History Film / Anaconda

** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to either be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely. There is at least one species of prehistoric snake which did grow that large, ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanoboa Titanoboa]]'', but it went extinct about 58 million years ago.

** They don't predominantly prey on humans (though it has happened), especially after [[SuperPersistentPredator encountering life-threatening resistance each time]].

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Humorously subverted by one of the characters. The giant snake is bearing down on him and bullets won't stop it, so be pulls the pins out of two grenades and screams, expecting the snake to swallow him and explode....but it just slithers away instead, leaving him to explode by himself.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Inverted. [[spoiler:The Token Black guy is one of only 3 people to survive.]]

* TheNineties: Painfully apparent with female cast members' looks: dark plum lip-stick combined with overly-pale foundation, dry, frizzy hair (dyed red hair with a blonde fringe a la [[Music/TheSpiceGirls Geri Halliwell]]), big blousey shirts and shorts etc.

!! ''Anaconda'' provides examples of:

!!''Anaconda 3: The Offspring'' provides examples of:

!!''Anacondas: Trail of Blood'' provides examples of:

* NotSoDifferent: Sarone gives [[spoiler:Denise]] some friendly advice on murder. Then he promptly breaks her neck. His [[MurderousThighs method of execution]] parallels the ''other'' villain of the film. Moreso, they're both vicious, relentless predators who seem [[SuperPersistentPredator willing to pursue their prey to the ends of the Earth]].

** The faces of the movie anacondas look more like the faces of vipers and other poisonous snakes than actual anacondas or other pythons because the former look more intimidating.

** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to either be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely. There is at least one species of prehistoric snake which did grow that large, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanoboa ''Titanoboa'']], but it went extinct about 58 million years ago.

** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to either be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely. There is at least one species of prehistoric snake which did grow that large, ''Titanoboa'', but it went extinct about 58 million years ago.

** They don't move at the speed of a cheetah in chase.
** They don't predominantly prey on humans, especially after [[SuperPersistentPredator encountering life-threatening resistance each time]].

** They certainly don't regurgitate their prey just so they can hunt again [[ForTheEvulz out of sheer sadism]]. They sometimes do this for safety purposes, such as when they're threatened by a predator and they can't afford to be lethargic by having such a big meal in their stomach.

** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to either be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely.

* ''Anaconda 3: The Offspring'' (2008): In which one of the anacondas was captured and experimented on to find out its longevity. It escapes, breaks out its mate and goes on a rampage (made more deadly due to the fact that these anacondas have spear tails from the experiments... no we're not making that up) some mercenaries are sent to get it back. Notable for starring David Hassleholf

* KillItWithFire: In the climax, they try to kill the largest Anaconda by setting it on fire after it's trapped in a factory pipe. This ends in a bit of InfernalRetaliation as it still goes after them ''while it's on fire'' before it slinks away in the water. Even that doesn't kill it, and it takes a pick-axe to the skull for the Anaconda to ultimately die.

** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to ether be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely.

*** Its worth noting that their have actually been reports and claims of giant anacondas going back to the colonial times, which is what the film is probably based on. These giant anacondas are classed as [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] and are thought to ether be oversized green anacondas or a new species entirely.

** SophisticatedAsHell: His poshness is sort of a mask for a coarse personality, though.

* DeadStarWalking: An odd variation. Despite Eric Stoltz getting fourth billing and (at least at the time of release) being the movie's best-known actor after Jon Voight, Steven gets taken out of action fairly early on, and while he ''technically'' survives until the end, he has so little impact on the rest of the plot that he might as well have been killed.
** Unless you count the aforementioned BigDamnHeroes moment. Sarone would have killed the last two surviving members of the film crew otherwise.

* ''Anaconda 3: The Offspring'' (2008): In which one of the anacondas was captured and experimented on to find out its longevity. It escapes, breaks out its mate and goes on a rampage (made more deadly due to the fact that these anacondas have spear tails from the experiments...no we're not making that up) some mercenaries are sent to get it back. Notable for staring David Hassleholf

* ''Anacondas: Trail of Blood'' (2009): Which continues where 3 left off. The offspring of the previous anaconda is found and used to help make the flower. The anaconda breaks out once again while the employer from the last movie sends more mercenaries after the scientist who took the anaconda for his own to get the fountain of youth serum. All the while a previous character from the last movie is looking to destroy it. Yeah its just as confusing and convoluted as it sounds. Oh the snake can regenerate in this one.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The Anaconda's killing method is downright horrific and Sarone's BreakingSpeech hurts matters; ReptilesAreAbhorrent is certainly at play here. Dying at its hands according to one expert involves being constricted by the snake's coils so hard that eventually your bones break and your veins burst. That's if you're lucky. You might also survive, only to be EatenAlive afterwards, to be slowly digested or spit out again.

* ForTheEvulz: The opening scroll implies that ''[[ReptilesAreAbhorrent the Anaconda itself]]'' is sadistic, as it regurgitates its prey just for the pleasure of hunting and killing something again. It actually does this in the climax with one unlucky guy, and the victim is still alive after having been devoured.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Just in case the audience isn't already unsettled by gigantic snakes trying to eat people, the film asserts that anacondas will [[EatenAlive regurgitate their still-living prey]] after swallowing them, [[ForTheEvulz just for the malicious pleasure]] of ''eating them again.'' [[spoiler:This happens to the human antagonist in the climax]].
-->"You brought that snake... you brought the ''devil''!"

* BigBadEnsemble: The Anaconda would be the most logical choice as the main villain and kills the most people, but Sarone manipulated everyone to capture the snake and murdered a fair number of people for profit himself. Also, the snake is just an animal acting according to it's nature (or at least nature as it exists in the film), and is not truly evil.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** [[spoiler: When the crew successfully knocks out Sarone, they suggest throwing him in the river and leaving him to die. Terri, however, suggests they just tie him up. Leading up to Denise who, when about to execute a tied up Sarone, supplies him with the knife to escape when he gets the drop on her and kills her.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Denise, when about to execute a tied up Sarone, supplies him with the knife to escape when he gets the drop on her and kills her.]]

''Anaconda'' is a 1997 monster movie with an AllStarCast ranging from Owen Wilson to Creator/JonVoight to Music/JenniferLopez to Music/IceCube on the hunt (in their own various ways) for the eponymous giant snake. Largely notable for Jon Voight as Paul Sarone, [[LargeHam chewing up scenery]] with a far greater appetite than any serpent could muster. Creator/FrankWelker did the titular beast's vocal effects.

* LargeHam: Jon Voight. Oh, god, Jon Voight. Let's just say, he's the main reason to watch this movie. By far.

* YouAndWhatArmy: During a verbal spat between Danny Rich and Westridge, the latter makes this retort after Cube told him he could kill him without breaking a sweat. Cube just counter-replies with YourMom.
* YourMom: Said by Music/IceCube to the British guy.