Anaconda is a film
about a documentary crew's search for a tribe of Indians in
the Brazilian jungle, who are believed to be extinct.
Unfortunately for the crew, instead of finding the Indians
they encounter a man eating Anaconda. It becomes a battle of
survival between the giant snake and the crew.
Animal Action:
The two large snakes
seen in the film were actually an anamatronic, 40 foot, 5000
pound Queen and a 25 foot, 1,500 pound Warrior.
In the beginning of
the film a barge, in the middle of the river, is seen with
monkeys and parrots in cages. The barge begins to shake and
the animals become excited as they sense a predator
approaching.
There is a scene
where they blow up a bridge and small snakes are seen lying
all over the boat. The snakes were provided by a local animal
handler in Brazil.
In another scene a
monkey is seen sitting in a tree. One of the men aims his gun
at the trees and supposedly shoots the monkey. After the shot
is heard, the monkey supposedly falls into the water. A fake
monkey was used for the segment of the monkey falling into the
water.
One night a couple
of crew members decide to go ashore and explore. While there,
they hear some rustling in the bushes and thinking it is the
snake, they start running back to the boat. One of the guides
appears out of nowhere and shoots whatever is behind them.
Next, you see the trio walking back to the boat dragging what
looks to be a dead boar.
Later a black
panther is seen in the jungle as the Anaconda approaches. The
sounds of thrashing is heard and you can faintly see the
panther being attacked and eaten by the Anaconda.
In the scene where
the small snakes are hanging all over the boat, one of the
crew is bitten and the snake begins to suck on his finger. One
of the guides grabs the back of the snake's head, pulling it
off and tossing it into the river.
There is a scene
near the end of the film where a large number of small snakes
are seen in a boiler room on an abandoned barge.
One of the guides is
seen using a crude method of pole fishing to catch fish.
Later, the same man is seen cutting up the fish for dinner.
In another scene,
one of the crew members is under the water when something
floats into his mouth. When he is brought on deck, a large
wasp is extracted from his throat.
The live animal
action was filmed in Brazil and all of the animals were
provided by a local animal handler.