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Lady in White [Blu-ray]

Katherine Helmond (Actor), Len Cariou (Actor) Rated:
R
Format: Blu-ray
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 916 ratings
IMDb6.5/10.0
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Genre Horror/Supernatural
Format Widescreen, NTSC
Contributor Len Cariou, Katherine Helmond
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 58 minutes
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A widower's youngest son turns small-town sleuth to solve a series of spooky murders in the 1960s.

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 35374981
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 58 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2016
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Katherine Helmond, Len Cariou
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0192PEQ7Q
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 916 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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5 Stars
Awe yeeeah.
So happy I could finally add this to my Blu Ray collection. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. The picture is great for the most part a little fuzzy here and there but it is totally worth the buy.
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Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rochester ghost legend
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
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Rochesterians will love this classic tale of the lady in white over the cliffs of Lake Ontario.
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S. Powell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie for Halloween. Great care in delivery.
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2021
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This movie was a little hard to find and I wasn't looking for an updated version or blu ray, etc. I really just wanted it for my kids and nostalgia's sake, so a used copy would suit me fine. I can't see paying $20+ dollars for DVDs nowadays. Got this as a used item, director's cut and was fine with the price. Seller had it marked as Like New and they had a great seller rating, so I got it. Immediate contact from the seller concerned about customer service and another note inside the package when it arrived. The item was perfectly packaged to avoid damage and it was in perfect condition, no complaints. If you're looking for a movie review, I can tell you this isn't an AFI top 100, but it's a great kids Halloween movie. Nothing vulgar and not too scary. It captures the feel of Autumn and the season the way I think of it and look forward to it. This will be an annual watch for us.
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Deborah Macgillivray
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for viewing for Halloween
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2003
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When thinking of my favourite Halloween films, this has to be at the top. It works on so many levels. A warm, loving, tale that just demands repeat viewing. Writer/director/musical composer/costar Frank LaLoggia did it his way and it's such a masterpiece. Ite shown as a flashback of Frankie's life, and the ghost he met as a child. When he was 9, he was accidentally locked in the cloakroom at school on Halloween night. There he comes face to face with the ghost of a little girl who was murdered. Later in the night, he is almost killed. The night changes his life.
He soon begins seeing the ghost, and later learns it was a little girl Melissa Montgomery who was murder years ago. Since that time more children have died. As he begins to solve the riddle of the murders, accusations falls to the janitor - a black man - a touch very reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird. Franklie suspects the accusations against the man were false, that it was someone else, someone very close to him responsible for the murders.
It's haunting, atmospheric, but also such a touching family drama, like the running battle Frankie's grandmother has trying to get her husband to stop smoking, and the closeness between Frankie and his brother.
Just a touching, brilliant movie that never loses its fascination.
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Carol French
5.0 out of 5 stars Best ghost story ever!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
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Seriously suspenseful, interesting plot and award worthy acting. All that and scary too, makes it a total package!!! A must watch every Halloween 🎃
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Kevin Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lady in White delivers
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2005
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This movie is one of my favorite recent thrillers. It starts out slow at first, but picks up momentum appropriately. There are a number of little mysteries woven into this tale, which all untimately connect to the lady in white.

Lukas Haas shows his talent here at an early age. He does very well in carrying the story through to the end, which isn't often a child star can accomplish that.

The special effects in this movie are done in minimization... just enough to make it believable, no over the top effects here. The first visualization of the first ghost is quite memorable, and shocking.

There are some very controversial subcurrents running through the movie also: racism and child abuse. These are handled well, again, not overdone but enough to deliver some tense, uncomfortable moments.Comic relief, sometimes not effective, is actually done quite well here... with a few chuckles to ease the tension.

It is a roller coaster ride of a movie with fine acting and very intricate, suprising plot. Catherine Helmond does excellent in a serious role here and was quite a suprise to see!

Highly recommended for ghost story or thriller lovers!
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cookieman108
4.0 out of 5 stars "I really liked your story, Frankie. I wish I was as weird as you,"
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2005
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During the introduction, Frank LaLoggia, the writer and director of the film The Lady in White (1988), states this Columbia Tristar Home Video release marks the 20th anniversary of his film...which left me scratching my head as it seems like he's three years premature, if his film was originally released in 1988...maybe it was the 20th anniversary of when he actually started production of the movie. I guess it doesn't matter one way or the other as I thought this was a damn good picture, especially when compared to his previous, debut project titled Fear No Evil (1981). I don't know what happened in the seven years in between, but I'm glad I decided to give this one a try despite that earlier work. As I mentioned, The Lady in White was written and directed by Frank LaLoggia, and stars Lukas Haas (Solarbabies, Mars Attacks!), Alex Rocco (Detroit 9000, Freebie and the Bean), Len Cariou (About Schmidt), Katherine Helmond ("Soap", Brazil). Also appearing is Jason Presson (Explorers), Renata Vanni (Fatso), Angelo Bertolini (Homer & Eddie), Jared Rushton (Big, Pet Sematary II), Lucy Lee Flippin ("Little House on the Prairie"), and Tom Bower (River's Edge, Die Hard 2), who will soon appear in a remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes, written and directed by Alexandre Aja (High Tension), scheduled to be released in 2006.

As the story, told primarily in flashback, begins proper, we learn the year is 1962 and it's Halloween in the small, coastal town of Willowpoint Falls, where we meet a young boy named Frankie Scarlatti (Haas), his older brother Geno (Presson), and their father Angelo (Rocco). The boys head off to school, resulting in a series of funny sequences. Frankie's an imaginative boy, presenting one of his stories to the class, which results in, later on, two bullies from his class playing a prank on him by locking him in the cloakroom after everyone else has left...almost everyone. During the night, Frankie witnesses a disturbing vision involving the apparition of a little girl, followed by a very real attack on himself by someone he can't see. When he next awakens, the attacker is gone, his father and the sheriff (Bower) are standing over him, and the drunken, passed out African American janitor gets fingered for the assault, along with a series of brutal, unsolved child murders in the area that have baffled the police going on some ten years (turns out the girl in Frankie's vision was one of the victims). As time passes, Frankie is visited a few times by the little ghost girl, the local legend of The Lady in White is revealed, along with an important clue as to the identity of the real killer, all of whom seem to share some sort of relationship. There's definitely an evil, predatory presence lurking about the town of Willowpoint Falls, and its focus now appears to be on Frankie...

It's difficult to talk about a movie like this because I want to relate much, but don't want to give away too much for someone who has yet to see the film. It seems like it's been so long since I last saw a really good, old fashion ghost story as the one presented here. Was it scary? Perhaps not (to me, at least), but it was thoroughly spooky and well worth my time. The story does get a little convoluted, but director LaLoggia keeps things moving along very well along keeping the confusion at a minimum. The film is a bit lengthy, running nearly a full two hours, and I thought some of this running time could have been shaved off by removing part, if not all, of the accused janitor subplot which really didn't serve much purpose other than to provide an obvious scapegoat, allowing the stumped authorities to stop their investigation of a case opened for some ten odd years. The conclusion of the subplot included the most grisly scene of the film, one that didn't necessarily fit with the rest of the movie. I've noticed some comments about special effects, specifically towards their `amateurish' look, but I think it's important to keep in mind this was a low budget, independently produced film. Some of these effects did look comparatively hokey in relation to other films released at the time, but I found this very easy to overlook given the strengths of the film, and the very simple fact the filmmaker didn't try to use said effects to cover up inadequacies in other areas, as is often the case. For me, the strengths (the story, the characters, etc.) more than made up for anything lacking in this area. I thought the characters were finely detailed, and the performances exceptional, especially that of Haas, whose expressionistic features really helped enhance specific moods throughout the movie, assisted immensely by a strong, supporting cast, including Alex Rocco, Len Cariou, Katherine Helmond, and Jason Presson. One interesting aspect for me was I figured out the identity of the killer early on, well before it was revealed (which happens about an hour and half in). I don't think I was able to discern this because I'm all that intuitive, so perhaps something within the story tipped its hand, a predictability of sorts, I'm unsure, but knowing this critical bit of information before the actual reveal didn't diminish my enjoyment of the story at all. It provided a little twist my knowing something the main characters didn't, and heightened the tension in a few scenes. I think one of my favorite scenes in the movie was while Frankie was reading a story he wrote to his class on Halloween, and we see one child, in a bunny costume, completely mesmerized by the tale, displaying a slack-jawed expression on his face. I also loved the reply from the little girl who was Frankie's classmate after he finished reading his story, of which I used for the title of my review. There are quite a few of these comedic touches throughout, many including Frankie's live-in grandparents played by Renata Vanni and Angelo Bertolini, which all play off nicely against the spookier elements. All in all I thought this was a wonderful film, one that I'm glad I now own.

The picture on this Columbia Tristar Home Video release, presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1), look very sharp and clean, and the Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 audio comes through very well. There had been a previous DVD release of this film by Anchor Bay Entertainment, but that version, while presented in widescreen, was not in anamorphic format. There's a slew of special features including an audio commentary track by director LaLoggia, along with an intro to the film, a whole mess of deleted scenes, also with an intro by LaLoggia (with optional director's commentary), a behind the scenes photo montage, an extended photo gallery, and an original theatrical trailer.

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Devil Spice
5.0 out of 5 stars Worked great.
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2022
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Worked great. I have been looking for this for so long. Was one of my favourite movies from childhood. Glad I was able to find it. Definitely recommend it.
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Alan B
5.0 out of 5 stars Les fantômes d' Halloween...
Reviewed in France on August 15, 2017
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Film dont les vedettes sont des enfants qui mènent l'enquête sur des meurtres perpétrés sur d'autres enfants d'une école et qui n'ont pas été résolus. Ils sont aidés par le fantôme d'une fillette comptant parmi les victimes... Le but de cette fillette est d'être de nouveau réunie avec sa mère. Film bien fait dans le genre, prenant et émouvant.
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S. Patterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Even after all these years
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2009
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I first watched this years ago and was scared stiff, it's a great film, atmospheric and thrilling, young boy meets spirit of murdered girl and helps get the murderer of not only her but alot of other youngsters + helps re-unite the young girl with her mother.
When you realise who the murderer is, you nearly hold your breath with anticipation to what's going to happen next. You will jump and hide behind the cushion at times but it definitely is worth it. I've waited a long long time for this to come out in DVD and i'm over the moon, it's as good now as it was when I first watched it.
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Alain Carmichael
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lady in Blu...
Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2020
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A very complete edition on two blu-rays. We are entitled to two versions of the film, with a reversible cover, in addition to extras that show us fun facets of the shooting.
A ghost story that has become cult, and Scream (Shout) Factory has done what it takes to keep fans happy. And they are many.
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Mr. Alex James
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best forgotten ghost stories I have seen!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2009
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Very well made and wonderful.I don't think it will appeal to gore fans but this is better.The scares are more jumpy and psychological.The story is about a young boy who befriends the spirit of a ghost of a young girl,murdered many years before by an unknown murderer.

When the murder is revealed it is truly scary and there are scenes that will make you cring behind the couch I promise!
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