The Serpent and the Rainbow
Don't Bury Me... I'm Not Dead!
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Timing:
1:38 (98 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Budget
$11 000 000
Revenue
$19 595 031
Director
Actors
Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Doug Claybourne, David Ladd, Rob Cohen, Keith Barish
Operator
John Lindley
Composer
Artist
Audition
Dianne Crittenden
Editing
Glenn Farr
All team (34)
All team (34)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Wade Davis, the author of the book the film was based on, stipulated when selling the rights to adapt it that Peter Weir would direct and Mel Gibson would star. However, Wes Craven ultimately directed the film, and Bill Pullman took on the leading role.
- Due to the worsening political situation and civil unrest in Haiti, local authorities warned the film crew that they could not guarantee their safety. As a result, filming was moved to neighboring Dominican Republic.
- The CD with the film's soundtrack is considered one of the most expensive rarities in the field of film music, as only 10 copies of the CD were made; the rest of the soundtrack's run was released on vinyl records.
- The voice of Diamanda Galas was used to create the effects of the creatures in the film.
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