The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) - film review

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The Serpent and the Rainbow is an American horror film first released in 1988, directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield and Brent Jennings. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Wes Craven
Script: Wade Davis, Richard Maxwell, Adam Rodman
Photo: John Lindley
Music: Brad Fiedel
Cast: Bill Pullman (Dennis Alan), Cathy Tyson (Marielle Duchamp), Zakes Mokae (Dargent Peytraud), Paul Winfield (Lucien Celine), Brent Jennings (Louis Mozart), Conrad Roberts (Christophe), Badja Djola (Gaston), Theresa Merritt (Simone), Michael Gough (Schoonbacher), Paul Guilfoyle (Andrew Cassedy), Dey Young (Mrs. Cassedy), Aleta Mitchell (Celestine), William Newman (French Missionary Doctor), Jaime Pina Gautier (Julio), Evencio Mosquera Slaco (Old Shaman), Kimberleigh Burroughs (Margrite), Philogen Thomas (Priest), Ana Rosa Smith Avila (Mulatto Nurse), Francis Guinan (American Doctor), Sally-Anne Munn (Nurse), Jean-Baptiste Rosvelt (Black Waiter), Robert De James (Old Lame Peasant), Jackson Delgado (Possessed Dancer), Barbara Guillaume (Mozart’s Whore), Betty García Rodríguez (Pretty Whore), Luis Tavare Pesquera (Kyle Cassedy), Claudia Pimentel (Old Crone), Michael Jackson (Newscaster), Diamanda Galas (Voices of the Dead), Ti-Blanc (Lucien’s Dancers Master of Ceremonies), Marie Carmel Noel (Glass Eater), Frantz Thomas (Coal Eater), Johnny Pephanon (Man With Needles), Lucienne Charles (Houngan Dancer), Suzette Cajusle (Houngan Dancer), Rosemary Sylvain (Houngan Dancer), Iversose Beuville (Houngan Dancer), Maxo Fercilien (Houngan Dancer), Jacques Achilles (Houngan Dancer), Francesco Chavez (Houngan Dancer), Saveur D’Orlean (Houngan Drummer), Maurice Altenor (Houngan Drummer), Miguel Valdez (Houngan Drummer), Elías Gastavo (Houngan Drummer), Harold Désiré (Houngan Drummer), Buche (Bizango Dancers Master of Ceremonies), Providenia Alcántara (Bizango Dancers Lead Singer), Dikatel Charles (Bizango Dancer), Ana Ramirez (Bizango Dancer), Rosa Bautista (Bizango Dancer), Juliana José (Bizango Dancer), Josiana Sant Louis (Bizango Dancer), Jean Pierre (Bizango Dancer), Otilio Nerius (Bizango Dancer), Venat Ruis (Bizango Dancer), Ramon Cherry (Bizango Dancer), Rosa Charles (Bizango Dancer), Luis Telemako (Bizango Drummer), Federico Núñez (Bizango Drummer), Americo José (Bizango Drummer), Gérard Matonbe (Bizango Drummer), Robert Regaldo (Bizango Drummer)
Country: USA
Language: English / French / Spanish
Runtime: 98 min

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