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Anaconda (1997) · Verbal Diorama

1:51
Hi
1:51
everyone,
1:52
I'm
1:52
Em
1:52
and
1:52
welcome
1:53
to
1:53
Verbal
1:53
Diorama,
1:53
Episode
1:54
302,
1:55
Anaconda.
1:57
This
1:57
is
1:57
the
1:57
podcast
1:58
that's
1:58
all
1:58
about
1:58
the
1:58
history
1:58
and
1:59
legacy
1:59
movies
2:00
you
2:00
know
2:00
and
2:00
movies
2:01
you
2:01
don't.
2:02
That
2:02
strikes
2:03
wraps
2:03
around
2:03
you,
2:04
holds
2:04
you
2:04
tighter
2:05
than
2:05
your
2:05
true
2:05
love.
2:05
And
2:06
you
2:06
get
2:06
the
2:06
privilege
2:07
of
2:07
hearing
2:07
your
2:07
bones
2:07
break
2:08
before
2:08
the
2:08
power
2:08
of
2:09
embrace
2:09
causes
2:09
your
2:10
veins
2:10
to
2:10
explode.
2:11
But
2:12
you
2:12
know,
2:12
listen
2:12
to
2:12
the
2:12
podcast
2:13
first
2:13
and
2:14
ideally,
2:14
leave
2:15
a
2:15
five
2:15
star
2:15
rating
2:15
and
2:16
review
2:16
before
2:17
your
2:17
veins
2:17
explode.
2:18
Thanks.
2:19
Welcome
2:20
to
2:20
Verbal
2:20
Diorama.
2:21
Whether
2:21
you
2:21
are
2:21
a
2:21
brand
2:22
new
2:22
listener
2:22
to
2:22
this
2:22
podcast
2:23
and
2:23
you
2:23
just
2:23
really
2:24
love
2:24
snakes.
2:25
Welcome
2:25
back
2:25
regular
2:26
returning
2:27
listeners.
2:27
Thank
2:27
you
2:27
so
2:28
much
2:28
for
2:28
being
2:28
here.
2:29
Thank
2:29
you
2:29
for
2:30
choosing
2:30
to
2:30
listen
2:30
to
2:30
this
2:30
podcast.
2:31
I
2:31
am
2:31
so
2:32
happy
2:32
to
2:32
have
2:32
you
2:32
here
2:33
for
2:33
the
2:33
history
2:33
and
2:34
legacy
2:34
of
2:35
Anaconda.
2:36
And
2:37
just
2:37
a
2:37
huge
2:37
thanks
2:37
to
2:37
everyone
2:38
who
2:38
listens
2:39
to
2:39
this
2:39
podcast
2:39
and
2:40
has
2:40
continued
2:41
to
2:41
listen
2:41
and
2:42
support
2:42
this
2:42
podcast.
2:44
This
2:44
podcast
2:44
has
2:44
been
2:44
going
2:44
for
2:45
over
2:45
300
2:45
episodes
2:46
and
2:46
six
2:46
years
2:46
now
2:47
and
2:47
I
2:48
am
2:48
just
2:48
hugely
2:48
blown
2:48
away
2:49
by
2:49
the
2:50
amazing,
2:50
incredible
2:51
support
2:51
that
2:51
I
2:52
get.
2:52
It
2:53
means
2:53
so
2:53
much
2:54
to
2:54
have
2:55
you
2:55
guys
2:55
continue
2:56
to
2:56
be
2:56
here
2:56
with
2:56
me,
2:57
especially
2:58
after
2:58
my
2:58
short
2:59
break.
2:59
It
2:59
is
2:59
good
3:00
to
3:00
be
3:00
back.
3:00
I've
3:00
had
3:01
a
3:01
couple
3:01
of
3:01
weeks
3:01
off
3:02
after
3:02
my
3:03
mega
3:03
five
3:04
episode
3:04
trip
3:05
to
3:05
Middle
3:05
Earth.
3:06
Holidays
3:07
really
3:07
taken
3:07
out
3:08
of
3:08
you.
3:08
But
3:08
seriously,
3:09
that
3:09
series
3:10
was
3:10
so
3:10
much
3:11
fun
3:11
and
3:11
different
3:12
and
3:12
special
3:13
and
3:14
as
3:14
much
3:14
as
3:14
I
3:14
loved
3:15
my
3:15
trip
3:15
to
3:15
Middle
3:15
Earth,
3:16
we
3:16
are
3:17
back
3:17
to
3:17
actual
3:18
Earth
3:18
with
3:19
a
3:19
bit
3:19
of
3:19
a
3:19
bang.
3:20
And
3:20
with
3:20
that,
3:21
I
3:21
must
3:21
welcome
3:22
you
3:22
to
3:22
Baby
3:23
Kaijune.
3:24
What
3:25
even
3:25
is
3:25
Baby
3:25
Kaijune?
3:26
Well,
3:27
Kaijune
3:28
was
3:28
a
3:28
series
3:28
I
3:29
did
3:29
a
3:29
couple
3:29
of
3:29
years
3:29
ago.
3:30
Because
3:30
I
3:30
love
3:30
monster
3:31
movies,
3:31
I
3:32
love
3:32
creature
3:32
features,
3:33
anything
3:34
to
3:34
do
3:34
with
3:34
huge
3:34
monsters,
3:35
I
3:35
am
3:35
a
3:36
massive
3:36
fan.
3:37
The
3:37
series
3:38
that
3:38
I
3:38
did
3:38
a
3:38
couple
3:38
of
3:38
years
3:38
ago
3:39
on
3:39
this
3:39
podcast
3:39
included
3:40
Bong
3:40
Joon
3:41
Ho's
3:41
the
3:41
host,
3:42
Godzilla
3:43
1998,
3:44
which
3:44
is
3:45
a
3:45
lot
3:45
more
3:45
fun
3:45
than
3:46
a
3:46
lot
3:46
of
3:46
people
3:46
give
3:46
it
3:46
credit
3:47
for.
3:47
And
3:47
it's
3:47
also
3:47
a
3:48
great
3:48
story
3:48
as
3:48
well.
3:49
Shin
3:49
Godzilla
3:50
and
3:50
Pacific
3:51
Rim.
3:51
Pacific
3:52
Rim.
3:52
I
3:52
also
3:53
have
3:53
a
3:53
lot
3:53
of
3:54
time
3:54
for.
3:54
I
3:55
love
3:55
Guillermo
3:55
del
3:55
Toro,
3:56
as
3:56
anyone
3:57
who
3:57
listens
3:57
to
3:57
this
3:57
podcast
3:58
regularly
3:58
will
3:58
know.
3:59
And
3:59
I
3:59
especially
4:00
love
4:00
Pacific
4:01
Rim.
4:02
Why
4:02
is
4:02
it
4:02
Baby
4:03
Kaijune?
4:03
Well,
4:04
I
4:05
wanted
4:05
to
4:05
do
4:05
another
4:05
Kaijune,
4:06
but
4:07
this
4:07
series
4:07
is
4:07
smaller
4:08
than
4:08
usual
4:08
because
4:09
I've
4:09
only
4:09
got
4:10
two
4:10
weeks
4:10
in
4:10
June,
4:11
and
4:12
these
4:12
monsters
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are
4:13
a
4:13
bit
4:14
smaller
4:14
than
4:15
the
4:15
other
4:15
ones
4:16
that
4:16
I
4:16
talked
4:16
about.
4:17
And
4:17
whilst
4:17
they're
4:18
smaller,
4:18
they're
4:19
still
4:19
terrifying.
4:20
And
4:20
actually,
4:20
in
4:21
some
4:21
ways
4:21
even
4:21
more
4:21
terrifying
4:22
because
4:23
these
4:23
are
4:23
creatures
4:24
that
4:24
exist
4:25
in
4:25
real
4:25
life.
4:26
And
4:26
we're
4:26
starting
4:27
with
4:27
the
4:27
largest
4:27
and
4:28
heaviest
4:28
snake
4:29
species
4:29
in
4:29
the
4:30
world,
4:30
both
4:31
in
4:31
terms
4:31
of
4:31
length
4:31
and
4:32
weight.
4:32
The
4:33
green
4:33
anaconda,
4:34
which
4:34
is
4:34
native
4:34
to
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Peru,
4:35
Bolivia,
4:36
Brazil,
4:37
French
4:37
Guiana
4:38
and
4:38
Suriname.
4:39
Known
4:40
for
4:40
their
4:40
lightning
4:41
speed
4:41
and
4:41
ability
4:41
to
4:42
squeeze
4:42
the
4:42
life
4:43
out
4:43
of
4:43
prey
4:44
by
4:44
coiling
4:44
around,
4:45
asphyxiating
4:46
them,
4:46
and
4:46
swallowing
4:47
them
4:47
whole,
4:48
which
4:48
is
4:48
absolutely
4:49
terrifying.
4:50
The
4:50
largest
4:51
verified
4:51
green
4:51
anaconda
4:52
ever
4:52
recorded,
4:53
weighed
4:53
500
4:54
pounds,
4:54
was
4:55
27.7ft
4:56
long,
4:57
and
4:57
had
4:57
a
4:57
girth
4:58
of
4:58
3.6ft.
5:00
It
5:00
was
5:00
coincidentally
5:01
discovered
5:01
while
5:01
filming
5:02
for
5:02
a
5:02
National
5:02
Geographic
5:03
series.
5:04
A
5:04
new
5:05
species,
5:05
the
5:05
northern
5:06
green
5:06
anaconda,
5:07
was
5:07
discovered
5:07
in
5:08
2024
5:09
after
5:09
studies
5:10
found
5:10
that
5:10
the
5:10
green
5:10
anaconda
5:11
is
5:11
genetically
5:12
two
5:12
different
5:13
species.
5:14
And
5:15
this
5:15
movie
5:15
is
5:16
pretty
5:16
famous
5:17
for
5:17
being
5:17
the
5:17
only
5:18
movie
5:18
starring
5:18
Jennifer
5:19
Lopez
5:20
where
5:20
JLO
5:21
wasn't
5:21
the
5:22
biggest
5:22
diva
5:22
on
5:23
set.
5:24
Here's
5:24
the
5:24
trailer
5:25
for
5:26
Anaconda.
6:42
In
6:43
search
6:43
of
6:43
the
6:43
elusive
6:44
Shirashama
6:44
tribe,
6:45
Documentary
6:46
director
6:46
Terri
6:47
Flores,
6:47
in
6:48
the
6:48
hopes
6:48
of
6:48
her
6:48
big
6:49
break,
6:49
leads
6:50
an
6:50
equally
6:50
ambitious
6:51
team
6:51
of
6:51
six
6:52
deep
6:52
into
6:52
the
6:52
Brazilian
6:53
rainforest,
6:54
including
6:54
an
6:55
anthropologist,
6:56
cameraman,
6:57
documentary
6:57
host,
6:58
production
6:58
manager
6:59
and
6:59
sound
6:59
engineer.
7:00
Before
7:01
long,
7:01
while
7:01
sailing
7:02
the
7:02
meandering
7:03
Amazon
7:03
river,
7:03
they
7:04
encounter
7:04
stranded
7:05
Paraguayan
7:06
adventurer
7:06
Paul
7:07
Serone,
7:07
who
7:08
claims
7:08
he
7:08
has
7:08
evidence
7:09
of
7:09
the
7:09
mysterious
7:10
indigenous
7:10
tribe's
7:11
existence.
7:12
However,
7:12
Paul
7:13
seems
7:13
to
7:13
know
7:14
more
7:14
than
7:14
he's
7:14
letting
7:15
on
7:15
and
7:15
starts
7:16
misleading
7:16
the
7:17
group.
7:17
Slow
7:18
and
7:18
agonising
7:19
deaths
7:19
await
7:20
the
7:20
unsuspecting
7:20
crew
7:21
as
7:21
it
7:21
becomes
7:22
clear
7:22
that
7:22
the
7:22
eccentric
7:23
Sarone
7:23
is
7:24
hunting
7:24
a
7:24
record
7:25
breaking
7:25
green
7:26
anaconda
7:27
and
7:27
he
7:27
plans
7:27
to
7:28
use
7:28
the
7:28
team
7:28
as
7:29
collateral
7:29
damage
7:30
to
7:30
get
7:30
his
7:31
million
7:31
dollar
7:32
live
7:32
bounty.
7:33
Let's
7:34
run
7:34
through
7:34
the
7:34
cast.
7:35
We
7:35
have
7:35
Jennifer
7:35
Lopez
7:36
as
7:36
Terry
7:36
Flores,
7:38
Ice
7:38
Cube
7:38
as
7:39
Danny
7:39
Rich,
7:40
Jon
7:40
Voight
7:41
as
7:41
Paul
7:41
Serone,
7:42
Eric
7:43
Stoltz
7:43
as
7:43
Dr.
7:44
Steven
7:52
Cale,
7:53
Jonathan
7:53
Hyde
7:54
as
7:54
CastelladosasMateo,DannyTrejo
7:58
as
7:58
Gary
7:59
Dixon,
8:00
Kari
8:00
Wuhrer
8:01
as
8:01
Denise
8:02
Kohlberg,
8:02
Vincent
8:03
Castellados
8:04
as
8:05
HansBauer,JimCashandJackEppsJr.AndwasdirectedbyLuisYosa.Now,creaturefeatures
8:12
arenothingnew,having
8:13
originatedinthe1910swiththe
8:15
lost
8:15
Germansilent
8:16
filmTheGolem
8:17
in
8:18
1915
8:18
Llosa.
8:19
sequeltheHowHeCameinto
8:21
the
8:21
Worldin
8:21
1920,andofcoursetheworkof
8:24
WillisH.O'BrienintheLostWorldin1925through
8:28
tothelegendaryKingKongin1933,whichwouldinspireRayHarryhausentowork
8:33
withO'BrienonMighty
8:34
Joe
8:34
Youngin
8:35
1949.Itkickstartedthe1950s
8:38
wave
8:39
ofcreaturefeatureslikeCreaturefromtheBlackLagoon
8:42
in
8:42
1954,
8:43
thenin1954itcamefrombeneaththeseain
8:47
1955,Tarantulain1955,
8:51
thedeadly
8:51
Mantisin1957
8:53
and20
8:54
million
8:54
milesto
8:54
earthin1957.It
8:57
wasinthe1950sthatTohoproducedGodzilla,arguablythe
9:01
mostfamousKaiju
9:02
ofalltime,which
9:03
adaptedthenuclear
9:04
concept
9:05
fromthebeastfrom20,000fathomsfromaJapaneseperspective
9:09
rooted
9:10
inreallife.Japanesehistoricalevents
9:12
suchas
9:12
the
9:13
atomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasakiin1945andtheDaigoFukury
9:18
Maruincident
9:19
in1954.StevenSpielbergthenpioneeredthegenrewithJawsin1975,whichisoneofthefewmonstermoviesbasedonarealincident.TheNewJerseysharkattacksof1916.Imaginethatrealcreaturesareouttherethatcouldkillyou.Iguesswe're
9:36
comingbacktothat.Otheranimal
9:38
basedhorrorfeaturesfollowedJaws'sinspiration,
9:41
likeOrca,
9:41
the
9:42
killerwhalein1977,
9:43
piranhain1978andalligator
9:46
in1980,whichwasitselfinspired
9:49
bytheurbanlegendof
9:50
alligators
9:51
livinginsewers,inparticularanaccountofalligatorsbeingfound
9:55
inNew
9:55
York
9:55
City.
9:56
Thesewere
9:57
followedbymorehorror
9:58
comediesinthe
9:58
early
9:59
90s,liketremorsandArachnophobia.SpielbergperfectedtheformulafurtherwithJurassic
10:05
whale
10:05
in
10:06
1977,
10:06
Piranha
10:06
in
10:07
1978
10:07
and
10:08
Alligator
10:08
in
10:09
innovativeuseof
10:10
cgiand
10:11
triedand
10:11
tested
10:12
animatronics
10:13
to
10:13
recreatedinosaurs.ButJurassicparkalsodawnedtheneweraofmonstermovies.Theydidn'tneed
10:19
rubbersuitsorcardboardsets.Theyhad
10:21
bigenoughbudgetsforbignamesand
10:23
early
10:24
90s,
10:24
like
10:25
Tremors
10:25
and
10:26
Arachnophobia.
10:26
Spielberg
10:27
perfected
10:28
the
10:28
formula
10:29
further
10:29
with
10:29
Jurassic
10:30
Park
10:30
in
10:31
1993,
10:31
which
10:31
set
10:32
a
10:32
new
10:33
benchmark
10:33
in
10:33
the
10:34
velociraptors.Thisshifttowardssmart,
10:36
strategic
10:37
predatorsbecameahallmarkof90screaturefeatures,
10:41
Jurassic
10:41
Park
10:41
also
10:42
dawned
10:42
the
10:42
ofthelikes
10:43
ofAnaconda,Lake,PlacidandDeepBlueSeasomewhatmore
10:47
terrifyingwhenyourealizethattheycouldkillyou
10:49
and
10:50
theyweremoreintelligentthanyou.The90swas
10:53
arichvistaofcreaturefeaturesanddisastermovies.AndIdo
10:56
wanttodosomedisastermoviesrealsoononthepodcast,becausethereareacoupleIreallylove.But
11:01
Eveninthe90s,thecreaturefeaturelandscapewascontinuallyevolving,aswas
11:06
theoriginalscript
11:07
forAnaconda.Whilewedon't
11:10
have
11:10
thatscript,we
11:11
dohavethisquote.
11:13
Ithas
11:14
beensaidthat
11:14
among
11:14
thecontinents,SouthAmericawillteachittoyou.Godand
11:18
thedevil
11:18
arethesame.Thislastgreatreservoirofprimordialwildernessisatonce
11:23
both
11:23
Gardenof
11:24
Edenand
11:25
greensweltering
11:26
hell.Inthedeadofa
11:29
ChicagoWinter,a20somethingmiddleschool
11:31
biology
11:32
teacher,
11:32
AndyEasterandsix
11:34
youngcolleagues
11:35
Hatchaplantospend
11:36
theirsummerinBrazil,hopingtoreverse
11:38
theirmeagerfortunesby
11:40
joining
11:40
amoderndaygoldrushonatributaryofthe
11:43
mighty
11:44
Amazon.Disorientatedand
11:46
increasinglyisolated,thetreasurehuntersstrayintotheremotedomainofthreecolossal
11:52
Daughter,
11:53
mother,grandmother.Onebyone,underterrifyingcircumstances,
11:57
the
11:57
teachersfallvictimtothedevastatingeffectsofgoldfeverandtherelentless
12:02
brutalityoftheprimevalSouthAmericanjungle.AndyEastermustdiscoverherinner
12:07
Amazonto
12:08
avoidbecomingpreyfor
12:09
themotherofallsnakes.Andifyouthinkthatsounds
12:13
alittlebitliketheplotofAnaconda,you'dbekindofRight.Because
12:17
thisisthesynopsisofAnaconda,theWriter'sCut,Hans
12:21
Bauer'soriginal
12:22
visionforhis
12:23
Anacondascript.
12:24
Itis
12:25
alittlebitdifferent,butalsokindofthe
12:27
same.Anaconda
12:29
was
12:29
thefirstprojectCLCinemaLineFilmsCorporation
12:32
broughttothebigscreen
12:33
viathe
12:34
company'sthreeyearfirstlook
12:35
dealwithColumbiaPictures.
12:37
It
12:37
wasalsothe
12:38
onlyfilmmadeinthisdeal.TheyacquiredBowersscriptand
12:42
immediatelysetaboutrewritingitanddraftinginthewritingteamof
12:46
JimCashandJackEppsJr.Knownfortheirworkon
12:50
TopGun.
12:50
Tochangethe
12:51
core
12:51
castfrom
12:52
teacherstodocumentaryfilmmakers.It'sworthadding
12:55
thatHansBauer
12:56
publishedthe
12:58
Writer'sCutasanovelin2014andmarketeditastheoriginal
13:03
taleconceivedbythe
13:04
writerbeforemovie
13:06
studios
13:06
gottheirhandsonthescript.Partofthescript'sappealtothefilmmakerswasthatthe
13:11
giantanacondathatbecomesthemain
13:13
instrumentofterror
13:14
isnotentirelya
13:16
creatureoffantasy.Anacondahadthe
13:19
potentialtoscarepeopleandbeanexcitingactionadventuremovieatthe
13:23
sametime.Snakeshadneverreallybeenpartofthosecreature
13:27
featuremonsters,despite
13:28
somanypeople
13:29
beinggenuinelyafraidof
13:31
snakes.
13:32
this
13:32
deal.
13:33
They
13:34
acquired
13:34
Bauer's
13:35
script
13:35
and
13:35
immediately
13:36
Plane.And
13:36
eventhenit's
13:37
not
13:37
oneortwo
13:38
snakes,butthousands
13:39
of
13:40
snakes.Butthey're
13:41
tiny
13:41
snakes,so
13:42
they'renotreallythatscaryinthegrandschemeofthings.
13:45
AsthismoviewassetintheAmazon,theywanteda
13:48
SouthAmericandirector.
13:49
AndoneofthefirstdirectorsCLCinema
13:52
Line's
13:52
presidentofproductionandAnacondaexecutiveproducerSusanRuskinapproachedwasLuisLlosa.
13:59
Josa'sinvolvement
14:00
withAnacondacameas
14:01
thenaturalprogressionofaninteresting
14:03
career
14:04
trajectory
14:05
thatseeminglypositionedhimperfectlyfortheproject.
14:08
Originally
14:09
aPeruvian
14:10
bornfilmcriticbeforetransitioningintofilmmaking,hebegan
14:13
hiscareer
14:14
in
14:14
hishomecountrymakingfilmsinthe1980sbeforecatchingtheattention
14:18
ofRogerCorman.CormanhadJosaproduceandordirect
14:23
halfadozenEnglish
14:24
languageexploitationfilms,includingHourofTheAssassinin1987starring
14:29
EricEstrada
14:30
andRobertVaughan.ThescifiactionACrime
14:32
Zone,whichJoseproducedand
14:34
directedin
14:35
1989
14:36
with
14:36
DavidCarradineasSherilynFennand
14:38
thesuspenser
14:39
FullFathomFivein1990,headlinedbyMichaelMoriarty.
14:44
Yosamadehis
14:45
American
14:45
moviebreakthroughdirectingsniperin1993,ajungleset
14:50
thrillerstarringTom
14:51
Beringer
14:52
andBillyZane.FollowingSniper,
14:54
hedirected
14:55
theSpecialistin
14:56
1994starringSylvesterStallone
14:59
production
14:59
and
15:00
Anaconda
15:00
executive
15:01
producer
15:02
Susan
15:02
Ruskin
15:03
approached
15:03
was
15:04
Luis
15:05
Llosa.
15:05
Llosa's
15:06
involvement
15:07
with
15:08
Anaconda
15:08
came
15:09
as
15:10
the
15:10
familiaritywithSouthAmerica,specificallyjunglelocations,productionlogistics,andatrack
15:16
recordofcommerciallysuccessfulgenrefilms.Sohewasa
15:20
primecandidatefordirectingAnaconda.It
15:23
wasJosawhohadthe
15:24
ideaofstartingthefilmoutwithlarge,expansivesettings,
15:28
vistas
15:29
andvisions,theexpanse
15:30
oftheforest,thejungleandsky.And
15:33
Corman
15:33
had
15:33
Llosa
15:33
produce
15:34
and
15:34
or
15:34
direct
15:34
half
15:35
a
15:35
andnarrowertributaries,sothefeeling
15:37
ofthefilmstartstoclosein
15:39
onyouaswellasthesnakeclosinginonyou.JosashiringforAnacondawasn'taccidental.AndasI'm
15:45
comingto,norwasanythingelseinthismovie.There
15:48
wasaremarkableamountofeffort
15:50
behindthescenestomakesomethingreallyextraordinary.Thenextchallengewasthecast.They
15:56
Moriarty.
15:56
Llosa
15:57
interestinggroupofactorsthattheaudiencewouldimmediatelycareabout
16:00
andwouldwanttoseeon
16:02
thiskind
16:02
ofjourney,as
16:03
wellascharacters.Youwouldn'tbeable
16:04
to
16:05
tellrightoff
16:05
thebatwhowasgoingtobethehero,whowasgoingtolive,who
16:09
wasgoingtodie,andwhatorderwere
16:11
theygonnadiein.Ofcourse,
16:14
thismovieendswithtwopeople
16:15
ofcolor,
16:16
anAfricanAmericanman
16:17
andaLatinawomanasthesurvivors,
16:20
alongsidethetraditional
16:21
hero,
16:21
whiteguy,who'sbasicallysidelinedforthevastmajority
16:25
ofthemovie
16:26
due
16:26
toawasp
16:27
sting.
16:28
JenniferLopezhadalreadystarredin
16:30
theaction
16:30
thriller
16:31
money
16:31
candidate
16:32
for
16:32
directing
16:33
Anaconda.
16:33
It
16:34
was
16:35
Llosa
16:35
who
16:36
But
16:36
notablyforAnaconda's
16:37
release,
16:38
her
16:38
starringroleinSelenawasreleased
16:41
inMarch1997,amereonemonthbefore
16:44
AnacondaandSelenahadbeenLopez'sbreakout
16:48
rolewithaGoldenGlobenomination
16:50
forLopezthefollowingyear.
16:52
WhileinternationallySelenawasn'tabig
16:54
movie,
16:55
itwashugein
16:56
LatinAmericancommunities,especiallyinTexas,whereSelenaresided.It
17:01
wasitselfreleasedjusttwoyearsafterSelenaQuintanillawasmurderedby
17:07
the
17:07
presidentofherfanclub.Whether
17:09
Anacondawas
17:10
ridingonthesuccessof
17:11
Selena
17:12
isdebatable.Butin
17:14
2021,Selenawasselectedforpreservationin
17:17
the
17:17
UnitedStatesNationalFilmRegistryby
17:19
theLibraryofCongressasbeingculturally,
17:22
historicallyoraestheticallysignificant.Anaconda
17:26
hasnotyet,butlet'sgiveittime.IceCubenotably
17:31
hatedsnakes,buttook
17:32
theroleofDannyRicchandadmittedonTwitterin
17:35
2022thatquote,whentheyaskedmeto
17:37
do
17:37
Anaconda,IsaidI'donlydoitifmy
17:40
character
17:40
livedandhelpedkillthe
17:42
snakebeforethen.Most
17:44
black
17:44
peoplein
17:44
thesetypeofmoviesaredeadwithinthefirst15minutes.Eric
17:49
Stoltz,who
17:50
joinedthemovieas
17:51
anthropologist
17:52
StephenKale,thoughtheharboredno
17:54
fearofsnakesuntil
17:56
hemet
17:56
arealanaconda.WhileshootinginBrazil,alive15
18:00
footanacondawas
18:01
capturedoffthe
18:02
deck
18:02
oftheirhotel.It
18:04
tookfourpeopletoholdthesnake
18:06
down.Hethenacquired
18:07
asmallfearofsnakes.
18:09
Andofcourse,shootingonlocationinBrazilallowed
18:12
the
18:12
castand
18:12
crewtheopportunityandprivilegetoobserverealanacondasona
18:17
regularbasisoverthefive
18:19
weekshoot.
18:20
Andof
18:20
course
18:20
wehaveto
18:21
talkaboutJonVoightandthataccentandwhateveritis
18:26
thathe's
18:26
doing.Look,he'schannelingTommy
18:28
Wiseaubeforethe
18:29
roomsomehow.Nowadays,
18:32
Voight
18:32
ismore
18:32
wellknownfor
18:33
beinganoutspokensupporteroftheOrange.What?
18:35
SitInChief.Butbackin
18:37
1997,
18:38
hewassmarmyParaguayan,expriest,nowsnake
18:42
poacherPaulSerone.Voightwas
18:44
atwotimeOscarnomineefor1969'sMidnightCowboyand1985's
18:50
RunawayTrainandaonetimewinnerforComingHomein1978.He
18:54
hadbecome
18:55
athreetime
18:56
nomineeforhisrolein
18:57
2001'sAli,buthis
18:59
characterinRunawayTrainbecamethepartialinspirationforhis
19:02
interpretation
19:03
of
19:03
PaulCerrone.Theinfamouswinkwasn'tscripted.
19:07
Voightjustsnuckitintofilmingafterhavingaconversationwithhismakeupartistandhe
19:12
was
19:12
surpriseditmadeitintothefinalcut.Andofcourse,thiswasa
19:16
winkafter
19:16
hewasregurgitatedby
19:18
ahugeanaconda.Solet'stalkaboutthestarofthisshowandtheincredibleanimatronicsbyWaltContiandhis
19:25
teamatEdgeInnovations.Contiwouldofcoursegoon
19:28
tomaketheanimatronic
19:29
sharksforDeep
19:30
BlueSea.He
19:31
also
19:31
devisedthe
19:32
dolphins
19:32
inFlipper
19:33
andthewhales
19:34
inFreeWillyand
19:35
FreeWilly2.Andthissnake
19:37
wouldbe
19:37
Cale,
19:38
thought
19:38
he
19:39
harbored
19:39
snakes,
19:40
Ishouldsay,because
19:41
there
19:41
were
19:41
two.Warrior,the
19:43
greenanacondawas25ftandweighed1500
19:46
pounds.Queen,theblack
19:47
and
19:48
red
19:48
finalBossSnakewas40ftandweighedoveraton.
19:53
Now,clearly
19:53
using
19:54
realsnakesforthesecharacterswas
19:56
outofthequestion.Firstly,snakes
19:58
ofthissizedon'texist.Andsecond,haveyou
20:01
evertriedtodirect
20:02
asnake?Theydon'treallyrespond
20:05
to
20:05
humancommands.Todesign
20:07
theanimatronicanacondas,Contistudiedthemovements
20:10
andexpressionsofreal
20:11
snakesandrecreatedthemvia
20:14
hydraulics,
20:14
electronicsandcomputers.Toreplicate
20:17
areal
20:17
snakeinthehead,
20:19
theymimicthe
20:20
motion
20:20
oftheeyes,thewaythemouthopens,howthetongue
20:23
works.They
20:24
triedtogiveitasmanyjointsasareal
20:26
snake,
20:26
Orange
20:27
Wotsit
20:27
In
20:28
Chief.
20:28
togiveit
20:29
enoughdegreesof
20:30
movementtoemulatethesmoothundulatingmotionofarealsnake.Buttheyalsohadto
20:35
beabletodo
20:36
somemovements
20:36
extremelyfast.Thefinalconfigurationincluded60
20:40
dualaxishydraulicallypoweredjoints,for
20:43
atotalof120degreesoffreedom.
20:46
Fitting
20:46
somanyjoints
20:47
insidesuchaslenderform
20:49
factormeantusingcommerciallyavailableactuators
20:52
and
20:52
servovalveswasnotan
20:53
for
20:54
his
20:54
interpretation
20:55
of
20:55
Paul
20:56
Serone.
20:56
The
20:56
engineeringteamhadto
20:58
developahighlyintegratedandcustomdesignthatcombinedstructuralandhydraulicfunctions.Eachlinkservedas
21:05
astructuralmemberas
21:06
well
21:06
as
21:06
thebodyoftwohighperforming
21:08
servovalves.
21:09
Inaddition,20differentcustomdesigned
21:11
size
21:12
cylindersanddozens
21:13
ofstylesof
21:14
hydraulic
21:14
fittingswere
21:15
used.Eachofthe60linkscontainedalmost
21:18
200custommechanicalparts.Tocoordinatethemovement,they
21:22
neededat
21:23
least10puppeteers.Acomputerwasprogrammedwithall
21:26
theintricatemovementsthescriptrequired.Andthecomputerdrovethesnakewith
21:30
thepuppeteers
21:31
controllingintricatemovement.The
21:33
systemconsistedof60digitalsignalprocessorcards
21:36
andseven
21:37
Pentiumprocessors.
21:38
TheDSPcardsperformedgeometric
21:41
transformationsandclosedthecontrol
21:43
loopfor
21:44
eachlink,whilethePentium
21:45
processors
21:46
coordinatedthe
21:47
commandsacrossalllinks.
21:48
Andallofthis
21:49
softwarewasalsobuiltinhouse.Itwasproprietary.Although
21:53
anacondas
21:54
haveroundspherical
21:55
pupilsinreallife,thesnakes
21:57
inthefilmweregivenslantedpupilstomake
22:00
themappearmoredangerous.Allofthesnake'sfeatures,theeyes,themovingtongue,thelips,
22:05
movedindependently.Every
22:07
detailwasattheutmostimportance.Dozens
22:10
ofeyeballs
22:11
werepaintedand
22:12
testedinsidethe
22:13
snake'shead.The
22:14
snakeitselfwaspaintedon
22:16
theinsidetobetterresemble
22:18
thesheenandpatternofa
22:19
liveanaconda.Contialsodevoteda
22:22
greatdealoftimetodesigningthe
22:24
interiorof
22:24
theanaconda's
22:25
mouth.Forallintentsandpurposes,
22:27
thiswasarealsnake,bothtoContiandhis
22:31
teamandthecast.Themainconcern
22:34
withAnacondawasthatthefakesnakehadtobeable
22:37
tooperateunderwater,as
22:39
therewereseveralscenes
22:40
of
22:40
theanimalswimming.Thiswasasignificanttechnicalhurdlethatrequired
22:44
specializedwaterproofingandengineeringsolutions,
22:47
DrawingonConti'sexpertisefromhis
22:50
marineanimalwork.Butas
22:53
weallknow,especiallyfromJaws,waterandelectronicsdon'toften
22:57
mix.Andonedaywhilefilming,the
23:00
snakemalfunctionedandthe
23:01
puppeteers
23:02
lostcontrol,withthesnakeviolentlythrashinginthewater
23:05
withessentially10tonsoftorqueconvulsingallovertheplace.Someofthefootageof
23:12
thissnakegoinghaywiredid
23:13
actuallyendupinthemoviebutitwasincrediblydangerous
23:16
for
23:17
both
23:17
theactorsandthecrewto.
23:19
Butwithitbeingincrediblydangerous,Iguessitwasjustbeinga
23:21
genuineanaconda,eventhoughanacondadon'ttendtoeat
23:25
humans.ButImentioned
23:27
abigger
23:27
divathanJLo.
23:28
Thesnakewasthestarof
23:29
theshowandGoddamn
23:30
it,she
23:31
wouldgetherway.Damncatering.Inthismovie,there'shardlynothingtoregurgitate.
23:36
I'm
23:36
nothappyI'mgoingtohavea
23:37
fullondivameltdowninthe
23:39
waterisprobablywhatthesnakewasthinking.Now,obviouslywithacreationliketheanacondasthatweremadeforthismovie,
23:46
Ialwaysliketowonder,well,where
23:48
aretheynow?Andthe40footanimatronicmodelforthequeenanacondaseeninthe
23:53
moviewouldactuallyspendmuchofitslifeinSanFrancisco
23:57
attheCaliforniaAcademyofSciencesinsidetheAmazonRainforestAquariumand
24:02
snakePitattraction.
24:04
The
24:04
modelhadtheskinandtail
24:06
removed,
24:07
displayingthesnake'sendoskeletonandcomplexcircuitryoftheanimatronicwiring.Itwasindeed
24:13
therealsnakeusedinthemovieandnotareplica.NowIcan'tseem
24:18
tofindifit'sstill
24:19
ondisplay
24:20
attheCaliforniaAcademy
24:21
ofSciences,somaybe
24:23
anyonewho'sbeenrecently
24:24
canlet
24:25
meknow.
24:25
Itwasdefinitely
24:26
therein2011,possibly
24:28
upto2020.ButI
24:30
can'tactuallyfindanyrecordsofthesnakestill
24:33
actuallybeingthere,soI'mguessingit'ssincebeenremoved.Butagain,whereis
24:38
thissnakenow?Whereisthewarriorsnake?Ihavenoidea.We
24:42
needtoknowwheretheseincrediblesnakeslive.Conti'sanimatronic
24:46
snakewascompositedwithcomputergraphicimagingfromSonyPicturesImageworkforeffects
24:51
and
24:51
motionthatcouldnot
24:53
beachievedpractically
24:54
onset.And
24:55
thishybridapproachallowedthefilmmakersto
24:58
usepracticaleffectsfor
24:59
closeupanddetailshots
25:01
whilerelyingonCGforwideshotsandmoredynamicmovements.
25:05
ButthiswasCGinitsinfancyanditwasexpensive.
25:10
Reportedly,
25:10
1/2ofCGsnakefootagecostthismovie$100,000.Soitwasusedsparingly.Andtheanimatronicwasalwaysfavoredifpossible.Andthisiswhythismoviestilllookssogoodtoday.ThegiantCGsnakewouldbecomeSonyPicturesImageWorks.FirstfullyCGanimatedcharacter.And
25:31
itwasfullyarticulated,
25:33
meaningitrequiredcomplexriggingsystems
25:35
tocontroltheserpentine
25:37
movementrealistically.The
25:38
digitalsnake
25:39
wasprimarilyused
25:40
forwide
25:40
shots,complexswimmingsequencesunderwater
25:43
such
25:43
as
25:44
the
25:44
OwenWilson
25:44
andtheTommyscene,fastmovingattacksequencesandscenes
25:48
requiring
25:49
thesnaketoperform
25:49
physicallyimpossiblemovements.For
25:51
the
25:51
animatronic.Otherwise,thereasonthismovielooksasgood
25:55
asitdoes
25:55
isbecausethevast
25:56
majorityofthetime,thesnakesarerealanimatronics.Theuglytruthisthat1997CGItechnology
26:04
meantthedigitalsnakewasmostconvincingin
26:07
darkerscenesorwhenmoving
26:08
quickly,
26:09
astherenderingtechnologywasn'tsophisticatedenoughtoholdupunderclosescrutinyinbrightlighting.
26:15
And
26:15
thisexplainswhytheCGsnakejust
26:17
standsoutwhenit'sused,andwhy
26:19
thefilmreliedheavilyon
26:21
animatronicsandusedtheCG
26:23
primarilyforfullbodymovementsandactionsequences.Andhonestly,this
26:27
movieisallthebetterforusingthisCGsnakesparingly,becauseI
26:32
watchedthismovieon
26:33
AmazonprimeinHDandtheanimatronicsnakestilllooksincredible.TheCGsnakenotsomuch.AsmuchasI
26:43
love
26:43
thismovie,andI
26:44
reallydo,theCGsnakejustdoesnotlookasgoodas
26:47
theanimatronic.
26:49
And
26:49
ifyou'renotimpressedbythis
26:51
movieenoughyet.200crewmembers
26:54
moved
26:54
intothe
26:55
Amazonto
26:55
film
26:56
onlocation.HalfofthesecrewmemberswereAmerican,theotherhalfwereBrazilian.Andatthetime,
27:02
itwasthe
27:02
largestgroupofAmerican
27:03
filmmakers
27:04
to
27:04
evershoot
27:05
inBrazil.
27:06
BrazilianproductionmanagerKeikiFiera
27:09
andhisAmericancounterpartJim
27:10
Dyerorganizedtheir
27:12
respectivecrews
27:13
whoworkedsidebysidetoaccommodate
27:15
the
27:15
production.Muchofthe
27:17
filmwasshotofftherivercityofManaus.Llosa
27:21
chose
27:21
his
27:21
locationsbasedon
27:22
theirbeautyandsplendor,
27:24
suchasthemeetingofwaterswheretheRioNegro
27:27
andSolMinosriversmeet,butdon'tmix
27:30
untilmanymilesdownstream
27:32
whentogetherthey
27:33
formtheAmazonRiver.Thefilmwasoriginallyscheduled
27:36
toshooteightmonthsearlierthanitdid
27:38
inthe
27:39
autumnof1995.ButthatyeartheAmazonexperienceda
27:43
severedroughtwithwaterlevelsdroppingatadepthofathreestorybuildingships
27:48
weregrounded.Coincidentally,thesameyear,deforestation
27:52
peakedin
27:53
theregion.I'msurethetwo
27:55
aren'tlinked.Theproductionmadethedecisionto
27:57
postpone
27:58
onlocation
27:59
filmingtill
27:59
April1996,
28:01
wherethewatersnaturallyrosefromthe
28:03
winterrains.Butwhen
28:04
theyreturned,
28:05
theopposite
28:06
happenedandthewatercontinuedtorise,goingfroma
28:09
drought
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toalmosta
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flood.Luckily,themajority
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offilmingwasona
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barge,andthisproduction
28:17
relied
28:17
heavily
28:18
on
28:18
shipsandbarges.Propswould
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shuttleroundonbarges.Thecrewwenttoworkeverydayonskiffs,traveledtolunchandbacktothehotelat
28:27
sunset
28:27
viaboat.Atnight,bigboys,Americanspronouncedthembuoys,butthey'reboyswerelitandplacedalongtheriver,illuminating
28:35
thewaycast,crewandequipmentwereboatedbackandforth.
28:40
Ayachtwitha
28:41
numberofsuiteshousedeightactorsanddirectorduring
28:44
thedayin
28:45
betweenscenesandalso
28:46
held
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thehairandmakeupdepartments.Anex
28:49
touristsightseeing
28:50
boatcalledJumbowasrefurbishedandmadeasawarehouseforprops,setdressing,
28:55
camera,gripandelectricalequipment.Theyalso
28:58
builtatwomanskiff,dubbingitthePanacondato
29:02
film
29:02
shots
29:02
from
29:03
thesnake's
29:03
pointofview.Filminginthe
29:06
spring,literally
29:07
ontheequator,meantthat
29:08
not
29:09
only
29:09
didtheyhaveto
29:10
deal
29:10
withrainintheunsurprisinglynamed
29:12
rainforest,but
29:13
alsoincredibleheat,humidity
29:16
andhigh
29:16
sun.Evenwiththe
29:18
jungle
29:18
canopy,thesunandheat
29:20
wasoftenexcruciating
29:22
withsilkcanopiesbeingusedforshade.AftershootingintheAmazon,
29:26
the
29:27
crew
29:27
movedbacktotheUS
29:28
to
29:29
filmattheLosAngelesCountyArboretumand
29:31
Botanic
29:32
Garden,transformingitintoa
29:34
tropicalrainforestthatincludedacascadingwaterfall.Thiswasdowntoproduction
29:39
designerKurtPetrichelliandhisteamwho
29:41
builteverythingfromthegroundup,takingthreeandahalfmonthstobuildthewaterfall
29:46
which
29:46
was45fttallandhadtobe
29:49
abletosupporttheanimatronicsnake.They
29:51
alsohadtoreplicate
29:52
thefloatingtreesof
29:53
theAmazon,
29:54
whichendedupbeingtrees
29:56
mountedonplatformsunderthelake.Notlongafterproductionwrapped,theproducers,CarolLippleof
30:02
the
30:03
LAbasedfashionempire,herestrangedhusbandLeonardRabinowitzandhis
30:08
formergirlfriendVerna
30:10
Harrowsplitup.
30:11
AndbythatImeantheproductionteamsplit
30:14
up,
30:14
notromantically
30:15
splitup.Thiswas
30:17
verymuchaproduction
30:18
bornofloveforthemovies,butnot
30:20
forproducersinthebusiness.Theproductioncompany,CLCinemaLineFilmsCorporationwasset
30:27
upwithconnections,independentcash
30:29
andaloveofalien
30:31
andscience
30:32
fiction.HarrahboughtoutLittle
30:34
andRabinowitz'sstakesinCLCinemaLine
30:37
FilmCorporation
30:39
shot
30:39
off
30:39
the
30:40
river
30:40
city
30:41
of
30:41
Manaus.
30:42
Llosa
30:43
chose
30:43
his
30:43
locations
30:44
based
30:44
on
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their
30:45
beauty
30:46
and
30:46
splendor,
30:46
such
30:47
as
30:47
the
30:48
Meeting
30:48
of
30:49
Waters
30:49
where
30:50
the
30:50
Rio
30:50
Negro
30:51
and
30:51
Solimoes
30:52
rivers
30:52
meet,
30:52
but
30:53
don't
30:53
mix
30:54
until
30:54
many
30:54
basicallywhyCLCinemaLineFilmsCorporation
30:58
nevermadeanything
30:59
else.Itcertainlywasn'tfromtherelease
31:02
andreaction
31:03
toAnaconda.And
31:04
this
31:05
is
31:05
the
31:05
thingandthereasonIlove
31:06
doingthispodcasttomostthisisjustadumbsnakemovie.Andyeah,Iguessit
31:11
isinmanyways,butthereissomuch
31:14
loveand
31:14
attentioninthisdumbsnakemovie.Itmay
31:18
nothavethegreatestcharactersor
31:20
scriptintheworld,but
31:21
it
31:21
has
31:22
JonVoightdoingwhateverJonVoight'sdoingandithassomeincredible
31:26
practicalanimatronicsand
31:28
beautifulsets.There
31:29
isno
31:29
easywaytosegueintothis,butit
31:32
istimefor
31:33
theobligatory
31:33
Keanureferenceofthisepisode
31:35
andifyoudon't
31:36
knowwhat
31:36
thatis,it'swhere
31:37
ITroy
31:37
inthemoviethatI'mfeaturingwithKeanuReevesfornoreasonotherthanheisthe
31:42
bestofmen.Andlet'sbehonest,
31:44
if
31:44
theteamfound
31:45
KeanuReevesintheAmazon
31:47
instead
31:47
of
31:47
PaulCerrone,thesituationwould
31:49
haveendedupalotdifferently.I
31:51
canguarantee
31:52
that
31:52
there
31:52
wouldbenodeadbodiesintheAmazon.Anacondacameoutthesameyear
31:57
astheDevil'sAdvocate,andthe
31:59
big
32:00
buoys,
32:00
Americans
32:01
pronounced
32:01
them
32:02
boo-ees,
32:02
win
32:03
theBest
32:03
buoys
32:04
were
32:04
lit
32:05
and
32:05
placed
32:06
along
32:06
the
32:07
Andobviouslyifyoudon'tknowtheDevil'sAdvocatestarsKeanuReevesanditisactuallyagreatmovie.Itisoneofthosethat
32:14
Iwould
32:15
loveto
32:15
doonthispodcastandI'veactuallybeenthinkingofdoingit
32:17
foralongtime.So
32:19
letmeknowifyou'dlikeanepisodeontheDevil's
32:21
AdvocateAnacondawasreleased
32:23
on11th
32:24
April
32:24
1997andimmediatelywentto
32:26
numberoneatthe
32:27
domesticboxoffice,beatingoutLiar,Liar,the
32:31
SaintandfellownewreleaseGrossePointeBlank.Itwouldstayatnumberonefortwoweeksandremaininthetop10forseven
32:38
weeks.Onits$45millionbudget,Anacondagrossed$65.9milliondomesticallyand$70.9millioninternationally,for
32:49
atotalworldwidegrossof
32:47
$136.8
32:50
million.Notbad
32:54
foracheesylittlebeemovie.CreatureFeaturethisAnaconda
32:59
had
32:59
bite.Notsomuch
33:02
with
33:02
the
33:02
criticsthough,
33:03
because
33:03
onRotten
33:03
Tomatoesithasaratingof
33:05
41%.
33:07
With
33:07
theconsensusreading,Anaconda's
33:09
pulpy
33:10
pleasuresareconstricted
33:11
byitsown
33:12
absurdity,
33:13
butCreatureFeaturefansmayenjoyitsbrazensilliness.Some
33:17
criticsdidpraisethe
33:18
film'seffects,sceneryandtongueincheekhumor,butmanycriticizedtheactingforgettable
33:24
orcardboardcharacters,inaccuraciesandboringstart.RogerEbertlovedthemoviethough,andhegaveitthreeandahalf
33:32
out
33:32
offour
33:32
stars.Anacondawasnominated
33:35
fortwoSaturnAwards,
33:36
including
33:36
Best
33:37
ActressforJennifer
33:38
Lopez.Shelostto
33:39
JodieFosterforContactandasI
33:41
mentioned,BestHorrorFilm,
33:43
whichwenttothe
33:44
Devil'sAdvocate.ItwasalsonominatedforsixRazzieAwards
33:48
in1998,includingworstpicture,WorstActorforJonVoight,
33:53
wrapped,
33:53
the
33:54
producers,
33:54
Carol
33:55
Little
33:56
of
33:56
whichitlosttoKevinCostner'sthePostman.ItwasAlsonominatedforWorstNewStarforthe
34:02
former
34:03
girlfriend
34:03
Verna
34:04
Harrah
34:04
split
34:05
and
34:05
isreallyharsh
34:06
becausetheanimatronicAnacondaisthe
34:09
highlightofthismovie.AndalsoWorstgreencoupleforJonVoightand
34:14
theanimatronicAnaconda,which
34:16
theylosttoDennisRodmanandDennisRodmanandJeanClaudeVan
34:19
Dammefor
34:20
DoubleTeam.Anacondaspawnedonetheatricalsequeland
34:25
threemadefor
34:26
TVsequels.Anaconda's
34:28
theHuntfortheBloodOrchidwas
34:30
released
34:30
incinemasin2004.ThreemoredirecttovideomoviesfollowedAnaconda,
34:36
ThreeOffspringin2008andAnaconda'sTrailofBloodin2009,whichwasshotbackto
34:42
backinRomania.TheothermovieI'mgoing
34:45
tocome
34:46
toshortly,the
34:47
originalAnaconda
34:49
hasalargecultfollowing
34:50
and
34:50
thoughitwascriticallyreviledonits
34:52
initialrelease,hasbecomeacultclassic
34:56
and
34:56
enough
34:56
ofacultclassicto
34:58
talkaboutaremake.
34:59
AndinJanuary2020newsbrokethatarebootofAnacondawasintheworksatSony'sColumbiaPicturesafteraresurgenceof
35:08
animalcentrichorrorfilmsoverthepreviousfewyears.FollowingthesuccessofTheShallowsin2016,47metresdownin2017,theMegin2018,Rampagein2018and
35:21
Crawl
35:22
in2019,which
35:23
is
35:23
excellent
35:23
bytheway.I'dhighlyRecommendCrawl
35:26
in2023.
35:27
TomGormicanwasannouncedasadirectorandin
35:30
2024thescriptwas
35:31
announcedasbeingwrittenbyGormicanandKevinEtten.
35:35
It'sscheduledtobereleased
35:36
ChristmasDay2025.Starring
35:39
JackBlack,PaulRudd,SultanMelo,DanielaMelchior,Thandiwe
35:44
NewtonandSteveZahn.
35:46
Before
35:46
thiscouldhappen
35:47
though,wegotaChineseproducedremake
35:49
ofanacondain2024simplycalledanaconda.Butthisrebootisalso
35:55
calledAnaconda,so
35:57
technicallywehaveAnaconda1997,loadsofsequels,thenAnaconda2024
36:03
andthenAnaconda2025.Thethingis,Anacondaiswidelyconsideredasobadit's
36:10
goodmovie,withmanycitingJonVoightasdelivering
36:14
aniconicsobad
36:15
it'sgoodperformance.It'sreceivedalmost
36:18
legendarystatus
36:19
asaB
36:20
movie
36:20
thatfullyembracesitscreaturefeaturerootsaswellas
36:23
deliveringon
36:24
thethrillsandkillsyou'dexpectthatandVoight
36:28
accent,
36:28
permanentfacialsneer.He'sdefinitelymemorable.And
36:32
ifyouwantacultclassicyouneedamemorablevillain.
36:36
It'snotabadmovie,it'snotagoodmovie.
36:39
It'snot
36:40
agreatmovie,andIabsolutelyloveit.Andyouknowwhy?Because
36:45
Ijustlovea
36:46
hugesnake.AndIlovethepracticalsnakes
36:49
in
36:49
thismovie.They'regenuinelythebest
36:51
part.Themovie
36:52
wouldn't
36:52
workwithoutthem.They
36:53
bringtherealgenuinefear
36:55
ofhavingaphysicalfoeunderthewater.AndIjustthinkthey'resobrilliantlydesigned
37:00
andexecuted.Now,ofcourse,
37:02
thedocumentaryteamshouldhaveprobablyscarperedassoonas
37:05
snakesraineddownonthemfromabove,
37:07
but
37:07
nevertheless,someofthemsurvived
37:09
andpresumably
37:10
toldtheworld.Andthennooneventuredintotherealms
37:13
of
37:13
the
37:14
anacondasever
37:15
again.
37:15
Exceptin2004forthesequel,whichIhaven'tseen
37:19
andIhavenointentionofseeing,mostlybecauseIknowdeepdownitwon't
37:23
havetheseincredibleanimatronics
37:25
init.And
37:25
for
37:25
thatreason,I'mout.There'salotwrong
37:29
withthis
37:29
moviethat'snotJonVoightdoingwhat
37:32
he'sdoing.Asmuch
37:33
asI
37:33
lovesnakeshavingavoicebyFrankWelker,Iamnot
37:36
ahugefan
37:37
ofsnakesthatcan
37:38
scream.Theideatherearetwosnakesatallfeelsanticlimactic,despitethequeen
37:43
snakebeing
37:44
awesome.Andthenattheend,youfind
37:46
outthatPaulSaronewasright
37:49
andthisiswherethetribewas.Don'tmake
37:51
thatguyright.Jesus.
37:53
Andjust
37:54
FYI,theShirashamatribethat
37:56
they'researchingfor
37:57
doesn'texistinreallife.Butthere'salsosomuchrightwiththismovie.AndwhiletheCGhas
38:03
agedpoorly,
38:04
it'susedsparinglyenough
38:06
for
38:06
youtoappreciatetheanimatronicssomuchmore.Thecasthereisgreat,
38:11
manyofwhomwouldgo
38:12
ontohavebigcareers.AndIceCube,listeningto
38:15
hisownmusicwill
38:17
nevernot
38:17
tickleme.IceCubeand
38:19
JenniferLopezhavegoodchemistrytogether.
38:21
Andif
38:21
anyof
38:22
youhave
38:22
listenedtomyepisodeon
38:23
Hustlers,you'llknowhowmuchaffectionI
38:25
haveforJLo.Thewomanisaqueen.It'sashamethescriptissoformulaic
38:30
andweak,butwe
38:32
dogetalittlecharacterdevelopment.Andwe
38:34
alsogetanobligatorymummyreferenceinthere.With
38:37
thelegendaryJonathanHyde,
38:40
Anacondafeaturedadiversecastatatimewhensuchrepresentationwasless
38:45
common
38:45
inmajorstudioreleases.Also,onethingI
38:49
reallyloveabout
38:50
thismovie,Iloveamouthview.You
38:52
know,where
38:53
youseetheperspective
38:54
ofthecreaturefromitsside.Itsmouth.Theydoit
38:58
inJAWS3D,
38:59
theydoitintheMEG2.TheyalsodoitinLittle
39:02
Shop
39:02
ofHorrors,
39:02
andtheydo
39:03
ithere
39:03
withJonVoightgoinginto
39:05
the
39:05
snake'smouth.AndI
39:06
absolutelylove
39:07
thatshot,genuinely.Itisone
39:09
ofmyfavorites.In
39:11
1975,
39:12
Jawsgaveus
39:13
allafear
39:14
of
39:14
whatcouldbeinthe
39:15
water
39:15
atthebeach.
39:16
In
39:16
1997,
39:17
Anacondadidthesame.Except
39:19
notmanyofuswill
39:20
holiday
39:21
intheAmazonrainforest,butthetechnology
39:23
todeliver
39:24
acreature
39:24
in
39:24
thewaterhascomeon
39:26
leapsandboundsinthe
39:27
20yearsbetweenthesetwomovies,
39:29
andAnacondastillpayshomageand
39:32
respecttothemother
39:33
ofallcreature
39:34
features.EventhedigitalsnakerepresentedanimportantmilestoneinCGIdevelopment,contributingtoSonyImageWorksevolution
39:43
intoamajoreffectshouse,
39:45
whichofcoursethenled
39:46
toSpider
39:47
Manafewyearslater.
39:49
But
39:49
surelythepeople
39:50
inthesemoviesknow
39:51
bynow
39:52
youdon'tgooffforsomefruity,sexytimein
39:55
thejungle,
39:55
nomatterhowhorny
39:57
thejunglemakesyou.Becauselet'sbe
40:00
honest,anacondasareareal
40:02
libido
40:03
killeraswellas,youknow,justageneralotherstuffkillertoo.Thankyouforlistening.Asalways,Iwould
40:10
love
40:10
tohearyour
40:10
thoughtsonAnaconda,andthankyouforyourcontinuedsupportof
40:14
thispodcast.If
40:16
youwant
40:16
togetinvolvedandhelpthis
40:17
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40:18
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40:21
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40:21
whereveryoufoundthispodcastyoucouldfindandfollow
40:25
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40:31
posts,commenton
40:32
posts.
40:32
Itallhelps
40:33
withvisibility.Or
40:35
you
40:35
couldsimplytellyourfriendsandfamilyabout
40:37
this
40:37
podcastoraboutthisepisodeor
40:39
howtheycanaccessthispodcastandthisepisode.Andifyoulike
40:43
this
40:43
episodeonAnaconda,youmightalsolikesomeprevious
40:47
creature
40:47
featuremovies
40:48
thatI
40:48
havedoneepisodesonepisode
40:51
41,Tremors,whichI
40:53
remember
40:54
watchingvividlywhenIwasachild,and
40:56
itabsolutelypetrifiedmetothepointwhereitgaveme
40:59
nightmares.Butnow
41:01
asan
41:01
adult,IabsolutelyloveTremors.Ithink
41:04
it'sagreatmovie,butyeah,notreally
41:06
suitable
41:06
forkids.Episode106the
41:10
OG
41:10
Jawsit'soneof
41:12
thosemovies
41:13
onthispodcastthatIworrythat
41:15
not
41:15
alotof
41:15
peopleknowthatI'vedonean
41:16
episodeonJawsbecauseObviouslyit's
41:19
episode106.Itwasa
41:20
whileago,but
41:21
itisoneofmyfavoriteepisodesthatI'vedoneonthispodcast.I'vealsodonean
41:26
episode
41:26
onDeepBlue
41:27
Sea,whichisepisode
41:28
146.Itwasa
41:30
littlebitdifferentbecauseI
41:31
waskind
41:32
ofgrievingatthetime.I'djustlost
41:35
mycat,Jess.Ididthe
41:37
episodein
41:38
honorofheranditwasa
41:40
veryemotional
41:40
episode.So
41:41
it'snotreallythetypical
41:43
deepBlueseaepisode
41:44
thatyoumightexpectbecausethere'salittle
41:46
bitofemotion
41:47
inthereas
41:47
well.Andepisode224,whichwasatriple
41:51
episodeonJaws2,Jaws3D,andJawstheRevenge.
41:56
Eachofthosemoviesincrediblyspecialandbrilliantintheirownright,
42:00
andeach
42:00
of
42:01
thosemovieshasanincredible
42:03
storybehind
42:03
themaswell.Asalways,givemefeedback.Letmeknowwhatyouthinkofmyrecommendations.Now.IsaidI'dcomebacktooneofthesequelsofanaconda.In2015,acrossover
42:17
wasreleasedontheSciFiChannelanditwas
42:20
calledLakePlacidversusAnaconda.Basicallythetwofranchises
42:25
comingtogether
42:25
in2015,AnacondaversusSaltwaterCrocodile.
42:30
Itwasthefifthinstallmentinbothof
42:32
thesefranchises.
42:33
LakePlacidisalsoaboutareallifemonsterunder
42:38
the
42:39
waterthathashuge
42:40
teeth.SoI
42:41
guessthere'satheme
42:42
tothis
42:42
month'sKaijun
42:43
entries,butratherthanwalka
42:46
blindfoldedcowtothewater,let'sinsteaddoanepisode
42:51
onthehistoryandlegacyofLakePlacid.Sopleasejoinmenextepisodeforthe
42:58
final
42:58
episodeofBabyKaiju,wherewe'regoingfromagiantsnaketo
43:03
agiantsaltwatercrocodile.Pleasejoinmenextweekfor
43:06
LakePlacid.Ifyouenjoywhat
43:09
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