But if you're as clueless as I, let the Associated Press catch you up:
The premise of the movie is amusing enough: An evil crime lord releases hundreds of deadly snakes on a commercial flight with only an FBI agent played by Samuel L. Jackson to save the day.
But in the past few months something strange started happening. This summer thriller — which isn't due until August — spawned an underground Internet fandom.
Why? The kitschy title, "Snakes on a Plane," for one. And a leaked line from the movie, "Enough is enough. I've had it with the snakes" — which will surely be Jackson's (and perhaps America's) new catch phrase.
The response? Blogs, fake movie trailers, podcasts, fan-made T-shirts, buttons, posters, chat icons and fan fiction.
It's gotten so out of hand that the filmmakers re-shot the movie to include the one line that all the fake trailers had - the title of the Josh Friedman blog post that pretty much got things rolling.
Snakes. On. A. Plane. Hahahaha.
I really can't wait for this. The best thing I read about it was that they tried to change the title simply to "Snakes", but Jackson threatened to walk out!
Gold. Pure gold.
Posted by: Fiona | March 24, 2006 at 09:25 AM
Actually, the money line is going to be the one I heard they added by having Jackson come back in and re-shoot a couple of scenes.
"Snakes! On a muthafuckin' plane!"
Posted by: JDRhoades | March 24, 2006 at 11:44 AM
I have been eagerly awaiting this movie for some time now; seriously, I can't believe they thought about changing the title, EVERYBODY is going to want to see it with this one!
Posted by: Jenny D | March 24, 2006 at 11:44 AM
I so agree, Jenny -- remember a few years or so ago there was that movie with Nicholas Cage and Bridget Fonda? The original title was COP GIVES WAITRESS $2M TIP, which was the best title ever (and made me want to see the movie.) So of course the studio changed it to the incredibly dull IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, and I never bothered to go see it.
Posted by: Sarah | March 24, 2006 at 11:48 AM
I am sorry to say I saw that movie on a bus, and it was absolutely awful (including one of the most awful stereotypical Rosie Perez roles ever). I hope the snakes one will be more fun--surely it will...
Posted by: Jenny D | March 24, 2006 at 01:03 PM
Me, I'm already looking forward to the follow-up, "Weasels on a Boat".
Posted by: Daisy | March 24, 2006 at 03:50 PM
And every editor in the business tells me they don't think people will want to read a book about a man-eating cougar and the biologist trapped in the woods with it.
Posted by: Stacey Cochran | March 24, 2006 at 05:17 PM
And I quote: "The tension in some scenes is incredible--I was on the edge of my seat when the cat came at Maggie in the shower. Unfortunately, I'm just not sure how many readers we could bring to a book about cougars and cougar attacks. So while your writing is good, I regretfully must pass."
A woman in the shower in the woods and a big motherfuckin' cougar.
What more do you need?
Posted by: Stacey Cochran | March 24, 2006 at 05:26 PM
I like the fact that "Snakes on a plane" has entered the lexicon to mean, "what are you going to do?" as in, "I answered a personals ad and it turned out to be my ex-wife."
"Snakes on a plane, man, snakes on a plane."
Posted by: David Terrenoire | March 24, 2006 at 05:57 PM
It's fascinating what catches on and takes off. This would be a great study for a follow up to "The Tipping Point".
Posted by: Gina | March 25, 2006 at 08:43 AM
snakes on a plane, how could i have missed it? brilliant in ways that cannot be expressed. it just is.
Posted by: bookfraud | March 25, 2006 at 09:56 AM