Anaconda (film series)

Anaconda
Anaconda
	DVD box containing the first four films
Directed by	Luis Llosa (1); Dwight H. Little (2); Don E. FauntLeRoy (3–4);
Written by	Hans Bauer (1); Jim Cash (1); Jack Epps Jr. (1); Nicholas Davidoff (3); David Olson (3–4);
Screenplay by	John Claflin (2); Daniel Zelman (2); Michael Miner (2); Edward Neumeier (2);
Story by	Hans Bauer (2); Jim Cash (2); Jack Epps Jr. (2);
Produced by	Verna Harrah (1–2); Carol Little (1); Leonard Rabinowitz (1); Alison Semenza (3–4);
Cinematography	Bill Butler (1); Stephen F. Windon (2); Don E. FauntLeRoy (3–4);
Edited by	Michael R. Miller (1); Marcus D'Arcy (2); Mark Warner (2); Scott Conrad (3–4);
Music by	Randy Edelman (1); Nerida Tyson-Chew (2); Peter Meiser (3–4);
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1); Screen Gems (2); Stage 6 Films (3–4);
Release date	1997 – present
Running time	369 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million
Box office	$207,878,669

Anaconda (also known as Anacondas) is a series of American horror films that started with Anaconda in 1997. It was followed by one theatrical sequel, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004), two made for television sequels, Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) and Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009), and a made for television crossover film with the Lake Placid series, titled Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015). 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.

Films

Anaconda (1997)

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)

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)

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 find themselves to stop them before it's too late.

Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)

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

Crossover

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)

In Clear Lake, Maine, an accident between the deadliest creatures have been generated due to the serum and escaped. Now, a town sheriff and wildlife officer find themselves to save a group of sorority girls from a battle between crocodiles and anacondas.

Cast and characters

Character	Film
Character	Anaconda (1997)	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)	Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)	Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)	Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
Terri Flores	Jennifer Lopez
Danny Rich	Ice Cube
Paul Serone	Jon Voight
Professor Steven Cale	Eric Stoltz
Warren Westridge	Jonathan Hyde
Gary Dixon	Owen Wilson
Denise Kalberg	Kari Wuhrer
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
Tran		Karl Yune
Gordon Mitchell		Morris Chestnut
Dr. Ben Douglas		Nicholas Gonzalez
John Livingston		Andy Anderson
Dr. Amanda Hayes			Crystal Allen
J.D. Murdoch			John Rhys-Davies		(Mentioned only)
Hammett			David Hasselhoff
Pinkus			Ryan McCluskey
Nick			Patrick Regis
Andrei			Alin Olteanu
Grozny			Anthony Green	(Flashback)
Victor			Toma Danilă	(Flashback)
Sofia			Milhaela Elena Oros	(Flashback)
Professor Eric Kane			Serban Celea	(Flashback)
Darryl			Alin Constantinescu	(Flashback)
Jackson				Linden Ashby
Scott				Danny Midwinter
Alex				Călin Stanciu
Heather				Ana Ularu
Wendy				Anca-Ioana Androne
Eugene				Emil Hostina
Peter Reysner			Zoltan Butuc
Reba					Yancy Butler
Jim Bickerman					Robert Englund
Will "Tully" Tull					Corin Nemec
Bethany Tull					Skye Lourie
Sarah Murdoch					Annabel Wright
Beach					Stephen Billington

Crew

Film	Director	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
Anaconda (1997)	Luis Llosa	Hans Bauer Jim Cash Jack Epps Jr.	Verna Harrah Carol Little Leonard Rabinowitz
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)	Dwight H. Little	John Claflin Daniel Zelman Michael Miner Edward Neumeier	Verna Harrah
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)	Don E. FauntLeRoy	Nicholas Davidoff David Olson	Alison Semenza
Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009)	Don E. FauntLeRoy	David Olson	Alison Semenza
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)	A. B. Stone	Berkeley Anderson	Jeffery Beach Phillip Roth

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release date	Box office gross			Budget
Film	Release date	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	Budget
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]	$20–$25 million^[2]^[3]
Total		$98,124,690	$109,753,975	$207,878,669	$65–70 million

Critical response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
Anaconda	38% (48 reviews)^[4]	37 (20 reviews)^[5]
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	26% (117 reviews)^[6]	40 (28 reviews)^[7]
Anaconda 3: Offspring	—	—
Anacondas: Trail of Blood	—	—
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda	—	—

Publications

Anaconda: The Writer's Cut

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.^[8]

Video game tie ins

Anacondas 3D Adventure Game

Anacondas 3D Adventure Game is an interactive game produced by Sony Studios in 2004 to promote the film Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid from the same year.^[9]^[10]

Snakes on a Babe

Snakes on a Babe is an interactive game produced in 2008 to promote the film Anaconda 3: Offspring from the same year.^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Anaconda". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
^ ^a ^b "Box Office History for Anaconda Movies". The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "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.
^ "Anaconda: The Writer's Cut - Kindle edition by Hans Bauer. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com". amazon.com.
^ 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.

Template:Anaconda & Lake Placid

[mojo-1-1] "Anaconda". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

[numbers-2] "Box Office History for Anaconda Movies". The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

[mojo-2-3] "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] "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

[7] "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

[8] "Anaconda: The Writer's Cut - Kindle edition by Hans Bauer. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com". amazon.com.

[9] ttp://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=6000

[10] ttp://anacondas-3d-adventure-game.software.informer.com

[11] "Anaconda 3 – The Offspring Presents: Snakes on a Babe". Beyond Hollywood. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2015-05-12.

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