Snakes on a Plane [P&S]

Director: David R. Ellis David R. Ellis

Overview

An F.B.I. agent transporting a key witness on a commercial flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles finds his job unexpectedly complicated when the crime lord that the witness was set to testify against releases hundreds of venomous snakes in a desperate attempt to silence the informer in a high-flying thriller directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/02/2007
UPC:	0794043105630
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00

Special Features

Blooper reel; 10 deleted scenes; Music video (includes behind-the-scenes) - "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)"; Commentary by Samuel L. Jackson, director David R. Ellis and others!; Featurettes: "Pure Venom" The making of Snakes on a Plane, "Snakes on a Blog" fan reel, "Meet the Reptiles," "Visual Effects"; Trailers and TV spots; And more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Samuel L. Jackson	Neville Flynn
Julianna Margulies	Claire Miller
Nathan Phillips	Sean Jones
Rachel Blanchard	Mercedes Harbont
Bobby Cannavale	Hank Harris
Flex Alexander	Three G's/Clarence Dewey
Kenan Thompson	Troy McDaniel
Keith Dallas	Leroy BuBois
Lin Shaye	Grace Bresson
Bruce James	Ken Cosette
Sunny Mabrey	Tiffany Engelhard
Casey Dubois	Curtis Brown
Daniel Hogarth	Tommy Brown
Gerard Plunkett	Paul Oswald
Terry Chen	Chen Leong
Elsa Pataky	Maria
Emily Holmes	Ashley
Tygh Runyan	Tyler
Mark Houghton	Agent John Sanders
David Koechner	Rick `Arch' Archibald
Todd Louiso	Dr. Steven Price
Tom Butler	Captain Sam McKeon
Kendall Cross	Driver
Kevin McNulty	Emmett Bradley
Samantha McLeod	Kelly Mack
Taylor Kitsch	Kyle `Chocodile' Cho
Ann Warn Pegg	Viola Bova
Byron Lawson	Edward `Eddie' Kim
Darren Moore	Kraitler
Scott Nicholson	Daniel Hayes
Candice Macalino	Flower Girl
Crystal Lowe	Autograph Girl,Autograph Girl
Agam Darshi	Jennifer Branalin
Lisa Marie Caruk	Kitty
Darryl Quon	Man in Suit
David Neale	Navy Dad
Mi-Jung Lee	Minna Sugimoto
Kyle Alisharan	Airport Worker
Christopher Bachmann Taloa	Lei Guy
Drew Wicks	Passenger No. 1
Jack di Blasio	Kid Fan
Sebastian Gutierrez	Actor
Lin Shave	Actor
Lex Halaby	Actor
Trevor Rabin	Composer

Technical Credits

John Heffernan

Sebastian Gutierrez

David Dalessandro

John C. Heffernan

David R. Ellis	Director,Director
John Heffernan	Screenwriter
Sebastian Gutierrez	Screenwriter
Craig Berenson	Producer
Don Granger	Producer
Gary Levinsohn	Producer
Stokely Chaffin	Executive Producer,Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer,Producer
Penney Finkelman Cox	Executive Producer
Michael Fottrell	Executive Producer
Justis Greene	Executive Producer,Producer
Jeff Katz	Executive Producer
Sandra Rabins	Executive Producer
George Waud	Executive Producer,Producer
Jason Linn	Producer
Cathy Pallo	Producer
Mark Allan Staubach	Producer
Steve Dellerson	Special Effects
Simon Burnett	Stunts
David Dalessandro	Screenwriter
Ivy Agregan	Special Effects
Lesley Aletter	Stunts
Rick Ash	Sound Effects
Tom Bellfort	Sound Effects
Donald Brown	Sound Effects
John Cannon	Sound Effects
Kevin E. Carpenter	Sound Effects
Lex Halaby	Director
Mindy Marin	Casting
Coreen Mayrs	Casting
John C. Heffernan	Screenwriter
Heike Brandstatter	Casting
Harry Cohen	Sound/Sound Designer
Tim Walston	Sound/Sound Designer
Michael McGee	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Few films in 2006 were as feverishly anticipated as this tongue-in-cheek horror movie, which became something of a phenomenon as a result of the "buzz" cannily created and disseminated by online blogging allies of the theatrical distributor. Characterized by one wag as "a chance for Samuel L. Jackson to kick some serious asp," Snakes on a Plane became the summer's most exuberantly ridiculous thrill ride: a collection of outrageous situations motivated by the flimsiest of plot gambits. It's even said that pre-release fan feedback -- the result of frequently vocalized expectations that kept Internet message boards humming for months -- inspired director David R. Ellis to shoot additional footage that increased the level of blood and nudity, thus guaranteeing the picture an R rating instead of the originally anticipated PG-13. Even Jackson's most famous line (obscenity included) was reportedly suggested by an Internet exchange. What passes for a plot opens with surfer Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips), on vacation in Hawaii, witnessing a prosecutor's brutal murder by notorious gangster Eddie Kim (Byron Lawson). Offered protection by tough FBI agent Neville Flynn (Jackson), Sean decides to testify against Kim. He and the G-man board a Los Angeles-bound airliner, unaware that the mobster's thugs have smuggled aboard several crates of venomous serpents that will be released into the main cabin in mid-flight. You can guess what happens next. Jackson, clearly enjoying himself, takes his role only as seriously as is necessary to sustain the illusion of menace. Nice supporting turns are contributed by Julianna Margulies (playing the requisite plucky flight attendant), David Koechner (hilarious as a lecherous co-pilot), Rachel Blanchard (as a Paris Hilton wannabe, complete with Chihuahua), and Flex Alexander (as a surprisingly timid rap star). What's really great about Snakes is that, at every point, it delivers exactly what the audience expects and wants. For example, there's the scene in which one of the slimy serpents interrupts the initiation of a horny young couple into the "Mile-High Club." Get the picture?