Snakes on a Plane
- Release Date
- August 6, 2006
- Director
- David R. Ellis , Lex Halaby
- Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson , Julianna Margulies , Nathan Phillips , Rachel Blanchard , Flex Alexander , Kenan Thompson
- Runtime
- 101
- Main Genre
- Action
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Writers
- John Heffernan , Sebastian Gutierrez , David Dalessandro
- Tagline
- Sit back. Relax. Enjoy the fright.
- Website
- http://www.SnakesOnAPlane.com/
Summary
Samuel L. Jackson stars in the intense action feature Snakes On A Plane from director David Ellis (Final Destination 2, Cellular). Jackson plays an FBI agent who is escorting a witness on a flight from Hawaii to Los Angeles when an assassin releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial airplane in order to eliminate the witness. The FBI agent, along with a rookie pilot, frightened crew and passengers must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.
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