# Snakes in a Theatre

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 23, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843 "2006-08-23T02:11:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/1 "2006-08-23T02:11:39Z")

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[This](http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20224518-10388,00.html) was fairly predictable.

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**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/2 "2006-08-23T02:16:55Z")

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But what’s the article about?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/3 "2006-08-23T02:24:38Z")

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Enough is enough! I have had it with these muthafuckin’ idiots in this muthafuckin’ theater!

How about this (unwarned) spoiler from the article?

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> “Snakes on a Plane is simply about snakes aboard a plane destined to LA via Honolulu.”

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/4 "2006-08-23T02:25:51Z")

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[QUOTE=audiobottle]  
But what’s the article about?  
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From the article:

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> Movie chain AMC Entertainment Inc said pranksters at one of its Phoenix theatres released two live diamondback rattlesnakes during a showing of the film Snakes on a Plane last Friday.

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**Author:** ![Heckxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f1d935/32.png) [@Heckxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckxx)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/5 "2006-08-23T13:55:26Z")

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haha. Can’t say I didn’t see that one coming.

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**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/6 "2006-08-23T14:07:52Z")

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Apparently it was a hoax, or at least a misrepresentation of what actually happened.

[http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/0822talker-ON.html](http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/0822talker-ON.html)

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-in-a-theatre/369843/7 "2006-08-23T15:16:09Z")

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[QUOTE=tanstaafl]  
Apparently it was a hoax, or at least a misrepresentation of what actually happened.  
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“Yeah, um, a diamondback wasn’t released in an Arizona theater during a showing of Snakes on a Plane. The Arizona Diamondbacks went to _see_ Snakes on a Plane. I misheard it. Sorry 'bout that.”