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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Based on the book of the same name, 1988 horror film from Universal Pictures film The Serpent and the Rainbow stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Peytraud Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, and Conrad Roberts. The film was directed by Wes Craven and it was initially released to theaters in the USA on 5 February 1988.
The weekend of 2/5/1988 in its debut weekend the film earned a total gross of $5,848,700 and was ranked 2nd in the listing of movies for that weekend.
The film’s total gross was $16,527,121 on 2/26/1988 and was ranked 10th in the listing of movies for that weekend.
Fast Facts
1. Release date: 5 February 1988
2. Director: Wes Craven
3. Director of photography: John Lindley
4. Casting: Dianne Crittenden, Sue Parker, and Barbara Harris.
5. Writer: Wade Davis
6. Screenwriters: Richard Maxwell, A R Simoun
7. Executive Producers: Keith Barish, Rob Cohen
8. Producers: David Ladd, Doug Claybourne
9. Associate Producer: David B Pauker
10. Music by: Brad Fiedel
11. Editing by: Glenn Farr
12. Distributor:
1. Universal Pictures: Domestic Theatrical Distributor
2. UIP The Film Consortium: Foreign Theatrical Distributor
3. MCA Home Video: Domestic Video Distributor
13. Based on: The Serpent and the Rainbow novel by Wade Davis
14. Locations: Haiti, and The Dominican Republic
15. Film format: Film negative format (mm/video inches)35 mm
1 . Cinematographic process Spherical
2. Printed film format35 mm
16. Film Trailer: Released in theaters only
1. Film trailer internet 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNiaH2vWTEg
17. Cast/Character
1. Bill Pullman: Dennis Alan
2. Cathy Tyson: Marielle
3. Zakes Mokae: Dargent Peytraud
4. Paul Winfield: Lucien Celine
5. Brent Jennings: Mozart
6. Conrad Roberts: Christopher
18. Film running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes
19. MPAA rating: R
Film Synopsis
• A story based on real life events of a Harvard anthropologist given an assignment by a pharmaceutical firm to investigate a drug found in a community Haiti that practices voodoo. Dennis goes to Haiti in hopes of gaining access to a mystical brew that represses the respiratory and nervous systems of those that are exposed to it without causing the death of the person it contacts. When he arrives he has to deal with mystic cults and a corrupted government while in the midst of and improvised people on the edge of rebelling. He becomes enamored by voodoo practices that he is not able to comprehend. But corrupt officials torture him when he defies their insane leader. In the end, his world view is drastically changed through his mystical voyage with the serpent and the rainbow…
( The answer reply system will not accept my formatting. The numbers following the listings were indented. ie. 16. then answers under that heading were indented and numbered 1., 2., 3. etc.)
Source(s):
http://www.hollywood.com/movie/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow/172890
http://www.mahalo.com/Watchmen_Movie (as reference)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096071/
http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/1988/19880205.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)
http://www.mcomet.com/movie/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow-806884/
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_SrchReslts.asp
http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/bookreviews/davis2.htm
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marcand
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a horror movie filmed in 1998 roughly based on the non-fiction novel of the same name written by Wade Davis. The film was directed by Wes Craven and starred Bill Pullman.
Fast facts
Release Date:
February 5th, 1988. (North America)
May 11th, 1988. (France)
June 10th, 1988. (Finland)
Director:
Wes Craven
Writters:
Wade Davis (Who wrote the original novel)
Richard Maxwell
Adam Rodman
Producers:
Doug Claybourne
David Ladd
Robert Engelman
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Based on:
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Film running time:
98 minutes. (ninety-eight minutes)
MPAA rating:
Rated R (Restricted to those under the age of 18)
Synopsis-----------------------------------------------------
Dennis Alan is an ethnobotanist/anthropologist from the prestigious Harvard University. After spending some time studying the culture in the Amazon Jungle he quickly returns to his home in Boston at the beginning of the film. Upon hearing of his capibility, a pharmaceutical corporation seeks him out to acquire knowledge of a drug that is part of a Voodo Religion in Haiti that they want to mass produce. When Dennis Alan arrives in Haiti, he soon discovers that the effects of the drug he was sent out to uncover is not at all what he expected
Main Cast:
Bill Pullman
Cathy Tyson
Zakes Mokae
Paul Winfield
Brent Jennings
Conrad Roberts
Please excuse any errors I have made and don't judge me personally for them. Jerks.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(book)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pullman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
A 1988 horror movie by Wes Craven, starring Bill Pullman and Cathy Tyson, loosely based on a non-fiction novel of the same title by Wade Davis, a Canadian anthropologist and ethnobotanist.
The Serpent and the Rainbow explores inherent conflicts between opposing world views, that of material science on one side, and archetypal magic on the other. As such, the movie represents a detour from Craven's more familiar rip 'n' slash classics, and has achieved somewhat of a cult status, among horror fans in general, and Wes Craven admirers alike.
FAST FACTS:
Release date: 5 February 1988
Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriters: Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman
Producers: Keith Barish and Rob Cohen
Distributor: Universal Pictures (theatrical)
Image Entertainment (DVD)
MCA/Universal Home Video (VHS and laserdisc)
Based on: The Serpent and the Rainbow, a non-fiction novel by Wade Davis
Running time: 98 minutes
MPAA rating: R
SYNOPSIS:
Dennis Alan, a young anthropologist backed by a large pharmaceutical company, arrives in Haiti in search for hard science behind elusive voodoo magic.
MAIN CAST:
Bill Pullman as Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson as Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae as Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield as Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings as Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts as Christophe
Source(s):
The Serpent and the Rainbow:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096071
Wes Craven:
http://www.wescraven.com/bio
Wade Davis:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/wade-davis.html
Cult Films:
http://www.cultfilmz.com
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M$4
March 16, 2009 04:03 AM
Write a Guide Note for the movie "The Serpent and the Rainbow" (want to see how good you guys are at writing!).
I'd like to see if someone out there can write me a "Guide Note and Fast Facts" like the ones you see on Mahalo's search results. I found a film we don't have in our database: The Serpent and the Rainbow.
Take a look at what we're looking for here:
http://www.mahalo.com/Watchmen_Movie
1. Basically a completely original introduction of the film (like a definition in some ways--two or three sentences), 2. some fast facts (like the ones below), 3. a synopsis of the plot (brief obviously), and 4. the main cast (like top 5-10 folks).
Fast Facts
Release date:
Director:
Screenwriters:
Producers:
Distributor:
Based on:
Film running time:
MPAA rating:
Take a look at what we're looking for here:
http://www.mahalo.com/Watchmen_Movie
1. Basically a completely original introduction of the film (like a definition in some ways--two or three sentences), 2. some fast facts (like the ones below), 3. a synopsis of the plot (brief obviously), and 4. the main cast (like top 5-10 folks).
Fast Facts
Release date:
Director:
Screenwriters:
Producers:
Distributor:
Based on:
Film running time:
MPAA rating:
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| March 16, 2009 06:01 PM |
Based on the book of the same name, 1988 horror film from Universal Pictures film The Serpent and the Rainbow stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Peytraud Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, and Conrad Roberts. The film was directed by Wes Craven and it was initially released to theaters in the USA on 5 February 1988.
The weekend of 2/5/1988 in its debut weekend the film earned a total gross of $5,848,700 and was ranked 2nd in the listing of movies for that weekend.
The film’s total gross was $16,527,121 on 2/26/1988 and was ranked 10th in the listing of movies for that weekend.
Fast Facts
1. Release date: 5 February 1988
2. Director: Wes Craven
3. Director of photography: John Lindley
4. Casting: Dianne Crittenden, Sue Parker, and Barbara Harris.
5. Writer: Wade Davis
6. Screenwriters: Richard Maxwell, A R Simoun
7. Executive Producers: Keith Barish, Rob Cohen
8. Producers: David Ladd, Doug Claybourne
9. Associate Producer: David B Pauker
10. Music by: Brad Fiedel
11. Editing by: Glenn Farr
12. Distributor:
1. Universal Pictures: Domestic Theatrical Distributor
2. UIP The Film Consortium: Foreign Theatrical Distributor
3. MCA Home Video: Domestic Video Distributor
13. Based on: The Serpent and the Rainbow novel by Wade Davis
14. Locations: Haiti, and The Dominican Republic
15. Film format: Film negative format (mm/video inches)35 mm
1 . Cinematographic process Spherical
2. Printed film format35 mm
16. Film Trailer: Released in theaters only
1. Film trailer internet 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNiaH2vWTEg
17. Cast/Character
1. Bill Pullman: Dennis Alan
2. Cathy Tyson: Marielle
3. Zakes Mokae: Dargent Peytraud
4. Paul Winfield: Lucien Celine
5. Brent Jennings: Mozart
6. Conrad Roberts: Christopher
18. Film running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes
19. MPAA rating: R
Film Synopsis
• A story based on real life events of a Harvard anthropologist given an assignment by a pharmaceutical firm to investigate a drug found in a community Haiti that practices voodoo. Dennis goes to Haiti in hopes of gaining access to a mystical brew that represses the respiratory and nervous systems of those that are exposed to it without causing the death of the person it contacts. When he arrives he has to deal with mystic cults and a corrupted government while in the midst of and improvised people on the edge of rebelling. He becomes enamored by voodoo practices that he is not able to comprehend. But corrupt officials torture him when he defies their insane leader. In the end, his world view is drastically changed through his mystical voyage with the serpent and the rainbow…
( The answer reply system will not accept my formatting. The numbers following the listings were indented. ie. 16. then answers under that heading were indented and numbered 1., 2., 3. etc.)
Source(s):
http://www.hollywood.com/movie/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow/172890
http://www.mahalo.com/Watchmen_Movie (as reference)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096071/
http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/weekly/1988/19880205.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)
http://www.mcomet.com/movie/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow-806884/
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_SrchReslts.asp
http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/bookreviews/davis2.htm
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• This answer is sooooooo good we used it on the Mahalo Page!!!
http://www.mahalo.com/Serpent_and_the_Rainbow
You win my first "Guide Note" contest!!
http://www.mahalo.com/Serpent_and_the_Rainbow
You win my first "Guide Note" contest!!
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March 16, 2009 06:31 PM
Holy cow! Three great answers....
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marcand
March 16, 2009 08:07 PM
I thought your response was very good! You used multiple sources for your information and provided plenty of material to work with. With the exception of a few grammatical issues this was a great guide note. Keep up the good work!
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March 16, 2009 05:10 AM
Introduction-------------------------------------------------------The Serpent and the Rainbow is a horror movie filmed in 1998 roughly based on the non-fiction novel of the same name written by Wade Davis. The film was directed by Wes Craven and starred Bill Pullman.
Fast facts
Release Date:
February 5th, 1988. (North America)
May 11th, 1988. (France)
June 10th, 1988. (Finland)
Director:
Wes Craven
Writters:
Wade Davis (Who wrote the original novel)
Richard Maxwell
Adam Rodman
Producers:
Doug Claybourne
David Ladd
Robert Engelman
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Based on:
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Film running time:
98 minutes. (ninety-eight minutes)
MPAA rating:
Rated R (Restricted to those under the age of 18)
Synopsis-----------------------------------------------------
Dennis Alan is an ethnobotanist/anthropologist from the prestigious Harvard University. After spending some time studying the culture in the Amazon Jungle he quickly returns to his home in Boston at the beginning of the film. Upon hearing of his capibility, a pharmaceutical corporation seeks him out to acquire knowledge of a drug that is part of a Voodo Religion in Haiti that they want to mass produce. When Dennis Alan arrives in Haiti, he soon discovers that the effects of the drug he was sent out to uncover is not at all what he expected
Main Cast:
Bill Pullman
Cathy Tyson
Zakes Mokae
Paul Winfield
Brent Jennings
Conrad Roberts
Please excuse any errors I have made and don't judge me personally for them. Jerks.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serpent_and_the_Rainbow_(book)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pullman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade_Davis
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March 16, 2009 08:14 PM
sending you a Mahalo Dollar tip for doing a nice job in second place!!! :-)
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March 16, 2009 08:20 PM
Good job on your first try at writing a guide note! It can definitely be challenging. I would encourage you to seek out more resources other than Wikipedia when looking for source material. While we do use Wikipedia pages as links on our pages, we don't use them for sources. If you find a great wiki page, look at the bottom where the reference links are as well as the external links. These would provide better primary sources for research.
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March 16, 2009 03:08 PM
INTRODUCTION: The Serpent and the Rainbow
A 1988 horror movie by Wes Craven, starring Bill Pullman and Cathy Tyson, loosely based on a non-fiction novel of the same title by Wade Davis, a Canadian anthropologist and ethnobotanist.
The Serpent and the Rainbow explores inherent conflicts between opposing world views, that of material science on one side, and archetypal magic on the other. As such, the movie represents a detour from Craven's more familiar rip 'n' slash classics, and has achieved somewhat of a cult status, among horror fans in general, and Wes Craven admirers alike.
FAST FACTS:
Release date: 5 February 1988
Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriters: Richard Maxwell and Adam Rodman
Producers: Keith Barish and Rob Cohen
Distributor: Universal Pictures (theatrical)
Image Entertainment (DVD)
MCA/Universal Home Video (VHS and laserdisc)
Based on: The Serpent and the Rainbow, a non-fiction novel by Wade Davis
Running time: 98 minutes
MPAA rating: R
SYNOPSIS:
Dennis Alan, a young anthropologist backed by a large pharmaceutical company, arrives in Haiti in search for hard science behind elusive voodoo magic.
MAIN CAST:
Bill Pullman as Dennis Alan
Cathy Tyson as Marielle Duchamp
Zakes Mokae as Dargent Peytraud
Paul Winfield as Lucien Celine
Brent Jennings as Louis Mozart
Conrad Roberts as Christophe
Source(s):
The Serpent and the Rainbow:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096071
Wes Craven:
http://www.wescraven.com/bio
Wade Davis:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/wade-davis.html
Cult Films:
http://www.cultfilmz.com
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March 16, 2009 08:15 PM
Sending you a Mahalo Dollar tip for doing a nice job in second place!!! :-)
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March 16, 2009 08:27 PM
Good job on writing your first guide note! Overall I was impressed with the fact that you had multiple sources. The first part of the guide note was fine, with the exception of a few grammatical issues. However, the synopsis was a bit on the light side. I would always err on the side of too much info rather than not enough. That way we will have more to work with when editing a guide note. Again, overall you did a great job!
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