Python (film)
2000 film directed by Richard Clabaugh
Python (theatrically released in the Philippines as Anaconda 2000) is a 2000 made-for-TV horror film directed by Richard Clabaugh. The film features several cult favorite actors, including William Zabka of The Karate Kid fame, Wil Wheaton, Casper Van Dien, Jenny McCarthy, Keith Coogan, Robert Englund, Dana Barron, David Bowe, and Sean Whalen.
The film concerns a genetically engineered snake, a python, that escapes and unleashes itself on a small town. It was filmed in Los Angeles and Malibu, California.
Python was followed by three sequels: Pythons 2 (2002), New Alcatraz (also known as Boa) and Boa vs. Python (2004), all of which are also made-for-TV films.
Plot
An NSA plane crashes near the town of Ruby after its cargo, an abnormally large reticulated python, escapes confinement. The python survives the crash and attacks a lesbian couple, Lisa Johnson and Roberta Keeler, camping in the woods.
At a swimming hole the next day, John Cooper, his girlfriend Kristin, his best friend Tommy, and Tommy's girlfriend Theresa find Lady G, a pet Burmese python they recognize as belonging to Lisa. Deputy Greg Larston arrives, mentioning that Lisa is missing, and takes Lady G. When Lisa's body is later found heavily disfigured by acid, the police suspect John, who is employed at a plating plant that utilizes acid.
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