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{{Short description|American science fiction horror film}}
{{for|the song by Test Icicles|Boa vs. Python (song)}}
{{all plot|date=January 2018}}
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| caption = DVD cover
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| based_on =
| writer = Chase Parker Sam Wells
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| story =
| director = David Flores
| starring = [[David Hewlett]] [[Jaime Bergman]] [[Kirk B.R. Woller]] Adam Kendrick [[Angel Boris]]
| narrated =
| music = [[Jamie Christopherson]]
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = Jeffery Beach Phillip Roth
| editor = Ayton Davis
| cinematography = Lorenzo Senatore
| runtime = 92 minutes
| company = UFO International
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| network = [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]
| released = {{Start date|2004|05|22}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[New Alcatraz (film)|New Alcatraz]]'' (2002, also known as ''Boa'')
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'''''Boa vs. Python''''' is a 2004 [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Horror film|horror]] film. It was directed by David Flores, from a script by Chase Parker and Sam Wells, and was filmed in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]. In the film, an FBI agent seeks help from a [[herpetologist]] and a [[marine biologist]] to release a specially bred [[Boa constrictor|Boa]] to hunt a gigantic [[Python (genus)|Python]] that has been attacking humans. The film is a [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] between ''[[Python (film)|Python]]'' (2000) and its indirect sequel ''[[New Alcatraz]]'' (2002, also known as ''Boa'').

== Plot ==
Two masked wrestlers, one named "Boa" the other "Python", are grappling in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. Enjoying this spectacle is multi-millionaire [[casino]] owner Broddick (Adam Kendrick) and his girlfriend Eve ([[Angel Boris]]). Their night out is interrupted by a phone call. The caller, Ramon informs Broddick at [[York, Pennsylvania]] that his "package" has arrived overseas from [[South America]] and is being delivered. Broddick is delighted and promises lucrative compensation to Ramon for his work.

During the journey, whatever is sealed inside the back of the truck has awakened and become enraged. Ramon stops the convoy and gets a [[tranquilizer]] gun, ordering a panel to be opened. Unfortunately, a serpentine tail smashes through the panel and begins to wreak havoc. One of the men is startled and fires his gun, accidentally hitting the main control circuit on the back of the truck. The main door of the sealed container opens, and an abnormally large, nightmarish [[reticulated python]], about {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|12|t|lb|abbr=on}}, emerges and kills the group. Ramon detonates a [[bomb]] in the process, destroying the convoy, but not the snake.

Broddick reveals his plan to bring extreme [[Game (food)|big-game]] [[hunting]] to the city, as yet another pastime for the mega-wealthy, and the python is to be the quarry. Broddick then sees a news report detailing the destruction of Ramon's convoy. Now realizing the python has escaped, Broddick decides to bring his [[Big-game hunter|big-game hunting]] associates to their prey.

24 miles outside [[Philadelphia]], [[FBI]] Agent Alan Sharpe ([[Kirk B.R. Woller]]) investigates the wrecked convoy and discovers a large snake scale on the wreckage. Quickly realizing what he is up against (Agent Sharpe is familiar with the events in the film ''[[Python (film)|Python]]''), Sharpe is determined to prevent the snake from killing more people. He enlists [[herpetologist]] Dr. Steven Emmett ([[David Hewlett]]) and [[marine biologist]] Monica Bonds ([[Jaime Bergman]]) to devise a plan to stop the python. They plan to merge Monica's [[dolphin]]-camera headgear and tracking system to Dr. Emmett's giant {{convert|70|ft|m|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|11.5|t|lb|abbr=on}}, genetically enhanced [[Boa constrictor|Scarlet Boa]] named Betty. They hope Betty will seek out and kill the python.

The trio, now joined by a backup team of [[FBI]] agents and [[US Army]] soldiers, transports Betty to the water treatment facility. She quickly enters and begins to track the python. The tracking system proves faulty, providing only sporadic coverage.

Broddick and his surviving hunters enter the opposite end of the treatment facility and begin to track the reptile. They are surprised when they stumble upon a nest of [[snake|eggs]], guarded by Betty, whom they had not expected to see. Betty constricts Eve, killing her, which causes Broddick to snap. Eventually, he makes his way out alone, the rest of his team being killed by both snakes while Sharpe is accidentally killed by one of them. Broddick finally meets up with Dr. Emmett and Monica. The python devours the eggs, enraging Betty, who engages the python in a fight.

Broddick is taken into custody. The tracking system starts to function again, and Dr. Emmett finally sees Betty's nest. He decides to go back into the treatment facility to save the nest. Monica goes with him. Broddick, however, has sneaked away and commandeered an [[Armored personnel carrier|APC]]. Dr. Emmett and Monica, using the tracking system, track Betty to a [[nightclub]]. Betty smashes through the floor, as does the giant python. The two snakes grab Broddick and, in a vicious and bloody [[tug-of-war]], bisect him, each devouring their half. The two snakes continue their battle underneath the [[disco]], with Dr. Emmett and Monica hot on their trail.

The battling snakes end up fighting on [[Rapid transit|subway]] tracks. Betty is winning, but a train is about to run over both combatants. Betty is saved by Dr. Emmett, who activates an electrical spike device he implanted into her head. The shock throws her off the tracks just as a speeding bullet train slams into the python and beheads the beast. Dr. Emmett and Monica celebrate the death of the python, but become concerned when it is revealed Betty has crawled away. The duo heads back into the treatment facility to bring Betty and her remaining eggs home.

==Cast==
* [[David Hewlett]] as Dr. Steven Emmett
* [[Jaime Bergman]] as Monica Bonds
* [[Kirk B.R. Woller]] as FBI Agent Alan Sharpe
* Adam Kendrick as Broddick
* [[Angel Boris]] as Eve
* Marianne Stanicheva as FBI Agent Koznetova
* [[Griff Furst]] as James Danner
* Ivo Naidenov as Littlefield
* George R. Sheffey as Mr. Danner
* Atanas Srebrev as Mr. Foley
* Harry Anichkin as "Tex"
* Jeff Rank as Kent Humphries
* [[Asen Blatechki]] as Ramon
* Jonas Talkington as Deputy
* Velizar Binev as Louis

==Release==
The film was released on [[DVD]] by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia Tristar]] on August 24, 2004. Tristar would later re-release the film on September 20 later that year and on October 1, 2007. It was later released by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] as a part of a multi-film pack, which included ''[[Chupacabra Terror]]'', ''[[Frankenfish]]'', and ''[[Lake Placid 3]]''.<ref name="hommedia">{{cite web|title=Boa vs. Python (2004) - David Flores|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/boa-vs-python-v308533/releases|website=Allmovie.com|publisher=AllMovie|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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''Boa vs. Python'' was panned by reviewers, who criticized the acting, [[special effects]], and storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/boa-vs-python-2005-movie-review/|title=''Boa vs. Python'' (2005) Movie Review|website=BeyondHollywood|date=September 12, 2004|accessdate=July 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103222934/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/boa-vs-python-2005-movie-review/|archive-date=2013-11-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been called a rip-off of ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004) and an attempt to cash in on the popularity of the more popular ''[[Python (film)|Python]]'' (2000).
''Reel Film.com'' awarded the film one and a half out of four stars, criticizing the film's special effects, and expressed disappointment with the film's lack of suitable violence.<ref name="reelfilmrev">{{cite web|title=Boa vs. Python (2004) - A Review by David Nusair|url=http://www.reelfilm.com/bvp.htm|website=ReelFilm.com|publisher=Reel Film Reviews|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of killer snake films]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0412523|title=Boa vs. Python}}
* {{Rotten tomatoes|boa_vs_python|Boa vs. Python}}

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