Anaconda (1997): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Anaconda is a 1997 action thriller directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez and Eric Stoltz. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes and earned $136.9 million worldwide. Critics gave it 41% on Rotten Tomatoes and 37 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Luis Llosa
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Anaconda About?
The premise of Anaconda without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A documentary crew journeys deep into the Amazon rainforest, hoping to find the elusive Shirishama tribe. They encounter and rescue Paul Sarone, a man who claims to know the tribe's whereabouts. However, Paul harbors a dangerous secret: he's obsessed with capturing the enormous, legendary anaconda said to inhabit the jungle's depths. The crew soon finds themselves in a terrifying fight for survival against the colossal snake and the man who seeks to control it.
Anaconda Themes & Keywords
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- psychotronic film
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- snake in title
- reference to joan of arc
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- knocked overboard
- pickaxe
- baby snake
- reference to paraguay
- slapping hand
- reference to a piranha
- camera
- shooting a snake
- man murders a woman
- murder of a woman
- strangling a woman
- boat
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- 1990s
- brazil
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- explosion
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- heroine
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- tough girl
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- villain
- watercraft
- riverboat
- snake expert
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- human versus reptile
- firearm
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- human versus nature
- predatory reptile
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Anaconda Cast
Jon Voight leads the cast, with Jennifer Lopez and Eric Stoltz. Directed by Luis Llosa.
- Director Luis Llosa
More from Luis Llosa
More films directed by Luis Llosa, best-rated first: Sniper, Tattoos in Memory, The Feast of the Goat and The Specialist.
Anaconda Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Anaconda 41% on Rotten Tomatoes and 37 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.9/10.
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IMDb 4.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 41% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 24%
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Metacritic 37 Metascore
User score 5.4
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TMDB 52% User score
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Anaconda Plot Summary
What happens in Anaconda from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
On the Amazon River, a desperate poacher named Danny Trejo finds himself in a perilous situation as he hides in his boat from an unseen creature. In a tragic attempt to evade death, he takes his own life by shooting himself just as the creature breaks through his vessel.
At the same time, a dedicated film crew is busy documenting the elusive Shirishamas, a long-lost indigenous tribe of the Amazon. This crew comprises director Terri Flores, her childhood friend and cameraman Danny Rich (Ice Cube), production manager Denise Kalberg (Kari Wuhrer), her boyfriend and sound engineer Gary Dixon (Owen Wilson), narrator Warren Westridge (Jonathan Hyde), and anthropologist Professor Steven Cale, alongside boat skipper Mateo (Vincent Castellanos).
Full summary
The whole story of Anaconda, scene by scene
Anaconda Box Office
Anaconda grossed $136.9 million worldwide. $65.9 million came from the US and Canada and $71 million (52%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$136.9M
- US & Canada
- $65.9M
- International
- $71M
Anaconda Trailers & Videos
13 videos: 2 trailers, 2 teasers, 7 clips and 2 featurettes.
- Trailer Anaconda Official Trailer
- Teaser Meeting The Crew
- Teaser Human Bait For The Brutal Anaconda
- Clip Mighty Anaconda Kills The Skipper
How Well Do You Know Anaconda?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Anaconda Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Anaconda 1” and “Anakonda”.
- Also known as
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- Anaconda 1
- Anakonda
- Anaconda, le prédateur
- เลื้อยสยองโลก
- 아나콘다 1
- KEC BOYS
- Trăn Khổng Lồ
- 狂蟒之災
- Анаконда
- 狂蟒之灾
- アナコンダ
- อนาคอนดา เลื้อยสยองโลก
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- Ανακόντα
- אנקונדה
- 아나콘다
- Trăn Khổng Lồ 1
- 大蟒蛇：神出鬼沒, ანაკონდა
- آناکوندا
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Anaconda FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Anaconda, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Anaconda?
Anaconda runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Anaconda released?
Anaconda was released on April 11, 1997.
Who directed Anaconda?
Anaconda was directed by Luis Llosa.
More films by Luis Llosa Who is in the cast of Anaconda?
Anaconda stars Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez and Eric Stoltz.
How much did Anaconda make at the box office?
Anaconda grossed $136.9 million worldwide ($65.9 million domestic, $71 million international).
How is Anaconda rated?
Anaconda has 4.9/10 on IMDb, 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37 on Metacritic and 52% on TMDB.
Does Anaconda have a post-credit scene?
No. Anaconda has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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