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Anaconda 3: Offspring

HorroRated verdict
If You're Curious
2000sCreature FeatureMad ScientistSci-Fi HorrorSurvival Horror
Directed by
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Written by
David C. Olson, Nicholas Davidoff
Produced by
Alison Semenza, Phillip B. Goldfine, Vlad Păunescu

Why it’s HorroRated

Anaconda 3: Offspring exists almost entirely as a vehicle for David Hasselhoff to fight computer-generated snakes, and on that extremely narrow premise it delivers exactly what it promises. John Rhys-Davies plays the wealthy sponsor with a cancer diagnosis motivating his refusal to let the snakes die, which gives the plot a thin justification for keeping the threat alive longer than it should be. The CG work is cheap even by Syfy Channel standards from this era, and Hasselhoff gets far less screen time than his top billing suggests, spending long stretches of the runtime absent while other characters carry scenes he should be in. Shot in Romania alongside its back-to-back sequel Anacondas: Trail of Blood, the production values stretch thin across both films. Curious viewing purely for the Hasselhoff factor, and not much else.

Synopsis

In a Romanian research facility, Dr. Amanda Hayes runs genetic experiments on two anacondas using serum derived from the Blood Orchid, funded by billionaire Peter Murdoch, who hopes the research will cure his terminal illness. When Murdoch's impatience with the project leads to the male snake escaping containment, mercenary hunter Stephen Hammett is brought in to track down both anacondas before they reach Bucharest, unaware that one of them is carrying offspring. Don E. FauntLeRoy directs a made-for-television sequel shot concurrently with the franchise's next entry, using the same Romanian locations and cast.

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Quick facts

Release date
July 26, 2008
Runtime
1 hour 31 mins
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Content rating
R
Entry type
Movie

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