Here’s a clip from the Colbert report a few nights ago where, in his “Threatdown,” the number one threat was conservationists, and he took the following sidetrack into the question of what would happen if Frogs were to get loose on a plane? Yeah, you guessed it, Frogs on a Plane. It’s got swearing, it’s got parody posters, it’s even got a little bit of Samuel L. Jackson:
Colbert Report Threatdown from 6/7/2006
Samuel L. Jackson was a presenter at the MTV Movie Awards which aired tonight. A few days ago I posted pictures of him wearing a Snakes on a Plane shirt, well, it turns out he did more than just wear a shirt. Here’s a video of him gauranteeing that Snakes on a Plane will win the best picture award at next year’s ceremony.
Samuel L. Jackson at the MTV Movie Awards
The other Snakes on a Blog put up a transcript:
I’m here to tonight to present the award everybody’s been waiting for. Best Movie. Now this award holds a special place in my heart, because next year, I’ll be winning it, for Snakes on a Plane. Now I know, I know, that sounds cocky, but I don’t give a damn. I am guaranteeing that Snakes on a Plane will win Best Movie next year. It does not matter what else is coming out. The new James Bond? No snakes in that. Ocean’s 13? Where my snakes at? Shrek the third? Green… but not a snake. No movie shall triumph over Snakes on a Plane. Unless I happen to feel like making a movie called, “More Motherfuckin’ Snakes on More Motherfuckin’ Planes.”
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If I were going to ask a few questions to the actors/actresses playing one or more minor characters in the film, what questions would you have me ask?
A few days ago I posted links to a few news outlets running stories about a real snake on a plane incident. Since then, the media has (predictably) gotten really excited about the story and gotten in touch with the pilot, Monty Coles. NPR ran an interview with him, so did ABC News.
I checked with the people I can get in touch with at New Line and they swear up and down that they have nothing to do with this story. Anyway, here are some stills from the ABC piece (thanks Armitage112):
MSNBC also ran a story about him, but since you can’t link directly to a video story on MSNBC’s website, and because they have some restriction which doesn’t allow the video to play in Firefox, I’m not really interested in giving them more traffic. It’s Rita Cosby’s page if you’re really interested.
Originally posted on June 4 at 9:44am: A vigilant reader pointed out that Samuel L. Jackson will appear in the soon to be aired 2006 MTV Movie Awards wearing what appears to be Damnation’s Snakes on a Plane “MoFo” edition shirt. Here’s a few images with an annoying Getty Images logo in the way… does anyone have access to cleaner images?
Update (thanks Armitage112):
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I had to run out of town for a few days so I get myself behind on this webpage. All updates you’ve seen recently were set up ahead of time and done automatically.
Anyway, I’d like to extend the photography contest deadline by another week since (A #1) I obviously didn’t put up the voting and (B #2) I’d like to get more submissions. So, here are the new deadlines:
Also, I know I initially said I was looking for t-shirt pictures, but since I’ve gotten only a few, I’m happy to extend the contest to include pictures of you with anything Snakes on a Plane related (hand drawn signs, hats, whatever) in funny, interesting, or unusual locations/situations. Be creative.
Snakes on a Plane has reached MTV 2 Canda (I was saying MTV 2, I don’t know, why, it’s MTV Canda). They’re doing a running bit where one their guys has lined up for the movie. You know, it’s like lining up for Star Wars, only this movie might actually be good. Here are the first three clips in order:
I just added the fourth video, above. Enjoy.
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Sadly, the most recent shirt I got in the mail wasn’t really my size, so I had to recruit my girlfriend into the posing game:
Damnation-Inc continue to put out cool variations on their theme. You can find their new, female friendly shirt at their site. Enjoy.
Who likes headless photos? I do!
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IQpierce was kind enough to send in pictures of himself enjoying his prizes from the first contest… showing that he is proud to be the Original Snakesonaplaniac. Check him out:
I’m thinking about changing this blog to a DCLugi fan page. He’s the guy who made the Early Auditions video and this great song. Anyway, he claims this is his last Snakes on a Plane effort, which is sad, but here you go:
Someone tell Sam Jackson he’s my Bro
by DCLugi
Feel free to plead with him in the comments, asking him to stay with us. Don’t let him leave.
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I received this email yesterday from somebody I’ve interacted with in the past. They may be putting me on, but I don’t think so. Here’s the gist of the email:
_______ works at a film production company in LA, and one of his jobs is to search the Motion Picture Association of America’s title registry for upcoming movies. He does it to see if upcoming movies will conflict with their current or pending titles. He came across the following upcoming titles that have been registered:
Snakes on a Boat
Snakes on a Train
Snakes on a Plane 2
More Snakes on a Plane
Snakes in SpaceLooks like New Line is contemplating sequel(s). Looks like we may see more snakes everywhere.
More Snakes on a Plane… hmm… As unlikely as the current plot may be, it seems like the odds of someone sneaking snakes onto a plane more than once in one universe are extremely low. Therefore, it’s a good idea.
This AP story has GOT to have been planted by New Line, right?
Pilot Fights Black Snake Stowaway on Plane
Friday, June 02, 2006CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Monty Coles was 3,000 feet in the air when he discovered a stowaway peeking out at him from the plane’s instrument panel — a 4 1/2-foot black snake.
Coles had left Charleston earlier for a leisurely flight over the West Virginia countryside last Saturday in his Piper Cherokee and was preparing to land in Gallipolis, Ohio, when the snake revealed itself.
“Nothing in any of the manuals ever described anything like this,” the 62-year-old Cross Lanes resident said. But the advice given 25 years earlier from his flight instructor immediately came to mind: “No matter what happens, fly the plane.”
An attempt to swat the snake only resulted in it falling to Coles’ feet under the rudder pedals. It then darted to the other side of the cockpit.
While maintaining control of the single-engine plane with one hand, Coles grabbed the reptile behind its head with his other.
“There was no way I was letting that thing go. It coiled all around my arm, and its tail grabbed hold of a lever on the floor and started pulling,” Coles said.
The next step was to radio for emergency landing clearance.“They came back and asked what my problem was. I told them I had one hand full of snake and the other hand full of plane. They cleared me in.”
After a smooth landing, Coles posed for pictures with the snake, then let it loose.“That snake resides in Ohio now,” he said. “I wasn’t about to bring it home. I don’t mind snakes, but I sure like to know where they are.”
Coles said he was lucky his usual travel companions, his wife and dachshund, were not on the flight.
“If my wife had been in the plane, I wouldn’t have a wife, a plane or myself,” Coles said. “I don’t know what might have happened if Killer had been in the plane, but it sure would have been a lot more exciting
And can you believe the audacity of the AP reporter who wrote up this story and didn’t mention the movie once? What was he thinking?
Ok, here’s another AP story and this one used a little bit more sense:
Pilot Survives Real Life ‘Snake on a Plane’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The much-talked-about movie ”Snakes on a Plane” doesn’t open until August. But Monty Coles doesn’t have to see it. He’s lived it.
3,000 feet in the air on Saturday, he discovered a four-and-a-half-foot black snake peering out at him from the instrument panel of his Piper Cherokee.
He’d already been preparing to land in southern Ohio after a flight from West Virginia.
He tried to swat the snake. But it just fell to his feet under the rudder pedals, and then darted to the other side of the cockpit.
So, while flying the plane with one hand, Coles grabbed the snake behind its head with his other hand, even as it coiled around his arm.
Next, he told the control tower he needed emergency landing clearance — and that he had ”one hand full of snake and the other hand full of plane.”
He says he was cleared right in.
Coles made a smooth landing, then posed for pictures with the snake, before letting it loose.
I’ve been sitting on a collection of songs for a long time now. I’m still moving, so updates are hard, but here you go:
Snakes on a Plane The Song by The Old Valley Restoration Society
Snakes on a Plane! by F.M. Kat
Cats on a Plane Movie Trailer by Rusty Elkins
Snakes on a Plane by Rich S
Cakes on a Plane by Pat-Trip
HONKinSnakes on a Plane by Cheezer and His One Man Band
In The Dark Version 1 by Fade To Blue
Snakes on a Jetplane by Chitrak
I haven’t listened to these yet, give them a shot and let me know what you think.
Also, I got word from Tagworld that they’re going to take a few extra days going over the songs in the top-25 with New Line and figure out which they can use. We should be hearing more from them soon.
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Snakes on a Plane was featured on the front cover of the New York version of the Metro a few weeks ago. I’m slow as hell at putting this online… Here’s a couple of rough scans. (Thanks John).
