{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = Snake & Mongoose | image = Snake and Mongoose poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Wayne Holloway | producer = {{Plainlist| * Robin Broidy * Stephen Nemeth }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Alan Paradise * Wayne Holloway }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jesse Williams * Richard Blake * Ashley Hinshaw * Kim Shaw * Tim Blake Nelson * Fred Dryer * Noah Wyle }} | music = Gary Barlough | cinematography = John Bailey | editing = {{Plainlist| * Richard Halsey * Nicholas Wayman-Harris }} | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Entertainment Universe * Rhino Films }} | distributor = Rocky Mountain Pictures | released = {{Film date|2013|09|06|United States}} | runtime = 102 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $152,200<ref name="BOM"/> }}
'''''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.<ref name=dl>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2012/05/tim-blake-nelson-joins-noah-wyle-in-drag-race-drama-snake-and-mongoose-270384/|title= Tim Blake Nelson Joins Noah Wyle In Drag-Race Drama 'Snake And Mongoose'|last=Fleming|first=Mike|date=2012-05-11|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2012-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/a-tale-of-two-drag-racing-legends-snake-mongoose/?_r=0 |title=A Tale of Two Drag Racing Legends: 'Snake & Mongoose' |last=Ahrens |first= Ronald |work=The New York Times |date=2013-08-27 |accessdate=2014-08-12}}</ref>
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.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1718898/ |title=Snake & Mongoose (2013) |website=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=2020-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedblog.speed.com/speed/cars/legendary-snake-and-mongoose-dragsters-race-to-scottsdale |title=Legendary Snake And Mongoose Dragsters Race To Scottsdale |last=Goffen |first=Bob |publisher=Fox Sports 1 |date=2013-09-22 |access-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140813202306/http://speedblog.speed.com/speed/cars/legendary-snake-and-mongoose-dragsters-race-to-scottsdale |archive-date=2014-08-13}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=dl/>
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.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewschannel.com/2013/02/28/snake-mongoose-drag-racing-film-opening-in-25-cities-sept-6 |title='Snake & Mongoo$e' drag racing film opening in 25 cities Sept. 6 |publisher=Entertainment Universe |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2014-08-12 |via=PR NewsChannel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026163610/https://www.prnewschannel.com/2013/02/28/snake-mongoose-drag-racing-film-opening-in-25-cities-sept-6/ |archive-date=2017-10-26}}</ref>
==Cast== * Jesse Williams as Don "The Snake" Prudhomme * Richard Blake as Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen * Fred Dryer as Ed Donovan * Noah Wyle as Arthur Spear * Tim Blake Nelson as Mike McAllister * Ashley Hinshaw as Lynn Prudhomme * Kim Shaw as Judy McEwen * John Heard as Wally Parks * Ian Ziering as Keith Black * Joshua Leonard as Thomas Greer * Sean Brosnan as Kenny Youngblood * Leonardo Nam as Roland Leong
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.snakeandmongoosemovie.com/}} * {{IMDb title|1718898}}
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