Snakes on a Plane Film Preview

Hollywood is always looking for that next thriller or mystery that has a golden twist near the end, ready to shake the audience and make them question everything they’ve seen thus far. It’s these cleverly written plot points that help keep the movie - as far as the studios think - a riveting ride until the very last frame.

I’m pleased to report that it looks like the twists in “Snakes on a Plane” will be minimal at best. What you see in the title is what you get. And that’s just fine with me.

For those who have been living under some sort of rock for the last six months, “Snakes on a Plane” is a markedly low-concept thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson set to be released August 18, 2006. The plot centers around Jackson (an FBI agent here) and another agent escorting a former mafia man from Hawaii to California to testify in another case. Unfortunately for everyone aboard, an assassin smuggles a box of 500 snakes on board in hopes of killing the witness before the plane touches down. It’s simplicity at its finest (and most ridiculous/fun).

The film, originally a small picture in New Line Cinema’s lineup for this year, gained popularity after Internet buzz created a rabid fan base that began creating parodies and additional speculation about the nature of the film.

These bloggers and other “SoaP” fans became such a speculative force that New Line actually commissioned five additional days of re-shoots to add dialogue and other ideas inspired by the fans. One of the added lines of dialogue allegedly inspired by a fan is spoken by Jackson, and features several utterances of his perennial 12-letter swear that rhymes with “mother-trucker.” The result of the re-shoots was a change in the film’s rating, which is now a firm “R”, a move that seems to suit the fans just fine.