Amanda Donohoe, Catherine Oxenberg, Chris Pitt
Wittily updated from one of Dracula author Bram Stoker's lesser-known horror novels, The Lair of the White Worm is a camp classic that only Ken Russell could have delivered. It's got all...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 1999
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May 31, 2009A phantasmagorical and deliberately overblown tale of pagan snake worshippers in modern Britain. Ken Russel's least self-important film, and also his most fun outing.
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December 9, 2008i'm not even sure how to rate this. it's hilariously bad. i don't know if it was meant to be a comedy but it is entertaining on that level, especially the special effects! also it's not hugh grant's worst film lol. i don't even wanna think about the psychosexual implications...( read more)
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June 2, 2008Based on the novel by Bram Stoker, this is part vampire story, part mystery, and part tongue-in-cheek sex caper. Drive-in style special effects, insane narrative and outlandish sexual imagery along with sick laughs are all what you should expect with any Ken Russell film.
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June 24, 2007More of a comedy than a horror but there are some memorable gory scenes which have little to do with the Bram Stoker novel.
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October 28, 2009Ken Russell must have done some strong drugs in his day. Every movie he's ever made seems have been conceived in the midst of some serious acid freak out. This one is no different. Nothing in the plot really makes sense, the hallucination sequences are awesomely blasphemous (f...( read more)
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July 23, 2009One of the most idiotic, unfocused, pointless, meandering nowhere-fests I have ever seen. You see, there's something called a plot; every film should have one. What a bitter disappointment. I want my time and money back!
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July 4, 2009Hallucinatory dream sequences, gory horror, tongue-in-cheek script - goofy Ken Russell fun!
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January 29, 2009Near the top of my guilty pleasure list. Not as much scary as weird with a young Hugh Grant developing his trademark hem-haw style and a stunning Amanda Donohoe as the dryly witty rich lady with a dark, ancient secret. Leonard Maltin encapsulates it best: "Bizarre, campy, and a...( read more)
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