Tubi Thursday: Lady in White (1988)

 A small-town mystery by way of The Wonder Years.

This is a Film I've been putting off until it was seasonal, so let's float on in...

Frankie is a small-town boy in a small town.

He is happily celebrating the last day at School before Halloween when...

Bleh.

He's locked in the Coat Room by 2 bullies.

While there, a masked man wanders in the room looking for someone.

When spotted, he puts his mask on, but is nearly choked to death.

As he slips in and out of life, he sees a little girl ghost and other strange visions.

What is going on?

Well, he was nearly the next victim in a devastating trend of children killed mysteriously.

This is 1961, so you know who they blame for the killing.

No, it's not the white guy and some mockingbirds were harmed in the making of this metaphor.

Is this related to the mysterious Lady in White? 
Given the Title, I would hope so!

Frank finds some evidence in the Cloak Room and now he needs to save the day.

Here's hoping that Not Karen Allen here isn't out to get him.

To find out what happens, stream it now.

If you mixed a Ghost Story with A Christmas Story, this is basically it.

There must have been lots of people really yearning to tell tales of their youth in the 80s, what with this, A Christmas Story and The Wonder Years (to name a few).

This one is all about making things feel real, authentic and lived in.  You get to know Frank's family and their quirks.  It's not about them, but you can easily define them in a description.

The Film lives and dies by its Special Effects.

The early stuff with the Ghosts looks really good, especially when the invisible man (as Frank doesn't know who it is) carries her.

Sadly, the final Special Effects tend to really lean on the digitally added backgrounds and the seams are pretty obvious.  
They aren't terrible, but they are very noticeable.

If you're willing to just get into the Story and Characters, the Film will really hook you.
It's not the best Halloween Film though- don't let me get carried away...

A solid, if underappreciated Ghost Story from the '80s.  Just know that the big moments are spaced out and the Film is lengthy.