Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDwight H. Little
Screenplay by
Story by
Based on
Anaconda (1997)
by
  • Hans Bauer
  • Jim Cash
  • Jack Epps Jr.
Produced byVerna Harrah
Starring
CinematographyStephen F. Windon
Edited by
Music byNerida Tyson-Chew
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 2004 (2004-08-27)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Indonesian
Budget$20–25 million
Box office$71 million

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a 2004 American action adventure horror film directed by Dwight H. Little. It is a stand-alone sequel to the film Anaconda (1997) and the second installment of the Anaconda film series. It stars Morris Chestnut, Matthew Marsden, KaDee Strickland, Eugene Byrd, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Nicholas Gonzalez, Karl Yune and Johnny Messner. The film follows a team of researchers set for an expedition into the Southeast Asian tropical island of Borneo, to search for a sacred flower which they believe will bring humans to a longer and healthier life. They soon become stalked and hunted by the deadly giant anacondas inhabiting the island.

It was released on August 27, 2004, and the last film in the series to be released theatrically, until 2025. Like its predecessor, the film received negative reviews but was a financial success. The film was followed by a sequel, Anaconda 3: Offspring in 2008.