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Written by | Nicholas Davidoff David Olson |
Directed by | Don E. FauntLeRoy |
Starring |
David Hasselhoff Crystal Allen Ryan McCluskey Patrick Regis Anthony Green John Rhys-Davies |
Music by | Peter Meisner |
Country of origin | United States Romania |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Alison Semenza |
Cinematography | Don E. FauntLeRoy |
Editor(s) | Scott Conrad |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Production company(s) | Hollywood Media Bridge |
Distributor | Stage 6 Films |
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Original network | Sci-Fi Channel |
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Anaconda 3: Offspring (also known as Anaconda III or Anaconda: Offspring) is a 2008 made-for-television horror film directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy. The film is a sequel to Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and the third installment in the Anaconda franchise. The film premiered on Sci-Fi Channel on July 26, 2008 and released on DVD on October 21, 2008. It stars David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen and John Rhys-Davies.
Sometime after the events of the previous film, in Romania, a female anaconda and a male anaconda are being held in a genetic research facility owned by Wexel Hall, for experimentation. The research project is led by Dr. Amanda Hayes (Crystal Allen) and funded by J.D. Murdoch (John Rhys-Davies), a well-known industrialist. While visiting the facility, Murdoch provokes the male anaconda with a large flashlight, and has it gassed to calm it down. However, as Murdoch, his assistant Pinkus (Ryan McCluskey) and Daryl (Alin Constantinescu) are about to leave, the anaconda kills Daryl and breaks through his enclosure's wall. As it escapes, it kills many of the people working in the lab. In looking through the facility, Amanda and Professor Eric Kane (Serban Celea), realize that the second (Queen) anaconda has also escaped. Murdoch calls in a team of animal hunters, led by Hammett (David Hasselhoff), to capture both snakes. Amanda and Pinkus go with them. At a small farm in the middle of the woods, the owner is eaten alive by one of the snakes.
The hunting party arrives later and begin formulating a plan of attack. During the first confrontation with the snake, two of the party are killed: Gronzy (Anthony Green) is stabbed by the genetically altered anaconda's very sharp tail and Dragosh (Bogdan Uritescu) gets his head bitten off by the snake. Hammett arrives and gives the team a lecture on how to kill the snake. As the group splits up, Amanda heads off in a car with two other team members, Victor (Toma Danilă) and Sofia (Mihaela Elena Oros). During the next confrontation with the snake, the anaconda spits acidic venom in Victor's face, burning it. The car crashes and Sofia is thrown off the car, broke her leg. As Amanda tries to leave the car to help her, the snake reappears and devours Sofia. Amanda is rescued by Hammett and both of them escape.