The read
Scores higher than 79% of the 569 1980s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Metacritic64/100
568 audience votes
Key crew
- Wes CravenDirector
- Adam RodmanScreenplay
- Richard MaxwellScreenplay
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bill PullmanDennis Alan
- Cathy TysonMarielle Duchamp
- Zakes MokaeDargent Peytraud
- Paul WinfieldLucien Celine
- Brent JenningsLouis Mozart
- Conrad RobertsChristophe
- Badja DjolaGaston
- Theresa MerrittSimone
- Michael GoughSchoonbacher
- Paul GuilfoyleAndrew Cassedy
- Dey YoungMrs. Cassedy
- Aleta MitchellCelestine
Stills
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Themes
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