Anaconda (film series)

Anaconda
DVD box containing the first four films.
Directed by	Luis Llosa (1) Dwight Little (2) Don E. FauntLeRoy (3–4)
Produced by	Verna Harrah (1–2) Carol Little (1) Leonard Rabinowitz (1) Alison Semenza (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)
Music by	Randy Edelman (1) Nerida Tyson-Chew (2) Peter Meiser (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)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1) Screen Gems (2) Stage 6 Films (3–4)
Release dates	1997 – present
Running time	369 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million
Box office	$207,878,6690

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 his cancer, 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 and escaped. Now, a town sheriff and wildlife officer find themselves to save a group of sorority girls from a battle between snakes and crocodiles.

Cast and characters

Crew

Reception

Box office performance

Critical response

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 Arcade Game (2004)

Anacondas Arcade 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]

Anacondas 3D Adventure Game (2004)

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.^[10][11]

Snakes on a Babe (2008)

Snakes on a Babe is an interactive game produced in 2008 to promote the film Anaconda 3: Offspring from the same year.^[12][13]

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