Anaconda

"When you can't breathe, you can't scream."

1997 1h 30m EN

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5.3

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41%

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METACRITIC

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4.9

IMDB

★5.3TMDB · 2,919🥫41%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★4.9IMDB · 121,420

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Synopsis

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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.

“When you can't breathe, you can't scream.”

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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 Wührer
Denise Kalberg
Vincent Castellanos
Mateo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luis Llosa
Writers: Jack Epps Jr., Hans Bauer, Jim Cash
Languages: English
Countries: Brazil, Peru, United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Brazil, Peru, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Anaconda Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luis Llosa, shot by Wilmer Butler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luis Llosa directs. Wilmer Butler behind the camera. Randy Edelman scores. Michael R. Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Brazil, Peru, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 3 countries: Brazil, Peru, United States of America.
5Part of the "Anaconda Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Luis Llosa, shot by Wilmer Butler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Randy Edelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Michael R. Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube and Jon Voight carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "When you can't breathe, you can't scream.".
11IMDB entry: tt0118615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 21 themes, including "human vs nature", "snake", "predator", "movie business".

The technical file

Cinematography: Wilmer Butler
Original score: Randy Edelman
Editing: Michael R. Miller
Production design: Kirk M. Petruccelli
Costume design: Kathy Monderine
Makeup / hair: Donna Barrett Gilbert
VFX supervisor: John Nelson
Stunt coordinator: Webster Whinery
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $136,885,767
Return: 304% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Anaconda (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 41% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 37/100
IMDB rating: 4.9/10 · 121,420 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

6 wins & 11 nominations total

Part of

Anaconda Collection

Giant anacondas inhabit remote jungles and rivers, where they attack intruders with lethal force. Expeditions in search of riches, cures, or secrets are repeatedly turned into battles for survival against the snakes.

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Sheldon Nylander2019-10-07
★ 2/10
Why did I wait to see this until now? And why did Jon Voight not win another Oscar for this movie? “Anaconda” follows a group of highly intelligent and not at all oblivious documentary filmmakers as they search for a hidden tribe in the Amazon. Along the way, they find a not at all creepy snake hunter played by Jon Voight, whose tries to help them but completely by accident takes them into a forbidden area of the Amazon where resides giant, completely realistic-looking snakes that move at entirely believable and not at all unrealistic speeds. Trust me, you won’t believe how realistic the CGI is. You’d swear the snakes were right there with the actors. The characters are in no way infuriating. At no point do you ever root for the snakes to win and all the human characters to die in horrible ways. You feel genuinely upset when a character dies and don’t want to laugh or cheer at all. Trust me, you need to see this movie. It’s easily on par with such masterpieces as “The Room” or Kirk Cameron’s “Saving Christmas.”
Kamurai2020-09-08
★ 6/10
Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is a huge surprise that this holds up after 20+ years, which is great because there aren't enough giant snake movies out there. This was a bit before modern technology, but that's offset by taking place on the Amazon River, far away from where technology would work anyways. This was also back when Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube thought they were actors (and I honestly prefer them as actors), and I certainly don't think that they are the any of the bad parts of this movie. Jon Voight was by far the most confusing, if not "bad" part of this movie. I think he was doing an impression of a Spaniard, but maybe was supposed to be having a Portuguese accent as that's what they speak in Brazil, but it was never clear if he was supposed to be FROM there or not. Even the character itself is oddly motivated, fighting to stay alive against people, but clearly has no self preservation when comes to catching the snake alive....so he can.....what...mate with it? Owen Wilson, in typically form, plays the "let's ruin this" role and really is a catalyst for the movie spiraling out of control. This is a "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" of a movie, not good (even back then), but still lots of fun. With the bad CG and odd, but impressive practical effects, it certainly was never the impending threat of an unstoppable beast that was the problem.
Andre Gonzales2023-04-16
★ 6/10
Yep hope I never see any giant anaconda In person. I would freak the hell out. Probably pee my pants too lol. It's a ok movie, but the snake does look fake. Either way I hate snakes.