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The Lair of the White Worm

The Lair of the White Worm

Horror · Comedy · 1988

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.

Movie details

The Lair of the White Worm

“Some legends really bite.”

1988 Horror · Comedy 1h 33m

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5.9 / 10

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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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ken Russell

Written by

Ken Russell

Amanda Donohoe

Amanda Donohoe

Lady Sylvia Marsh

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Lord James D'Ampton

Catherine Oxenberg

Catherine Oxenberg

Eve Trent

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Angus Flint

Sammi Davis

Sammi Davis

Mary Trent

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Peters

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

P.C. Erny

Court is in session

Put The Lair of the White Worm on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.