# Was Snakes on a Plane scary if you were afraid of snakes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650 "2008-10-06T12:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/1 "2008-10-06T12:09:00Z")
Like many others, I found the movie totally lacking in scariness, but I have no phobia of snakes–in fact, I kind of like them. Are there any snake phobics here who saw the movie? ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/2 "2008-10-06T12:42:56Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > Like many others, I found the movie totally lacking in scariness, but I have no phobia of snakes–in fact, I kind of like them. Are there any snake phobics here who saw the movie? Not to detract from your question, but was it supposed to be scary? Cheesy, sure, but I knew that going in. Hell, that was pretty much the big selling point of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/3 "2008-10-06T12:45:08Z")
What is this film ‘Snakes on a plane’ about, anyway? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/4 "2008-10-06T13:21:11Z")
[I’m afraid of babies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=386207) ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/5 "2008-10-06T13:27:32Z")
> [@glee](#): > > What is this film ‘Snakes on a plane’ about, anyway? 😃 About 2 hours. Also, snakes. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/6 "2008-10-06T14:09:50Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > Not to detract from your question, but was it supposed to be scary? Cheesy, sure, but I knew that going in. Hell, that was pretty much the big selling point of the movie. It was directed and written like a standard horror-thriller, and I got the impression that that was what it was originally supposed to be. The camp appeal seemed to be mostly a product of the marketing campaign. I think if that had been the original intent of the movie, it would have been a funnier movie. Anyway, whether or not it was meant to be scary, my question is _was it?_ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/7 "2008-10-06T14:17:12Z")
\ well, this woman here didn’t go see it because of her fear of snakes… ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/8 "2008-10-06T14:41:02Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > \ > > well, this woman here didn’t go see it because of her fear of snakes… (Quoting as a springboard to the OP) Yeah, really. Why would you go see a movie about snakes if you have a phobia? It’s not like you don’t know what you’re getting into. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/9 "2008-10-06T18:31:15Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > (Quoting as a springboard to the OP) > > Yeah, really. Why would you go see a movie about snakes if you have a phobia? It’s not like you don’t know what you’re getting into. I wish I could watch the whole thing, only because it was so popular and looked like a fun, cheesy movie. But, the nightmares aren’t worth it. I can now handle snakes in movies scenes (for the most part), unless they’re anacondas strangling someone and then consuming them, but not a whole movie where they drop on you and stuff. Urgh… I think I’ll stop now. ---
**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/10 "2008-10-06T18:40:00Z")
The only thing scary about Snakes On A Plane would be a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/11 "2008-10-06T18:54:02Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I wish I could watch the whole thing, only because it was so popular and looked like a fun, cheesy movie. But, the nightmares aren’t worth it. You’re not missing much, believe me. It really was rather unimaginative and boring. ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/12 "2008-10-06T19:12:11Z")
Snake phobias. I didn’t want to go anywhere near that movie! I was watching something at home the other day on Netflix and had to cover my eyes during the snake scenes. Eeeuuu! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/13 "2008-10-06T19:21:32Z")
> [@truthbot](#): > > The only thing scary about Snakes On A Plane would be a sequel. So, I assume you’ve had it with those motherfuckin’ snakes on that motherfuckin’ plane? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/14 "2008-10-06T19:23:35Z")
I’m massively snake-phobic, so, no, I didn’t go anywhere near this movie. ---
**Author:** ![A\_shameful\_cracka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@A\_shameful\_cracka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_shameful_cracka)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/15 "2008-10-06T19:28:07Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > It was directed and written like a standard horror-thriller, and I got the impression that that was what it was originally supposed to be. The camp appeal seemed to be mostly a product of the marketing campaign. I think if that had been the original intent of the movie, it would have been a funnier movie. > > Anyway, whether or not it was meant to be scary, my question is _was it?_ It was supposed to be a standard PG-13 thriller. “Snakes on a Plane” was the working title, they were planning on changing the name to something like “Flight 237” but Sam Jackson insisted that they keep the original working title. After the internet buzz, they shot some new footage and added scenes to change the rating to R, make it a bit more self-aware and campy, and to include the famous line by Mr. Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/16 "2008-10-06T21:06:15Z")
> [@truthbot](#): > > The only thing scary about Snakes On A Plane would be a sequel. “More Snakes! More Planes!” ---
**Author:** ![truthbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@truthbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthbot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/17 "2008-10-07T00:27:22Z")
And don’t forget the Mile High Venom club. That was one of the funniest scenes. I can almost hear Sister Mary Elephant lecturing her pupils: “That’s what happens when you have sex before marriage! In an airplane loo!” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/18 "2008-10-07T00:33:03Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > “More Snakes! More Planes!” Snakes On TWO Planes ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/19 "2008-10-07T01:41:38Z")
Snakes on a Plane 2: Hypersnakes on a Hyperplane (followed by Snakes on a Plane: Zero Snakes on Zero Planes) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650/20 "2008-10-07T01:44:49Z")
How about _“Snakes on a Treadmill on a Plane”_? Now there’s an idea! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-snakes-on-a-plane-scary-if-you-were-afraid-of-snakes/466650.md?page=2)