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/01/01/snakes_on_a_plane_dvd_2007_review.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carle |first=Chris |date=2007-01-02 |title=Snakes on a Plane |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/02/snakes-on-a-plane |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731010758/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/02/snakes-on-a-plane |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/snakes-on-a-plane-dvd/ | title=DVD Review: David R. Ellis's Snakes on a Plane on New Line Home Entertainment | website=[[Slant Magazine]] | date=29 December 2006 | access-date=31 July 2024 | archive-date=31 July 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731010758/https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/snakes-on-a-plane-dvd/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The U.S. [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] was released on September 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCutcheon|first=David|url=http://bluray.ign.com/articles/101/1019093p1.html|title=Snakes on a Delayed Flight|website=IGN|access-date=July 22, 2009|archive-date=December 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217162838/http://bluray.ign.com/articles/101/1019093p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===TV version===
The film received further attention when fans noticed the U.S. TV edit of the film [[Dubbing (filmmaking)#ADR/post-sync|purposely dubbed]] over profane language, replacing it with [[bowdlerized]] words for family audiences. An example is Samuel L. Jackson's line toward the end of the film, "I have had it with these motherfuckin' snakes on this motherfuckin' plane!", which is replaced with "I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane!".<ref>{{cite web | date = April 25, 2009 | author = Dr. Winston O'Boogie | title = Video: Snakes on a Plane (The TV Edit) | url = http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Snakes_on_a_Plane___The_TV_Edit.aspx | access-date = June 4, 2011 | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100756/http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Snakes_on_a_Plane___The_TV_Edit.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/lol-snakes-on-a-plane-the-television-edit/ |title=LOL: Snakes on a Plane - The Television Edit – /Film |publisher=Slashfilm.com |date=2009-04-20 |access-date=2018-04-27 |archive-date=2018-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428011646/http://www.slashfilm.com/lol-snakes-on-a-plane-the-television-edit/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movietome.com/infocus/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=783447 |title=MovieTome: Movie Reviews - DVD Releases - Movie Trailers |access-date=2018-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422000255/http://www.movietome.com/infocus/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=783447 |archive-date=2009-04-22 }}</ref>
=== Adaptations ===
[[Black Flame (publisher)|Black Flame]] published the [[novelization]] of the film, written by [[Christa Faust]].<ref name="ChristaInterview">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33572497_ITM|url-access=registration|title=PW talks with Christa Faust: smoking in the boys' room|first=Donna|last=Chavez|magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=December 3, 2007|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=March 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308081418/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33572497_ITM|url-status=live}}</ref> The 405–page novel contains significant backstories for the characters and introduces other characters that were not featured in the film.<ref name="BlackFlameBook">{{cite book|title=Snakes on a Plane|publisher=Black Flame|first=Christa|last=Faust|author-link=Christa Faust|year=2006|isbn=1-84416-381-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/snakesonplane00chri}}</ref> It won a [[Scribe Award]] in 2007 from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-03-28 |title=Novelization Of "Snakes On A Plane" Wins Award |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/novelization-of-snakes-on_n_58511 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=2024-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731021430/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/novelization-of-snakes-on_n_58511 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Comic book writer [[Chuck Dixon]] wrote a comic book adaptation of the film. [[DC Comics]] released the two-issue miniseries on August 16, 2006, and September 27, 2006, under their [[Wildstorm]] imprint.<ref name="DixconComicSOAP">{{cite web|title=Wildstorm/Chuck Dixon do "Snakes On A Plane" Comic|website=Comic Book Resources|first=Johan|last=Weiland|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7308|date=June 14, 2006|access-date=May 11, 2009|archive-date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617002757/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7308|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Soundtrack==
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|rev2= RapReviews|rev2Score= {{Rating|6.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Juon|first=Steve|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_09_snakesonaplane.html|title=Snakes on a Plane: The Album|publisher=RapReviews|access-date=April 7, 2010|archive-date=January 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130210646/http://rapreviews.com//archive/2006_09_snakesonaplane.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The soundtrack for the film was released on August 15, 2006. The [[Enhanced CD|enhanced]] portion of the CD contains what was considered the "best of the best" of the amateur Internet creations inspired by the film, including the songs "Snakes on the Brain" by [[Captain Ahab (band)|Captain Ahab]] and "Here Come the Snakes (Seeing Is Believing)" by [[Louden Swain]]. The single "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]" peaked at the 32nd position of ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] in 2006.<ref name="Billboard32">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=377&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Modern+Rock+Tracks&ci=3077857&cdi=9037231&cid=09%2F09%2F2006 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Hot Modern Rock Tracks|access-date=May 11, 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
# "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]" by [[Cobra Starship]], [[William Beckett (singer)|William Beckett]], [[Maja Ivarsson]], [[Travie McCoy]]
# "[[The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage]]" ([[Tommie Sunshine]] Brooklyn Fire Remix) by [[Panic! at the Disco]]
# "Black Mamba" ([[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]] Remix) by [[The Academy Is...]]
# "[[Ophidiophobia]]" by [[Cee-Lo Green]]
# "Can't Take It" ([[The Baldwin Brothers]] "El Camino Prom Wagon" Remix) by [[The All-American Rejects]]
# "Queen of Apology" ([[Patrick Stump]] Remix) by [[The Sounds]]
# "Of All the Gin Joints in All the World" ([[Tommie Sunshine]]'s Brooklyn Fire Retouch) by [[Fall Out Boy]]
# "New Friend Request" ([[Hi-Tek]] Remix) by [[Gym Class Heroes]]
# "Around the Horn" (Louis XIV Remix) by [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]]
# "Remember to Feel Real" ([[Machine Shop Records|Machine Shop]] Remix) by [[Armor for Sleep]]
# "Wine Red" ([[Tommie Sunshine]]'s Brooklyn Fire Retouch) by [[The Hush Sound]]
# "Bruised" (Remix) by [[Jack's Mannequin]]
# "Final Snakes" by Shranky Drank
# "Wake Up" (Acoustic) by [[Coheed and Cambria]]
# "Lovely Day" by [[Donavon Frankenreiter]]
# "Hey Now Now" by [[Michael Franti & Spearhead]]
# "Snakes on a Plane - The Theme" (Score) by [[Trevor Rabin]]
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*[[List of killer snake films]]
*''[[Snakes on a Train]]'', a 2006 direct-to-video film inspired by ''Snakes on a Plane''
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