Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane
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.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid R. Ellis
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Edited byHoward E. Smith
Music byTrevor Rabin
Production
company
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) (Puerto Rico)
  • August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33 million[1][2]
Box office$62 million[1][2]

Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action thriller[3] 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. 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 passenger plane 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.

Released in the US and UK on August 18, 2006, the film received mixed reviews and was a "box office disappointment".[4][5] Despite the immense Internet buzz, the film's gross revenue did not live up to expectations; it earned US$15.25 million in its opening weekend.[4][5] The film grossed US$62 million worldwide before its release on home video on January 2, 2007.

  1. ^ a b "Snakes on a Plane (2006) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ a b "Snakes on a Plane (2006)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Synopsis by Mark Deming (2006-08-18). "Snakes on a Plane (2006) - David R. Ellis | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ a b Waxman, Sharon (August 21, 2006). "After Hype Online, "Snakes on a Plane" Is Letdown at Box Office". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 17, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Rich, Joshua (August 20, 2006). "Oh Sssssnap! (Snakes doesn't have much bite)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2009.