Co-presented by Severin Films
Two titans of the reptilian kingdom enter the ring for a creature-feature showdown that can only have one winner! Are you Team Snake, or Team Crocodile? Either way, you’re in for a super-sized smackdown between two creatures whose oversized anatomy not only represents humanity’s arrogant disrespect for the natural world — a lack of fear these films seek to solve — it also makes for a dang fun night at the movies!
In Anaconda, a crew of scientists and filmmakers that includes Jennifer Lopez, Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube, John Voight, and Owen Wilson go deep into the Amazon jungle in search of a lost Indigenous tribe. Instead, they find — you guessed it — a ginormous, man-eating snake! The 1989 Jaws ripoff Killer Crocodile explores much of the same territory, following a band of idealistic environmentalists confronted with the cruelty of nature in the form of a massive mutant crocodile. But where Anaconda brings the late-’90s Hollywood schlock, Killer Crocodile wades waist-deep into the charmingly crude waters of Italian exploitation films. And those waters are full of hungry critters.
Music Box Theatre screens films of all genres and from every era of cinema, both new releases and repertory. These films may sometimes contain upsetting, outdated, or offensive material. While we aim to introduce many of our screenings, we do not always provide warnings about potentially triggering content within the films we screen. We encourage our patrons to research the film before they attend using trailers, reviews, or content information found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.
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