The Serpent And The Rainbow
Brief Synopsis
A Haitian doctor and a Harvard anthropologist become friends against a backdrop of voodoo culture in pre-revolutionary Haiti.
Cast & Crew
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Wes Craven
Director
Bill Pullman
Cathy Tyson
Paul Winfield
Zaeks Mokae
Badja Djola
Film Details
Also Known As
Serpent and the Rainbow, serpiente y el arco iris, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Bob Jellen
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Haiti; Dominican Republic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
A Haitian doctor and a Harvard anthropologist become friends against a backdrop of voodoo culture in pre-revolutionary Haiti.
Director
Wes Craven
Director
Cast
Bill Pullman
Cathy Tyson
Paul Winfield
Zaeks Mokae
Badja Djola
Federico Nunez
William Newman
Luis Telemako
Diamanda Galas
Voice
Robert Dejames
Venat Ruis
Barbara Guillaume
Lucienne Charles
Jacques Achilles
Rosa Charles
Ramon Cherry
Sally-anne Munn
Maxo Fercilien
Rosemary Sylvain
Ana Ramirez
Philogen Thomas
Paul Guilfoyle
Otilio Nerius
Juliana Jose
Theresa Merritt
Johnny Pephanor
Luis Tavare Pesquera
Jean Pierre
Ana Rosa Smith Avila
Maurice Altenor
Brent Jennings
Iverose Beuville
Betty Garcia Rodriguez
Americo Jose
Jackson Delgado
Harold Desire
Dey Young
Aleta Mitchell
Jean-baptiste Rosvelt
Claudia Pimentel
Miguel Valdez
Evencio Mosquera Salco
Robert Regaldo
Josiana Saint Louis
Providencia Alcantara
Gerard Matonbe
Francis Guinan
Francisco Chavez
Rosa Bautista
Frantz Thomas
Elias Gustavo
Jaime Pina Gautier
Kimberleigh Burroughs
Sauveur D'orlean
Babatunde Olatunji
Performer
Dikatel Charles
Barry Franenberg
Lead Person
Marie Carnel Noel
Conrad Roberts
Michael Gough
Suzette Cajuste
Crew
Andy Aaron
Sound Effects
Robert Ahmanson
Special Effects
Nicole Alvarez
Dialogue Coach
Peter Amundson
Editing
David Leroy Anderson
Special Makeup Effects
Lance Anderson
Special Makeup Effects
Freddy Aquino
Electrician
Rafael Arias
Electrician
Alberto Arvelo
Animal Trainer
Japhet Asher
Visual Effects
Gabriel Baez
Other
Moncito Baez
Assistant
F Michael Baker
Art Assistant
Gregg Barbanell
Foley
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Shawn Barrie
Costume Supervisor
Barbara Bayne
Art Assistant
John Beauvais
Other
Heig Beck
Casting Associate
Michael Bennett
Unit Production Manager
John Benson
Sound Editor
Margaret Bentley
Sound Editor
Carolina Beroza
Sound Editor
Mark Billingsley
Production Assistant
Jay Boekelheide
Sound Editor
Jay Boekelheide
Sound Designer
Gary Bourgeois
Sound
Jim Boyer
Music Supervisor
Tim Boyle
Other
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decorator
James A Brewer
Apprentice
David Brisbin
Art Director
Michelle Buhler
Makeup
Findlay Bunting
Assistant Camera Operator
Marie-christine Bussenius
Assistant
Walter Bussenius
Assistant
Victor Mendez Capellan
Assistant
Jon Caradies
Grip
John F Carney
Electrician
Chris Carpenter
Sound
Alan Caso
Steadicam Operator
Tony Cecere
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Dianne Cheek
Production Auditor
Peter Chesney
Special Effects Coordinator
Doug Claybourne
Producer
Donna Cline
Music
Leroi Coupe Cloue
Song Performer
Wynn Cochran
Assistant
Rob Cohen
Unit Director
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Janice Convery
Production Assistant
Patricia Convery
Assistant
Paul Cope
Sound Editor
Carl Copeland
Construction Coordinator
Clayton Corrie
Post-Production Assistant
Ken Counts
Foreman
Jonathan Craven
On-Set Dresser
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Martha Cronin
Assistant
Ario Cruz
Grip
Stuart Cudlitz
Technical Director
Robin D'arcy
Other
Ricardo Dalmasy-duluc
Swing Gang
Christine Danelski
Sound Editor
Wade Davis
Source Material (From Novel)
Inova Marie Deberges
Assistant
Francia Decamps
Production Assistant
Leslie Delatour
Assistant
Mario Delatour
Production
Carmen Delavallade
Choreographer
Loolee Deleon
Production Coordinator
Stel Deleon
Other
Carmen Contreras Dericart
Assistant
Antoine Charles Dessalines
Song Performer
Juanita Diana
Production Manager
Larmarque Douyon
Assistant
Phil Downey
Color Timer
Nora Dunfee
Consultant
Lawson Ellison
Transportation Coordinator
Robert E. Engelman
Assistant Director
Jeff Farley
Makeup
Gary Farr
Photography
Glenn Farr
Editor
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Rick Fee
Camera Assistant
Headrick/rizik/alvarez & Fernandez
Assistant
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
Rick Fichter
Director Of Photography
Brad Fiedel
Music
Lynda Foote
Wardrobe Assistant
Bruce Fortune
Dialogue Editor
Mark Freund
Other
Phil Frieborn
Production Assistant
Mariella Garcia
Production Assistant
Jaime Pina Gautier
Production Manager
John Gazdik
Visual Effects
Len Gittleman
Photography
Dennis Glassner
Assistant
Laura Graham
Sound Editor
Sean Gray
Generator Operator
Sean Gray
Other
George P Gregg
Assistant Director
Gary Gutierrez
Visual Effects Supervisor
Elvis Guzman
Liaison
Robert Hallowell
Hair
Sherry Halstead
Graphics
Robin Harlan
Foley
Barbara Harris
Casting
Dorian Harris
Adr Editor
Bruce Hayes
Special Effects
Miguel Heded
Assistant Director
Joe Heffernan
Post-Production Assistant
James Hegedus
Art Department
Jose Lopez Hernandez
Swing Gang
Gregg Heschong
Photography
Jan Heyneker
Key Grip
George Hinzo
Other
George Hock
Electrician
Heidi Holman
Production Coordinator
Nancy Hynes
Other
Ramiro Jaloma
Production Consultant
Bob Jellen
Production Insurance
James Kagel
Makeup
Patrick Kahoutek
Stand-In
Emmet Kane
Special Effects
Lawrence Karman
Assistant Camera Operator
Andy Keesee
Assistant Art Director
Hugh Kelly
Transportation Co-Captain
Linda Kiffe
Props
Luis Felipe Kluge
Other
George Koblasa
Photography
Sarah C Koeppe
Casting Associate
David Ladd
Producer
Clifford Latimer
Dialogue Editor
Dwight Lavers
Dolly Grip
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Al Lee
Stunts
Christine Lemoine
Sound
Irving Lewis
Stunts
John Lindley
Director Of Photography
Luis Llinas
Grip
Alexandra Lutaud
Production Assistant
Henry Lynk
Camera Operator
Leonard Macdonald
Makeup
Marianne Maddalena
Assistant
Guy Mallory
Assistant
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Antonio Marcelli
Production Consultant
Abdelilah Marrakechi
Assistant
Steve E Martin
Animal Trainer
Richard Maxwell
Screenplay
Trish Mccall
Stand-In
Larry Mccarron
Grip
Robert Bruce Mccleery
Best Boy
Michael A Mcfadden
Electrician
Denise Mcgrath
Assistant
James Mcpherson
Makeup
Robert Meisner
Other
Victor Virgilio Mendez Saba
Assistant
Michael Mercedes
Caterer
Gordon Miller
Assistant Camera Operator
Martha Minino
Medic
Peter Mitchell
Costume Designer
Pedro Molina
Craft Service
Joaquin Mordan
Assistant
Jess Moreno
Swing Gang
John Morris
Adr Editor
Michael Murphy
Assistant Editor
Ren Navez
Location Manager
David Nichols
Production Designer
Perry Nichols
Stunts
Victor Nunez
Swing Gang
Julie Offer
Apprentice
Bill Ohanesian
Assistant Editor
Dean Okrand
Sound
Eugenia Orlowski
Assistant
Mark Orrison
Stunts
Jose Luis Ortega
Assistant Director
Donald Ortiz
Sound Editor
Michael J Owren
Assistant
Marcy Page
Animator
Sue Parker
Casting
Mary Patrao
Music Editor
David B Pauker
Associate Producer
Musset Payant
Stand-In
Daniel Pershing
Dolly Grip
Tim Pershing
Key Grip
Jim Picciolo
Animal Trainer
Bruce Pierce
Art Department
Daniela Prati
Dresser
Fernando A Rainierei
Assistant
Bob Randles
Music Editor
Patrick Reddish
Gaffer
John Rehmann
Animal Trainer
Gustavo J Reynoso
Grip
Ivan Reynoso
Location Assistant
Sara Roberts
Sound Effects Editor
Jeannette Rodriguez
Props
Juan Rodriguez
Choreographer
Film Details
Also Known As
Serpent and the Rainbow, serpiente y el arco iris, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Bob Jellen
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Haiti; Dominican Republic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States November 19, 1988
Released in United States on Video October 6, 1988
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1988
Shown at London Film Festival November 19, 1988.
Began principal photography March 9, 1987.
Completed shooting May 12, 1987.
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1988
Released in United States on Video October 6, 1988
Released in United States November 19, 1988 (Shown at London Film Festival November 19, 1988.)
