Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Snakes on a Plane, man!
The film Deep Blue Sea is probably my personal favorite of all time. Well, no it's not, but I like it enough to have seen it multiple times.
I just learned of an upcoming Samuel L. Jackson vehicle originally titled "Snakes on a Plane". For some reason they changed it to "Pacific Flight 121" or some such bullshit. What the fuck is up with that? I like it when they just get to the fucking point. How much better would Deep Blue Sea be if it was called "Sharks That Can Swim Backwards"?
Anyway, Jackson demanded the name be changed back to its original title. Here's some choice lines from an interview. Everything he says is completely awesome--
Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—
Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!
Beaks: Exactly.
Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.
Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!
Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.
Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?
Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb. Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!
The film Deep Blue Sea is probably my personal favorite of all time. Well, no it's not, but I like it enough to have seen it multiple times.
I just learned of an upcoming Samuel L. Jackson vehicle originally titled "Snakes on a Plane". For some reason they changed it to "Pacific Flight 121" or some such bullshit. What the fuck is up with that? I like it when they just get to the fucking point. How much better would Deep Blue Sea be if it was called "Sharks That Can Swim Backwards"?
Anyway, Jackson demanded the name be changed back to its original title. Here's some choice lines from an interview. Everything he says is completely awesome--
Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—
Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!
Beaks: Exactly.
Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.
Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!
Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.
Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?
Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb. Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!
