The Serpent and the Rainbow

30th Anniversary Fears & Beers screening! A Q&A with Brent Jennings and producers David Ladd, Bob Engelman & Marianne Maddalena moderated by Brian Collins of Birth.Movies.Death follows the screening.

Film Info

Showtime

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 9:30pm

Premiere Type

No Premiere

Category

Feature

Runtime

1 hour 38 min

Country

USA

Directed by

Wes Craven

Produced by

David Ladd, Bob Engelman, Doug Claybourne

Written by

Wade Davis (inspired by the book), Richard Maxwell (screenplay) Adam Rodman, (screenplay) (as A.R. Simoun)

Main Cast

Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae

In a time of social and political unrest in Haiti, anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) travels to the torn country to study a Voodoo drug used in religious practices to turn victims into living zombies. With the help of a witch doctor (Brent Jennings) and a fellow researcher (Cathy Tyson), Dennis pieces together the deadly mystery. But as Dennis uncovers the secrets behind the mysterious powder, he must evade the Haitian authorities who view his research as a potential threat.