Doug McCallister, a creative wedding videographer, is convinced that his career is going nowhere fast. Of course, he is unaware that a blast from the past in the form of a forgotten VHS tape is about to rekindle his dormant interest in making a movie. When his struggling actor best friend Griff announces that he has somehow secured the rights to the horror classic _Anaconda (1997)_ (qv), Doug jumps at the opportunity to pursue his childhood Hollywood fantasy. With a mind brimming with ideas and excitement, a four-member crew arrives in the vast Amazon rainforest, the home of mysterious herpetological wonders, to make a spiritual sequel. However, shooting an independent, self-financed film takes guts and luck. What if things don't go as planned? And what if the star of the show, the monstrous giant reptile, never shows up?—Nick Riganas