Lady In White

Director Frank LaLoggia has only directed a handful of feature films, and in 1988 he helmed one of the most critically acclaimed ghost stories. "Lady in White" makes its highly anticipated Blu-ray debut, where back in the day this ghastly tale received four out of five stars from many film critics.

"Lady in White" also furthered the acting career of a then very young Lukas Haas. He's cast as Frankie, a tyke who resides in the sleepy town of Willowpoint Falls with his loving family. Frankie's a nerdy kid who gets pushed around a lot. When he's inadvertently locked in a classroom overnight, he comes face to face with the ghost of a murdered young girl from ten years ago.

As the ghost continues to haunt Frankie, the serial killings keep occurring until in the final frames of "Lady in White" the mystery killer is finally revealed.

The works of Alfred Hitchcock become prevalent in LaLoggia's directing styles. "Lady in White" also evokes shades of "Poltergeist" and other ghostly tales, even if LaLoggia's film has a much lower budget.

There are two Director's Cuts to be found on Shout Factory's "Scream" Blu-ray, and both insert deleted scenes to make the running time over two hours. More preferable is the original theatrical cut, running a more scant 113 minutes. But where are the brand spanking new special features? All other supplements get pulled from the 20th anniversary DVD edition. It's a tad awkward in the "Introduction By Frank LaLoggia" featurette when he mentions that specific DVD anniversary edition. Seeing how this is a Blu-ray release, some updated extras are sorely necessary.

The movie itself is fabulous; the special features, not so much.

"Lady in White"
Blu-ray
$29.99
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