The Serpent and the Rainbow was released in the year 1988。The Serpent and the Rainbow is also called as Serpente e l'arcobaleno, Schlange und der Regenbogen, Schlange im Regenbogen, Ormen och regnbågen, Käärme ja sateenkaari, Emprise des ténèbres, A Maldição dos Mortos-Vivos, Serpiente y el arco iris。

Dennis Allan is an scientist who visits Haiti on the strength of a rumour of a drug which renders the recipient totally paralyzed but conscious. The drug's effects often fool doctors, who declare the victims dead. Could this be the origin of the "zombie" legend? Alan embarks on a surprising and often surreal investigation of the turbulent social chaos that is Haiti during the revolution which ousted hated dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Often a pawn in a greater game, Alan must decide what is science, what is superstition, and what is the unknown in a anarchistic society where police corruption and witch-doctory are commonplace.

The Serpent and the Rainbow actors and actresses include Barbara Guillaume, Bill Pullman, Dey Young, Paul Winfield。