Review of The Lair of the White Worm (1988) by Pearce D — 10 Oct 2007

Genius comedy/horror from the great Ken Russell, Amanda Donohoe is amazing.

This review of The Lair of the White Worm (1988) was written by Pearce D on 10 Oct 2007.

The Lair of the White Worm has generally received mixed reviews.

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Iba bien hasta que pusieron esos flashbacks con efectos horribles, es una pelicula muy LOLWUT…

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By Hollie T (69) on 28 Nov 2011

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By Barry T (888) on 19 Jan 2014

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 13 Dec 2014

Campy? Creepy? Both! Some good music. The white worm lady is very hot. Hugh Grant really makes it here…

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By Dean K (605) on 29 May 2011

Dood. Ohmygod, do you guys ever watch American Dad? I know exactly how Roger feels about Chockodiles…

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By Jason H (1,621) on 23 Dec 2014

Caught this on Netflix last Saturday. Goofy and campy. A future Dr. Who appears in this movie…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 22 Apr 2014

I've started watching the film but became immediately bored as soon as Hugh Grant turned up…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 14 Jan 2015

Bang goes another early night…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 06 Jan 2015

The Lair of the White Worm is another infamous Ken Russell film, a man whose directorial efforts yielded many of cinema's most insane oddities…

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