The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

28K

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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 to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs.An anthropologist goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs.An anthropologist goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

28K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Videos4

Trailer 1:22

The Serpent and the Rainbow

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The Serpent And The Rainbow: Buried In Blood

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The Serpent And The Rainbow: Buried In Blood

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The Serpent And The Rainbow: Interview With Sfx Artist Dave Anderson

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Bill Pullman Tells Us the Scariest Co-Star He's Ever Worked With

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Trivia
Newly wed, Bill Pullman's wife was invited to be an extra and appears on screen as the blonde who pushes a long needle through a willing man's cheek.

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 & the Movies: 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

User reviews123

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.