Snakes On A Plane (the movie)
Status: Seems to be real
When word got out that New Line Cinema was producing a movie titled Snakes On A Plane, starring Samuel Jackson, some people, assuming that no major studio would actually create a movie that stupid, thought it had to be a hoax. The minimalist plot outline (with bad grammar) added fuel to these suspicions:On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, let loose a crate full of deadly snakes.
The hoax theory got a further boost when New Line decided not to launch an official website for the film. But now production photos from the set have been released, and Samuel Jackson has spoken publicly about it (refuting suggestions that the studio was going to rename the movie Pacific Air Flight 121), thereby tilting the balance in favor of the movie being real. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing it. But then, I'm easily entertained. Some of the sequel titles that people are inventing are pretty funny, such as Snakes on a Plane 2: Snakes on a Boat or Snakes on a Plane 9: Bears on a Train. According to the Urban Dictionary, The movie's title has also already entered popular speech as an expression of existential resignment:
snakes on a plane: A simple existential observation that has the same meaning as "Whaddya gonna do?" or "Shit Happens". Taken from the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson movie of the same name, and immortilised by screenwriter Josh Friedman on his blog post of Wednesday, August 17, 2005.
Guy 1: (irate) Dude, you just ran into the back of my SUV!
Guy 2: (calm) Snakes on a plane man. Snakes on a plane.
Categories: Entertainment Posted by Alex on Tue Oct 11, 2005 |
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I never heard the phrase used..
Posted by X on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 09:59 AM
I actually saw a preview for this last week. It looks exactly as you would expect. Stupid.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/combined
Posted by Charybdis on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 10:39 AM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417148/combined
I can't believe Sam Jackson would get involved in a project like this. I will hang my head in shame for him. I'm going to my room. Weeping.
Posted by BugbearSloth on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 11:46 AM
For some reason, I'm reminded of the Saturday Night Live skit with the cobras...
Posted by Laser Potato on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 12:07 PM
Snakes on a Plane 2: Electric Boogaloo.
I can see it now...
...
...I'll never be able to sleep again.
Posted by Yaanu on Tue Oct 11, 2005 at 02:43 PM
I can see it now...
...
...I'll never be able to sleep again.
Entire thread dedicated to fake posters for alternate versions of the movie: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1686887&pagenumber=1
Here's a couple I made using the template (the second one is an X-Files referance):
I've been waiting all my life to see snakes on a plane. Someday they'll be allowed to travel like everyone else in real life, but untill then at least we can see the scenario brought to life on the big screen.
Posted by Reynard Muldrake on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 05:45 AM
Here's a couple I made using the template (the second one is an X-Files referance):
I've been waiting all my life to see snakes on a plane. Someday they'll be allowed to travel like everyone else in real life, but untill then at least we can see the scenario brought to life on the big screen.
I can't wait to see this movie! I bet the dialog is intense!
Posted by Cathy on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 07:31 AM
Reminds me of the Joe Pesci career-killing "Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag". Another odd project which caught my eye recently was John Woo's forthcoming version of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe:
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0427340/
Never mind who's going to be James Bond. I want to know who's going to be Skeletor.
Posted by Ashley Pomeroy on Wed Oct 12, 2005 at 03:46 PM
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0427340/
Never mind who's going to be James Bond. I want to know who's going to be Skeletor.
This was on Fark awhile ago. I didn't believe it.
Posted by someone on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 03:38 PM
"Guy 1: (irate) Dude, you just ran into the back of my SUV!
Guy 2: (calm) Snakes on a plane man. Snakes on a plane. "
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I call B.S.
Probably a self-fulfilling marketing prophecy.
Posted by SoxSweepAgain on Wed Jul 05, 2006 at 11:32 AM
Guy 2: (calm) Snakes on a plane man. Snakes on a plane. "
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I call B.S.
Probably a self-fulfilling marketing prophecy.
I saw preview for this by mistake
Posted by School for Acting on Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 10:21 PM
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