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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Ken Russell (screenplay)
Bram Stoker (novel)
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Release Date:
21 October 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
Scottish archaelogist Angus Flint discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent which he is excavating... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
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(5 articles)
The Forgotten: Strausswitz
 (From The Auteurs. 26 November 2009, 8:16 AM, PST)

A Bit On The Side (Short Film)
 (From LateFilmFull. 6 November 2009, 3:28 AM, PST)

User Comments:
so bad, it's good more (50 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Amanda Donohoe ... Lady Sylvia Marsh

Hugh Grant ... Lord James D'Ampton

Catherine Oxenberg ... Eve Trent
Peter Capaldi ... Angus Flint

Sammi Davis ... Mary Trent
Stratford Johns ... Peters
Paul Brooke ... P.C. Erny
Imogen Claire ... Dorothy Trent
Chris Pitt ... Kevin
Gina McKee ... Nurse Gladwell
Christopher Gable ... Joe Trent
Lloyd Peters ... Jesus Christ
Miranda Coe ... Maids / Nuns
Linzi Drew ... Maids / Nuns
Caron Anne Kelly ... Maids / Nuns
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Director Trademark: [Ken Russell] [snake] more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Angus's fingers are not moving on the chanter of the bagpipes while he is luring P.C. Erny around the sundial. more
Quotes:
Kevin: I'm not really into headbanging.
Lady Sylvia Marsh: Are you into any kind of banging?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bordello of Blood (1996) more
Soundtrack:
The D'Ampton Worm more

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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
so bad, it's good, 12 January 2002
Author: vinnie333 from USA

This movie definitely belongs in the, "it's so bad it's good" category. However, the more times I see it, I'm thinking it's more like, "It's so bad, it's GREAT"! A good movie is in some ways is like a great plate of Italian food. It needs a firm base, some zesty sauce, and just the right amount of cheese.

I first heard about this movie when I was in high school. Everyone around me was catching it on cable except me. Everyone seemed to have the same opinion of the movie, "man, it's so weird". When I finally got to see the movie, we were over at a party at a practical strangers house in a town far from our own at 3 in the morning; an uncomfortable situation. But, when this movie came on, for some reason it made everything alright. I saw it years later in a bargain bin VHS rack and I had to get it. It was by far the best $5 I've ever spent. This is one of those movies that is great to watch late at night with a good buzz on. I'm sure it annoys the hell out of my wife, but this movie makes me laugh like a little kid.

Filmwise, the movie is terribly made (or, if you're a Ken Russel fan, wonderfully made). There's holes in the script, the acting is bad, the props even worse; but there are so many insanely bad puns in this movie that it gets more entertaining each time you see it.

I know I haven't said too much about the movie, but perhaps that's for the best. To sum it all up, it's a great flick if you're in the mood for a real cheesy B grade movie.

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