When a deranged snake hunter cons his way onto a film crew's boat to hunt a giant anaconda, the group soon finds they've become the reptile's prey.
This monster was a No. 1 box-office hit, grossing $136.8 million worldwide and spawning a franchise of sequels.
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Jennifer LopezIce CubeJon VoightEric StoltzJonathan HydeOwen WilsonKari WuhrerVincent CastellanosDanny TrejoFrank Welker
EditDirected by
Luis Llosa |
Writing Credits(WGA)
Hans Bauer | .. | (written by) and |
Jim Cash | .. | (written by) & |
Jack Epps Jr. | .. | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Jennifer Lopez | .. | Terri Flores |
Ice Cube | .. | Danny Rich |
Jon Voight | .. | Paul Serone |
Eric Stoltz | .. | Dr. Steven Cale |
Jonathan Hyde | .. | Warren Westridge |
Owen Wilson | .. | Gary Dixon |
Kari Wuhrer | .. | Denise Kalberg |
Vincent Castellanos | .. | Mateo |
Danny Trejo | .. | Poacher |
Frank Welker | .. | Anaconda (voice) |
Produced by
Jack Epps Jr. | .. | producer |
Andy Fickman | .. | associate producer |
Verna Harrah | .. | producer |
Carole Little | .. | producer |
Beau Marks | .. | co-producer |
Leonard Rabinowitz | .. | producer |
Stelvio Rosi | .. | line producer |
Susan Ruskin | .. | executive producer |
Music by
Randy Edelman |
Cinematography by
Bill Butler |
Film Editing by
Michael R. Miller |
Casting By
Mindy Marin |
Production Design by
Kirk M. Petruccelli |
Art Direction by
Barry Chusid |
Set Decoration by
Daniel Loren May | .. | (as Daniel L. May) |
Costume Design by
Kathy Monderine |
Makeup Department
Ken Diaz | .. | makeup artist: Mr. Voight |
Dino Ganziano | .. | hair stylist: Mr. Voight |
Donna Barrett Gilbert | .. | key hair stylist |
Joel Harlow | .. | special makeup effects artist |
Rob Hinderstein | .. | makeup artist |
Dayne Johnson | .. | makeup artist |
Jim Kail | .. | key makeup artist (as James Kail) |
Sônia Silva | .. | make up: Brazil (as Sonia Regina Silva) |
Julia Steinberg | .. | assistant hair stylist |
Production Management
Valeria Costa Amorim | .. | assistant production manager |
James Dyer | .. | unit production manager (as James R. Dyer) |
Caíque Martins Ferreira | .. | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer | .. | second assistant director |
Bruce Carter | .. | second assistant director |
K.C. Colwell | .. | first assistant director |
Kátia Lund | .. | first assistant director: Brazil |
Beau Marks | .. | second unit director |
Lisanne Sartor | .. | second second assistant director |
Rosemarie Unite | .. | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
Art Department
Jon Aguilar | .. | set dresser |
Randy Bostic | .. | lead man |
Cristina Cirne | .. | set dresser: Brazil |
Elixandro Diaz Jr. | .. | plaster supervisor |
Joseph C. Fama | .. | general foreman (as Joe Fama) |
Tracy Farrington | .. | property master |
John French | .. | gang boss |
Joey Genitempo | .. | on-set scenic: re-shoots |
Serge Genitempo | .. | stand-by painter |
Peter Gornstein | .. | concept artist |
Justin J. LaPresle | .. | propmaker |
Thomas W. Lay Jr. | .. | production illustrator |
Adam Martyn | .. | sculptor-mouldmaker |
Louis Medrano | .. | painter |
Barbara Mesney | .. | set designer |
Michael Muscarella | .. | construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella) |
David Napoli | .. | set dresser |
David J. Negron Jr. | .. | storyboard artist |
Andrew Neskoromny | .. | set designer |
Tom Reta | .. | assistant art director |
Michael Sarley | .. | storyboard artist |
John Sweeney | .. | assistant propmaster |
Ron Ashmore | .. | paint supervisor (uncredited) |
Beatriz Castro | .. | construction coodinator: Brazil (uncredited) |
Glen Harmon | .. | greens supervisor (uncredited) |
Monica Rochlin | .. | assistant props: Brazil (uncredited) |
Robert Silcock | .. | prop maker (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold | .. | sound mixer |
John H. Arrufat | .. | dialogue editor |
Steve Birkett | .. | boom operator |
Destiny Borden | .. | first assistant sound editor |
Steve Cain | .. | cable person |
Simon Coke | .. | sound effects editor |
Henry Dobson | .. | dubbing supervisor: international versions |
Ronald Eng | .. | dialogue editor |
Ed Fassl | .. | sound effects editor |
Richard C. Franklin | .. | supervising sound editor |
Nerses Gezalyan | .. | foley mixer / sound mixer |
Hector C. Gika | .. | sound effects editor |
Avram D. Gold | .. | adr editor |
Kimberly Harris | .. | adr supervisor (as Kimberly Harris-Rivolier) |
Gary A. Hecker | .. | foley artist |
Drake Jenevein | .. | assistant sound editor |
Daniel J. Leahy | .. | re-recording mixer |
Larry Mann | .. | foley editor |
Tony Negrete | .. | assistant sound editor |
Mark Pappas | .. | foley editor |
Nico Salvato | .. | adr assistant (as Monique Salvato) |
Gregory H. Watkins | .. | re-recording mixer |
Jeffrey Wilhoit | .. | foley artist |
Gary Wright | .. | dialogue editor |
David Yaffe | .. | sound mixer: replacement mixer |
Special Effects by
Tony Allard | .. | special effects technician |
Steve Blumenkrantz | .. | animatronic effects |
Ty Boyce | .. | animatronic snakes / electrical/hydraulic designer |
Darrell Burgess | .. | special effects technician |
Dave Caldwell | .. | animatronic effects |
Terry Chapman | .. | special effects foreman |
Walt Conti | .. | animatronics effects |
Manuel Contreras | .. | animatronic effects |
Alan Cooney | .. | animatronic effects |
Charles E. Dolan | .. | special effects foreman |
Stephanie Englert | .. | animatronic effects |
Chuck Gaspar | .. | special effects supervisor |
Joss Geiduschek | .. | animatronic effects |
David Hoehn | .. | creature effects prosthetics artist: Edge Innovations |
Nori Honda | .. | sculptural designer: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc |
Jonathan Horton | .. | animatronic effects |
Tom Hsiu | .. | animatronic effects |
Nancy Huffman | .. | special effects assistant: animatronic effects |
Dana Klaren | .. | special effects technician |
David Knight | .. | animatronic effects |
Krissy Luster | .. | animatronic effects |
John Raff | .. | animatronic effects |
Gary Reyes | .. | animatronic effects |
Edward Roberts | .. | animatronic effects |
Alan Schier | .. | animatronic effects |
John Titus | .. | animatronic effects |
Tim Walkey | .. | special effects foreman |
John Williams | .. | animatronic effects |
Mitchell Barham | .. | animatronic snakes (uncredited) |
Rich E. Cordobes | .. | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Dirk Rogers | .. | special effects technician: Altered Anatomy EFX (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Scott Anderson | .. | visual effects editor: SPI |
Elisabeth Arko | .. | technical assistant |
Bill Houston Ball | .. | visual effects |
Jacquie Barnbrook | .. | visual effects coordinator |
Travis Baumann | .. | digital artist: CFC |
Jim Berney | .. | technical director: SPI |
John Berri | .. | assistant visual effects editor |
Allen Blaisdell | .. | visual effects photography |
Colin Campbell | .. | compositing lead |
Rusty Case | .. | senior systems architect |
Anthony Ceccomancini | .. | pre-visualization coordinator |
John Decker | .. | digital artist |
Thomas R. Dickens | .. | lead prop modeler: SPI |
Rob Engle | .. | software developer |
Darcy Fray | .. | visual effects coordinator |
Robin Griffin | .. | visual effects producer |
Michael S. Harbour | .. | digital artist |
Ralph Horan | .. | executive producer: visual effects |
Martin A. Kline | .. | visual effects art director |
Kelvin Lee | .. | lead animator |
Ann Monn | .. | visual effects artist |
John Nelson | .. | visual effects supervisor |
Felix Ojeda | .. | digital artist |
Janek Sirrs | .. | visual effects |
Serge Sretschinsky | .. | supervising technical director |
David Tanner | .. | software engineer |
Aileen Timmers | .. | visual effects producer |
Audrea Topps Harjo | .. | software production coordinator |
Michael J. Travers | .. | digital artist: SPI |
Barry Weiss | .. | senior staff: SPI |
Manny Wong | .. | creature animator |
Terrence Masson | .. | animation consultant (uncredited) |
Paul McGhee | .. | film scanning and recording (uncredited) |
Hal Miles | .. | digital artist (uncredited) |
Lance Powell | .. | technical coordinator (uncredited) |
Attila Veress | .. | film scanner operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
Jennifer Badger | .. | stunts |
Sandy Berumen | .. | stunts |
Nick Brett | .. | stunts |
Phil Culotta | .. | stunts |
Carol Daniels | .. | stunts |
J. Mark Donaldson | .. | stunts |
Richard Epper | .. | stunts |
Patricia Eskenazi | .. | stunt double: Kari Wehrer |
Stephanie Finochio | .. | stunt double |
Mickey Giacomazzi | .. | stunts |
Terry Jackson | .. | stunt double: Jonathan Hyde |
Terry James | .. | stunts |
Jim McConnell | .. | stunts |
Hugh Aodh O'Brien | .. | stunts (as Hugh O'Brien) |
Chuck Picerni Jr. | .. | stunts |
Denney Pierce | .. | stunts |
Jeff Podgurski | .. | stunts |
Dennis Scott | .. | stunts |
Mike Smith | .. | stunts |
Patrick J. Statham | .. | stunts |
Dain Turner | .. | stunts |
Tierre Turner | .. | stunts |
Eddie L. Watkins | .. | stunts (as Eddie Watkins) |
April Weeden | .. | stunts |
Webster Whinery | .. | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Baker | .. | underwater assistant camera |
Gary A. Beaird | .. | grip (as Gary 'Bullet' Beaird Jr.) |
Roy Bean | .. | video assist operator |
Marcela Bourseau | .. | second assistant camera |
Robert C. Carlson | .. | steadicam assistant |
Laurence Cropley | .. | lighting technician |
Thomas M. Dangcil | .. | lighting technician |
Tammy Fouts | .. | second assistant camera |
Walt Fraser | .. | camera operator |
Casey Jones | .. | grip |
Ron Kunecke | .. | night light operator |
Amy La Licata | .. | second assistant camera |
David Maddux | .. | gaffer |
Jim Marquette | .. | assistant camera |
Joe Martens | .. | lighting technician |
John Martens | .. | lighting technician |
Marcos Menescal | .. | second assistant camera: Brazil |
Michael Douglas Middleton | .. | still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity |
Pedro Moraes | .. | camera trainee |
Edward C. Peters | .. | dolly grip (as Edward Peters) |
Gu Ramalho | .. | camera loader / second assistant camera |
Van Redin | .. | still photographer |
Pete Romano | .. | underwater photographer |
Walter Royle | .. | best boy grip (as Walter Royle Jr.) |
Toca Seabra | .. | aerial camera operator: Brazil |
Eduardo Segovia | .. | gaffer: Brazil |
Rick Senteno | .. | assistant chief lighting technician |
Philip Sloan | .. | key grip |
Cliff Sperry | .. | best boy grip |
Alex Touyarot | .. | first assistant camera |
Robert Ulland | .. | steadicam operator |
Nilo Vital | .. | key grip: Brazil |
Tim Collins | .. | grip (uncredited) |
Animation Department
David Simmons | .. | animator |
David B. Vallone | .. | animator |
Casting Department
Debora Da Silva Medeiros | .. | extras casting: Brazil |
John Papsidera | .. | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gala Autumn | .. | set costumer |
Roberto Carneiro | .. | costumer |
Bridgitte Ferry | .. | costumer |
Inéz Salgado Miranda | .. | wardrobe assistant: Brazil |
Maria Beatriz B. Salgado | .. | wardrobe assistant: Brazil |
Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn | .. | color timer |
Mo Henry | .. | negative cutter |
Lisa Kramer | .. | apprentice editor |
Margaret Liu | .. | assistant film editor |
Gregg London | .. | additional film editor |
Benjamin Rapoport | .. | assistant film editor |
Location Management
Flavio Chaves | .. | location manager: Brazil |
Jane E. Graves | .. | assistant location manager |
Ricardo Karam | .. | location liaison: Brazil |
Deborah Laub | .. | location manager |
Music Department
Elton Ahi | .. | scoring engineer |
Tom Boyd | .. | musician: oboe soloist |
Sandy DeCrescent | .. | orchestra contractor |
Joanie Diener | .. | music editor |
Randy Edelman | .. | conductor |
Gary A. Hecker | .. | anaconda vocal effects |
Stephen Lotwis | .. | music editor |
James Thatcher | .. | musician: french horn |
John Beal | .. | composer: trailer (uncredited) |
Ralph Ferraro | .. | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Lizette Martins de Lima | .. | transportation office manager: Brazil |
Robert Hunter Jr. | .. | transportation captain (as Robert Hunter) |
Greg Nutt | .. | transportation captain |
Gregory Nutt | .. | transportation co-captain |
John F. Teeple | .. | driver |
Leo Wery | .. | transportation captain: Brazil |
Other crew
Geoff Abadee | .. | logistics |
Fred Aghajanian | .. | production assistant |
Elizabeth S. Barton | .. | script supervisor (as Elizabeth Barton) |
Wade Beckett | .. | production assistant |
Hélio Bodini | .. | production assistant: Brazil (as Helio Bodini) |
Kevin A. Canamar | .. | construction medic |
Craig Comstock | .. | production assistant |
Pat Curtin | .. | marine coordinator: Brazil |
Paul Emmons | .. | Medic |
Alison Ferber | .. | assistant: Mr. Llossa |
Tiffany Fraser | .. | first assistant accountant (as Tiffany Reinhard) |
Helen Gabrielle Gliniak | .. | production assistant (as Gabrielle Gliniak) |
Vanessa Grayson | .. | stand-in |
Richard Harrah | .. | production executive |
Justine Hebron | .. | assistant production coordinator |
Rebecca Hilliard | .. | assistant: Mr. Marks |
Girish Johar | .. | marketing & distribution |
Todd Johnson | .. | craft service |
Karen Juncosa | .. | assistant: Ms. Harrah |
Gene Kelly | .. | production accountant |
Tracy L. Kettler | .. | assistant production coordinator |
Kristen Kurczak | .. | production assistant |
Marcus Le Bov | .. | production assistant |
Rock LeRoy | .. | caterer |
Jim Marquette | .. | technical supporter |
Kris Fullan Martinez | .. | production coordinator |
Bertram McCann | .. | marine coordinator |
Phil Minsky | .. | caterer |
Michael Neal | .. | payroll accountant |
Pete Nichols | .. | marine water coordinator: Brazil |
William O'Dwyer Fogtman | .. | production advisor: Brazil |
Adeniyi Paris | .. | production assistant |
Ronn Riser | .. | assistant: Ice Cube (as Ronald Riser) |
Arlene Rodriguez | .. | assistant: Ms. Lopez |
Nancy Rosing | .. | production coordinator: re-shoots |
Betsy Sullenger | .. | assistant: Ms. Ruskin |
Gloria Tacchino | .. | assistant: Mr. Stoltz |
Sharon B. Taksel | .. | post-production accountant |
Mira Tweti | .. | unit publicist |
Leone Marucci | .. | production assistant (uncredited) |
Ernest Rister | .. | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
Napoleon A. Chagnon | .. | special thanks |
Directed by
Dwight H. Little | .. | (as Dwight Little) |
Writing Credits(WGA)
Hans Bauer | .. | (1997 screenplay) and |
Jim Cash | .. | (1997 screenplay) & |
Jack Epps Jr. | .. | (1997 screenplay) |
Hans Bauer | .. | (story) and |
Jim Cash | .. | (story) & |
Jack Epps Jr. | .. | (story) |
John Claflin | .. | (screenplay) & |
Daniel Zelman | .. | (screenplay) and |
Michael Miner | .. | (screenplay) & |
Edward Neumeier | .. | (screenplay) (as Ed Neumeier) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
Johnny Messner | .. | Bill Johnson |
KaDee Strickland | .. | Sam Rogers |
Matthew Marsden | .. | Dr. Jack Byron |
Nicholas Gonzalez | .. | Dr. Ben Douglas |
Eugene Byrd | .. | Cole Burris |
Karl Yune | .. | Tran |
Salli Richardson-Whitfield | .. | Gail Stern |
Morris Chestnut | .. | Gordon Mitchell |
Andy Anderson | .. | John Livingston |
Nicholas Hope | .. | Christian Van Dyke |
Peter Curtin | .. | Lawyer |
Denis Arndt | .. | CEO |
Khoa Do | .. | Lead Lopak Hunter |
Aireti | .. | Lopak Hunter |
Andre Tandjung | .. | Bartender |
Produced by
Verna Harrah | .. | producer |
Jacobus Rose | .. | executive producer |
Music by
Nerida Tyson-Chew |
Cinematography by
Stephen F. Windon |
Film Editing by
Marcus D'Arcy |
Mark Warner |
Casting By
Justine Arteta | .. | (as Justine Baddeley) |
Production Design by
Bryce Perrin |
Art Direction by
Brian Edmonds | .. | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
Jill Eden |
Costume Design by
Terry Ryan |
Makeup Department
Jason Baird | .. | creature supervisor |
Kate Birch | .. | hair stylist |
Nik Dorning | .. | prosthetic manufacture |
Megan Dwyer | .. | hairdresser: second unit / makeup artist: second unit |
Sean Genders | .. | special makeup effects artist |
Paul Pattison | .. | key makeup artist |
Claire Rutledge | .. | hair artist: second unit, Fiji |
Jennifer Stanfield | .. | makeup artist (as Jen Stanfield) |
Zeljka Stanin | .. | key hair stylist |
Production Management
Brendon 'Moose' Boyd | .. | unit manager |
Liz DiFiore | .. | unit production manager |
Ray Hennessy | .. | production manager |
Gordon MacPhail | .. | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bish Bishop | .. | third assistant director: second unit |
Miranda Colman | .. | third assistant director |
Jamie Crooks | .. | first assistant director |
Jason Faulkner | .. | second assistant director |
Mark Wareham | .. | second unit director |
Art Department
Gustavo Balboa | .. | creature concept sculptor |
Brett Bartlett | .. | construction manager |
Carl Braga | .. | screen graphics designer |
Jo Carter | .. | art department accountant |
Martin Crouch | .. | screen graphics designer |
Richie Dehne | .. | property master |
Craig Fison | .. | miniatures |
Nicki Gardiner | .. | set dresser |
Jenny Hitchcock | .. | set designer |
Julia Holden | .. | storyboard artist |
Anson Jew | .. | storyboard artist |
Miriam Johnson | .. | assistant art director |
Peter 'Babylon' Owens | .. | art director: second unit |
Andy Robinson | .. | head scenic |
David Russell | .. | storyboard artist |
Kino Scialabba | .. | concept artist |
Dilys Tan | .. | art department coordinator |
Rudi Tuisk | .. | assistant vehicle/boat coordinator |
Ben Walker | .. | standby props: second unit |
Sound Department
Damian Candusso | .. | adr editor |
John Chalfant | .. | re-recording mixer |
Bruce Emery | .. | dolby consultant |
Kirke Godfrey | .. | sound designer / sound effects editor |
Larry Hopkins | .. | layback sound mixer |
Paul Korber | .. | assistant dialogue editor |
Howard London | .. | adr mixer |
Michael McMenomy | .. | sound department intern |
Nada Mikas | .. | dialogue editor |
Linda Murdoch | .. | sound effects editor |
Chris O'Shea | .. | second boom operator |
Andrew Plain | .. | supervising sound editor |
Liam Price | .. | additional effects editor |
Warren Santiago | .. | sound attachment |
Blair Slater | .. | foley mixer & editor |
Pete Smith | .. | re-recording mixer (as Peter D. Smith) |
Lidia Tamplenizza | .. | sound effects editor |
Mark Ward | .. | sound effects editor |
William Ward | .. | assistant sound editor |
Mark J. Wasiutak | .. | boom operator |
Gary Wilkins | .. | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Simon Ambrose | .. | special effects head rigger |
Billy Aziz | .. | special effects logistics |
Toby Barron | .. | fabricator |
Nils Bendix | .. | special effects rigger |
Bruce Bright | .. | special effects onset supervisor |
Paul Eichorn | .. | special effects runner: Sydney |
Marcus Erasmus | .. | special effects: atmos chief |
Marianne Evans | .. | special effects coordinator: Fiji |
Lloyd Finnemore | .. | special effects foreman |
Ray Fowler | .. | special effects: rain chief |
David Goldie | .. | special effects modelmaker |
Leo Henry | .. | pyrotechnician |
James Howe | .. | special effects technician |
David James | .. | special effects electrician |
Jim Leng | .. | special effects technician |
Dean Manderson | .. | special effects technician |
Kent Miklenda | .. | special effects manager |
Shane Murphy | .. | special effects head fabricator |
Dan Oliver | .. | special effects set foreman |
David Pride | .. | special effects design engineer |
Tad Pride | .. | special effects supervisor |
Stewart Riach | .. | special effects technician |
Tim Riach | .. | special effects technician |
Matt Rowe | .. | sculptor: creature effects |
Arthur Spink Jr. | .. | special effects foreman |
Monika Stankowski | .. | special effects coordinator: Sydney |
Julian Summers | .. | special effects technician |
Dougal Thompson | .. | special effects logistics: Fiji |
Matt Ward | .. | snr sfx tech |
Tim Whiteley | .. | special effects technician |
Matt Rowe | .. | special makeup effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Tim Ahern | .. | computer effects |
Ben Ambrose | .. | assistant visual f/x supervisor |
Pippa Anderson | .. | visual effects producer |
Miles Bellas | .. | modeler / texturer |
James Bennett | .. | animator |
Marten Blumen | .. | digital compositor |
Paul Booth | .. | visual effects editor |
Andrew Butler | .. | visual effects |
Angus Cameron | .. | digital effects supervisor |
Tom Davies | .. | head model maker |
Sylvan Dieckmann | .. | 3D technical supervisor |
Dale Duguid | .. | visual effects supervisor |
Simon Dye | .. | compositor |
Patrick Felgueras | .. | digital effects artist |
Brad Greenwood | .. | model maker |
Belinda Griffiths | .. | digital artist / matte painter |
Michael Halley | .. | senior 3D artist |
Sean Heuston | .. | digital compositor |
Nicky Ladas | .. | IT manager / film scanner operator |
Evans Mark | .. | digital artist |
Damon Milman | .. | technical director |
Tony O'Loughlan | .. | motion control camera assistant |
Kim Pearce | .. | senior system administrator |
Eric Person | .. | digital film supervisor |
Paul Raeburn | .. | digital compositor |
Jaime Richter | .. | digital compositor |
Michael Sarkis | .. | lead motion control operator |
Murray Smallwood | .. | digital compositor |
Sean Steinmuller | .. | creature animator |
Michele Stewart | .. | assistant to visual effects producer |
Greg Tuckwell | .. | model/miniature supervisor |
Randy Vellacott | .. | digital compositor |
Donna Wallace | .. | visual effects production accountant |
Steve Cronin | .. | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Renee Bowen | .. | stunt double |
Mick Corrigan | .. | stunt rigger |
Augie Davis | .. | stunts |
Ashley Fairfield | .. | stunt double: Matthew Marsden / stunt rigger |
Joe Pampanella | .. | safety supervisor |
Glenn Ruehland | .. | stunt coordinator |
Sheree Swords | .. | stunt double |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Binnie | .. | first assistant |
Ian Bird | .. | key grip |
Jasin Boland | .. | still photographer |
Simon Christidis | .. | underwater cinematographer |
Kevin Donovan | .. | rigging grip |
Karl Engeler | .. | gaffer |
Martin Fargher | .. | dolly grip |
Frank Hruby | .. | camera operator |
Gillian Huxley | .. | rigging electric best boy |
Glen Jenkins | .. | lighting technician |
Ben King | .. | second assistant camera: additional unit |
Leigh Mackenzie | .. | camera operator |
Henare Mato | .. | rigging gaffer |
Luis Olivares | .. | video assist operator |
Jem Rayner | .. | first assistant camera |
Leo Richmond | .. | lighting technician |
Ricky Schamburg | .. | first assistant camera: second unit |
Zeb Simpson | .. | video operator |
Marc Spicer | .. | camera operator |
Joe Stick | .. | second unit: best boy |
John Trapman | .. | aerial director of photography |
Anthony Veith | .. | best boy |
Aron Walker | .. | dolly grip |
Nathan Walton | .. | lighting technician |
Helen Ward | .. | 'a' second assistant camera |
Mark Wareham | .. | director of photography: second unit |
Marc Windon | .. | assistant camera |
Steven J. Winslow | .. | aerial camera technician: Wescam camera |
Animation Department
Andy Cadzow | .. | animator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Cichello | .. | costumer |
Mary Lou Da Roza | .. | costume buyer |
Diana Freeman | .. | costume coordinator |
Fiona Nicolls | .. | key costumer |
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Editorial Department
Alicia Gleeson | .. | first assistant editor |
Tristan La Fontaine | .. | colorist |
Antonio Mestres | .. | additional editor |
Milena Romanin | .. | additional assistant editor |
Mark Warner | .. | additional editor |
Matthew Ozerski | .. | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Location Management
Duncan Jones | .. | location assistant |
Music Department
William Boston | .. | orchestrator (as Bill Boston) |
Christo Curtis | .. | score recordist |
Rick Giovinazzo | .. | orchestrator |
Coralie Hartl | .. | orchestra contractor |
Phillip Hartl | .. | concert master |
Andrew Kinney | .. | orchestrator |
Pilar McCurry | .. | music supervisor |
Julie Pearce | .. | music editor |
Larry Rench | .. | supervising orchestrator |
Nerida Tyson-Chew | .. | conductor / music producer |
Linda Murdoch | .. | music editor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Cast Of Movie Anaconda 3
Spencer Faulkner | .. | swing driver |
Other crew
Warren Beaton | .. | creature illustrator |
Jason Bogard | .. | production accountant |
John Charles | .. | software engineer: Sony DAC |
Judy Dale | .. | production secretary |
Lou Grant | .. | script supervisor: second unit |
Kelly Hamilton | .. | assistant: Ms. Harrah |
Richard Harrah | .. | production executive |
Milli Howson | .. | assistant to director |
Kitty King | .. | assistant: Mr. Little |
Kristin Kruger | .. | second assistant accountant |
Ernst W. Laurel | .. | first assistant accountant |
Damian Molloy | .. | marine coordinator |
Arwen Munro | .. | production coordinator: second unit |
Alexander Nicolas | .. | marketing |
Chris O'Connell | .. | script supervisor (as Chrissie O'Connell) |
Russell Sharp | .. | sculptor |
Alexandra Taussig | .. | production coordinator (as Alex Taussig) |
Jessica Walsh | .. | production assistant |
Tim Williams | .. | monkey trainer |
Joyce Heftel | .. | script supervisor: pre-timing (uncredited) |
Jonathan Kadin | .. | production executive (uncredited) |
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We look back on 1997's snake-themed horror film to see if a great cast and enough silliness can save a terrible script.
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Twenty years after its release, Anaconda (1997) remains both a terrible and amazing B-movie. A documentary film crew sail down the Amazon River in search of a lost tribe and are stalked by a 40-foot animatronic snake (we are, of course, supposed to believe it is real). This sounds like an unearthed cult classic, but director Luis Llosa had a decent $45 million budget. It ranked number one at the domestic box office. And it made more than $136 million worldwide. Not bad considering it was almost universally panned by critics, with a rating of 38 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and six Razzie nominations.
There were predictable howls about this being yet another Spielberg rip-off. (If this is what you are looking for, watch the amazing Joe Dante/Roger Corman 1978 film Piranha). But Anaconda is less Jaws, and more Jaws 3. The creature feature has a nonsensical plot, over-the-top acting, and special effects that haven’t held up. But if you stop wondering if you’re supposed to be laughing, it really is an enjoyable, ridiculous adventure.
In 1997, disaster films dominated the US box office. The top three earners were Titanic, Men in Black, and The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Similar releases included Dante’s Peak, Volcano, and Event Horizon. Action films were also hugely successful—the top ten included Air Force One, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The Fifth Element. It is not a total surprise that Anaconda ranks 23rd, but it is still pretty impressive for a film about a killer snake.
The fun of Anaconda is all in the casting. I’m assuming that the eclectic group of recognizable actors was what encouraged viewers: Oscar-winner Jon Voight lent some prestige, Eric Stoltz was familiar from his many film and television roles, and in the previous two months Jennifer Lopez had played Jack Nicholson’s mistress in Blood and Wine and the title role in the biopic Selena. Plus, who wouldn’t want to see Ice Cube fight a snake?
The eight characters are a collection of types that are standard and so completely predictable that no character development is needed (or offered). They are so straightforward that you really have no stake in their survival, but not caring means that it is much easier to watch their number dwindle. Lopez is the tough, sexy director (who surprisingly never takes her clothes off, which left much of the audience disappointed—T&A is absolutely expected in this type of movie). The anthropologist (Stoltz) is her lover and the film’s financier (snooze). Ice Cube is the down-to-earth cameraman who gets shit done. I am 100 percent here for the ridiculously snooty English host Westridge (Jonathan Hyde) who brings champagne, uses the deck like a golf range, and says things like “I'm not your bloody poodle!” It is obvious that devious skipper Mateo (Vincent Castellanos), hippie sound-guy Gary (Owen Wilson), and fun producer Denise (Kari Wuhrer) are going to go first.
What is a surprise is Voight. His take on Serone, a villainous ex-priest turned snake hunter, is something else. He is a warped throwback to an old-timey villain, the type that ties damsels to train tracks. He is excessively creepy and so transparently untrustworthy that it would not have been surprising had he turned to camera and gone “Muahahaha!” But his agonizing attempt at an accent, unnatural pacing, and exaggerated sneering is absolutely torturous—seriously, he makes falling prey to that snake seems desirable.
Serone scams his way onto the boat and proceeds to use everyone as bait in his quest to capture the anaconda. (You know: Man is the real monster, etc.) We’re supposed to believe it’s for the money, but really Serone is seemingly in love with this snake. “Buenos noches, beautiful,” he marvels when it appears. Try not to laugh when he described how “They strike, wrap around you, hold you tighter than your true love, and you get the privilege of hearing your bones break before the power of embrace causes your veins to explode.”
The plot is wonderfully ridiculous, surrendering any pretence at accuracy. This snake is so very dangerous because it defies the rules of nature (and gravity). Anacondas do not grow that long. They do not hatch from eggs. And they definitely do not scream. If this amped-up snake isn’t scary enough, there’s also a reference to that urban myth about Candiru, the tiny fish that are said to swim up the urethra and lodge themselves with their painful spines.
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What makes Anaconda even odder is that it is unusually sanitized for a monster movie and rated PG-13. It uses plenty of horror tropes like dangerous strangers, violating a restricted area, and showing the killer’s point of view. It takes this last one to a whole new level when we are place inside the snake itself, witnessing a body move toward us as it is being swallowed. However, there is little gore and a complete lack of sex and gratuitous nudity—the characters even get in the water fully clothed, which, frankly, seems impractical. Gary does flirt with Denise (“Is it just me or does the jungle make you really, really horny?”), and they do sneak off into the jungle.. but are interrupted by an angry boar (which is killed by Serone who just happens to be right there). There is also the serious romance between Lopez and Stoltz, which is so dull that we forget about it once he is incapacitated by a wasp in the throat and an amateur tracheotomy (Serone again, of course).
The best thing about Anaconda is definitely the ending. Serone’s corpse winks at Lopez, who is of course our Final Girl. But Ice Cube survives against-type and saves the day. Then they literally sail off into the goddamn sunset. Leaving us wondering not just how did this get made, but how did it get released?
Anaconda is unintentionally so bad it’s good, kind of like the never-ending Transformers series—just because it is decisively bad has not stopped people from liking it. To enjoy Anaconda, you just have to submit to the silliness.
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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | |
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Directed by | Dwight H. Little |
Produced by | Verna Harrah |
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Story by | |
Based on | Anaconda by Hans Bauer Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. |
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Music by | Nerida Tyson-Chew |
Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
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Distributed by | Screen Gems |
Release date | |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20–25 million[1][2] |
Box office | $71 million[2] |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (also known as Anaconda 2) is a 2004 American adventurehorror film directed by Dwight H. Little. It is a stand-alone sequel to the film Anaconda (1997) and the second installment of the Anaconda franchise. The film follows a team of researchers set for an expedition into the Southeast Asian tropical island of Borneo - Indonesia, to search for a sacred flower for which they believe will bring humans to a longer and healthier life, but soon become stalked and hunted by the deadly anacondas inhabiting the island. The origin of the giant anaconda from the original film is also explained.
Like its predecessor, the film received negative reviews and was a financial success. The film followed by a sequel, Anaconda 3: Offspring in 2008.
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Plot[edit]
A team of researchers funded by a New York pharmaceutical firm Wexel Hall, including Dr. Jack Byron, Gordon Mitchell, Sam Rogers, Gail Stern, Cole Burris, and Dr. Ben Douglas leave for a jungle in Borneo - Indonesia to search for a flower called Perrinnia Immortalis, which they believe can be used as a type of fountain of youth. Though their guide Captain Bill Johnson and his partner Tran Wu has misgivings about which path to take, Jack convinces him to take an unsafe path. The team goes over a waterfall and has to wade through the river. A giant anaconda emerges from the water and swallows Ben whole, but the rest of the team escape from the river. Bill assures them that it was the largest snake he has ever seen and that it should take weeks for it to grow hungry again. However, most of the team demand that the expedition be called off. They travel to Bill's friend, John Livingston, who lives on the river, to see if Bill can borrow his boat, but they find Livingston dead and his boat crashed.
They find themselves in a small native village consisting of thatched huts and a disemboweled anaconda with a pair of human legs hanging out of the snake's abdomen. The team realizes that the snakes are unusually large in size because their lives have been extended through the orchids, which are a part of the local food chain. Jack says that since they must be close to the orchids, they should press on. However, the others contend that there is no evidence that the orchids will have the same effect on humans. Wanting to leave, they start building an escape raft.
Gordon discovers Livington's radio and gun and realizes they could have called for help long ago. Jack is unable to convince him to allow the expedition to continue, so he paralyzes him using a poisonous spider. As Jack joins the others at the raft, Sam discovers Gordon and the spider bite. An anaconda drops down from the rafters and swallows Gordon alive soon after she leaves the building. The others arrive just as it finishes, so Bill sets the building on fire in hopes of killing the anaconda, but notices that it already made its escape. Jack uses the commotion to steal the raft.
With no more material to make another raft, they hack through the jungle to beat Jack to the orchids and retrieve their raft. On the way they fall into a cave trying to escape from an anaconda. Cole gets lost and panics after finding a skeleton. He runs into Bill's partner, Tran, and as they return to the others, Tran gets pulled under and Cole tries to find him, but all he sees is Tran's lost flashlight floating. Tran is eaten by an anaconda under water. Bill tries to find Cole and Tran, but also notices Tran's lost flashlight floating and with his blood surrounding it. The terrified Cole escapes from the caves behind the group, seconds ahead of the snake, which follows him through the hole and gets stuck. Sam uses a machete to behead it, but another snake captures Cole. The team follows and find him being constricted, but still alive. Bill throws his knife and impales the snake through the head, killing it and freeing Cole.
The group finds the raft just as Jack finds the blood orchids, hanging precariously above a pit in which a ball of male anacondas are mating with the queen. Jack shoots Bill in the arm and forces the party to accompany him to the orchids. He has Sam cross the pit via a thin log to fill a backpack with orchids. As she returns, the log cracks. Jack orders her to throw him the backpack, but Sam threatens to drop the flowers into the pit unless he drops the gun. The log breaks, and she falls, hanging by her leg halfway down the pit. As the others try to help her, Jack attempts to retrieve the backpack. The spider he used to paralyze Gordon escapes from its jar and bites him. Jack falls into the pit and is devoured. The vine holding Sam also gives away and she too falls into the pit, but is alive. She climbs out just in time as one of the anacondas tries to get her feet.
The female anaconda notices them, but Gail tricks it into biting their fuel container. Bill tries to shoot the snake, but the gun is empty. Cole shoots it with a flare, causing a chain reaction that sets the anaconda on fire and kills the other snakes and destroys the blood orchids. Bill, Sam, Cole and Gail make it back to the raft as the suriviors heading to Kota Bharu.
Cast[edit]
- Johnny Messner as Bill Johnson
- KaDee Strickland as Sam Rogers
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Gail Stern
- Matthew Marsden as Dr. Jack Byron
- Eugene Byrd as Cole Burris
- Morris Chestnut as Gordon Mitchell
- Karl Yune as Tran Wu
- Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Ben Douglas
- Andy Anderson as John Livingston
Soundtrack[edit]
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Film score by Nerida-Tyson Crew | |||
Released | August 30, 2004 | ||
Genre | Soundtracks Film scores | ||
Length | 60:57 | ||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | ||
Anaconda soundtrack chronology | |||
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The soundtrack for the film was composed by Nerida-Tyson Crew and released by Varèse Sarabande.[3]
- Track listing
- Opening Titles / Jungle Floor (2:12)
- Elixir Perrinia Immortalis (1:40)
- Kong Attacks Gail (2:04)
- Stealing the Fruit / Kong Terrified (3:06)
- Almost a Kiss (1:20)
- Predator in the Water (3:53)
- Enter the Jungle (0:56)
- Foreboding Path (2:22)
- Crossing the Bog (3:29)
- Spider of Anaesthesia (2:58)
- Livingston's Death (1:05)
- All Hope is Lost (1:58)
- Lopaks (1:36)
- It's Mating Season (3:15)
- Totem (1:34)
- Jack's Devious Deal Uncovered (1:23)
- Betrayal of Trust (2:28)
- The Cavern (6:31)
- Climbing to the Light (6:02)
- Discovering the Orchids / Face Off (11:14)
Reception[edit]
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid debuted at second place in the box office, earned $32,238,923 in the United States and the international gross of $38,753,975, bringing a worldwide total of $70,992,898.[2]
Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film received 25% positive reviews based on 118 reviews.[4]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 40 out of 100 based on 28 reviews.[5] Roger Ebert awarded the film two out of four stars, a rating less than that he gave the original film. Ebert, however, praised the acting of Matthew Marsden as being 'suitably treacherous'.[6] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of 'B' on an A+ to F scale.
The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel, but lost to Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.[7]
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References[edit]
- ^'Box Office History for Anaconda Movies'. The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ abc'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'. AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes'. Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004): Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^'Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'. Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^''Razzie Award (2005)''.. imdb
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