Lady in White (1988)

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank LaLoggia

Writer:

Frank LaLoggia

Stars:

Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lukas Haas	...	Frankie Scarlatti
Len Cariou	...	Phil Terragarossa
Alex Rocco	...	Angelo 'Al' Scarlatti
Katherine Helmond	...	Amanda
Jason Presson	...	Geno Scarlatti
Renata Vanni	...	Mama Assunta
Angelo Bertolini	...	Papa Charlie
Joelle Jacobi	...	Melissa Anne Montgomery
Jared Rushton	...	Donald
Gregory Levinson	...	Louie
Lucy Lee Flippin	...	Grace La Della
Tom Bower	...	Sheriff Saunders
Jack Andreozzi	...	Tony
Sydney Lassick	...	Mr. Lowry
Rita Zohar	...	Mrs. Agnes Cilak

Storyline

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious Lady In White lives. As he discovers the secret of the woman he soon finds that the killer may be someone close to him.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween | ghost | 1960s | childhood memory | attempted child strangulation | 

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Taglines:

The year is 1962. The place is Willowpoint Falls. Nobody talks about what happened in the school cloakroom 10 years ago. Now, in the dead of night, Frankie Scarlatti is going to find out why.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

22 April 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Dama de Branco

Filming Locations:

Berkshires, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,700,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,705,139 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Sky Communications Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 118 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the DVD commentary, director Frank LaLoggia says that he got the idea for using the song "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" (which is a significant plot element in the movie) from hearing it in the Eddie Cantor movie Roman Scandals. Actually, this song does not appear in the Cantor film; it was written for the musical Sitting Pretty. Both "Roman Scandals" and "Sitting Pretty" were released in 1933.

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Goofs

(at around 46 mins) Geno has lost his left shoe running through wet concrete to reach Frankie, but at 10:17 his shoe is back on his left foot without his having an opportunity to retrieve it (he is always either on camera or Frankie is looking up at him).

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Quotes

Geno Scarlatti: [Frankie knees Geno in the groin] Quick! Call a doctor!
Frankie Scarlatti: Why?
Geno Scarlatti: To save my unborn child!

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Connections

References Sitting Pretty (1933)

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Soundtracks

"DID YOU EVER SEE A DREAM WALKING"
By Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
Performed by Bing Crosby
Courtesy of CBS Records

User Reviews

This is a beautiful ghost story, nothing terrible about it!

I saw this movie when I was only seven or so and have loved it ever since. Perhaps it is not has high tech as other movies but it has really wonderful elements. The execution of this film is wonderful. As opposed to the last comment on this movie, I have to disagree. I think an open mind is needed to fully appreciate older films. If you do not feel that something from the eighties and older is worthy of your time this probably is not the movie for you. If you do love a good ghost story, try this one on for size. It isn't a scary movie, relatively mild with very little violence and no blood. It is creative and really heart warming.