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Nov 7, 2022 · The “Real” Zombies of Haiti. Though the man’s name was changed for the movie, the “zombie” Christophe is based on a real person. The impetus for the action in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) is the story of a man in Haiti who appears to be dead. The man, Christophe Durand (Conrad Roberts), is checked by a doctor and declared 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. Wes Craven (The People Under the Stairs, Shocker ...
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The Serpent and the Rainbow. Wes Craven (The People Under the Stairs, Shocker) directs this terrifying story of one man's nightmarish journey into the eerie and deadly world of voodoo. A Harvard anthropologist (Bill Pullman) is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead.
Sep 23, 2003 · 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' (1988), in my opinion, is another very much underrated film from Wes Craven. Don't be fooled by the title as this film delivers shock horror imagery by the bucket load. However, unlike the traditional horror setting, this film was inspired from a book by Wade Davis of the same name, and has a background set against ...
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Purchase The Serpent and the Rainbow on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Wes Craven (The People Under the Stairs, Shocker) directs this terrifying story of one man's nightmarish journey into the eerie and deadly world of voodoo. A Harvard anthropologist (Bill Pullman) is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from ...
The best thing about "The Serpent and the Rainbow" is probably the topic it covers: Not known to the general public (including me, until I watched the film and researched the subject a little more afterwards), the so-called zombies, which legend has it that they are people who were condemned by sorcerers to become living deads, are in fact nothing more than the victims of a special powder ...
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. Wes Craven. Director. Richard Maxwell. Screenplay.
