# "Snakes on a Plane" was not the first **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863 "2006-04-01T18:08:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/61 "2006-04-02T21:44:11Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > “Day the Earth Stood Still” had nothing to do with the Earth standing still. I know what you mean, **ftg** , but I think this one’s debatable. In the movie, to demonstrate his power, the alien visitor temporarily takes away all energy and electricity, so that cars stand still in the streets, nothing can move etc. This is referred to in the title as ‘making the Earth stand still’. Okay, it’s a little bit oblique, but it is a sorta fair description of the alien’s demonstration. I didn’t really think I needed a spoiler box when discussing what happens in such an old, classic, well-known and well-loved movie, but better safe than sorry, and I didn’t even want to risk spoiling this great, great movie for any younger Dopers who haven’t caught it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/62 "2006-04-02T22:11:36Z")
> [@Captain Amazing](#): > > While it’s a book and not a movie, Daniel Defoe’s > > **The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, Etc. Who was born in Newgate, and during a life of continu’d Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Year a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her own brother), Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv’d Honest and died a Penitent. Written from her own Memorandums.** > > deserves special mention. I think that’s the only title that deserves its own spoiler box. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/63 "2006-04-02T22:22:04Z")
[Werner Herzog Eats his Shoe](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081746/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9d2VybmVyIGhlcnpvZyBlYXRzIGhpcyBzaG9lfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=2) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/64 "2006-04-02T22:23:31Z")
\*Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August \* ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/65 "2006-04-02T22:41:13Z")
Three Men In A Boat ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/66 "2006-04-02T22:52:59Z")
Does **Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag** work? I’m not sure if it’s completely descriptive (ie, no real plot details), but it’s almost at the same level of description as **Snakes on a Plane**. And it’s almost as silly, and you can pretty much tell by the title whether or not you want to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/67 "2006-04-03T01:57:29Z")
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence The first Men On The moon The Invisible Man The War Of The Worlds The Dam Busters The Battle Of Britain Planet Of The Apes ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-on-a-plane-was-not-the-first/350863/68 "2006-04-03T02:01:04Z")
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