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Snake & Mongoose

2013 · 102 min

A warm, old-fashioned underdog sports drama about friendship and rivalry, with racing thrills and a nostalgic, earnest tone.

Tagline
Fast Friends, Arch Rivals!
Overview
The untold story of how two 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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • class
  • work
Places
  • road trip
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Wayne Holloway
Written by
Wayne Holloway, Alan Paradise
Starring
Jesse Williams, Richard Blake, Ashley Hinshaw, Kim Shaw, Tim Blake Nelson, Noah Wyle, Susie Abromeit, Ian Ziering
Cinematography
John Bailey
Runtime
102 min
Languages
English

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