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Original work | Anaconda (1997) |
Owner | Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures Releasing) |
Years | 1997–present |
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Anaconda (also known as Anacondas) is an American horror film series 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 stand-alone sequel, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) directed by Dwight 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 film series. Along with a 2024 Chinese remake of the same name, Anaconda (2024) directed by Xiang Qui Liang and Xiang He Sheng. [1] Each installment revolves around giant man-eating anacondas 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.
A reboot is currently in development from Sony Pictures. [2]
Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
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Anaconda | April 11, 1997 | Luis Llosa | Jim Cash, Hans Bauer & Jack Epps Jr. | Verna Harrah, Carol Little & Leonard Rabinowitz | |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | August 27, 2004 | Dwight H. Little | John Claflin, Daniel Zelman, Michael Miner & Edward Neumeier | Jim Cash, Hans Bauer & Jack Epps Jr. | Verna Harrah |
Anaconda 3: Offspring | July 26, 2008 | Don E. FauntLeRoy | David Olson & Nicholas Davidoff | Alison Semenza | |
Anacondas: Trail of Blood | February 28, 2009 | David Olson | |||
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda | April 25, 2015 | A.B. Stone | Berkeley Anderson | Phillip Roth & Jeffery Beach | |
Anaconda | March 1, 2024 (China) | Xiang Qui Liang & Xiang He Sheng | Evan Daugherty | ||
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.
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.
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.
A herpetologist is on a mission to destroy the Blood Orchid from the billionaire who wanted a serum to cure his cancer, until a dangerous snake threatens everyone.
In Black Lake, Maine, an accident allows the two giant species, crocodiles and anacondas to be 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.
A group of circus performers, on their way to what they think is a new performance location, become stranded in a lush rainforest after the boat they were on, and the captain leading the way, are eaten and destroyed by an anaconda. They cross paths with a deadly poacher who is hunting the anaconda, who realizes that he might now have enough bait to catch him. But being circus performers, they have a few survival tricks up their sleeves.
In January 2020, Sony Pictures announced a reboot is in development, with Evan Daugherty serving as screenwriter. [3] In 2023, Tom Gormican was announced to direct the film. [4]
Key
- An A indicates an appearance through archival footage.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Character | Films | ||||
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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 | |
Terri Flores | Jennifer Lopez | Mentioned | |||
Danny Rich | Ice Cube | ||||
Paulerson "Paul" Serone | Jon Voight | ||||
Professor Steven "Steve" Cale | Eric Stoltz | ||||
Warren Westridge | Jonathan Hyde | ||||
Gary Dixon | Owen Wilson | ||||
Denise Kalberg | Kari Wuhrer | ||||
Mateo | Vincent Castellanos | ||||
Poacher | Danny Trejo | ||||
William "Bill" Johnson | Johnny Messner | ||||
Samantha "Sam" Rogers | KaDee Strickland | ||||
Dr.Jackson "Jack" Bryon | Matthew Marsden | ||||
Cole Burris | Eugene Byrd | ||||
Gail Stern | Salli Richardson-Whitfield | ||||
Trenton "Tran" Wu | Karl Yune | ||||
Gordon Mitchell | Morris Chestnut | ||||
Dr.Benjamin "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 | |||
Pinkus | Ryan McCluskey | ||||
Nick | Patrick Regis | ||||
Andrei | Alin Olteanu | ||||
Grozny | Anthony Green | Anthony Green A | |||
Victor | Toma Danilă | Toma Danilă A | |||
Sofia | Milhaela Oros | Milhaela Oros A | |||
Professor Eric Kane | Şerban Celea | Şerban Celea A | |||
Darryl | Alin Constantinescu | Alin Constantinescu A | |||
Peter Reysner | Zoltan Butuc | ||||
Murdoch's Assistant | Cristina Teodorescu | ||||
Jackson | Linden Ashby | ||||
Scott | Danny Midwinter | ||||
Alex | Călin Stanciu | ||||
Heather | Ana Ularu | ||||
Wendy | Anca 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 |
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 | |
Composer(s) | Randy Edelman | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Peter Meisner | Claude Foisy | |
Cinematographer | Bill Butler | Stephen F. Windon | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Ivo Peitchev | |
Editor | Michael R. Miller | Marcus D'Arcy Mark Warner | Scott Conrad | Cameron Hallenbeck | |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures Cinema Line Film Corporation | Screen Gems Middle Fork Productions | Stage 6 Films Hollywood Media Bridge Castel Film Romania Really Big Snake Productions | Destination Films UFO International | |
Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | |||
Running time | 89 minutes | 97 minutes | 91 minutes | 89 minutes | 92 minutes |
Film | Release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref. | ||
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North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Anaconda | April 11, 1997 | $65,885,767 | $71,000,000 | $136,885,767 | $45 million | [5] |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | August 27, 2004 | $32,238,923 | $38,753,975 | $70,992,898 | $25 million | [6] |
Total | $98,124,690 | $109,753,975 | $207,878,669 | $70 million | [7] | |
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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Anaconda | 41% (54 reviews) [8] | 37 (20 reviews) [9] |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | 26% (121 reviews) [10] | 40 (28 reviews) [11] |
Title | U.S. release date | Length | Composer(s) | Label |
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Anaconda: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | April 22, 1997 | 33:56 | Randy Edelman | Edel America Records |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | August 30, 2004 | 60:57 | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Varèse Sarabande |
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. [12]
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. [13] [14]
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. [15]
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. [16] [17]
Snakes on a Babe is an online interactive game produced in 2008 to promote the film Anaconda 3: Offspring from the same year. [18] [19]
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