Description: THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM (DVD 1988 - 2003) BRAND NEW - HORROR - THRILLER - DRAMA - MYSTERY - COMEDY - SUPERNATURAL PRODUCT INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW ~ Product Description When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in foreign land, the residents of a near-by town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences. The Lair of the White WormTheatrical release poster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Plot Angus Flint is a Scottish archaeology student excavating the site of a convent at Mercy Farm, a Derbyshire bed and breakfast run by the Trent sisters, Mary and Eve. He unearths an unusual skull which appears to be that of a large snake. Angus believes it is connected to the local legend of the d'Ampton "worm", a mythical snake-like creature from ages past said to have been slain in Stonerich Cavern by John d'Ampton, the ancestor of current Lord of the Manor, James d'Ampton. When a pocket watch is discovered in Stonerich Cavern, James comes to believe that the d'Ampton worm may be more than a legend. The watch belonged to the Trent sisters' father Joe, who disappeared a year earlier near Temple House, the stately home of the seductive and enigmatic Lady Sylvia Marsh. Lady Sylvia is an immortal priestess to the ancient snake god, Dionin. She sneaks into Mercy Farm and steals the snake's skull, before baring fangs and spitting venom on a crucifix hanging on the wall. Eve later touches the crucifix, absorbing some of the venom and experiencing a disturbing vision involving a crucified Jesus being encircled by a giant serpent, while a group of nuns are raped by Roman soldiers. Lady Sylvia picks up a young male hitchhiker named Kevin and brings him to Temple House, where she seduces him before fatally paralysing him with snake venom. When James visits Temple House shortly afterwards, Lady Sylvia invites him in. She tells James she is terrified of snakes and the d'Ampton worm legend. That night, James has a surreal nightmare in which he boards a plane with Eve and Lady Sylvia acting as stewardesses. In the morning, James investigates the mountainous Stonerich Cavern near Temple House with Angus, Eve and Mary. When Eve decides to return to Mercy Farm before the others, she is abducted in the woods by Lady Sylvia, who intends to offer her as the latest in a long line of human sacrifices to her snake-god. James correctly theorises that a giant snake roams the caves which connect Temple House with Stonerich Cavern. Using large speakers, James projects Turkish music from his residence in an attempt to charm the serpent, invoking Lady Sylvia to visit him. Meanwhile, Angus and Mary break into Temple House, where they find Eve and Mary's mother, Dorothy, in a trancelike state. Dorothy suddenly bares fangs and bites Mary's neck before fleeing, triggering a hallucinatory vision in her, but Angus manages to extract the venom. Dorothy then enters James's manor and bites the neck of his butler, Peters, before James cuts her in half with a sword. At dawn, police officer Ernie arrives at Mercy Farm, summoned by James's phone call. Mary accompanies Ernie, believing they are headed to the police station, but Ernie reveals they are driving to Temple House to investigate the previous night's events. Upon arrival, Mary discovers Ernie has been bitten and is under the serpent's spell. Angus, using bagpipes, lures Ernie away and kills him as Mary flees into the subterranean space beneath Temple House. Angus follows, and is bitten and incapacitated by a blue-painted Lady Sylvia, who has morphed into a partial serpentine form in her lair. Mary is bound as Lady Sylvia prepares to sacrifice Eve to Dionin, who awaits at the bottom of a pit. Angus thwarts the sacrifice by pushing Lady Sylvia into the hole, where Dionin consumes her, before detonating the giant serpent with a grenade. All the while, James leads a crew to investigate the Stonerich Caverns from above the lair. Angus uses an antivenom serum he acquired earlier from the local hospital to prevent Lady Sylvia's bite from afflicting him. After Eve and Mary are taken to the hospital for evaluation, Angus visits with James. Their meeting is interrupted by a phone call from a nurse at the hospital, who informs Angus that the antivenom serum he received was actually an arthritis medicine. Horrified, Angus examines his face in a mirror. Moments later, Angus accepts James's invitation for a lunch celebration. In the car, Angus sinisterly smiles before revealing the bite wound on his leg. StorylineScottish archaeologist Angus Flint discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent that he is excavating. Shortly thereafter, Lady Sylvia Marsh returns to Temple House, a nearby mansion, far earlier than expected. At a party in the village, Angus meets Lord James D'Ampton, who has just inherited his family's land right next to Temple House. Angus learns of the D'Ampton Worm, a huge dragon-snake that an earlier D'Ampton killed by cutting it in half. (A catchy rock-folk song that tells the D'Ampton Worm legend.) As people begin acting strangely and disappearing over the next few days, the skull is stolen from Angus's room, and a missing person's watch is found in a cavern that was the legendary home of the D'Ampton worm. Angus and James discover that an ancient cult worshiped the worm as a god, and they theorize that the creature somehow survived its destruction, but was trapped inside the cavern. The rest of the film shows Angus, James, and Mary Trent attempting to stop Lady Marsh from freeing the creature.. StorylineScottish archaeologist Angus Flint discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent that he is excavating. Shortly thereafter, Lady Sylvia Marsh returns to Temple House, a nearby mansion, far earlier than expected. At a party in the village, Angus meets Lord James D'Ampton, who has just inherited his family's land right next to Temple House. Angus learns of the D'Ampton Worm, a huge dragon-snake that an earlier D'Ampton killed by cutting it in half. (A catchy rock-folk song that tells the D'Ampton Worm legend.) As people begin acting strangely and disappearing over the next few days, the skull is stolen from Angus's room, and a missing person's watch is found in a cavern that was the legendary home of the D'Ampton worm. Angus and James discover that an ancient cult worshiped the worm as a god, and they theorize that the creature somehow survived its destruction, but was trapped inside the cavern. The rest of the film shows Angus, James, and Mary Trent attempting to stop Lady Marsh from freeing the creature.. TriviaThe skull of the pagan god Dionin used in the movie was constructed by adding sculpted sections to a real cow skull. The original teeth were pulled and replaced with fabricated ones to simulate the serpent look. Two skulls were fabricated for various scenes in the movie. Product details Aspect Ratio : 1.77:1 MPAA rating : R (Restricted) Director : Ken Russell Media Format : NTSC, Color, Widescreen Run time : 1 hour and 33 minutes Release date : August 19, 2003 Actors : Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis Producers : Dan Ireland, Ken Russell, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, William J. Quigley Language : English Writers : Bram Stoker, Ken Russell Country of Origin : USA Number of discs : 1 THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT MY LISTING ~ PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS.SHIPPING WILL BE MEDIA MAIL SO PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO RECEIVE. THE "ESTIMATED" ARRIVAL TIMES ARE SOMETIMES TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED. MEDIA MAIL IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAY TO MAIL, BUT THIS TAKES THE LONGEST TIMES WITH THIS TYPE OF DELIVERY BY USPS IF DELAYS ARE AN ISSUES PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE FROM ME I RATHER YOU NOT TO BE DISAPPOINTED OVER SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. 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Video Format: NTSC
Music Artist: Stanislas Syrewicz
Case Type: DVD
Rating: R
Director: Ken Russell
Sub-Genre: Creatures/Monsters, Investigation, Occult/Supernatural, Supernatural, archaeology, sacrifice, paganism vs. christianity, vampire, monster, psychological, fantasy sequence, cryptozoology, legend, pagan ritual, dark comedy, terror
Studio: ARTISAN
Edition: Standard Edition
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Type: MOVIE: HORROR - THRILLER - DRAMA
Format: DVD
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Language: English
Release Year: 1988
Producer: Dan Ireland, William J. Quigley, Ken Russell, Ronaldo Vasconcellos
Actor: Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns, Paul Brooke, Imogen Claire, Chris Pitt, Gina McKee, Christopher Gable, Lloyd Peters, Miranda Coe, Linzi Drew, Caron Anne Kelly, Fiona O'Connor, Caroline Pope, Elisha Scott
Features: Widescreen, Scene Selection, Interactive Menus
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Horror-Monsters, Mystery / Suspense, Psychological, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller, Thriller & Mystery
Run Time: 93 MINUTES
Movie/TV Title: The Lair of the White Worm
Season: N/A
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
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