The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Directed by

Wes Craven

Genre

thriller film, supernatural film, suspense film, zombie film, folk horror film, supernatural horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 557 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An anthropologist travels to Haiti to investigate a powerful drug that can make people appear dead. He uncovers a hidden world of voodoo and political terror.

tenseunsettlingmysterioussuspensefuldarkvisceraleerieatmospheric

What happens

The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and written by Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman. It is loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, wherein Davis recounted his experiences in Haiti investigating the story of Clairvius Narcisse, who was allegedly poisoned, buried alive, and revived with an herbal brew which produced what was called a zombie. The film stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Michael Gough, and Paul Guilfoyle. The Serpent and the Rainbow was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on February 5, 1988. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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