

Co-pilot Rick Bova ( Dave Koechner), unaware of the viper, believes Samuel has suffered a heart attack and continues towards the plane. The plane's captain, Samuel McKeon, investigates and fixes an electrical short, but is killed by a gaboon viper that caused it. A couple having sex in the lavatory are the first people killed by taipans.

The crate opens midway through the flight and the snakes make their way through the cabin. To ensure the snakes attack the passengers without being provoked, he has one of his henchmen disguised as an airport ground employee spray the passengers' leis with a special pheromone which make the snakes more aggressive in their attack. Despite increased security for the flight, Edward arranges for a time-release crate full of venomous snakes to be placed in the cargo hold in an attempt to bring down the plane before it reaches Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Jackson) and John Sanders ( Mark Houghton) on a Boeing 747-400 to testify in a trial in Los Angeles.

The film grossed US$62 million worldwide before its release on home video on January 2, 2007.Īfter witnessing Edward Kim ( Bryan Lawson) brutally beat Daniel Hayes ( Scotty Nicholson) to death in Hawaii, Sean Jones ( Nathan Phillips) is escorted by FBI agents Neville Flynn ( Samuel L. Despite the immense Internet buzz, the film's gross revenue did not live up to expectations, earning US$15.25 million in its opening weekend.

Released in the United States and United Kingdom on August 18, 2006, the film received mixed to positive reviews with 69% of reviews positive and an average normalized score of 58%, according to the review aggregator websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, respectively. 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. In response to the Internet fan base, New Line Cinema incorporated feedback from online users into its production, and added five days of reshooting. 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. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sheldon Turner and follows the events of hundreds of snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness. It was released by New Line Cinema on Augin North America. Template:Infobox film Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror- action- thriller film directed by David R.
