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Lady in White director's cut in April

2 April 2009

Frankie Scarlatti (Lukas Haas) has grown up safe and loved in the sleepy town of Willowpoint, with his loving father Angelo, older brother Geno and surrogate Uncle Phil. However, Frankie's idyllic childhood is about to violently interrupted by murder, mystery and intrigue. On Halloween, Frankie is locked in the school closet as a practical joke by his classmates. Trapped inside, he has a terrifying apparition of a young girl, Melanie, being brutally murdered. Frankie then barely survives a brutal attack himself, for which the school janitor is blamed and thrown in jail. Frankie's experience brings to light a series of murders of local schoolchildren, beginning with Melissa, and all inextricably linked with the local legend of the "Lady in White." Frankie knows he must solve the mystery or he and the town will forever be haunted by Melissa and terrorized by the real murderer.

The second film written, directed and scored by 2 following the 1981 Fear No Evil, Lady in White, which was originally released in 1988, the film has found some enthusiastic support over the years, being described thus by Roger Ebert: "Lady in White tells a classic ghost story in such an everyday way that the ghost is almost believable, and the story is actually scarier than it might have been with a more gruesome approach."

Lady in White – Director's Cut will be released on UK DVD on 13th April 2009 by Optimum Home Entertainment at the RRP of £15.99. The following extra features have been confirmed:

  • Director's Introduction to Feature;
  • Behind the Scenes with Director's Intro;
  • Deleted Scenes with Director's Intro;
  • Trailer;
  • Director's Commentary.