Rent The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
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1h 33min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- James D'Ampton (Hugh Grant) returns to his country castle in England. Legend has it that James's distant ancestor once slayed the local dragon - a monstrous white worm with a fondness for the sweet flesh of virgins. The young lord dismisses the legend as folklore, until archaeology student Angus Flint (Peter Capaldi) explores James's property and unearths a massive reptilian skull and a pagan snake god's ancient site of worship. When James's girlfriend, Eve Trent (Catherine Oxenberg), suddenly disappears, James and Angus set out to investigate the foreboding aid to be the worm's lair, where a centuries-old mystery begins to uncoil.
- Actors:
- Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns, Paul Brooke, Imogen Claire, Chris Pitt, Gina McKee, Christopher Gable, Lloyd Peters, Miranda Coe, Linzi Drew, Caron Anne Kelly, Fiona O'Connor, Caroline Pope, Elisha Scott, Tina Shaw, Paul Easom
- Directors:
- Ken Russell
- Producers:
- Ken Russell
- Voiced By:
- Ken Russell
- Writers:
- Ken Russell, Bram Stoker
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Archaeology on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/02/2018
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentaries:
- Director Ken Russell
- Lisi Russell, in conversation with Film Historian Matthew Melia
- Featurette: "Worm Food: The Effects of The Lair of the White Worm"
- Interviews:
- "Cutting for Ken" with Editor Peter Davies
- "Mary, Mary" with Actress Sammi Davis
- Trailers and Gallery:
- "Trailers from Hell" featuring Producer Dan Ireland
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
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Reviews (1) of The Lair of the White Worm
Better than the novella - The Lair of the White Worm review by HW
To his credit, Ken Russel took a weak horror novella, took out the confusing, tedious and frankly racist aspects, and turned it into a genuinely fun if bizarre piece of horror cinema. With such a flimsy inspiration and a low budget, it’s impressive actually how fun and thrilling this British horror is. While removing the negatives, Russel amped up and added the sexual and monstrous aspects. There are fantastic (if hilarious) serpentine prosthetics and make-up. There are thrilling action scenes and sets as we watch the young British cast run around, chasing and being chased by serpentine monsters and vampires (even if their acting and delivery feels a bit forced). Amanda Donahue gives the best performance by throwing herself into the role of the sinister but sexy Lady Sylvia. The erotic scenes are bold and shocking. Overall this feels like a tounge-in-cheek tribute to Hammer horrors, with a great folk-punk theme song!
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