The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

28K

YOUR RATING

Bill Pullman in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Trailer for this thriller directed by Wes Craven

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Fantasy Horror

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

28K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
Due to political strife and civil turmoil in Haiti during the production, the local government informed the film crew that they could not guarantee their safety for the remainder of the shoot. The crew subsequently relocated to nearby Dominican Republic to complete filming.

Goofs
At about the 1:05 mark a computer screen shows the word "specimen" misspelled as "speciman".

Quotes
Dennis Alan: Don't let them bury me! I'm not dead!

Crazy credits
[Opening card] In the legends of voodoo the Serpent is a symbol of Earth. The Rainbow is a symbol of Heaven. Between the two, all creatures must live and die. But because he has a soul Man can be trapped in a terrible place Where death is only the beginning. The following is inspired by a true story.

Alternate versions
UK video and DVD versions are cut by 5 seconds by the BBFC to remove shots of cock-fighting (illegal animal cruelty).

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Shoot to Kill/The Serpent and the Rainbow/She's Having a Baby/The Unbearable Lightness of Being/School Daze (1988)

Soundtracks
Madame Marcel
Performed by Le Roi Coupe Cloue
Courtesy of Chancy Records

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Do you believe in voodoo?

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.