Film

The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988 · 1h 38m · Horror · Thriller

Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!

IMDb

6.4

Metacritic

64

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

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

Kimberleigh Aarn

Margrite

• Wes CravenDirector
• Richard MaxwellScreenplay
• Adam RodmanScreenplay
• Doug ClaybourneProducer
• David LaddProducer
• Keith BarishExecutive Producer
• Rob CohenExecutive Producer
• John LindleyDirector of Photography
• Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
• Glenn FarrEditor

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) - Official Trailer

Release date

February 5, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$19,595,031

Genres

Horror, Thriller

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