MOVIE
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!
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.
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The Serpent and the Rainbow in its release era
Released in 1988, The Serpent and the Rainbow sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1988-02-05
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.4/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America, Haiti, Dominican Republic
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
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