The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

R09/21/1988Horror, Comedy1h 33m
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Some legends really bite.

Overview

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Amanda Donohoe

    Lady Sylvia Marsh

  2. Cast 1

    Hugh Grant

    Lord James D'Ampton

  3. Cast 1

    Catherine Oxenberg

    Eve Trent

  4. Cast 1

    Peter Capaldi

    Angus Flint

  5. Cast 1

    Sammi Davis

    Mary Trent

  6. Cast 1

    Stratford Johns

    Peters

  7. Cast 1

    Paul Brooke

    P.C. Erny

  8. Cast 1

    Imogen Claire

    Dorothy Trent

  9. Chris Pitt

    Kevin

***Quirky, amusing, sometimes surreal horror about a snake cult in England*** Directed & written by Ken Russell and loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel, “The Lair of the White Worm” (1988) chronicles events in England when a young archeologist (Peter Capaldi) uncovers a skull of some unknown beast near a bed & breakfast run by two sisters (Sammi Davis & Catherine Oxenberg). These three and Eve’s beau (Hugh Grant) soon stumble upon an ancient snake cult led by the eccentric Lady Sylvia Marsh (Amanda Donohoe), who dwells at a lavish estate nearby. The movie is a creative and entertaining ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$2,500,000.00

Revenue $1,189,315.00

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