The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
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This Movie Is About.
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
Chris Pitt
Kevin
Gina McKee
Nurse Gladwell
Christopher Gable
Joe Trent
Ken Russell
Director
Lloyd Peters
Jesus Christ
Miranda Coe
Maid / Nun
Bram Stoker
Writer
Linzi Drew
Maid / Nun
Caron Anne Kelly
Maid / Nun
Stanislas Syrewicz
Composer
Fiona O'Connor
Maid / Nun
Dick Bush
Cinematographer
Caroline Pope
Maid / Nun
Peter Davies
Editor
Elisha Scott
Maid / Nun
Tina Shaw
Maid / Nun
Gail Stevens
CastingDirector
Paul Easom
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Anne Tilby
ProductionDesigner
James Hicks
Soldier / Witchdoctor
David Kiernan
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Matthew King
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Ross Murray
Soldier / Witchdoctor
Andy Norman
Soldier / Witchdoctor
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 21, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,500,000
Box Office$1,189,315
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Wiki.
The Lair of the White Worm is a 1988 supernatural horror comedy film written 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 U.S. 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 in the spring of 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 U.S. cities over the following months. The film was a box-office flop, grossing $1.2 million, and received largely mixed responses from critics, though it later developed a cult following.