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.

Director:

Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little)

Writers:

Hans Bauer, Jim Cash

Stars:

Morris Chestnut, KaDee Strickland, Eugene Byrd

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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

Storyline

In New York, the ambitious Dr. Jack Byron and his associate Gordon Mitchell present the research of his assistant Sam Rogers to the CEO and board of directors of a corporation to sponsor a scientific expedition to Borneo. The objective is to find a flower, Blood Orchid, that flourishes for a couple of weeks every seven years and could be a fountain of youth, prolonging the expectation of life of human beings. They are succeeded and once in Borneo, they realize that it is the raining season and there is no boat available to navigate on the river. They pay US$ 50,000.00 to convince Captain Bill Johnson and his partner Tran to sail to the location. After an accident in a waterfall, the survivors realize that a pack of anacondas have gathered for mating and their nest is nearby the plantation of Blood Orchid, which made them bigger and bigger.

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Plot Keywords:

blood | orchid | flower | borneo | anaconda | 

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Taglines:

The hunters will become the hunted.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, scary images and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia TriStar [Germany] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Indonesian

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anaconda 2: The Black Orchid

Filming Locations:

Deuba, Fiji

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,812,287, 29 August 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$32,238,923

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,753,975

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems,Middle Fork Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nerida Tyson-Chew's score was nominated for Best Soundtrack Album at the 2005 Screen Music Awards (Australia).

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Goofs

When Cole gets mouth-to-mouth, Sam's thong is showing. Then from a behind shot, you see no thong.

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Quotes

Cole Burris: I'm so hungry, I'd sell my Grandmother for a tic tac!

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Connections

Featured in Shameful Sequels: Anacondas (2010)

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Soundtracks

Chapow! Part 2
Written by BlueRoot
Performed by BlueRoot
Produced by Ron St. Germain

User Reviews

Entertaining Adventure

In New York, the ambitious Dr. Jack Byron (Matthew Marsden) and his associate Gordon Mitchell (Morris Chestnut) present the research of his assistant Sam Rogers (KaDee Strickland) to the CEO and board of directors of a corporation to sponsor a scientific expedition to Borneo. The objective is to find a flower, Blood Orchid, that flourishes for a couple of weeks every seven years and could be a fountain of youth, prolonging the expectation of life of human beings. They are succeeded and once in Borneo, they realize that it is the raining season and there is no boat available to navigate on the river. They pay US$ 50,000.00 to convince Captain Bill Johnson (Johnny Messner) and his partner Tran (Karl Yune) to sail to the location. After an accident in a waterfall, the survivors realize that a pack of anacondas have gathered for mating and their nest is nearby the plantation of Blood Orchid, which made them bigger and bigger.

I saw "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" with a very low expectation based on the IMDb User Rating, but I liked this entertaining adventure a lot. The story is full of action and humor, and I laughed a lot when Cole calls Sam of "Lorena Babbitt" when she cuts the head of one anaconda. There are the usual clichés of this type of predictable B-movie, but I had a good surprise in the end. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Anaconda 2: A Caçada Pela Orquídea Sangrenta" ("Anaconda 2: The Hunt for the Bloody Orchid")