Anaconda

Titolo originale: Anaconda
Regia: Luis Llosa |
Anno: 1997
Origine: Brazil | Peru | United States of America |
Generi: Avventura Horror Thriller
Tag: human vs nature | snake | predator | movie business | expedition | amazon rainforest | jungle | creature | hunting | anaconda | killer snake | riverboat | aggressive | amazon river | animal horror | suspenseful | killer expedition | rainforest river | river ravine |
Cast: Jennifer Lopez | Ice Cube | Jon Voight | Eric Stoltz | Jonathan Hyde | Owen Wilson | Kari Wuhrer | Vincent Castellanos | Danny Trejo | Frank Welker |

Una troupe cinematografica parte su una chiatta fluviale per realizzare un documentario all'interno della foresta brasiliana. Ne fanno parte l'antropologo Steve Cale, la regista Terri, l'operatore alla macchina Danny, il tecnico del suono Gary, la produttrice Denise e l'attore Warren. L'obiettivo è la ricerca del leggendario popolo degli Indios Shirishama, e a guidare l'imbarcazione c'è il locale Mateo. Il viaggio comincia e, dopo qualche tempo, il gruppo incontra un uomo, Paul, bloccato a bordo di una barca senza equipaggio. Viene fatto salire e, informato dello scopo del viaggio, si offre di fare da guida, dicendosi molto esperto dei luoghi. In realtà Paul ha un motivo personale per ridiscendere il fiume: trovare un letale anaconda assassino lungo dodici metri, un predatore talmente mortale da essere diventato a sua volta leggendario.

Approfondimenti

Early in the film, Owen Wilson's character wears a shirt which has the words "G'Day Mate" on it. Thi [...] D
One of two movies Ice Cube did in 1997, the other was Dangerous Ground. D
A stationary animatronic of the anaconda featured in the movie was on display at the California Acad [...] D
Jennifer Lopez's character was originally called Terri Porter. D
For the role of Danny Rich, everyone from Bill Murray, Will Smith, and Ving Rhames to Albert Brooks [...] D
Hunting the green anaconda with a dead monkey as bait is illogical. In real life green anacondas do [...] D
Gillian Anderson and Julianna Margulies turned down the role of Terri Flores. Jennifer Aniston, Kate [...] D
The measurements of the 2 anacondas in the movie: The first anaconda is a 7.6 m female while the sec [...] D
Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson, Jack Nicholson, Jean Reno, and Martin Sheen [...] D
The largest green anaconda in the film is apparently 40 feet long. In real life, the longest known a [...] D
The "blood of monkeys" that Sarone throws to Terri and Danny was made with jelly and plum juice. D
Despite the Razzie Awards and the negative reviews, this film was a box office success. D
The CGI for the anacondas cost $100,000 per second. D
There was 2 different scenes where the Anaconda got executed, first Terri used a loaded rifle to sho [...] D
Sean Connery, Tommy Lee Jones, and John Malkovich turned down the role of Paul Serone. D
Tim Curry was considered the Role of Warren Westridge. D
In America, it was released to theaters the same day as the Eric Stoltz/James Spader film Keys to Tu [...] D
The film makes mention of the Candiru, a tiny catfish (also known as the Vampirefish) which has been [...] D
The anacondas in the film prey on humans with ease. In real life, large anacondas may pray on large [...] D
The green anaconda is the largest snake native to the Americas, and the second longest in the world. [...] D
the animatronics used for the film had the nicknames "Queen" and "Warrior". They are currently on di [...] D
The first anaconda in the movie actually has the same pattern and color on its skin as real anaconda [...] D
There is a scene where they blow up a bridge and small snakes are seen lying all over the boat. The [...] D
Chris Farley was offered to play the character of Danny Rich, although he was interested in particip [...] D
Blue eyes are very uncommon in Paraguay, the country Jon Voight's character is meant to be from. D
Terri (Jennifer Lopez) Danny (Ice Cube) and Steven (Eric Stoltz) were the only 3 survivors till the [...] D
In another scene a monkey is seen sitting in a tree. One of the men aims his gun at the trees and su [...] D
While the character Paul Serone seems to recognize baby snakes in the film, he has no interest in ca [...] D
The anacondas in the film attack the humans, but not each other. In real life, anacondas practice ca [...] D
Jon Voight previously co-starred with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996). Anaconda screenwrite [...] D
This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award foun [...] D
The large snakes in the film are supposed to be "green anacondas" (Eunectes murinus), the heaviest t [...] D
The anacondas in the film are seen hunting in broad daylight, and being able to move from the water [...] D
Mark Haskell Smith was responsible for much of the shooting screenplay, but went uncredited for his [...] D
Several shots where perspective is played with and the green anaconda is not shown are a tribute to [...] D
Strong language was dubbed with (for example, using 'freaking') in order to get a PG-13 rating. Not [...] D
In the theatrical trailer, when the anaconda attacks Gary, the CGI snake had not yet been put in, so [...] D
The Amazonian film shoot was occasionally disrupted by the fact that several cast members were death [...] D
It is said that one principle, the director of the film Luis Llosa wanted the composer John Barry wi [...] D
The scene where Terri ask Paul to look for Mateo, and Paul reply maybe some other time, it's a hidde [...] D
The two large snakes seen in the film were actually an anamatronic, 40 foot, 5000 pound Queen and a [...] D
A dolly zoom effect, aka Hitchcock or Jaws zoom, is used about 50 minutes in. D
Contrary to popular rumor, the movie was not filmed in the Dominican Republic. Most of the river sce [...] D
After filming had wrapped, Jon Voight insisted on keeping the prop monkey that he shot and used as a [...] D
Gillian Anderson auditioned for the role of Denise Kalberg, but lost out to Kari Wuhrer. D
Just after Sarone falls in the water and the character goes back to bed having saved the day, the bo [...] D
Luis Llosa (director and creator of the film) took a lot of inspiration from the South American folk [...] D
F. Murray Abraham turned down the role of Westridge. D
Body count: 6 D
Annette Bening, Cameron Diaz, Teri Hatcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Winona Ryder, and Izabella Scorupco wer [...] D
Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, Juliette Binoche, Kim Basinger, Nicole Kidman, and Sandra Bullock [...] D
Within the movie you can really see 2 scenes with real anacondas: the first scene is when they blow [...] D
During the filming of one scene, the controls for the animatronic anaconda shorted out, causing it t [...] D
Contains two allusions to Ice Cube's musical career. His first line of dialogue is "Today is a good [...] D
The green anaconda screams were made by actor Frank Welker, who is internationally known for lending [...] D
In reality, Anacondas have rounded pupils. In the film, the anaconda has slanted pupils to give it a [...] D
The movements of the animatronic of the green anaconda are really based on the movements that these [...] D