The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Release: 1988-02-05
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 6.4
Horror
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Jackson
as Newscaster
Zakes Mokae
as Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield
as Lucien Celine
Diamanda Galás
as Voices of the Dead
Cathy Tyson
as Marielle Duchamp
Michael Gough
as Schoonbacher
Theresa Merritt
as Simone
Paul Guilfoyle
as Andrew Cassedy
Bill Pullman
as Dennis Alan
Dey Young
as Mrs. Cassedy
Aleta Mitchell
as Celestine
Francis Guinan
as American Doctor
William Newman
as French Missionary Doctor
Brent Jennings
as Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts
as Christophe
Badja Djola
as Gaston
Crew
John Lindley
Director of Photography
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Japhet Asher
Visual Effects Producer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
David Ladd
Producer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
Wade Davis
Book
Amy Vincent
Assistant Sound Editor
Wes Craven
Director
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration