Snake and Mongoose

Snake and Mongoose is a 2013 film about Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen, the greatest rivalry and friendship in drag racing history. It is directed by Wayne Holloway, and stars Jesse Williams and Richard Blake as the namesake racers.

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• References

The film had a limited theatrical release in 20 cities between August 9, 2013 and November 4, 2013. Anchor Bay Films acquired the Home Entertainment rights and the film was released On Demand and Digital Download on March 4, 2014 and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 8, 2014.

Plot

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.

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.

Cast

Jesse Williams as Don "The Snake" Prudhomme

Richard Blake as Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen

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