Anaconda (1997)

A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.

Director:

Luis Llosa

Writers:

Hans Bauer, Jim Cash,

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | boat | anaconda | jungle | amazon | 

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Taglines:

It's a SCREAM!

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Genres:

Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense adventure violence, and for brief language and sensuality

Details

Country:

USA Brazil Peru

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anakonda

Filming Locations:

Amazonas, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,620,887 (USA) (11 April 1997)

Gross:

$65,557,989 (USA) (5 September 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Line Film Corporation, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Iguana Producciones

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS (8 channels) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Amazonian film shoot was occasionally disrupted by the fact that a number of the cast were incredibly afraid of snakes.

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Goofs

There are no wild boars in the Amazon.

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Quotes

Paul Serone: Still no Mateo.

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Connections

Referenced in Enough (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Dio Che Nell'alma Infondere"
From the opera 'Don Carlo'
Written by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Michael Sylvester & Vladimir Chernov with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Courtesy of Sonny Classical

User Reviews

Excellent!!

An excellent movie. That's all to say about this movie. Excellent. It contains some of the biggest names in entertainment(Jennifer 'J-Lo' Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Eric Stoltz) and some actors and actresses going from good to great, just good, or not good at all(Jonathan Hyde, Kari Wuhrer, Owen Wilson, and Vincent Castellenatos). Plus there was the appearence of Danny Trejo as the poacher. Even though the cast for this movie isn't really big, it's good enough to make a good movie. Other things I found great with this movie are it's special effects and the characters themselves. Jon Voight's character says funny things, even when he doesn't mean to be funny, Ice Cube's character is just plain funny, and Jonathan Hyde's character is hilarious. As I said, this movie is excellent, no doubt about it.

One more thing: Anybody who's anybody should see this movie. IT'S A GREAT MOVIE!!!!

9/10