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Did Web Fail 'Snakes on a Plane'?; Bulking Up the Virgin Way

Hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner Sep. 03, 2006 Entertainment
Snakes on a Plane  generated more online attention than any movie since  The Blair Witch Project .  So why didn't that translate into huge box office?  Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?


Snakes on a Plane generated more online attention than any movie since The Blair Witch Project.  So why didn't that translate into huge box office?  Then, actors dramatically gaining weight--or losing it--for a part: how dangerous is it?

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Did Web Fail 'Snakes on a Plane'?; Bulking Up the Virgin Way

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