Snakes on a Plane

Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American <a href="/facts/Action_film/5TjVB0kf">action</a> <a href="/facts/Thriller_(genre)/hssuaQwW">thriller</a> film directed by <a href="/facts/David_R._Ellis/E1EtEdKk">David R. Ellis</a> and starring <a href="/facts/Samuel_L._Jackson/GNzU91F4">Samuel L. Jackson</a>. It was released by <a href="/facts/New_Line_Cinema/JauA3pp0">New Line Cinema</a> on August 18, 2006, in North America and the UK. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and <a href="/facts/Sebastian_Gutierrez_(director)/8oQAs6LI">Sebastian Gutierrez</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Fanbase/899aswyh">fanbases</a> online and becoming an <a href="/facts/Internet_phenomenon/f1fL5oT3">Internet phenomenon</a>, 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 <a href="/facts/Film_production/GL8DJm3W">production</a>, 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, <a href="/facts/Video_games/vmTdNASJ">video games</a>, and various forms of <a href="/facts/Fan_fiction/UqLA2xlj">literature</a>.
The film received mixed reviews and was a "box office disappointment". Despite the immense <a href="/facts/Media_circus/mB61Upfx">Internet buzz</a>, the film's <a href="/facts/Gross_revenue/UDcW3HGL">gross revenue</a> did not live up to expectations; it earned <a href="/facts/United_States_dollar/naEEDUhC">US$</a>15.25 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed US$62 million worldwide before its release on home video on January 2, 2007.

Snakes on a Plane open-in-new

Snakes on a Plane