# Will someone \*Please\* explain the whole "Snakes On A Plane" thing to me?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 19, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-please-explain-the-whole-snakes-on-a-plane-thing-to-me/349051 "2006-03-19T22:24:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-please-explain-the-whole-snakes-on-a-plane-thing-to-me/349051/61 "2006-03-23T18:56:03Z")

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> [@N9IWP](#):
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> SoaP to be re-cut for an R rating
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> [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief\_display.jsp?vnu\_content\_id=1002234847](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002234847)
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> Brian

This is the best

> [@](#):
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> The audio bit uses a Jackson sound-alike shouting, “I want these motherfucking snakes off the motherfucking plane!” Soon, the growing legion of fans added their voices as they demanded that that phrase also appear in the movie.
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> Apparently, the studio got the hint. When Ellis assembled Jackson and others for the recent shoot, the filmmakers added more gore, more death, more nudity, more snakes and more death scenes. And they shot a scene where Jackson does utter the line that fans have demanded.

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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-someone-please-explain-the-whole-snakes-on-a-plane-thing-to-me/349051/62 "2006-03-23T18:59:24Z")

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That line will ensure that this movie will be added to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=362984) thread.

Oh, it’s going to be fun.

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