Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a 2004 American action adventure horror film directed by Dwight H. Little.
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.
A team of researchers funded by New York pharmaceutical firm Wexel Hall, including Gordon Mitchell, Dr. Jack Byron, Sam Rogers, Gail Stern, Cole Burris, and Dr. Ben Douglas, leave for a jungle in Borneo to search for a flower called Perrinnia immortalis--"the Blood Orchid"—that they believe contains a fountain of youth, and the legendary Kukuusah Arkhurst which is believed to contain the "Lament Infinium" that will unlock all the knowledge of the universe; past, present and future.
Jack convinces guide Captain Bill Johnson and his partner Tran Wu to take an unsafe path despite their misgivings.
At one point, Gail falls into the water, loses her phone, and is attacked by a crocodile before Bill rescues her.
They find a small native village, a disemboweled anaconda, a pair of human legs hanging out of the snake's abdomen, and an orchid remaining.
The now-psychopathic Jack fails to convince him to continue with the expedition, so he paralyzes Gordon using a previously collected spider to stop him from informing the others.
Jack shoots Bill in the arm to keep him from attacking and forces the party to accompany him to the orchids, which grow above a pit where a ball of male anacondas mate with the female.
Cole shoots a flare, immolating the anaconda and exploding the container, killing the other snakes.
[3] Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid debuted at second place in the box office, earned $32,238,923 in the United States and the international gross of $38,753,975 bringing a worldwide total of $70,992,898.
[2] Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film received a 26% based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 4.20/10.
The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel, but lost to Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.