Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Movie Review 2004

An enjoyably trashy quasi-sequel to the 1997 flick finds even more (and bigger) snakes to swallow the generally no-name cast. A pharmaceutical company sponsors a scientific expedition along a Borneo river to hunt for the rare title flower, which may extend life and youth. There's the usual mix of characters: fearless riverboat captain (Messner), arrogant scientist (Marsden), computer geek (Bryd), babe (Strickland), etc., and the standard situations: ramshackle boat, dense jungle, hungry snakes, and a really clever monkey for a little variety. The director and cast handle their parts efficiently and they know enough not to take it too seriously. Neither should you.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

South America, Snakes, Jungle Stories, A River Runs Through the Plot

Screenplay

Michael Miner, John Claflin, Daniel Zelman, Edward Neumeier

Cast

Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden, Eugene Byrd, Denis Arndt, Morris Chestnut, Salli Richardson, Nicholas Gonzalez

Cinematography

Stephen Windon

Director

Dwight Little

Music

Nerida Tyson-Chew

Other

Marcus D'Arcy, Bryon Edmonds, Terry Ryan, Bryce Perrin

Producer

Verna Harrah, Middle Fork, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment