Anaconda (1997)
Director
Luis Llosa
Main cast
Jennifer Lopez; Ice Cube; Jon Voight; Eric Stoltz; Owen Wilson
Genres
Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Description
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
Luis Llosa
Main cast
Jennifer Lopez; Ice Cube; Jon Voight; Eric Stoltz; Owen Wilson
Genres
Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Description
A "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
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