April 20, 2006
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Brian Finkelstein, my sectionmate at Georgetown Law, is in the press for his website, SnakesOnABlog.com. The website started out as a simple request: Brian wants to attend the Hollywood premiere of the movie, Snakes On A Plane. It has since become the central location for internet-based discussion on the movie. And last week he was on CNN, MSNBC, and in the aforementioned WaPo article.
Interesting revelations from the article: Due to the internet support, the producers realized their audience consisted of those looking for a consciously ridiculous horror-thriller. So, they decided to do some re-shoots, adding scenes in order to bring the rating up from a PG-13 to an R! That's the first time I've ever heard of a company doing that, which is pretty awesome. It means we get to hear Samuel L. Jackson say, "I want these motherfucking snakes off the motherfucking plane." PG-13 only allows one usage of the f-word. They've also added some brief nudity. And an earlier move to change the title of the film was quashed after wide protest on the internet.
And it looks like New Line may even fly Brian out for the premiere.
Posted at April 20, 2006 4:07 PM | Comments (3)
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Actually, PG-13 allows up to two uses of the "f-word". One movie since the advent of PG-13 has allowed 3: "The American President". And yes, I am aware I'm a major dork for knowing that.
It's awesome that you know the guy responsible for SnakesOnABlog. Simply awesome. They better fly him out for the premiere.
Posted by: Mike at April 20, 2006 6:29 PM
Yeah, I know him pretty well. He's a cool guy. And the one f-word thing was straight from that article.
Posted by: David Barzelay at April 20, 2006 6:45 PM
Mike, what's your source? I mean, aside from being a fan of "The American President."
Posted by: Ben at April 20, 2006 8:29 PM
