Anacondas: Trail of Blood
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Anacondas: Trail of Blood, also known as Anaconda 4:Trail of Blood, is a 2009 made-for-television horror film and sequel to Anaconda 3: Offspring. Written by David C. Olson and directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy, it is the fourth and last film in the Anaconda
series and picks up where the third film ended. It premiered on the Sci Fi Channel
on February 28, 2009, and was released to DVD June 2, 2009.
that enabled the anaconda to grow so large and live so long, and creates a serum
for cell regeneration. When he disappears and the snake escapes, Murdoch sends a team to find him (Jackie, Leila, Hakeem, Eugene and Armon). Dr. Amanda Hayes and her team (Alex and Chanel), also go in search of him, determined to destroy the serum and kill the snake. The two groups encounter more people (Scott, Jackson, Wendy and Heather) who get dragged into the search for the snake. Due to the serum, the anaconda can no longer die without significant damage to its internal organs. In the process, most of the people are eaten by the snake. It first kills an unnamed hunter working for Murdoch. When the other hunters find Hayes, her group and Jackson's group, they shoot Scott and Wendy for trying to escape. the snake finds them and devours Leila, and Hakeem. Jackie and Armon blow themselves up accidentally. In one attempt to destroy the snake Amanda throws a gasoline tank at the snake then explodes the gasoline tank which then splits the snake in two but the snake regenerates. Suddenly Murdoch appears and discovers that the serum works, but is killed by the anaconda. The anaconda then pursues the survivors: Amanda, Jackson, Alex, Chanel and Heather who are in a car with one of Murdoch's hunters, Eugene. Amanda kicks him out of the car with two grenades in hand. While the snake devours him the snake is blown to bits. As Amanda, Jackson, Chanel, Alex and Heather leave, the anaconda who seems to have regenerated appears and slithers into the forest.
. When the film was first announced, David Hasselhoff
was slated to appear to reprise his character of Hammett from the third film, however in later trailers and advertisements for the film, he is not shown (possibly due to the nature of his exit scene in Offspring).
Anaconda (film)
Anaconda is a 1997, adventure-horror film, directed by Luis Llosa, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Owen Wilson, and Eric Stoltz. It centers around a film crew for National Geographic who are kidnapped by a hunter who is going after the world's largest giant anaconda, which is...
series and picks up where the third film ended. It premiered on the Sci Fi Channel
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
on February 28, 2009, and was released to DVD June 2, 2009.
Plot
A baby anaconda, captured at the end of Anaconda 3: Offspring, is being used for experiments by a scientist. He creates a hybrid of the blood orchids from BorneoBorneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
that enabled the anaconda to grow so large and live so long, and creates a serum
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
for cell regeneration. When he disappears and the snake escapes, Murdoch sends a team to find him (Jackie, Leila, Hakeem, Eugene and Armon). Dr. Amanda Hayes and her team (Alex and Chanel), also go in search of him, determined to destroy the serum and kill the snake. The two groups encounter more people (Scott, Jackson, Wendy and Heather) who get dragged into the search for the snake. Due to the serum, the anaconda can no longer die without significant damage to its internal organs. In the process, most of the people are eaten by the snake. It first kills an unnamed hunter working for Murdoch. When the other hunters find Hayes, her group and Jackson's group, they shoot Scott and Wendy for trying to escape. the snake finds them and devours Leila, and Hakeem. Jackie and Armon blow themselves up accidentally. In one attempt to destroy the snake Amanda throws a gasoline tank at the snake then explodes the gasoline tank which then splits the snake in two but the snake regenerates. Suddenly Murdoch appears and discovers that the serum works, but is killed by the anaconda. The anaconda then pursues the survivors: Amanda, Jackson, Alex, Chanel and Heather who are in a car with one of Murdoch's hunters, Eugene. Amanda kicks him out of the car with two grenades in hand. While the snake devours him the snake is blown to bits. As Amanda, Jackson, Chanel, Alex and Heather leave, the anaconda who seems to have regenerated appears and slithers into the forest.
Production
The film was shot back-to-back with Anaconda 3: Offspring in RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. When the film was first announced, David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
was slated to appear to reprise his character of Hammett from the third film, however in later trailers and advertisements for the film, he is not shown (possibly due to the nature of his exit scene in Offspring).
Reception
Like the previous film, it was poorly received, for low-budget special effects, a weak plot, and wooden acting.Cast
- Crystal AllenCrystal AllenCrystal Allen is an American film and television actress.Allen has appeared in guest star roles, including episodes of such TV series as Sex and the City, Ed, The Sopranos, NCIS, Boston Legal, Star Trek: Enterprise, JAG, Desperate Housewives and others...
as Amanda - Calin Stanciu as Alex
- Linden AshbyLinden AshbyClarence Linden Garnett Ashby III , best known as Linden Ashby, is an American actor and martial artist.-Early life:...
as Jackson - Danny Midwinter as Scott
- Ana Ularu as Heather
- Anca-Ioana Adrone as Wendy
- John Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-DaviesJohn Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
as Murdoch