That title sounds like something from a bad porn movie. It’s actually the name of a book by Bram Stoker of Dracula fame. More importantly, for the purposes of this blog, it got turned into a crazy film by Ken Russell.
It stars Hugh Grant (in one of his earliest starring roles) and a very sexy Amanda Donohoe. She plays the role of Lady Sylvia Marsh, a seductive snake lady who protects the lair of the aforementioned worm. In the scene below she’s taking care of a boy scout who is unlucky enough to come calling at her mansion. That look on his face in the second image is what you get when you let seductive snake ladies bite you in delicate areas. Things don’t end well for him, as this animated gif shows.
I can’t say it’s a great movie. Or even a good movie. It’s pretty cheesy with some ridiculous dialogue. But if you feel in the mood for an entertaining old school monster movie, then you could do worse than this. It even has a catchy soundtrack.
Cheesy movie, but loved, loved Mistress Amanda and her fetish outfit. I probably wore out that section of the VHS tape when I was younger.
Nice find!
Mistress Amanda? Is that a freudian slip or deliberate tongue in cheek comment? 🙂
I was little fixated by that outfit when I first saw the movie. Rewind might have been used. Of course these days there’s no need to worry about tape. You can watch the whole thing as many times as you like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK61O6H3E9s
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I must agree with Tom. The movie wasn’t the best but I could loop the bathtub scene on infinite repeat. Nice to see it’s back in print at a reasonable price.
I’m actually kind of surprised that so many people have seen it. I was thinking it was an obscure British movie, but it seems like it was more well known than I thought. Probably thanks to that specific scene!
Oh, and welcome back from vacation hmp!
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i agree with all – i loved the scene in the bathroom when Mistress Amanda pushed him in with Her booted foot! wonderful
As I commented to hmp, I’m kind of surprised it’s so well known. But yes, that’s a great scene. Amanda Donohoe is highly entertaining in the movie, vamping it up in most of her scenes.
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