The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
He directed Peter in “The Lair of the White Worm” and also directed many other films as well as “Tommy.” He passed away today at the age of 84.
Here’s what I knew about The Lair of the White Worm when I started it up: it was based on a story by Bram Stoker (which I hadn’t read), and at some point in the movie I’d see this:
So maybe my hopes were a little higher than they should have been. I’m not sure how closely the film…
287. Lair of the White Worm (Ken Russell, 1988)
“Lair of the White Worm” trailer
There is no lunacy quite like Ken Russell’s brand of lunacy.
Good, clean, fun.

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Lair of the White Worm: Hugh Grant
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Lair of the White Worm, directed by Ken Russell. This movie is filled with religious symbolism and a sexy femme fatale who wears a GIANT strap-on at the um, climax of the film

Ken Russell’s The Lair of the White Worm
From my weird movie drawer: The lair of the white worm (1988)
DIRECTED BY: Ken Russell
FEATURING: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns
PLOT: An archeology student visiting the British countryside digs up an elongated skull he assumes belongs to an dinosaur while excavating the site of a buried convent, now an English bed-and-breakfast run by two young sisters. Lord James D’Ampton is the boyfriend of one of the sisters, and also the descendant of a legendary D’Ampton who reputedly slew a dragon (the “D’Ampton Worm”) that had terrorized the countryside. After wintering in climes unknown, slinky and regal Lady March returns to her mansion and discovers the skull, after which strange events begin to transpire…