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Plot. The year is 1938, on the eve of World War II. In Kansas, little person Rollo Sweet (Cork Hubbert) lives in a homeless shelter while dreaming of a future in Hollywood. Other residents crowd around a radio to listen to an address by the President, but the reception is poor.
- The “Real” Zombies of Haiti
- The Man Who searched For A Zombie
- Wes Craven’s Voodoo Masterpiece
- Haitian Vodou in ‘The Serpent and The Rainbow’
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. He is then buried, but years later Dr. Dennis Alan is sent to Haiti to track down Christophe who was recently discovered to be alive. As far-fe...
Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow begins, as many movies do, with a book. Published in 1985 was a book titled, in full, The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist’s Astonishing Journey in the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombies, and Magic.The book is a personal account from anthropologist Wade Davis about his true experiences t...
Wes Craven fell in love with Wade Davis’s book and signed on to adapt it into a movie without even seeing a script. That was a bold move for the director whose well-documented lack of luck with studio interference had adversely affected his vision for his previous film, Deadly Friend (1986). Regardless, Craven was inspired by the idea of The Serpen...
One of the most interesting things about The Serpent and the Rainbow is that it shows real Haitian Vodou ceremonies as they are taking place. Of course a lot of the people who practice the religion are quite secretive and not everythingin the movie is real, but some of it is. Early in the movie there is a scene where Bill Pullman’s character Dennis...
- Chris Catt
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Bill Pullman.
Jun 3, 2024 · Director Wes Craven's horror movie The Serpent and the Rainbow draws from a supposedly true story covered in Wade Davis' original book.
Feb 16, 2018 · It’s bittersweet now to watch The Serpent and the Rainbow, whose entire premise hinges on a zombification drug and cheating death, and think of Craven. A true master of horror with a long...
- Meagan Navarro
While the specific events of this film are fictional, most of the movie is indeed based on a true event. Now, of course a great story doesn't always make for a good movie. This is indeed a broad, goofy, slapstick comedy.
Under the Rainbow is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash, starring Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher. It involves a disparate group of people checking into a Hollywood hotel during the production of The Wizard of Oz in 1938.
