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{{Infobox television

| name = Python

| image = Pythoncover.jpg

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| caption = DVD cover

| genre =
| creator =

| creator based_on =

| based_on writer =

| screenplay = [[Daniel Knauf]]<br>[[Garrison Hershberger]]<br>Paul Bogh

| writer =

| story = Phillip Roth

| screenplay = [[Daniel Knauf]]<br>[[Garrison Hershberger]]<br>Paul Bogh

| story director = PhillipRichard RothClabaugh

| starring = Frayne Rosanoff<br />[[Robert Englund]]<br />[[Casper Van Dien]]<br />[[William Zabka]]<br />[[Dana Barron]]<br />[[Wil Wheaton]]<br />[[Sean Whalen]]<br />[[Jenny McCarthy]]<br />[[Gary Grubbs]]

| director = Richard Clabaugh

| narrated =

| starring = Frayne Rosanoff<br />[[Robert Englund]]<br />[[Casper Van Dien]]<br />[[William Zabka]]<br />[[Dana Barron]]<br />[[Wil Wheaton]]<br />[[Sean Whalen]]<br />[[Jenny McCarthy]]<br />[[Gary Grubbs]]

| narratedmusic = Daniel J. Nielsen<br>Mad = Bus

| music country = Daniel J. Nielsen<br>MadUnited BusStates

| country language = United StatesEnglish

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| language = English

| producer = [[Ken Olandt]]<br>Jeffery Beach<br>[[Phillip J. Roth|Phillip Roth]]

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| editor = Christian McIntire

| producer = [[Ken Olandt]]<br>Jeffery Beach<br>[[Phillip J. Roth|Phillip Roth]]

| cinematography = Patrick Rousseau

| editor = Christian McIntire

| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209264/|title=Python|date=1 August 2001|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

| cinematography = Patrick Rousseau

| company = UFO International

| runtime = 99 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209264/|title=Python|date=1 August 2001|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

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| company = UFO International

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'''''Python''''' (theatrically released in the Philippines as '''''Anaconda 2000''''') is a 2000 [[made-for-TV]] [[comedy horror]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/python-v225879|title=Python (2000) - Richard Clabaugh &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}}</ref> film directed by Richard Clabaugh. The film features several [[Cult following|cult]] favorite actors, including [[William Zabka]] of ''[[The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' fame, [[Wil Wheaton]], [[Casper Van Dien]], [[Jenny McCarthy]], [[Keith Coogan]], [[Robert Englund]], [[Dana Barron]], [[David Bowe (actor)|David Bowe]], and [[Sean Whalen]].

'''''Python''''' is a 2000 [[made-for-TV]] [[comedy horror]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/python-v225879|title=Python (2000) - Richard Clabaugh &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}}</ref> film directed by Richard Clabaugh. The film features several [[Cult following|cult]] favorite actors, including [[William Zabka]] of ''[[The Karate Kid (1984 film)|The Karate Kid]]'' fame, [[Wil Wheaton]], [[Casper Van Dien]], [[Jenny McCarthy]], [[Keith Coogan]], [[Robert Englund]], [[Dana Barron]], [[David Bowe (actor)|David Bowe]], and [[Sean Whalen]].

The film concerns a genetically engineered [[snake]], a [[Pythonidae|python]], that escapes and unleashes itself on a small town. It was filmed in [[Los Angeles]] and [[Malibu, California]].

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==Cast==

* Frayne Rosanoff as John Cooper

* [[Robert Englund]] as Dr. Anton Rudolph

* [[Casper Van Dien]] as NSA Special Agent Bart Parker

* [[William Zabka]] as Deputy Greg Larston

* [[Dana Barron]] as Kristin

* Sara Mornell as Theresa

* [[Wil Wheaton]] as Tommy

* [[Jenny McCarthy]] as Francesca Garibaldi

* [[Chris Owens (actor)|Chris Owens]] as Brian Cooper

* [[Sean Whalen]] as Deputy Lewis Ross

* [[Gary Grubbs]] as Sheriff Griffin Wade

* Theo Pagones as Dootsen

* Scott Williamson as Kenny Summers

* [[David Bowe (actor)|David Bowe]] as Boone

* [[Keith Coogan]] as Lenny

* [[John Franklin (actor)|John Franklin]] as Floyd Fuller

* LoriDawn Messuri as Lisa Johnson

* Kathleen Randazzo as Roberta Keeler

* [[Ed Lauter]] as Pilot

* [[Frank Welker]] as The Python (voice)

==Reception==

''Python'' was originally broadcast in the United States on August 9, 2000. In the Philippines, the film was theatrically released as ''Anaconda 2000'' on October 25, 2000,<ref>{{cite news|title=Opens Today!!!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jJ4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6496%2C2953118|access-date=February 11, 2022|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=October 25, 2000|page=23|quote=Just when you thought you were safe from the big bad snake}}</ref> connecting it to the unrelated 1997 film ''[[Anaconda (film)|Anaconda]]''.

''Python'' received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/python.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004100849/http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/python.htm |archive-date=2011-10-04 }}</ref> Critics praised the ensemble cast, but criticized the special effects and plot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movie-gurus.com/content/reviews/p/1345/index.html|title=Movie Gurus - The Movie Review Community|website=movie-gurus.com}}</ref> Others thought that it was an above-average television film with good special effects.

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==External links==

*{{IMDb title|id=0209264|title=Python}}

* {{AmgAllmovie movietitle|225879|Python}}

*[http://www.rclabaugh.com/python.html Director Richard Clabaugh's talks about Python]

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