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Snakes on the Alamo Drafthouse

August 5th, 2006 at 12:50 am

The Alamo Drafthouse seems to be putting on a good collection of events. First we announced their Blanks on a Blank contest. They’ve now posted their submitted entries. There’s about 75, so I haven’t watched them yet. Anybody want to take on the task and start posting reviews? (the creators of Aardvarks on a Tank were the ones to email me the link, so they get a plug).

Then we announced David Ellis would be attending a screening there on the 18th. No update on that.

Now, they’ve announced they’re holding a charity event called Snakes on a Day:

Starting at 10 pm, August 17^th, Shannon McCormick, artistic director of Gnap! Theater Projects and Austin-based actor and comedy improviser, will attempt to induce in himself the state of being trapped on an airplane full of venomous snakes by watching the most anticipated movie of the 21^st century around the clock for the first day of its release.

Audience members are invited to join in the delirium-creating marathon. If an audience member makes it through all 24 hours of the film, his or her admission is free. If they bail after the first screening, they pony up $1000. For each subsequent screening they make it through, the price is ratcheted down by $100. All proceeds gained in this way will be donated to Venomousreptiles.org, a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness of our poisonous friends and rehabilitating injured venomous reptiles.

At one point in college I, along with crazymonk, had planned to do something similar with the Battlefield Earth… sadly that never came to pass.

Full list of Blanks on a Blank entries after the jump:

Tarantulas on a Hovercraft

Frogs on a Helicopter

Roosters on a Stagecoach

Sloths on a Tank

Eagles on a Hybrid

Donkeys on a Wheelchair

Hedgehogs on a Motorboat

Rhinocerouses on a Bus

Pigs on a Segway

Ducks on a Motorcycle

Llamas on a Train

Raccoons on a Space Shuttle

Lions on a Police Car

Fishs on a Popemobile

Buffalos on a Custom Van

Kangaroos on a Taxi

Foxes on a Kayak

Eagles on a Chariot

Kangaroos on a Jetski

Gorillas on a RV

Unicorns on a Stagecoach

Giraffes on a Hot Air Balloon

Turkeys on a Hummer

Giraffes on a Space Station

Sheep on a Surfboard

Ducks on a Scooter

Hedgehogs on a Hummer

Dingos on a Rollerblades

Bees on a Chariot

Squirrels on a Sled

Armadillos on a Limousine

Pandas on a Scooter

Gorillas on a Moped

Elephants on a Paddleboat

Moosen on a Tricycle

Wolfs on a Submarine

Dingos on a Tricycle

Porcupines on a Police Car

Badgers on a Hot Air Balloon

Wolfs on a Wheelchair

Kangaroos on a Segway

Squirrels on a Taxi

Pandas on a Train

Baboons on a Segway

Ferrets on a Ice Cream Truck

Elephants on a Hybrid

Dingos on a Limousine

Roosters on a Moped

Camels on a Wheelchair

Hippopotami on a Hybrid

Donkeys on a Bus

Scorpions on a Custom Van

Chickens on a Hearse

Aardvarks on a Surfboard

Pandas on a RV

Yaks on a Wheelchair

Frogs on a Space Station

Bees on a Motorcycle

Aardvarks on a Tank

Seals on a Scooter

Tigers on a Train

Turkeys on a Space Station

Caterpillars on a Elevator

Pigs on a Bicycle

Penguins on a Segway

Yaks on a Jetski

Ducks on a Hovercraft

Hippopotami on a Segway

Cows on a Rollerblades

Baboons on a Blimp

Cows on a Helicopter

Cows on a Popemobile

Koalas on a Police Car

Bunnies on a Pogostick

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Baboons on a Blimp rocks,
Ok, so I know the producer, but seriously, it has cleavage shots, a Benny Hill chase scene, a black nazi with a lip pierce, a mad scientist, gallons of Baboon spooge, and a killer 80s soundrtrack. What could be better?

Check it out and score it at “100″

Comment by Baboon on a blimp lover — August 5, 2006 @ 2:18 am

SCORPIONS ON A SEGWAY……..
All of Birkenstocked Seattle annihilated in one fell swoop.
(no great loss)

Comment by Leigh Breeden — August 5, 2006 @ 10:02 am

Thanks for the link! I’ll get you added to my blogroll!

Comment by Shannon — August 5, 2006 @ 3:57 pm

OK, the whole charity thing sounded great until I read WHAT charity it’s going to. C’mon, we all love snakes, but if I’m gonna pony up $1,000, I’m sure there’s some poor sick starving HUMAN it could benefit more, dontcha think?? :p

Comment by Armitage112 — August 5, 2006 @ 4:22 pm

Well, in a way it does go to people. Here’s an eamil I got from the Snakes guys:

Currently we are involved with a program to develop a new antivenom for the
island of Sri Lanka, which - incredibly - does NOT have it’s own antivenom and yet it
leads the world in snakebite deaths per capita. To put this into perspective, Sri Lanka is the size of West Virginia, but has 3.5 times as many snakebites as the entire United States, and 100 times as many deaths from snakebite. And of course the US has it’s own AV. Money talks obviously.

Sri Lanka however is a 3rd world country, but is inhabited by the most inoffensive people I have ever encountered (although the Tamil in the North have waged war with the SL govt for years). Currently, they import antivenom from India, which hosts 4 antivenom manufacturers, all of which are “mom and pop” operations in comparison to the US drug trade. Their product sells in-country for only $3 a vial! It is rumored that they have been know to dilute their antivenom so they can sell more. As a result, about 80% of the people who receive Indian antivenoms have allergic reactions to it, and it only covers 4 of Sri Lanka’s 7 venomous species, and those not very well. Recent research has shown that snakes of the same species only 20 to 50 miles apart can have venom variations wide enough to create severe treatment complications for
medical practicioners. So you can imagine how different the venoms of Sri Lankan snakes would be from Indian snakes (of the same species).

By creating a regionally specific Sri Lankan antivenom utilizing cutting edge western technologies, we will significantly be able to alleviate the suffering of the Sri Lankan agricultural workers and other indigenous people. A huge amount of tea and cinnamon are exported to the US from Sri Lanka annually, as well as a huge amount of designer clothing - Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger, Columbia etc. The average worker there makes $3 a day by the way.

Because of the political situation in Sri Lanka, with several key politicians receiving payoffs from Indian pharmaceutical companies, we can’t discuss this project openly, since they would resist it violently if they got wind of it. Dr. David Warrell tried this a few years ago and was shut down quickly because he spoke too openly of it.

I have to fly to Houston at the end of August to meet with an antivenom manufacturing company that utilizes the leading technology in the world, although you would be surprised to know that they are based in Mexico. By utilizing this company, Insituto Bioclon, I can get 3rd world prices and 1st world technology. It’s going to take a lot of work to make this happen though.

Certainly, any monies that you will contribute will go toward educational activities as well as this project.

Thanks again,

Chris Harper, NREMT-P
Webmaster@VenomousReptiles.org
Pres., Southeastern Hot Herp Society, Inc.
http://www.VenomousReptiles.org

Comment by Shannon — August 5, 2006 @ 4:43 pm

And, btw, one only has to pay $1000 if you think you’re going to last for 24 hours and can only make it through 1 screening.

Comment by Shannon — August 5, 2006 @ 4:44 pm

Yeah, seriously, NOBODY should be paying this $1000… I can foresee no reason to leave the first 24 hours.

Well, I presume there’s some sort of porta-potty arrangement in the theater?

Comment by Snakes on a Blog — August 5, 2006 @ 4:48 pm

OK–that’s different then. I thought it was just a big “save the snakes” thing. If they’re saving people from snake bite deaths, then that’s cool. Thanks for the info, Shannon!

Comment by Armitage112 — August 5, 2006 @ 5:30 pm

Sure, thing.

Comment by Shannon — August 5, 2006 @ 5:56 pm

I could do that no problem. In fact, it should be watching it 1000 times with the price lowering by a dollar each time.

Comment by Lemmy — August 5, 2006 @ 8:54 pm

-sorry for the double-post-

I mean, it’s SNAKES on a PLANE.

Comment by Lemmy — August 5, 2006 @ 8:55 pm

Raccoons on a Sapce Shuttle, one of the blanks on a blank entires and our film, is legitimately very funny. not “i’m some retard hey check out this film it has boobies funny’ but legitimately funny. check it out, check out some other films too, just be sure to vote. appreciated, thanks.

Comment by macb — August 8, 2006 @ 11:31 am

Raccoons on a Space Shuttle, one of the blanks on a blank entires and our film, is legitimately very funny. not “i’m some retard hey check out this film it has boobies funny’ but legitimately funny. check it out, check out some other films too, just be sure to vote. appreciated, thanks.

Comment by macb — August 8, 2006 @ 11:31 am

Check out Pigs on a Bicycle on You Tube & Blanksonablank.com…well worth the time for the number of laughs!

Comment by Marie — August 9, 2006 @ 2:47 pm

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