Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Theatrical Release Date: 2004 08 27 (USA)

UPC: 043396115057

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Language, Scary Moments]

Summary: Directed by Dwight H. Little, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is the sequel to 1997's tongue-in-cheek Anaconda, though none of the original cast have returned. The film chronicles a fateful mission ordered by a pharmaceutical giant: to travel deep in to the jungles of Borneo, where a rare black orchid -- one that can be used to attain immortality -- has bloomed for hundreds of years, unbeknownst to man. The eager horticulturists sent have no idea that an indigenous population of bloodthirsty anacondas has been privy to the orchid's properties for years. Not only have the orchids augmented their already phenomenal size, strength, and vitality, they've substantially increased the snakes' appetites for flesh. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid features Peter Curtis, Johnny Messner, Morris Chestnut, and Eugene Byrd. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: Full length movie
Widescreen presentation
DVD picture quality

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Format: Universal Media Disc

Release Date: 07/12/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 97 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Jeremy Wheeler

First things first, there's nothing in Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid as beautifully outlandish as Jon Voight winking at the camera in the first one -- that said, this cheeseball sequel is still a fun and incredibly stupid time at the movies. Basically an exact rehash of the original, complete with a bootleg J. Lo actress and countless major plot points stolen from the first film, Anacondas isn't trying to change the big snake genre as much as it's having fun with the rules. Playing the hunky male lead role and appropriately named Bill Johnson (that's right, Bill Johnson, folks!), Johnny Messner leads a ragtag group of severely accented C-actors through the jungle as they plow through a delicious script in which mere humans win wrestling matches with giant crocodiles and the best performance award goes to a monkey. The CG anacondas themselves look no better than most made-for-cable fare, though they do now have huge rows of teeth that make them look like evil serpents in a fantasy flick, if that counts for anything. With hilarious jive-talking dialogue that will bruise your belly and an end song called "Chapow!" that's sure to damage your skull with its assault of lame pop-punk-rap-rock, most viewers will end up brutalized by the time the credits roll. The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a good kind of hurt, though, one that's harmless in the long run and pretty swift with its 96-minute running time. To put it this way, if you "got" the original and enjoy that kind of unabashed schlock, then put on your swimsuit and dive in to this piece of charming junk -- otherwise, stay far away. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Khoa Do  Actor 
Aireti  Actor 
Denis Arndt  Actor 
Salli Richardson-Whitfield  Actor 
Peter Curtin  Actor 
Andre Tandjung  Actor 
Karl Yune  Actor 
Dwight H. Little  Director 
Michael Miner  Screenwriter 
Ed Neumeier  Screenwriter 
Nerida Tyson-Chew  Composer (Music Score) 
Jacobus Rose  Executive Producer 
Daniel Zelman  Screenwriter 
Verna Harrah  Producer 
John Claflin  Screenwriter 
Johnny Messner  Actor 
KaDee Strickland  Actor 
Matthew Marsden  Actor 
Nicholas Gonzalez  Actor 
Eugene Byrd  Actor 
Carl Yune  Actor 
Morris Chestnut  Actor 
Andy Anderson  Actor 
Nicholas Hope  Actor 

Country: USA