Snakes on a Plane its release on home video on January 2, 2007. After witnessing California-based gang boss Eddie Kim brutally beat U.S. Prosecutor Daniel Hayes to death in Hawaii, Sean Jones is escorted by FBI agents Neville Flynn and John Sanders on a Boeing 747-400 to testify in a trial in Los Angeles. Despite increased security for the flight, Kim arranges for a time-release crate full of venomous snakes to be placed in the cargo hold in an attempt to bring down the plane before it reaches Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). To ensure the snakes attack the passengers without the need for
Soul Plane made 40 million dollars". Hart told Marc Maron that during a premiere, fans were coming up to him asking him to sign copies of the bootleg. Hart does, however, credit "Soul Plane" for making him popular enough to start touring around the country. The film received negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave it an 18% approval rating and a weighted average from a total of 101 reviews, with a consensus calling it a "raunchy sendup of "Airplane!" that never really takes off." On Metacritic, the film has a 33/100 rating based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally