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Anaconda
Cover for the DVD-box containing the first four films.
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Original workAnaconda
Print publications
Novel(s)Anaconda: The Writer's Cut (2014)
Films and television
Film(s)
  • Anaconda (1997)
  • Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
  • Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
  • Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)
  • Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
Games
Video game(s)
  • Quake Anaconda Mod (1997)
  • Anacondas Arcade Game (2004)
  • Anacondas 3D: Adventure Game (2004)
  • Snakes on a Babe (2008)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
  • Anaconda (1997)
  • Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)

Anaconda (also known as Anacondas) is a series of Americanhorror films created by Hans Bauer, Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. Produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the series began with Anaconda (1997) directed by Luis Llosa, and was followed by one theatrical standalone sequel, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) directed by Dwight H. Little, and three television sequels, Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008), Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009), both directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy, and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015) directed by A. B. Stone and being a crossover with the Lake Placid series. Each installment revolves around giant man-eatinganacondas and the efforts of various groups of people to capture or destroy the creatures. The fictional plant known as the Blood Orchid and the company Wexel Hall Pharmaceuticals as well as the fictitious Murdoch family are repeatedly referenced in the films.

  • 1Films
  • 4Reception
  • 5Publications
  • 6Video games

Films[edit]

Anaconda (1997)[edit]

When a documentary crew traveling through the Amazon jungle picks up a stranded man, they are unaware of the trouble that will occur. This stranger's hobby is to capture the giant Anaconda snake, and plans to continue targeting it on their boat, by any means necessary.

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)[edit]

A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.

Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)[edit]

A team of mercenaries join forces with a herpetologist and an assistant from the billionaire owner who both worked in a genetic research lab, Wexel Hall, to capture the snakes after they escaped from the lab, until they find themselves needing to stop them before it's too late.

Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)[edit]

A herpetologist is on a mission to destroy the Blood Orchid from the billionaire who wanted a serum of the orchid to cure his cancer, until a dangerous snake threatens everyone.

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)[edit]

In Black Lake, Maine, an accident allows the two giant species, crocodiles and anacondas had been regenerated and escape towards to Clear Lake. Now, Reba teams up with Tully to find his daughter Bethany and a group of sorority girls in a deadly match between the two creatures.

Cast and characters[edit]

CharacterFilms
AnacondaAnacondas:
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Anaconda 3:
Offspring
Anacondas:
Trail of Blood
Lake Placid vs.
Anaconda
19972004200820092015
Terri FloresJennifer LopezMentioned only
Danny RichIce CubeMentioned only
Paul SeroneJon VoightMentioned only
Professor Steven CaleEric StoltzMentioned only
Warren WestridgeJonathan HydeMentioned only
Gary DixonOwen WilsonMentioned only
Denise KalbergKari WuhrerMentioned only
MateoVincent Castellanos
PoacherDanny Trejo
Bill JohnsonJohnny Messner
Sam RogersKaDee Strickland
Dr. Jack BryonMatthew Marsden
Cole BurrisEugene Byrd
Gail SternSalli Richardson-Whitfield
Tran WuKarl Yune
Gordon MitchellMorris Chestnut
Dr. Ben DouglasNicholas Gonzalez
John LivingstonAndy Anderson
Stephen HammettDavid Hasselhoff
Dr. Amanda HayesCrystal Allen
Peter 'J.D.' MurdochJohn Rhys-DaviesMentioned only
PinkusRyan McCluskey
NickPatrick Regis
AndreiAlin Olteanu
GroznyAnthony GreenFlashback
VictorToma DanilăFlashback
SofiaMilhaela OrosFlashback
Professor Eric KaneSerban CeleaFlashback
DarrylAlin ConstantinescuFlashback
Peter ReysnerZoltan Butuc
JacksonLinden Ashby
ScottDanny Midwinter
AlexCălin Stanciu
HeatherAna Ularu
WendyAnca-Ioana Androne
EugeneEmil Hostina
Will 'Tully' TullCorin Nemec
RebaYancy Butler
Jim BickermanRobert Englund
Bethany TullSkye Lourie
Sarah MurdochAnnabel Wright
BeachStephen Billington
TiffaniLaura Dale
MargoAli Eagle
Deputy FergusonOliver Walker

Crew[edit]

RoleFilm
AnacondaAnacondas:
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Anaconda 3:
Offspring
Anacondas:
Trail of Blood
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
19972004200820092015
DirectorLuis LlosaDwight H. LittleDon E. FauntLeRoyA. B. Stone
Writer(s)Hans Bauer
Jim Cash
Jack Epps Jr.
Screenplay by
John Claflin
Daniel Zelman
Michael Miner
Edward Neumeier
Story by
Hans Bauer
Jim Cash
Jack Epps Jr.
Nicholas Davidoff
David Olson
David OlsonScreenplay by
Berkeley Anderson
Producer(s)Verna Harrah
Carol Little
Leonard Rabinowitz
Verna HarrahAlison SemenzaJeffery Beach
Phillip Roth
ComposerRandy EdelmanNerida Tyson-ChewPeter MeisnerClaude Foisy
CinematographerBill ButlerStephen F. WindonDon E. FlauntLeRoyIvo Peitchev
EditorMichael R. Miller
Gregg London
Marcus D'Arcy
Mark Warner
Scott ConradCameron Hallenbeck
Production companiesMiddle Fork ProductionsHollywood Media Bridge
Stage 6 Films
UFO International
Destination Films
DistributorColumbia PicturesScreen GemsSony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dateApril 11, 1997August 27, 2004July 26, 2008February 28, 2009April 25, 2015
Running time89 minutes97 minutes91 minutes89 minutes92 minutes

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBudget
North AmericaOther
territories
Worldwide
AnacondaApril 11, 1997$65,885,767[1]$71,000,000[1]$136,885,767[1]$45 million[2]
Anacondas:
The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
August 27, 2004$32,238,923[3]$38,753,975[3]$70,992,898[3]$25 million[2]
Total$98,124,690$109,753,975$207,878,669$70 million

Critical response[edit]

FilmRotten TomatoesMetacriticCinemaScore
Anaconda40% (50 reviews)[4]37 (20 reviews)[5]B−[6]
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid25% (118 reviews)[7]40 (28 reviews)[8]B[9]

Publications[edit]

Anaconda: The Writer's Cut (2014)[edit]

Anaconda: The Writer's Cut is a novel by Hans Bauer published in 2014. Bauer also wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film Anaconda and its 2004 sequel Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.[10]

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Video games[edit]

Quake Anaconda Mod (1997)[edit]

Promoting the original film's release, Sony released a free total conversion mod for Quake Mission Pack No. 1: Scourge of Armagon which featured new snake enemies and a large Anaconda boss character.[11][12]

Anacondas Arcade Game (2004)[edit]

Anacondas Arcade Game is an online interactive game produced by Sony Studios in 2004 to promote the film Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid from the same year.[13]

Anacondas 3D: Adventure Game (2004)[edit]

Adobe acrobat pro xi ebay. Anacondas 3D: Adventure Game is an online interactive game produced by Sony Studios in 2004 to promote the film Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid from the same year.[14][15]

Snakes on a Babe (2008)[edit]

Full game download halo. Snakes on a Babe is an online interactive game produced in 2008 to promote the film Anaconda 3: Offspring from the same year.[16][17]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ ab'Box Office History for Anaconda Movies'. The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  3. ^ abc'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  4. ^'Anaconda (1997)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  5. ^'Anaconda'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  6. ^'CinemaScore'. cinemascore.com.
  7. ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  8. ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  9. ^'CinemaScore'. cinemascore.com.
  10. ^'Anaconda: The Writer's Cut - Kindle edition by Hans Bauer. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com'. amazon.com.
  11. ^https://www.bluesnews.com/archives/march97-5.html
  12. ^https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/anaconda.html
  13. ^http://www.freeaddictinggames.com/game/anacondas/
  14. ^http://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=6000
  15. ^http://anacondas-3d-adventure-game.software.informer.com
  16. ^'Anaconda 3 – The Offspring Presents: Snakes on a Babe'. Beyond Hollywood. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  17. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2016-02-21.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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