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Lady in White (1988)

Lady in White (1988)
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In this supernatural nostalgia piece, a young boy tracks down a murderer with help from the ghosts of a slain little girl and her mother. In a voice-over, grown-up writer Frankie Scarlatti describes the disturbing events that intruded on his idyllic small-town boyhood. Locked in the school cloakroom by some other boys on Halloween 1962, young Frankie (Lukas Haas) encounters the ghost of Melissa Anne Montgomery (Joelle Jacobi), who re-enacts her own death by strangulation just before an unseen adult enters the school and tries to do away with Frankie himself. While recuperating in the care of his widower father (Alex Rocco), Frankie conducts some detective work and learns that Melissa is one of ten children killed over the past decade. Further encounters with the girl's ghost -- and the mournful specter of her mother, the Lady in White (Karen Powell) -- do little to help the boy solve the mystery of who killed the kids. Meanwhile, an innocent black maintenance man becomes the scapegoat on which the police hang the killings. However, thanks to the damning but enigmatic evidence Frankie has discovered, the boy faces imminent danger from the actual killer, who ends up lurking terrifyingly close to home. The sophomore feature from writer/director Frank LaLoggia, who made his name with the low-budget horror film Fear No Evil, Lady in White starred the young Lukas Haas halfway between his appearances in Witness and Rambling Rose. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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Starring:
Lukas HaasLen Cariou, (more)
Director(s):
Frank LaLoggia
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Lady in White

In this supernatural nostalgia piece, a young boy tracks down a murderer with help from the ghosts of a slain little girl and her mother. In a voice-over, grown-up writer Frankie Scarlatti describes the disturbing events that intruded on his idyllic small-town boyhood. Locked in the school cloakroom by some other boys on Halloween 1962, young Frankie (Lukas Haas) encounters the ghost of Melissa Anne Montgomery (Joelle Jacobi), who re-enacts her own death by strangulation just before an unseen adult enters the school and tries to do away with Frankie himself. While recuperating in the care of his widower father (Alex Rocco), Frankie conducts some detective work and learns that Melissa is one of ten children killed over the past decade. Further encounters with the girl's ghost -- and the mournful specter of her mother, the Lady in White (Karen Powell) -- do little to help the boy solve the mystery of who killed the kids. Meanwhile, an innocent black maintenance man becomes the scapegoat on which the police hang the killings. However, thanks to the damning but enigmatic evidence Frankie has discovered, the boy faces imminent danger from the actual killer, who ends up lurking terrifyingly close to home. The sophomore feature from writer/director Frank LaLoggia, who made his name with the low-budget horror film Fear No Evil, Lady in White starred the young Lukas Haas halfway between his appearances in Witness and Rambling Rose. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
118 mins

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Director(s):
Frank LaLoggia
Writer(s):
Frank LaLoggia
Producer(s):
Frank LaLoggiaCharles M. La LoggiaAndrew G. La Marca
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Scary Moments, Adult Language)
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
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Elizabeth W.

This movie was a fun romp through a psychological thriller. Although the humor makes it more of a comedy than a thriller, I really enjoyed it. If you haven't seen it, you should. I watched it with Ghost Story, the original The Changeling, and the original The Haunting. Enjoyed them all.

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Thomas W.

I wanted to like this film. The story seemed interesting and I like Katherine Helmond and Lukas Haas. However, this film is a cinematic disaster, stuck somewhere between after-school special, Christmas special, and made-for-TV horor film. The corny humor makes it impossible to feel any suspense. The musical score has nothing to do with the film, often working against the story. The effects are not just low-budget, but clumsily used to the point of distraction. The acting and editing are painfully awkward and the dialogue never rings true. I suffered through half an hour and couldn't take any more. This film offers one essential service to its craft: It's a study piece for all film students on what NOT to do.

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Ginger B.

I've seen this movie a few times and i like the mystery in it. It's older and a good plot

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