The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
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Cast & Crew.
Amanda Donohoe
Lady Sylvia Marsh
Hugh Grant
Lord James D'Ampton
Catherine Oxenberg
Eve Trent
Peter Capaldi
Angus Flint
Sammi Davis
Mary Trent
Stratford Johns
Peters
Paul Brooke
P.C. Erny
Imogen Claire
Dorothy Trent / Choreographer
Chris Pitt
Kevin
Gina McKee
Nurse Gladwell
Christopher Gable
Joe Trent
Lloyd Peters
Jesus Christ
Miranda Coe
Maid / Nun
Linzi Drew
Maid / Nun
Caron Anne Kelly
Maid / Nun
Fiona O'Connor
Maid / Nun
Caroline Pope
Maid / Nun
Elisha Scott
Maid / Nun
Tina Shaw
Maid / Nun
Paul Easom
Soldier / Witchdoctor
James Hicks
Soldier / Witchdoctor
David Kiernan
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Matthew King
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Ross Murray
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Andy Norman
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Bob Smith
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Jackie Russell
Snakewoman
Ken Russell
Police Radio (voice) (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Screenplay
Dan Ireland
Executive Producer
Dick Bush
Director of Photography
William J. Quigley
Executive Producer
Stanisław Syrewicz
Original Music Composer
Peter Davies
Editor
Bram Stoker
Novel
Gail Stevens
Casting
Jack Lorenz
Executive In Charge Of Production
Laura Julian
Production Manager
Cordelia Hardy
Third Assistant Director
Stuart St. Paul
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Elford
Location Manager
Ben Davis
Assistant Camera
John Chandler
Boom Operator
Ray Merrin
Sound Assistant
William Tyler
Production Accountant
Steve Parker
Focus Puller
Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Second Assistant Director
Robin Browne
Lighting Camera
Richard Wells
Sound
Richard Brierley
Focus Puller
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Lesley Cross
Script Supervisor
John Foster
Assistant Camera
Mark Ellis
Key Grip
Christopher Hall
First Assistant Director
Winnie Wishart
Production Coordinator
Sabina Fletcher
Production Assistant
Sarah Lucraft
Assistant Accountant
David B.A. Jones
Clapper Loader
Nick Heckstall-Smith
Second Assistant Director
Ron Higgins
Standby Property Master
Geoffrey Portass
Makeup Designer
Stuart Conran
Modeling
Jim Roddan
Sound Editor
Eddie McMahon
Standby Property Master
Arlind Junkerman
Modeling
Tom Bowyer
Carpenter
Rodney Pincott
Property Master
John Cormican
Modeling
Mark Coulier
Modeling
Clive Coote
Still Photographer
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Diane Murphy
Wardrobe Assistant
Joe Illing
First Assistant Editor
William Petty
Special Effects Technician
Paul Conway
Assistant Sound Editor
Jenny Hawkins
Wardrobe Assistant
Chris Townsend
Set Dresser
Dave Keen
Special Effects Technician
Kate Murray
Modeling
Roy Puddefoot
Special Effects Technician
Kate Kilroy
Set Buyer
Neill Gorton
Modeling
Wayne Smith
Assistant Editor
Simon Sayce
Special Effects Supervisor
Cliff Wallace
Modeling
Alan Hedgcock
Special Effects Technician
Steven Painter
Special Effects Technician
Mark Gay
Electrician
Karen Winnery
Special Effects Technician
Paul Jones
Special Effects Technician
Tommy Westbrook
Standby Carpenter
Robin Thistlethwaite
Carpenter
Steven Sallybanks
Scenic Artist
James Hunt
Scenic Artist
Alistair McPherson
Special Effects Technician
Ronnie McKay
Best Boy Electric
Graham Newton
Electrician
Warwick Sayce
Special Effects Technician
Con Murphy
Standby Rigger
Alastair Gow
Construction Manager
Gary Ryan
Special Effects Technician
Jim Coward
Generator Operator
Steve Blake
Gaffer
Mary Roberts
Special Effects Technician
Tommy O'Sullivan
Electrician
Alan Whibley
Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Hawkey
Standby Painter
Daniel Vallancien
Sound Engineer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos
Line Producer
Michael Jeffery
Costume Designer
Anne Tilby
Set Designer / Production Design
Abbi Collins
Stunt Double
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 21, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$1,189,315
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The Lair of the White Worm is a 1988 supernatural comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Ken Russell, and starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg and Peter Capaldi. Loosely based on the 1911 Bram Stoker novel of the same name, it follows the residents in and around a rural English manor that are tormented by an ancient priestess after the skull of a serpent that she worships is unearthed by an archaeologist.
A co-production between the United Kingdom and United States, the film was offered to Russell by the US film studio Vestron Pictures, who had released his previous film, Gothic (1986). Russell, an admirer of Stoker, loosely adapted the screenplay from the source novel, and incorporated elements of the English folktale of the Lambton Worm. Filming took place at Shepperton Studios and in Wetton, Staffordshire, England, from February to April 1988.
After screening at several North American film festivals, The Lair of the White Worm was released theatrically by Vestron Pictures in New York City on 21 October 1988, and expanded to other US cities over the following months. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $1.2 million, and received largely unfavourable responses from critics, though it later developed a cult following.