Anaconda III (2008)

A mercenary-for-hire accepts a mission from a billionaire to capture a dangerous snake that could possibly help cure a terminal illness.

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Writers:

Nicholas Davidoff, David C. Olson

Stars:

David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen, Ryan McCluskey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Hasselhoff	...	Hammett
Crystal Allen	...	Amanda Hayes
Ryan McCluskey	...	Pinkus
Patrick Regis	...	Nick
Anthony Green	...	Captain Grozny
John Rhys-Davies	...	Murdoch
Alin Olteanu	...	Andrei
Toma Danila	...	Victor
Bogdan Uritescu	...	Dragosh
Mihaela Elena Oros	...	Sofia (as Mihaela 'Sasha' Oros)
Serban Celea	...	Professor Kane
Zoltan Butuc	...	Peter
Alin Constantinescu	...	Darryl
Banica Gheorghe	...	Farmer (as Gheorghe Banica)
Gabi Burlacu	...	Little Thug

Storyline

Cancer-terminal tycoon Peter Murdoch's secret Wexel Hall Pharmaceuticals lab has developed a blood orchid extract cure. To examine why it works optimally in snakes, they also bread a super-anaconda strain. But the original pair escapes, leaving a bloody trail of corpses. Murdoch runs, instructing his staff to clean up. They keep failing and being eaten like unsuspecting locals, some alive, even after enlisting ruthless big game hunter Hammett. The fast-growing pregnant monster sheds its skin, thus disabling the only tracking device.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | monster | blood | billionaire | third part | 

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Taglines:

They Can Taste Your Fear

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence

Details

Country:

USA Romania

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anaconda 3

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castel Film Romania, Hollywood Media Bridge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot Back-to-Back with 'Anaconda 4: Trail of Blood'.

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Goofs

It is stated that the enclosure housing the snakes contains 3 inch thick glass. However, after the glass is broken, there is a shot where you can clearly see the width of the glass is not even an inch thick.

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Quotes

Nick: [after seeing a skinless, partially-digested goat fall from the ceiling] Well that's mighty disturbin'...

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Crazy Credits

'Stage 6 Productions', the production company credited for the film, is an in-joke regarding the local Romanian service provider, 'Castel Films Romania' which has 10 sound stages on their lot, but no stage 6.

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Connections

Referenced in Piranha 3DD (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Concerto 1052 for Harpsichord"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as Bach)
Performed by Garry Johnston
Courtesy of Noma Music

User Reviews

You've seen it before a million times

Cult status can be a very powerful thing. The original 'Anaconda' is one of those so-bad-it's-good films that has developed a cult following since it's release. This lead to a sequel seven years later, one that didn't quite catch on like it's predecessor. Now I like both, and about the same, but it's a no-brainer that the world didn't need the sequel. Why? Because we already have enough killer snake movies, especially ones where they're genetically enhanced or mutated by some chemical. But yet Sony wasn't done with the series and announced that two more sequels were being shot back-to-back. Then we learned they would air on the Sci-Fi Channel before hitting DVD. Didn't sound too promising, but since I enjoyed the first two I decided to give it a chance. Fortunately I didn't regret it...much.

Pros: None of the actors are going to win any awards for their performances, but for this type of movie they're pretty good. Since this isn't really a Sc-Fi Channel original movie, we get plenty of the red stuff and some gore. Fast-paced. A dash of good humor thanks to actors John-Rhys Davies for his scenery-chewing performance and David Hasselhoff for...well, you'll see. Pretty good-sized body count. Nice scenery.

Cons: This has been done many times before, and better. The CGI, though still not as a bad as in the first film, is still pretty weak. Most of the characters are one-dimensional and we don't get to know them well enough to care for them. Some unnecessary padding.

Final thoughts: What we have here is yet another unnecessary and forgettable sequel that no one really asked for. But at the same time it's not the worst way to spend an hour and a half on a dull afternoon. I just hope that after these Sony decides to lay this one to rest, because really you can't go any further with this concept.

My rating: 2.5/5