The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
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- R
- 1h 38min
- Fantasy, Horror
- 05 Feb 1988 (USA)
- Movie
An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Bill Pullman | ... |
Dennis Alan
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| Cathy Tyson | ... |
Marielle Duchamp
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| Zakes Mokae | ... |
Dargent Peytraud
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| Paul Winfield | ... |
Lucien Celine
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| Brent Jennings | ... |
Louis Mozart
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| Conrad Roberts | ... |
Christophe
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| Badja Djola | ... |
Gaston
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| Theresa Merritt | ... |
Simone
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| Michael Gough | ... |
Schoonbacher
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| Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Andrew Cassedy
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| Dey Young | ... |
Mrs. Cassedy
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Aleta Mitchell | ... |
Celestine
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| William Newman | ... |
French Missionary Doctor
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Jaime Pina Gautier | ... |
Julio
(as Jaime Piña Gautier)
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Evencio Mosquera Slaco | ... |
Old Shaman
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Kimberleigh Aarn | ... |
Margrite
(as Kimberleigh Burroughs)
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Philogen Thomas | ... |
Priest
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Ana Rosa Smith Avila | ... |
Mulatto Nurse
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| Francis Guinan | ... |
American Doctor
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Sally-Anne Munn | ... |
Nurse / Intern
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Jean-Baptiste Rosvelt | ... |
Black Waiter
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Robert De James | ... |
Old Lame Peasant
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Jackson Delgado | ... |
Possessed Dancer
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Barbara Guillaume | ... |
Mozart's Whore
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Betty García Rodríguez | ... |
Pretty Whore
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Luis Tavare Pesquera | ... |
Kyle Cassedy
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Claudia Pimentel | ... |
Old Crone
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| Michael Jackson | ... |
Newscaster
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Diamanda Galás | ... |
Voices of the Dead (voice)
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Ti-Blanc | ... |
Lucien's Dancers Master of Ceremonies
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Marie Carmel Noel | ... |
Glass Eater
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Frantz Thomas | ... |
Coal Eater
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Johnny Pephanon | ... |
Man With Needles
(as Johnny Pephanor)
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Lucienne Charles | ... |
Houngan Dancer
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Suzette Cajusle | ... |
Houngan Dancer
(as Suzette Cajuste)
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Rosemary Sylvain | ... |
Houngan Dancer
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Iversose Beuville | ... |
Houngan Dancer
(as Iverose Beuville)
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Maxo Fercilien | ... |
Houngan Dancer
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Jacques Achilles | ... |
Houngan Dancer
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Francesco Chavez | ... |
Houngan Dancer
(as Francisco Chavez)
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Saveur D'Orlean | ... |
Houngan Drummer
(as Sauveur D'Orlean)
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Maurice Altenor | ... |
Houngan Drummer
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Miguel Valdez | ... |
Houngan Drummer
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Elías Gastavo | ... |
Houngan Drummer
(as Elías Gustavo)
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Harold Désiré | ... |
Houngan Drummer
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Buche | ... |
Bizango Dancers Master of Ceremonies
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Providenia Alcántara | ... |
Bizango Dancers Lead Singer
(as Providencia Alcántara)
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Dikatel Charles | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Ana Ramirez | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Rosa Bautista | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Juliana José | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Josiana Sant Louis | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Jean Pierre | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Otilio Nerius | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Venat Ruis | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Ramon Cherry | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Rosa Charles | ... |
Bizango Dancer
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Luis Telemako | ... |
Bizango Drummer
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Federico Núñez | ... |
Bizango Drummer
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Americo José | ... |
Bizango Drummer
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Gérard Matonbe | ... |
Bizango Drummer
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Robert Regaldo | ... |
Bizango Drummer
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jean Jean | ... |
Niño 1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Wes Craven | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Wade Davis | ... | (inspired by the book by) |
| Richard Maxwell | ... | (screenplay by) and |
| Adam Rodman | ... | (screenplay by) (as A.R. Simoun) |
Produced by
| Keith Barish | ... | executive producer |
| Doug Claybourne | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Rob Cohen | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Engelman | ... | co-producer |
| Victoria Kluge | ... | associate producer |
| David Ladd | ... | producer (produced by) |
| David B. Pauker | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Brad Fiedel | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
| John Lindley | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Glenn Farr | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Peter Amundson | ... | additional editor |
| James A. Brewer | ... | apprentice editor (as James Brewer) |
| Clayton Corrie | ... | post-production assistant |
| Phil Downey | ... | color timer |
| Joe Heffernan | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mike Murphy | ... | assistant editor (as Michael Murphy) |
| Julie Offer | ... | apprentice editor |
| Bill Ohanesian | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Dianne Crittenden | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| David Nichols | ||
Art Direction by
| David Brisbin | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rosemary Brandenburg | ||
Costume Design by
| Peter Mitchell | ||
Makeup Department
| David LeRoy Anderson | ... | special makeup effects artist (as Dave Anderson) |
| Lance Anderson | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Michelle Bühler | ... | key makeup artist |
| Jeffrey S. Farley | ... | makeup technician (as Jeff Farley) |
| Robert Hallowell II | ... | key hair stylist (as Robert Hallowell) |
| James Kagel | ... | makeup technician |
| Leonard MacDonald | ... | makeup technician |
| Michael Shawn McCracken | ... | makeup effects lab technician |
| Jim McPherson | ... | makeup technician (as James McPherson) |
Production Management
| Michael Bennett | ... | unit production manager |
| Curtis Burch | ... | production executive |
| Juanita Diana Feeney | ... | production manager: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as Juanita Diana) |
| Jaime Pina Gautier | ... | production manager: Dominican Republic (as Jaime Piña Gautier) |
| Jaime Pina | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rob Cohen | ... | second unit director |
| Robert Engelman | ... | first assistant director (as Bob Engelman) |
| George P. Gregg | ... | second assistant director |
| Miguel Heded | ... | additional second assistant director |
| José Luis Ortega | ... | additional second assistant director |
| Felipe Vicini | ... | additional second assistant director |
Art Department
| Gabriel Baez | ... | foreman: Dominican Republic |
| Michael Baker | ... | art assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as F. Michael Baker) |
| Barbara Bayne | ... | art assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| John Beauvais | ... | scenic painter |
| Donna Cline | ... | technical advisor |
| Carl Copeland | ... | construction coordinator |
| Ken Counts | ... | construction foreman |
| Jonathan Craven | ... | on-set dresser |
| Ricardo Dalmasy-Duluc | ... | swing gang |
| Barry Franenberg | ... | leadman |
| James Hegedus | ... | sketch artist |
| Jose Hernandez | ... | swing gang |
| George Hinzo | ... | scenic painter |
| Heidi Holman | ... | art production coordinator: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| Andy Keesee | ... | assistant art director |
| Linda Kiffe | ... | assistant props |
| Jess Moreno | ... | swing gang |
| Victor Nuñez | ... | swing gang |
| Bruce Pierce | ... | sketch artist |
| Daniela Prati | ... | set dresser |
| Jeannette Rodriguez | ... | props |
| Héctor Romero | ... | construction liaison |
| Emma Sanchez | ... | art department assistant |
| Juan Santana | ... | art department messenger |
| Dawn Snyder | ... | set designer |
| Charles Stewart | ... | property master |
| Juan Diego Vasquez | ... | draftsman |
| Chris Snyder | ... | construction foreman: reshoots (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Andy Aaron | ... | sound effects recordist |
| Gregg Barbanell | ... | foley walker |
| John Benson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Carolina Beroza | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Jay Boekelheide | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | ... | re-recording mixer: Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios (as Gary Bourgeois) |
| Margaret Carlton | ... | assistant sound editor (as Margaret Bentley) |
| Chris Carpenter | ... | re-recording mixer: Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios |
| Paul Cope | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Christine Danelski | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Bruce Fortune | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dan Gleich | ... | sound effects recordist |
| Laura Graham | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Robin Harlan | ... | foley walker |
| Dorian Harris | ... | adr editor |
| Cliff Latimer | ... | dialogue editor (as Clifford Latimer) |
| Mary Helen Leasman | ... | foley editor |
| Christine Lemoine | ... | utility sound |
| John Morris | ... | adr editor |
| Thomas O'Shea | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean Okrand | ... | re-recording mixer: Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios |
| Daniel Ortiz | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Sara Roberts | ... | sound effects editor |
| Steve Sollars | ... | boom operator |
| Don Summer | ... | sound mixer (as Donald Summer) |
| Amy Vincent | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Claus Wedemann | ... | dolby consultant (as Claus Weideman) |
| Brian Hackett | ... | sound assistant: second unit (uncredited) |
| Troy Porter | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Bob Ahmanson | ... | special effects technician |
| Peter Chesney | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Robin L. D'Arcy | ... | special effects coordinator: Image Engineering (as Robin D'Arcy) |
| Bruce D. Hayes | ... | special effects key technician (as Bruce Hayes) |
| Emmet Kane | ... | special effects technician |
| Sandra Stewart | ... | special effects assistant |
| Peter Stolz | ... | pyrotechnician |
Visual Effects by
| Japhet Asher | ... | visual effects producer |
| Stuart Cudlitz | ... | optical supervisor: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| Mark Freund | ... | optical effects: Illusion Arts |
| Gary Gutierrez | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Sherry Halstead | ... | computer graphics |
| Terry Molatore | ... | rotoscope: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as Terry Sittig) |
| Marcy Page | ... | animator: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
Stunts
| Anthony Cecere | ... | stunt coordinator (as Tony Cecere) |
| Eric Chambers | ... | stunts (as Erik Chambers) |
| Dane Farwell | ... | stunts |
| Al Lee | ... | stunts |
| Irving E. Lewis | ... | stunts (as Irwin Lewis) |
| Eric Mansker | ... | stunts (as Erik Mansker) |
| Perry Nichols | ... | stunts |
| Mark Orrison | ... | stunts |
| Debby Lynn Ross | ... | stunts |
| Marvin Walters | ... | stunts |
| Ray Woodfork | ... | stunts |
| Anthony Cecere | ... | stunts: fire gag (uncredited) |
| Dane Farwell | ... | stunt double: Bill Pullman (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Freddy Aquino | ... | electrician |
| Rafael Arias | ... | electrician |
| Findlay Bunting | ... | second assistant camera |
| Jon Caradies | ... | grip: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| John Carney | ... | electrician |
| Alan Caso | ... | steadicam operator |
| Ario Cruz | ... | grip |
| Gary Farr | ... | still photographer |
| Rick Fee | ... | assistant steadicam operator |
| Ken Ferris | ... | camera operator |
| Rick Fichter | ... | director of photography: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| John Gazdik | ... | camera assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| Len Gittleman | ... | additional photography |
| Sean Grey | ... | generator operator |
| Gregg Heschong | ... | additional photography: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as Greg Heschong) |
| Jan M. Heyneker | ... | key grip: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as Jan Heyneker) |
| George A. Hock | ... | electrician (as George Hock) |
| Lawrence Karman | ... | first assistant camera (as Larry Karman) |
| George Koblasa | ... | additional photography |
| Dwight Joseph Lavers | ... | dolly grip (as Dwight Lavers) |
| Luis Llinas | ... | grip |
| Henry Lynk | ... | additional camera operator |
| Jose del Carmen Martinez | ... | grip (as Jose del C. Martinez) |
| Larry McCarron | ... | grip |
| Michael A. McFadden | ... | electrician (as Michael McFadden) |
| Gordon Miller | ... | second assistant camera |
| Daniel Pershing | ... | best boy grip |
| Tim Pershing | ... | key grip (as Timothy Pershing) |
| Gustavo J. Reynoso | ... | grip |
| Egon Stephan Jr. | ... | second assistant camera (as Egon Stephan) |
| Michael Whitehurst | ... | grip: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
Casting Department
| Heig Beck | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Sarah C. Koeppe | ... | casting assistant: New York |
| Sue Parker | ... | location casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Shawn Barry | ... | costume supervisor (as Shawn Barrie) |
| Lynda Foote | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Ren Navez | ... | location manager |
| Ivan Reynoso | ... | location assistant |
| Michelangelo Santana | ... | location assistant |
| Henriette Wiese | ... | location coordinator |
Music Department
| Charles Bernstein | ... | composer: unused music |
| Jim Boyer | ... | music supervisor: Olatunji tracks |
| Tim Boyle | ... | score mixer |
| Donna Cline | ... | music research |
| Babatunde Olatunji | ... | musician: percussion |
| Mary Parker | ... | assistant music editor (as Mary Patrao) |
| Robert Randles | ... | music editor |
| Allan K. Rosen | ... | supervising music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Carmen Soriano | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Lawson Ellison | ... | transportation coordinator (as Lawson 'Whitey' Ellison) |
| Hugh Kelly | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Luis Felipe Kluge | ... | dispatcher |
| Robert Meisner | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Nicole Alvarez | ... | dialogue coach: creole |
| Alberto Arvelo | ... | animal handler: domestic animal |
| Mark Billingsley | ... | production assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| Janice Convery | ... | key production assistant |
| Carmen De Lavallade | ... | special choreographer |
| Francia Decamps | ... | production assistant |
| Mario Delatour | ... | production liaison: Haiti |
| Loolee DeLeon | ... | production coordinator |
| Stel Deleon | ... | production secretary |
| Nora Dunfee | ... | dialect coach |
| Phil Frieborn | ... | production assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX |
| Mariella Garcia | ... | production assistant |
| Elvis Guzman | ... | military liaison (as Lt. Elvis Guzman) |
| Joe Heffernan | ... | production assistant |
| Nancy Hynes | ... | production secretary |
| Ramiro Jaloma | ... | production consultant |
| Victoria Kluge | ... | production associate |
| Patrick Kohoutek | ... | utility stand-in |
| Alexandra Lutaud | ... | production assistant |
| Marianne Maddalena | ... | assistant: Mr. Craven |
| Dianne Mapp-Cheek | ... | production auditor (as Dianne Cheek) |
| Antonio Marcelli | ... | production consultant |
| Abdelilah Marrakchi | ... | assistant auditor |
| Steve Martin | ... | head animal trainer |
| Trish McCall | ... | utility stand-in |
| Michael Mercedes | ... | caterer |
| Martha Miniño | ... | set doctor (as Dr. Martha Miniño) |
| Pedro Molina | ... | craft service |
| Denise Morgan | ... | assistant auditor |
| Eugenia Orlowski | ... | assistant auditor |
| Musset Payant | ... | utility stand-in |
| Jim Picciolo | ... | animal handler: insect / animal handler: snake |
| John Rehmann | ... | animal trainer |
| Juan Rodriguez | ... | choreographer |
| Jill Simpson | ... | assistant to producers |
| Adam Smith | ... | production assistant |
| Sally Syberg | ... | assistant: Gary Gutierrez (as Sally A. Syberg) |
| Julia Tavares | ... | anthropologist |
| Gerry Therrien | ... | animal trainer |
| Edna Tromans | ... | unit publicist |
| Robbie Tucker | ... | production associate |
| Raul Maria Ventura | ... | craft service |
| Marcelo Victoria | ... | military liaison (as Col. Marcelo Victoria) |
| Daniel Wheatcroft | ... | studio executive |
| Johan Wiese | ... | craft service |
| Cynthia Zajonc | ... | production assistant: Colossal Pictures/USFX (as Cynthia van Alstyne) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1988) (United States) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1988) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1988) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1988) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- CIC Victor Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Capricci Films (2016) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CIC Video (1989) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Elephant Films (2016) (France) (video)
- Esselte CIC Video (1989) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (BluRay)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
- Reel One Entertainment S.L. (2018) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD) (4 film set)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2002) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2011) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film set)
- VideoVisa (1990) (Mexico) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Colossal Pictures (special visual effects)
- Image Engineering (special mechanical effects)
- USFX (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- Arriflex (cameras and lenses by)
- Dolby Stereo (in selected theatres)
- Du Art Film Laboratories (color by)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (Re-Recording)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (post-production sound services)
- Todd-AO Studios (Re-Recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1985, after a successful research in Amazonas, Dr. Dennis Alan from Harvard is invited by the president of a Boston pharmaceutics industry, Andrew Cassedy, to travel to Haiti to investigate the case of a man named Christophe that died in 1978 and has apparently returned to life. Andrew wants samples of the voodoo drug that was used in Christophe to be tested with the intention of producing a powerful anesthetic. Dr. Alan travels to meet Dr. Marielle Duchamp that is treating Christophe and arrives in Haiti in a period of revolution. Soon Alan is threatened by the chief of the feared Tonton Macuse Dargent Peytraud, who is a torturer and powerful witch. Alan learns that death is not the end in the beginning of his journey to hell. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | Don't bury me...I'm not dead! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $5,848,000, 07 Feb 1988 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | At Captain Peytraud's first meeting with Dr. Alan, Peytraud wears his full Haitan Tonton Macoute uniform including a row of several award ribbons. All of these ribbons are in fact United States armed forces decorations - clearly visible are the Vietnam Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbon, and the Army Good Conduct Medal. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shoot to Kill/The Serpent and the Rainbow/She's Having a Baby/The Unbearable Lightness of Being/School Daze (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Madame Marcel See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dennis Alan:
Don't let them bury me! I'm not dead! See more » |