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Anacondas: Trail of Blood
	DVD cover
Written by	David Olson
Directed by	Don E. FauntLeRoy
Starring	Crystal Allen; Linden Ashby; Danny Midwinter; John Rhys-Davies;
Music by	Peter Meisner
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Alison Semenza
Cinematography	Don E. FauntLeRoy
Editor	Scott Conrad
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Stage 6 Films; Hollywood Media Bridge; Castel Film Romania; Really Big Snake Productions;
Original release
Network	Sci-Fi Channel
Release	February 28, 2009
Related
	Anaconda 3: Offspring; Lake Placid vs. Anaconda;

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Anacondas: Trail of Blood is a 2009 American horror thriller television film directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy and starring Crystal Allen, Linden Ashby, Danny Midwinter, and John Rhys-Davies. The film is a sequel to Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) and the fourth installment in the Anaconda film series. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on February 28, 2009.

It was intended as a backdoor pilot for a potential television series of the same name, but no follow-up series was ever produced.

It was followed by Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015), a crossover sequel with Lake Placid franchise.

Plot

A baby anaconda, captured at the end of the previous film, is being used for experiments by Peter Reysner, who creates a hybrid of the blood orchids from Borneo that enabled the anaconda to grow very large and live longer, and creates a serum for cell regeneration. After the test seemingly works for the baby Dracanaconda to regenerate, Peter burns it. When he disappears, the long anaconda escapes from the cage and kills Peter in a mine filled with blood orchids. Peter "J.D." Murdoch, a billionaire suffering from bone cancer, sends his assassin Eugene and his team of henchmen mercenaries to find Peter and the serum Peter created so that it can cure him. Dr. Amanda Hayes, the sole survivor of the previous snake attack, and two officers also go in search of Peter, determined to destroy the serum and kill the snake.

On the way, they meet Alex, a trekker who appears lost in the Romanian Carpathians, while doing a paleopathology project. When they discover the blood orchids in the mine, Amanda sets the explosives to destroy the orchids, but she and the group are attacked by the anaconda that seemingly kills both officers. Amanda is able to trick the snake into causing a cave-in that "kills" the snake however as she and Alex attempt to leave the mine, she is knocked unconscious and Alex escapes to get more help. Meanwhile, a group of explorers: Jackson, his girlfriend Heather, Heather's best friend Wendy, and brothers Patrick and Scott, 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 and regenerates itself from the previous cave-in. Heather falls ill due to a spider bite. The next day, the group Murdoch hires is attacked by the anaconda and it kills one of them. Alex and Amanda regroup after Amanda saves Alex from the snake and they both eventually find the explorers after the snake attacks and tears off Patrick's arm. Eugene and his henchmen eventually find Hayes and Jackson's group and capture them. When Amanda is uncooperative in their efforts to get information about the serum, Eugene shoots and kills Patrick. During this moment of confusion, Wendy tries to escape and Eugene shoots her dead, which enrages Jackson.

Amanda and Scott are forced to find the serum, and are accompanied by two henchmen of Eugene to find it. Once they find Peter's house, the two find the serum but keep it hidden. The anaconda strikes the house and devours one gunman and, while the other is trying to fight it off, Amanda and Scott escape and discover more of the serum in a shed. Jackie, the other gunman, corners them, but is taken by surprise by Scott. The snake attacks Jackie and he accidentally blows himself up with a grenade while trying to destroy the snake. It then chases Amanda and Scott with Scott sacrificing himself to buy time for Amanda. In an attempt to destroy the snake, Amanda throws a gasoline tank at the snake and blows it up, but the snake regenerates after she flees.

Back at the base camp, Murdoch appears to collect the serum. He is then confronted by Vasile, one of the officers that accompanied Amanda who survived the encounter with the anaconda. Revealed to be his rival for the research, Murdoch orders Eugene to kill him. However, Eugene refuses, revealing that Vasile offered more him money to join forces with him instead. When Vasile orders him to kill Murdoch, Jackson takes the moment of hostility to stab Eugene whose gun accidentally goes off and kills Vasile. The last remaining mercenary, Armon, hears the commotion and is tackled by Jackson. Jackson gets wounded from a bullet and just as Armon is about to kill him, Amanda shoots him to death. Murdoch demands that Amanda give him the serum. After she gives it to him, he allows her and the remaining survivors to leave. As the group leave in the jeep, Murdoch injects himself with the serum and discovers it works, but the snake arrives and rips his head off. Amanda finally destroys the orchids for good in the mines, and the group tries to escape as the anaconda pursues them. Eugene, who survived and has clung to the back of the vehicle, attacks them, determined to get the rest of the serum. Jackson confronts him in the back of the truck after he gets a shot at Amanda's arm. They both fight in the back of the jeep, giving Amanda enough time to kick Eugene out of the car with two grenades in hand. While the snake devours him, the bomb goes off, blowing both Eugene and the snake to ash. As they continue off, the snake is revealed to have regenerated and escapes into the woods.

Cast

Crystal Allen as Dr. Amanda Hayes
John Rhys-Davies as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
Linden Ashby as Jackson
Ana Ularu as Heather
Emil Hostina as Eugene
Danny Midwinter as Scott
Călin Stanciu as Alex
Anca Androne as Wendy
Alexandru Potoceanu as Roland / Patrick
Claudiu Bleont as Armon
Dan Badarau as Vasile
Zoltan Butuc as Peter Reysner
Cristina Teodorescu as Murdoch's Assistant

Production

The film was shot back-to-back with Anaconda 3: Offspring in Romania (Bucharest, Danube Delta, etc.). When the film was first announced, David Hasselhoff was slated to appear reprising his character of Stephen Hammett from the third film,^[1] but he does not appear.

Reception

DVD Verdict rated it 58/100 and called it "hugely boring".^[2]

References

^ Giles, Jeff (2007-10-09). "Hasselhoff Starring in Anaconda Sequels". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^ Johnson, David (30 May 2016). "Anacondas: Trail Of Blood". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

Anacondas: Trail of Blood at IMDb

[1] Giles, Jeff (2007-10-09). "Hasselhoff Starring in Anaconda Sequels". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.

[2] Johnson, David (30 May 2016). "Anacondas: Trail Of Blood". DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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+'''''Anacondas: Trail of Blood''''' is a 2009 American [[Horror film|horror]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[television film]] directed by [[Don E. FauntLeRoy]] and starring [[Crystal Allen]], [[Linden Ashby]], Danny Midwinter, and [[John Rhys-Davies]]. The film is a sequel to ''[[Anaconda 3: Offspring]]'' (2008) and the fourth installment in the [[Anaconda (film series)|''Anaconda'' film series]]. It premiered on the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] on February 28, 2009.
+It was intended as a [[backdoor pilot]] for a potential television series of the same name, but no follow-up series was ever produced.
-'''''Anacondas: Trail of Blood''''' (also known as '''''Anaconda 4'''''), is a 2009 [[Horror film|horror]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] [[television film]] directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy. The film is a sequel to ''[[Anaconda 3: Offspring]]'' (2008) and the fourth installment in the [[Anaconda (franchise)|''Anaconda'' franchise]]. It premiered on the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] on February 28, 2009.
+It was followed by ''[[Lake Placid vs. Anaconda]]'' (2015), a crossover sequel with [[Lake Placid (film series)|''Lake Placid'' franchise]].
 == Plot ==
-A baby [[anaconda]], which was captured at the end of the [[Anaconda 3: Offspring|previous film]], is being used for experiments by a man named Peter Reysner, who creates a hybrid of the blood orchids from [[Borneo]] that enabled the anaconda to grow so large and live so long, and creates a [[drug|serum]] for cell regeneration. After the test seemingly works for the baby anaconda to regenerate, Peter burns it. When he disappears, the long anaconda escapes from the cage and kills Peter in a mine filled with blood orchids. J.D. Murdoch, a billionaire suffering from [[bone cancer]], sends his assassin Eugene and his team of henchmen mercenaries to find Peter and the serum Peter created so that it can cure him. He also tells them to be careful of Dr. Amanda Hayes, and to kill her if needed. Dr. Amanda Hayes, the sole survivor of the previous snake attack, and two officers also go in search of Peter, determined to destroy the serum and kill the snake.
+A baby [[anaconda]], captured at the end of the [[Anaconda 3: Offspring|previous film]], is being used for experiments by Peter Reysner, who creates a hybrid of the blood orchids from [[Borneo]] that enabled the anaconda to grow very large and live longer, and creates a [[drug|serum]] for cell regeneration. After the test seemingly works for the baby Dracanaconda to regenerate, Peter burns it. When he disappears, the long anaconda escapes from the cage and kills Peter in a mine filled with blood orchids. Peter "J.D." Murdoch, a billionaire suffering from bone cancer, sends his assassin Eugene and his team of henchmen mercenaries to find Peter and the serum Peter created so that it can cure him. Dr. Amanda Hayes, the sole survivor of the previous snake attack, and two officers also go in search of Peter, determined to destroy the serum and kill the snake.
-On the way, they meet Alex, a trekker who appears lost in the [[Romanian Carpathians]], while doing a [[pathology]] project. When they discover the blood orchids in the mine, Amanda sets the explosives to destroy the orchids, but she is attacked by the anaconda that kills two officers, but manages to evade it. As Amanda and Alex leaves the mine, Amanda is knocked unconscious and Alex escapes to get more help. Meanwhile, two groups encounter more people (Scott, Jackson, Patrick, Wendy and Heather) who are looking for the base camp of fellow scientists but 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. Heather falls ill due to a spider bite. The next day, most of the people are attacked and eaten by the snake. It first kills one of the hunters working for Murdoch. When Eugene and his henchmen find Hayes and Jackson's group, they capture them. Eugene shoots an already injured Patrick, and also shoots and kills Wendy for trying to escape.
+On the way, they meet Alex, a trekker who appears lost in the [[Romanian Carpathians]], while doing a [[paleopathology]] project. When they discover the blood orchids in the mine, Amanda sets the explosives to destroy the orchids, but she and the group are attacked by the anaconda that seemingly kills both officers. Amanda is able to trick the snake into causing a cave-in that "kills" the snake however as she and Alex attempt to leave the mine, she is knocked unconscious and Alex escapes to get more help. Meanwhile, a group of explorers: Jackson, his girlfriend Heather, Heather's best friend Wendy, and brothers Patrick and Scott, 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 and regenerates itself from the previous cave-in. Heather falls ill due to a spider bite. The next day, the group Murdoch hires is attacked by the anaconda and it kills one of them. Alex and Amanda regroup after Amanda saves Alex from the snake and they both eventually find the explorers after the snake attacks and tears off Patrick's arm. Eugene and his henchmen eventually find Hayes and Jackson's group and capture them. When Amanda is uncooperative in their efforts to get information about the serum, Eugene shoots and kills Patrick. During this moment of confusion, Wendy tries to escape and Eugene shoots her dead, which enrages Jackson.
-The snake finds them and devours Leila and Hakeem. Amanda and Jackson are forced to find the serum, and are accompanied by two henchmen of Eugene to find it. They put up at Peter's house. There the two find the serum but keep it hidden. The anaconda strikes the house and devours one gunman, and while the other is trying to fight it off, Amanda and Alex escape. Jackie corners them, but is taken by surprise by Jackson. The snake attacks Jackie and he accidentally blows himself up with a grenade while trying to destroy the snake. It then chases Amanda and Scott. Scott sacrifices himself to the snake to buy time for Amanda to run. In an attempt to destroy the snake, Amanda throws a gasoline tank at the snake and blows it up, but the snake regenerates after she flees.
+Amanda and Scott are forced to find the serum, and are accompanied by two henchmen of Eugene to find it. Once they find Peter's house, the two find the serum but keep it hidden. The anaconda strikes the house and devours one gunman and, while the other is trying to fight it off, Amanda and Scott escape and discover more of the serum in a shed. Jackie, the other gunman, corners them, but is taken by surprise by Scott. The snake attacks Jackie and he accidentally blows himself up with a grenade while trying to destroy the snake. It then chases Amanda and Scott with Scott sacrificing himself to buy time for Amanda. In an attempt to destroy the snake, Amanda throws a gasoline tank at the snake and blows it up, but the snake regenerates after she flees.
-Back at the base camp, Murdoch appears, but is in for a rude shock when he sees that his arch enemy Vasile is also there, and that Eugene has joined ranks with the latter. Seeing the melee they are in, Jackson stabs Eugene, makes him shoot Murdoch's rival and then fights Armon, but Jackson gets shot and Amanda shoots Armon to death. Murdoch arrives, demanding that Amanda give him the serum. As they do that, he keeps his word and allows them to leave. As the remaining survivors leave in the jeep, Murdoch injects himself with the serum and discovers that it works, but the snake eats him. As Amanda finally destroys the orchids for good, she, Jackson, Alex and Heather try to escape in a jeep as the anaconda pursues them, but they are attacked by Eugene, who had clung on the back of the vehicle. Amanda kicks him out of the car with two grenades in hand. While the snake devours him, it is blown to bits. As Amanda, Jackson, Alex and Heather leave, the anaconda who seems to have regenerated, and slithers into the forest.
+Back at the base camp, Murdoch appears to collect the serum. He is then confronted by Vasile, one of the officers that accompanied Amanda who survived the encounter with the anaconda. Revealed to be his rival for the research, Murdoch orders Eugene to kill him. However, Eugene refuses, revealing that Vasile offered more him money to join forces with him instead. When Vasile orders him to kill Murdoch, Jackson takes the moment of hostility to stab Eugene whose gun accidentally goes off and kills Vasile. The last remaining mercenary, Armon, hears the commotion and is tackled by Jackson. Jackson gets wounded from a bullet and just as Armon is about to kill him, Amanda shoots him to death. Murdoch demands that Amanda give him the serum. After she gives it to him, he allows her and the remaining survivors to leave. As the group leave in the jeep, Murdoch injects himself with the serum and discovers it works, but the snake arrives and rips his head off. Amanda finally destroys the orchids for good in the mines, and the group tries to escape as the anaconda pursues them. Eugene, who survived and has clung to the back of the vehicle, attacks them, determined to get the rest of the serum. Jackson confronts him in the back of the truck after he gets a shot at Amanda's arm. They both fight in the back of the jeep, giving Amanda enough time to kick Eugene out of the car with two grenades in hand. While the snake devours him, the bomb goes off, blowing both Eugene and the snake to ash. As they continue off, the snake is revealed to have regenerated and escapes into the woods.
 == Cast ==
+{{Cast listing|
 * [[Crystal Allen]] as Dr. Amanda Hayes
-* [[John Rhys-Davies]] as J.D. Murdoch
+* [[John Rhys-Davies]] as Peter "J.D." Murdoch
 * [[Linden Ashby]] as Jackson
 * [[Ana Ularu]] as Heather
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 * Dan Badarau as Vasile
 * Zoltan Butuc as Peter Reysner
+* Cristina Teodorescu as Murdoch's Assistant
+}}
-== Production==
+== Production ==
 The film was shot [[Back to back film production|back-to-back]] with ''[[Anaconda 3: Offspring]]'' in [[Romania]] ([[Bucharest]], [[Danube Delta]], etc.).
-When the film was first announced, [[David Hasselhoff]] was slated to appear to reprise his character of Hammett from the third film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/news/1678588/hasselhoff_starring_in_anaconda_sequels |title=Hasselhoff Starring in Anaconda Sequels |first=Jeff |last=Giles |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=2007-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-10| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005220345/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/news/1678588/hasselhoff_starring_in_anaconda_sequels| archivedate= 5 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+When the film was first announced, [[David Hasselhoff]] was slated to appear reprising his character of Stephen Hammett from the third film,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/news/1678588/hasselhoff_starring_in_anaconda_sequels |title=Hasselhoff Starring in Anaconda Sequels |first=Jeff |last=Giles |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=2007-10-09 |accessdate=2008-10-10| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005220345/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anacondas_the_hunt_for_the_blood_orchid/news/1678588/hasselhoff_starring_in_anaconda_sequels| archivedate= 5 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> but he does not appear.
-A total of 8 different types of firearms were used in this movie: handguns (5), submachine guns (1), and riffles (2). <ref>[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Anacondas:_Trail_of_Blood "Firearms used"]. ''imfdb''. Retrieved 21st August 2016</ref>
 == Reception ==
-[[DVD Verdict]] rated it 58/100 and called it "hugely boring".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/anaconda4.php |title=Anacondas: Trail Of Blood |last=Johnson |first=David |work=[[DVD Verdict]] |date=30 May 2016 |accessdate=22 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055016/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/anaconda4.php |archivedate=30 January 2012 |df= }}</ref>
+[[DVD Verdict]] rated it 58/100 and called it "hugely boring".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/anaconda4.php |title=Anacondas: Trail Of Blood |last=Johnson |first=David |work=[[DVD Verdict]] |date=30 May 2016 |accessdate=22 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130055016/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/anaconda4.php |archivedate=30 January 2012}}</ref>
 == See also ==
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-{{Anaconda & Lake Placid}}
+{{Anaconda}}
 [[Category:2009 films]]
 [[Category:2009 horror films]]
 [[Category:2009 television films]]
-[[Category:2000s action films]]
+[[Category:2009 action films]]
-[[Category:2000s thriller films]]
+[[Category:2009 thriller films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American monster movies]]
 [[Category:American natural horror films]]
 [[Category:Romanian horror films]]
 [[Category:Romanian independent films]]
-[[Category:Mining in film]]
+[[Category:American action television films]]
+[[Category:American thriller television films]]
+[[Category:Films about mining]]
 [[Category:Films about snakes]]
+[[Category:Films set in forests]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Romania]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Bucharest]]
 [[Category:Giant monster films]]
 [[Category:Syfy original films]]
+[[Category:Sony Pictures direct-to-video films]]
+[[Category:Stage 6 Films films]]
 [[Category:Television sequel films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:American horror television films]]
+[[Category:English-language Romanian films]]
 [[Category:Anaconda (film series)]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+[[Category:Television films as pilots]]
+[[Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series]]
+[[Category:Direct-to-video sequel films]]
+[[Category:English-language horror films]]
+[[Category:English-language action films]]
+[[Category:English-language thriller films]]

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Films	Anaconda (1997) Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) Anacondas: Trail of Blood (2009) Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015) Anaconda (2024)
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