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Anaconda is a 1997 adventure-horror film, directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer and Jonathan Hyde. Anaconda is a mediocre film and echoes creature films of the 1970's such as Jaws, Piranha and Grizzly. Except this time around it's a giant Anaconda wreaking havoc. This movie was released in 1997 and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Despite being panned by a lot of critics 'Anaconda' was a commercial hit and has spawned numerous sequels and copycats. It effectively helped create a whole genre of films.-To date(as of October, 2018) this movie has spawned 3 sequels.
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.
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- 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. Neverwinter nights 2 key code.
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. Almanaque mundial 2015 online free. 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. Adobe premiere cs6 torrent.
Cast and characters[edit]
| Character | Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | |
| 1997 | 2004 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Terri Flores | Jennifer Lopez | Mentioned only | |||
| Danny Rich | Ice Cube | Mentioned only | |||
| Paul Serone | Jon Voight | Mentioned only | |||
| Professor Steven Cale | Eric Stoltz | Mentioned only | |||
| Warren Westridge | Jonathan Hyde | Mentioned only | |||
| Gary Dixon | Owen Wilson | Mentioned only | |||
| Denise Kalberg | Kari Wuhrer | Mentioned only | |||
| Mateo | Vincent Castellanos | ||||
| Poacher | Danny Trejo | ||||
| Bill Johnson | Johnny Messner | ||||
| Sam Rogers | KaDee Strickland | ||||
| Dr. Jack Bryon | Matthew Marsden | ||||
| Cole Burris | Eugene Byrd | ||||
| Gail Stern | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | ||||
| Tran Wu | Karl Yune | ||||
| Gordon Mitchell | Morris Chestnut | ||||
| Dr. Ben Douglas | Nicholas Gonzalez | ||||
| John Livingston | Andy Anderson | ||||
| Stephen Hammett | David Hasselhoff | ||||
| Dr. Amanda Hayes | Crystal Allen | ||||
| Peter 'J.D.' Murdoch | John Rhys-Davies | Mentioned only | |||
| Pinkus | Ryan McCluskey | ||||
| Nick | Patrick Regis | ||||
| Andrei | Alin Olteanu | ||||
| Grozny | Anthony Green | Flashback | |||
| Victor | Toma Danilă | Flashback | |||
| Sofia | Milhaela Oros | Flashback | |||
| Professor Eric Kane | Serban Celea | Flashback | |||
| Darryl | Alin Constantinescu | Flashback | |||
| Peter Reysner | Zoltan Butuc | ||||
| Jackson | Linden Ashby | ||||
| Scott | Danny Midwinter | ||||
| Alex | Călin Stanciu | ||||
| Heather | Ana Ularu | ||||
| Wendy | Anca-Ioana Androne | ||||
| Eugene | Emil Hostina | ||||
| Will 'Tully' Tull | Corin Nemec | ||||
| Reba | Yancy Butler | ||||
| Jim Bickerman | Robert Englund | ||||
| Bethany Tull | Skye Lourie | ||||
| Sarah Murdoch | Annabel Wright | ||||
| Beach | Stephen Billington | ||||
| Tiffani | Laura Dale | ||||
| Margo | Ali Eagle | ||||
| Deputy Ferguson | Oliver Walker | ||||
Crew[edit]
| Role | Film | ||||
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| Anaconda | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | |
| 1997 | 2004 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Director | Luis Llosa | Dwight H. Little | Don E. FauntLeRoy | A. 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 Olson | Screenplay by Berkeley Anderson |
| Producer(s) | Verna Harrah Carol Little Leonard Rabinowitz | Verna Harrah | Alison Semenza | Jeffery Beach Phillip Roth | |
| Composer | Randy Edelman | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Peter Meisner | Claude Foisy | |
| Cinematographer | Bill Butler | Stephen F. Windon | Don E. FlauntLeRoy | Ivo Peitchev | |
| Editor | Michael R. Miller Gregg London | Marcus D'Arcy Mark Warner | Scott Conrad | Cameron Hallenbeck | |
| Production companies | Middle Fork Productions | Hollywood Media Bridge Stage 6 Films | UFO International Destination Films | ||
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures | Screen Gems | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | ||
| Release date | April 11, 1997 | August 27, 2004 | July 26, 2008 | February 28, 2009 | April 25, 2015 |
| Running time | 89 minutes | 97 minutes | 91 minutes | 89 minutes | 92 minutes |
Reception[edit]
Box office performance[edit]
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | |||
| Anaconda | April 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]
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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| Anaconda | 40% (50 reviews)[4] | 37 (20 reviews)[5] | B−[6] |
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | 25% (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]
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]
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]
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]
- ^ abc'Anaconda'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ ab'Box Office History for Anaconda Movies'. The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ abc'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'Anaconda (1997)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'Anaconda'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'CinemaScore'. cinemascore.com.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'CinemaScore'. cinemascore.com.
- ^'Anaconda: The Writer's Cut - Kindle edition by Hans Bauer. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com'. amazon.com.
- ^https://www.bluesnews.com/archives/march97-5.html
- ^https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/anaconda.html
- ^http://www.freeaddictinggames.com/game/anacondas/
- ^http://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=6000
- ^http://anacondas-3d-adventure-game.software.informer.com
- ^'Anaconda 3 – The Offspring Presents: Snakes on a Babe'. Beyond Hollywood. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2016-02-21.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)