Snakes on a Plane only made 15.2 million motherf***ing dollars at the box office over the weekend — or $13.8 million, depending on how you do the motherf***ing math — a disappointing result for a film that had been expected to make $25-30 million. “After all the Hollywood hype, New Line’s Snakes on a Plane flakes,” writes Nikki Finke. “It seems only the bloggers cared about this pic.”
Whatever. It was still motherf***ing awesome. :)
P.S. Inspired by Mad Max’s comment, I made this audio clip of Howard Motherf***in’ Dean. WARNING: Profanity! Enjoy:
Hehe.
(If you’ve been living in a box and don’t understand why I keep saying “motherf***ing,” click here. Again, a profanity warning applies. Duh.)
P.P.S. For those who are unfamiliar with the back story — which I wasn’t, entirely, until just yesterday — the “motherf***ing snakes” line was not originally in the movie. It was added in response to fan demand, specifically blogospheric demand. According to the Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Rohan of Bethesda, Md., created an elaborate, R-rated audio trailer that lovingly mocks the title and movie. “It’s a genius title,” Rohan said. “It’s so stupid it’s great. It invites satire, but it’s something you just love. It’s something I can’t explain. You either get it or you don’t.”
The audio bit uses a Jackson sound-alike shouting, “I want these motherf***ing snakes off the motherf***ing plane!” Soon, the growing legion of fans added their voices as they demanded that that phrase also appear in the movie.
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.
Those involved with the film said the reshoots weren’t prompted by fans but rather by the existing footage that already was a hairline into R territory. Within the studio, the thinking was, “We’re already going to get an R, why not go all the way?” But the filmmakers do concede that the Jackson line will be in the movie for the sake of the fans.
Clearly, this belongs right near the top of the blogosphere’s historic list of triumphs. Removed Trent Lott from power, check. Exposed Dan Rather as a partisan hack, check. Got Samuel L. Jackson to say “motherf***ing snakes on this motherf***ing plane,” check. :)
More here.
[NOTE: This post was originally published at 6:39 PM on Aug. 20; it was bumped up so that more people can listen to my genius Dean clip. :) -ed.]
August 20th, 2006 at 6:45:18 pm
Does this make Snakes on a Plane the Howard Dean of Internet-fueled movie premieres?
August 20th, 2006 at 6:48:49 pm
LOL!
“We’re going to motherf***ing South Carolina and motherf***ing Oklahoma and motherf***ing Arizona and motherf***ing North Dakota and motherf***ing New Mexico, and we’re going to motherf***ing California and motherf***ing Texas and motherf***ing New York! And we’re going to motherf***ing South Dakota and motherf***ing Oregon and motherf***ing Washington and motherf***ing Michigan. And then we’re going to motherf***ing Washington, D.C. to take back the motherf***ing White House! Yeeeeeaaaaaargh!”
August 20th, 2006 at 10:36:45 pm
O-M-G! That’s awesome!
I anticipate this could be in the Internet mainstream within the next two weeks. If so, I will be honored to have helped inspire another 15-minutes of fame for the Dean Scream.
August 21st, 2006 at 1:24:07 am
That was great Brendan.
Although… I never quite got what the deal was with the scream. I mean, I understand that it was a political mistake. I just don’t think it should have been a political mistake. BFD. I had some other problems with Dean, but I would have voted for him without giving the scream a second thought.
August 21st, 2006 at 12:09:26 pm
It was the biggest grossing movie for the weekend. It was just an off weekend for the movies in general…
August 21st, 2006 at 12:40:10 pm
Im sure my Friend Mike wouldnt care for the Movie, he got bit last week on a job site by a 4′ Western Pacific RattleSnake, he’s been in the hospital for a week, recieved 14 anti-venom injections and 2 operations so far, the venom kills the tissue in his leg.
August 21st, 2006 at 12:42:19 pm
I love Sam motherf***ing Jackson!
August 21st, 2006 at 1:31:45 pm
The Dean Scream is like Ford falling down the steps or Bush Senior barfing in Japan. It’s totally irrelevant and yet people can’t stop thinking about it.
August 21st, 2006 at 1:32:43 pm
…because it’s freakin’ funny
August 21st, 2006 at 2:32:37 pm
Kind of funny like this…
http://nightlight.typepad.com/nightlight/images/bush_at_door_1.jpg
August 21st, 2006 at 4:44:00 pm
LOL. Yes, that is freakin’ funny too.
August 21st, 2006 at 4:45:03 pm
(What Bush is thinking: “Who motherf***ing locked this motherf***ing door? Where the f*** is Andy Motherf***ing Card?”)
August 22nd, 2006 at 12:39:50 am
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