David R. Ellis, the director...

...of Snakes on a Plane, the Greatest Movie Ever, died at age 60. (Again, young!)

From his obit in the Times:

In 2006, Mr. Ellis offered advice for nervous fliers while talking to Brian Finkelstein, whose “Snakes on a Blog” helped publicize the movie online.

“First of all, you shouldn’t even fly unless you go with Sam Jackson, anymore, anywhere,” he said. “You never know what could happen. If you have Sam, you’re going to be cool.” 

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