Serpent and the Rainbow

Theatrical Release Date: 1988 02 05 (USA)

UPC: 025192123627

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Gore]

Summary: Horror maven Wes Craven attempted a slight change of pace from his usual slasher movie milieu with this chiller loosely based on a true story. Bill Pullman stars as Dennis Alan, a Harvard researcher sent to Haiti by a pharmaceutical company to investigate the zombie legend and any possible connection it might have to a rumored drug that could be used as a new breed of powerful anaesthetic. Once on the Caribbean isle, Alan is aided by a good voodoo priest or "houngan" (Paul Winfield) and his daughter (Cathy Tyson), who runs a local clinic. Alan's search also pits him against an evil houngan, Dargent Peytraud (Zakes Mokae). Peytraud also controls the Tonton Macoute (the Haitian secret police), who are involved with soon-to-be-deposed dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier. The Serpent and the Rainbow was based on the book of the same name by Wade Davis, an ethnobotanist whose real-life hunt for the zombie drug was credited with cracking the medical mystery behind the myth. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: [None specified]

Serpent and the Rainbow

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/23/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Voodooism (Main Titles) [5:10]
2. A Powerful Evil [6:28]
3. Science and Medicine [3:18]
4. Natural Possession [6:53]
5. Zombie Powder [5:58]
6. Dangerous Times [6:36]
7. Bad Dreams [8:08]
8. Marshal Law [3:57]
9. No Tricks [5:29]
10. "I Want to Hear You Scream" [3:37]
11. Getting the Recipe Right [4:18]
12. Unexpected Departing [6:59]
13. Testing the Drug [5:19]
14. "Don't Let Them Bury Me" [4:53]
15. Back From the Dead [4:42]
16. An Offering [5:35]
17. Free Your Soul [6:11]
18. End Titles [4:14]

Cast and Crew: Michael Jackson  Actor 
William Newman  Actor 
Francis Guinan  Actor 
Tony Cecere  Actor 
Keith Barish  Executive Producer 
Keith Barish  Producer 
Rob Cohen  Executive Producer 
Rob Cohen  Producer 
Wes Craven  Director 
Wes Craven  Screenwriter 
Brad Fiedel  Composer (Music Score) 
Richard Maxwell  Screenwriter 
A.R. Simoun  Screenwriter 
Bill Pullman  Actor 
Cathy Tyson  Actor 
Zakes Mokae  Actor 
Paul Winfield  Actor 
Brent Jennings  Actor 
Michael Gough  Actor 
Conrad Roberts  Actor 
Badja Djola  Actor 
Theresa Merritt  Actor 
Paul Guilfoyle  Actor 
Dey Young  Actor 
Aleta Mitchell  Actor 

Country: USA