The Lair of the White Worm-1988
Director Ken Russell
Starring Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant
Scott’s Review #15
Reviewed June 17, 2014
Grade: C+
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) is a very strange film.
Set in Scotland, it tells the tale of a giant snake skeleton found in the ground that leads to a series of strange events.
A wealthy Lady, brilliantly played by Amanda Donohue, begins a sinister plot to sacrifice the townspeople.
The film is campy and way over the top, though Donohue is delicious and seems to have fun with the role of a slithering, sexy, bisexual creature.
The gloomy ambiance is fantastic, mixed in with many psychedelic sequences that entertain.
It’s a somewhat fun, late-night B-movie, to be sure, but the plot did not seem to make much sense to me, especially in the final act.
Lair of the White Worm (1988) is a trippy experience to say the very least. I may need to see it again.
