Go here to learn more about the making of the film from our sister site. American cinema international aci has come on to handle sales on family action film snake and mongoose and is screening the drama at the afm. Characters are frequently shown smoking cigarettes and cigars and drinking beer. Snake and mongoose will come to ondemand and digital download on march 4, then dvd and bluray on april 8, according to the nhra. The untold story of how southern california drag racers, don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing history. Anchor bay films acquired the home entertainment rights and the film was released on demand and digital download on march 4, 2014 and on dvd and bluray. In all honesty, there are a few fleeting moments that the movie threatens to run off the rails a bit. When they face off, the outcome is utterly unpredictable. Jul 25, 2014 mongooses and snakes are each others deadliest opponents. Recognizing this visceral force of nature, one of the planets most enduring dynamics was strategically applied to the historic rivalry between drag racing heavyweights prudhomme and mcewen. Snake and mongoose is a 20 film about don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen, the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing history. These types of films can be extremely wretched and poorly put together. The explosive, heartpounding tracks of 1960s southern california set the stage for dueling drag racers don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen.
In nature, the snake and mongoose are the deadliest of enemiesgenetically encoded to eternally fight to the death without mercy. It is the inspiring tale of two revolutionaries whose battles on the track stood in stark contrast to deep and profound friendship. Snake and mongoose will screen on november 6, 7, 10 and 11 and stars jesse williams pictured and richard blake in the true story of southern california drag racers don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen. This movie brings to light the partnershiprivalry of mongoose and snake.
You would have seen a lot of snake and mongoose fight this fight is an rare to be seen fight but being an animal lover i do not like any animal killing another in front of people prey. It is directed by wayne holloway, and stars jesse williams and richard blake as the namesake racers. Big daddy, shirley, snake, the mongoose, roland leong, etc. Dan stoner at autoculture has a little more background on the snake and mongoose film. Beginning in the 1960s, the nature of that dynamic was. Mongooses and snakes are each others deadliest opponents. He was an extraordinary racer and amazingly helpful in the. The mongoose is a prohibited animal in the united states.
Just like wily coyote and sheep dog in looney tunes need each other so do these two. Plays more like a tv movie of the week than a feature film, but is still worth a look. Unfollow snake mongoose movie to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Subplot reveals greed of mattel in using the two rivalpartners to see toy cars and then dumps them for the next brand image. Release date set for snake and mongoose film hemmings daily. The movie gave a background to the friendly but intense rivalry we grew up watching at the strip. In the 70s and 80s don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen showed us how in the film, snake and mongoose 20. Without commercial breaks, the full movie snake and mongoose has a duration of 102 minutes. Mar 03, 2014 images courtesy snake and mongoose movie.
Drag racing in the early days must have been really difficult. With jesse williams, richard blake, ashley hinshaw, kim shaw. They compete for dominance in their dangerous sport but soon find their unmatched thirst for fame and compensation transforms their aggressions into something greater a kinship that. The official page for the snake and mongoose movie. The indian tamil devotional film padai veetu amman shows tamil actor vinu chakravarthy changing himself into a mongoose by using his evil tantric mantra, to fight with goddess amman. Jan 21, 2014 two of natures deadliest enemies, the snake and mongoose are each genetically coded to mercilessly fight each other to the death.
Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours. These guys put the underground sport of drag racing on the map when they teamed up in 1969 with mattels then new hot wheels toy line. Cameo midway through the film when the snake and mongoose pull up to the. I appreciated the storyline and several times had tears in my eyes as i watched the old footage contained in the movie. Drag racing has defiantly changed over the last 50 years. Watch the full episode with your free trial for smithsonian channel plus by. Snake and mongoose is an inspirational and heartwarming film about don the snake prudhomme and tom the mongoose mcewen, the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing history. Watch the colorful characters, funny cars, top fuel dragsters, and drag. Jesse williams, john heard, ian ziering, richard blake, wayne holloway. Jun 22, 2017 you would have seen a lot of snake and mongoose fight this fight is an rare to be seen fight but being an animal lover i do not like any animal killing another in front of people prey.
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