March 18, 2006

Curious George on a Plane I have an idea for an international 'incident' and I need your help, fellow snakemonkeys!

I want to get as many people, in as many locations as possible, to go to see Snakes on a Plane, on opening night. Ideally, you will be dressed as a snake, wearing a pilot's cap too. If you cannot manage that, try making a sock puppet snake captain to wear to the theater or perhaps bring a toy snake, or just act like a snake. I am comepletely serious, I want to make this into a mass, street-theater phenomenon, I want media attention. If you are interersted, tell as many people as you can, everywhere. Take pictures, film it, document it in any way possible!!

posted by Medusa 18 years ago
  • I'm in, count the support of the West High Blue Knights of Manchester NH!
  • Someone post this to Boingboing, and MeFi, spread it around!
  • Uhhhhh...oh, what the hell. Count me in.
  • Oh, this is a "happening". I thought by incident you were going to start WWIII or something.
  • Could it be that the producers of Snakes on a Plane are big into viral marketing, and we've just fallen into their trap?
  • That's motherfucking un-possible.
  • Who needs snakes on a plane when we've got snakes on a head?
  • ...or just act like a snake. Oh, eh, don't know. Last time I started flicking my tongue and squirming in a movie theather, ah, they made such a big deal of it, security was called, a good friend got annoyed, etc. etc. *cough*
  • seriously, if someone with a metafilter account would like to post this, perhaps in mefi projects? the snakes would be eternally appreciative! I have made a tribe about it also, snakes! ona mu....oh you know
  • Oh. So you're really truly really seriously genuinely serious, for realz.
  • naw, nothing is serious until it has it's own livejournal.
  • ... or even into virile marketing!
  • I generally don't help with movie marketing unless I'm paid.
  • well I've decided to pitch this to the guy, on his blog, and see if I can git me some funding....for socks n stuff... and YES I am completely serious!!!
  • Well, I always am in need of socks. As I've mentioned here somewhere before.
  • Lost the thread, Chy?
  • Snakes. In socks. Pay me!
  • Snake costume?
  • ...or just act like a snake. I'd be willing to shed my skin in the theatre. And by skin, I mean pants. And by theatre, I mean anywhere.
  • Well, I always am in need of socks. As I've mentioned here somewhere before. I actually went looking for a pair of green socks for St. Pat's day. There. Were. NONE. It has just been elevated to obsession status. I must have a nice, thick, soft pair of solid green socks. But I did wear my Green Lantern t-shirt to work.
  • MCT, if you really want green socks I suggest looking in the ladies footwear dept. women's socks tend to come in a much wider and wilder array of color options than those available to the masculine half....which I consider to be a terrible travesty...but what can I do??
  • naw, nothing is serious until it has it's own livejournal. posted by es el Queso at 09:46PM UTC on March 18, 2006 I very nearly started one for this...and then laziness hit.
  • I got yer snakes on a hyperbolic plane right here.
  • do it crataegus, do it!!
  • I actually went looking for a pair of green socks for St. Pat's day. There. Were. NONE. This + This = Profit!
  • I actually own a pair of thick, wooly green socks but neglected to wear them on St. Patrick's Day. If you don't find any by next St. Pat's day, let me know and I'll send 'em to ya, MCT. As for the movie premiere, a good costume might be a Geo. Bush mask and a bottle of oil.
  • I'd be willing to shed my skin in the theatre. And by skin, I mean pants. And by theatre, I mean anywhere. layne, lady layne WINS! As far as the snake thing... I think it's great. But I don't think there's any way I can pull a plan together in time. (Pilot hat? Snake costume? Sock puppet with pilot hat?) :( no fun=
  • I think this is going to be one the most enjoyable cinematic experiences of the season if the ironic-geek crowd can be arsed to cough up the $9 to go see this pile of cack.
  • I can see themed parties in this film's DVD-released future.
  • The only good film is a stupid one. Do you people realise how much potential is being squandered here? /can't take a joke
  • You get all kinds of colors in dress socks. I have green dress socks.
  • o I keep green wooly socks safe from the moth and buried in a box far from the creeping thief at night and carefully I caulks every entry to my box lest my socks dash north or south in headlong, desperate flight
  • yes, Vertex, a friend of mine, who was present for, and assisted in, the genesis of my inspiration, has helped to spread the word via her livejournal community. I dont personally have a livejournal account or thingy or whatever....
  • The film opens in August in the US? That's plenty of time to make a snake puppet costume. I'm in! (I've seen Rocky Horror *way* too many times to count myself out of something fun like this.)
  • yeah!! I will be thinking hard on various ways to implement this plan with minimal effort and expense. as I perfect these various ideas I will be posting them, replete with diagrams and drawings, here, on tribe etc., to assist in making this an opportunity nobody has an excuse to turn down!!!
  • Japan usually gets films 6 months after US release.... except in very rare circumstances... (International may be tricky)
  • 6 months late. Surprise! ....nah, that meme is stale...
  • I wonder which will be the first movie theater showing SOAP where some joker lets loose a few snakes, smuggled in just for the fun.'There's mothfreakin' snakes... SLITHERING UNDER MY SEAT!'
  • Ah, Medusa! Just remembered that last night I unintentionally helped a bit on your project! Waiting for 'V for Vendetta' to start, bored at ad after ad and stupid coming attraction trailers, as the one for 'Poseidon' started, I said out loud to my companion: 'Oh crap, I wish they showed the trailer for SOAP instead!' People in the sides and on the row in front of us giggled. Well, where's my check?
  • I personally guar-an-tee everyone here that I will bring my trouser snake to the show.
  • "I must have a nice, thick, soft pair of solid green socks." Check these out. Not cheap, but they're serious socks.
  • the serious business of socks is still unknown to men who daily tug them on and yank them off again in truth, a missing sock will not be found -- does the damn thing fly or just go underground? it's not so hard to understand why the poor things won't stay put (each one fed up to its mouth with Foot!) but where do these lost socks finally land?
  • Check these out. Ooh! I was hoping for brighter green, but those look nice 'n' comfy.
  • Indeed. I'd tempted to pick a pair of those up, together with a copy of The Complete Book of Fire. By Buck Tilton. Sounds like a name pyros can trust...
  • I'd be scared to open a book like that. Unless I was outside. With special gloves on.
  • I was just contacted (via Tribe) by a guy, David Waldon, who is writing a book re this SoaP phenom, and wants to interview me re my particular idea for inclusion in the book!!!! I'll keep ya's posted on that!
  • Ooooh! WTG Medusa!