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
Cast
Bill Pullman
as Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson
as Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae
as Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield
as Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings
as Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts
as Christophe
Badja Djola
as Gaston
Theresa Merritt
as Simone
Michael Gough
as Schoonbacher
Paul Guilfoyle
as Andrew Cassedy
Dey Young
as Mrs. Cassedy
Aleta Mitchell
as Celestine
William Newman
as French Missionary Doctor
Francis Guinan
as American Doctor
Diamanda Galás
as Voices of the Dead
Michael Jackson
as Newscaster
Crew
Wes Craven
Director
John Lindley
Director of Photography
David Ladd
Producer
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration
Wade Davis
Book
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Rob Cohen
Second Unit Director
Amy Vincent
Assistant Sound Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Japhet Asher
Visual Effects Producer