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<i>Snake & Mongoose</i>

Snake & Mongoose

2013 American film

Snake & Mongoose is a 2013 American sports drama film directed by Wayne Holloway, starring Jesse Williams and Richard Blake as drag racers Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, respectively.[2][3]

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The film received a limited theatrical release in 20 cities between August 9 and November 4, 2013. Anchor Bay Films acquired the home entertainment rights and the film was released through video on demand and digital download on March 4, 2014, and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 8, 2014.[1][4]

Premise

The film tells the story of the rivalry between drag racing drivers Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen and their groundbreaking accomplishments in the world of drag racing.[2]

The two help popularize the sport of drag racing when they team up in 1969 with Mattel's new Hot Wheels toy line, which had just hit the market the previous year. The partnership with Mattel helped revolutionize sports marketing.[5]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "Snake & Mongoose (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Fleming, Mike (May 11, 2012). "Tim Blake Nelson Joins Noah Wyle In Drag-Race Drama 'Snake And Mongoose'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Ahrens, Ronald (August 27, 2013). "A Tale of Two Drag Racing Legends: 'Snake & Mongoose'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. [4]
    Goffen, Bob (September 22, 2013). "Legendary Snake And Mongoose Dragsters Race To Scottsdale". Fox Sports 1. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "'Snake & Mongoo$e' drag racing film opening in 25 cities Sept. 6" (Press release). Entertainment Universe. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2014 – via PR NewsChannel.


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