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The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) -- An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people in zombies.

Overview

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Director:
Wes Craven
Writers:
Wade Davis (book)
Richard Maxwell (writer)
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Release Date:
5 February 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Don't bury me...I'm not dead!
Plot:
An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people in zombies. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Do you believe in voodoo? more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Pullman ... Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson ... Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae ... Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield ... Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings ... Louis Mozart

Conrad Roberts ... Christophe
Badja Djola ... Gaston
Theresa Merritt ... Simone
Michael Gough ... Schoonbacher
Paul Guilfoyle ... Andrew Cassedy

Dey Young ... Mrs. Cassedy
Aleta Mitchell ... Celestine
William Newman ... French Missionary Doctor
Jaime Pina Gautier ... Julio
Evencio Mosquera Slaco ... Old Shaman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Wes Craven's Serpent and the Rainbow (Australia)
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The CD Soundtrack to this film is extremely rare, as it was pressed in limited quantities. Part of this was due to the film's poor release and the fact that the market was transitioning from LP to CD as a mass format, meaning that the number of copies is much smaller than an average soundtrack album run. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Just before the spider starts crawling on Bill Pullman's face, you can see the crew member in the left background who placed it there. more
Quotes:
Dennis Alan: Christophe, I need you to remember what happened before you died. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ritual (2001/I) more
Soundtrack:
Ma Bouya more

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26 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Do you believe in voodoo?, 19 April 2001
10/10
Author: Tez (tezshouse@iprimus.com.au) from Melbourne, Australia

The story of a chemist who is investigating a rumoured drug that brings people back from the dead. This is a great movie which keeps you in suspense right through. Not a horror movie but more of a suspense type movie that enters the world of black magic and voodoo. Very underrated movie and well worth watching, great plot and the story works.

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