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22 April 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
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.Plot:
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... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Perfect for Hallowe'en more (55 total)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 |
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112 min | USA:118 min (extended version)Country:
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Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) | USA:R (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M | UK:15Fun Stuff
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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 (1933). Actually, this song does not appear in the Cantor film; it was written for the musical Sitting Pretty (1933). Both "Roman Scandals" and "Sitting Pretty" were released in 1933. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: The distance between Frankie's bike and the porch changes in the opening shots of him getting ready to leave for school the first time. This is an illusion caused by the use of telephoto lenses that compress depth (distance from the camera) but not breadth (distance left to right across the scene the camera is viewing). At 05:46 where the bike appears more than 20 feet from the porch, the distance is running across the camera's view, but 06:20 where the bike appears only a few feet from the porch, the distance is running directly away from the camera. moreSoundtrack:
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This film combines elements from many other genres, and makes itself unique. It is a ghost story, a murder mystery, a nostalgia film, and a family drama.
The story is centered on Frankie, a successful novelist of horror stories. He returns to his home town in the Northeastern United States, during autumn, and the basic film is a flashback.
Within the film are hints that make it more intriguing. Frankie sells greeting cards, and from them gets a typewriter, presaging his career as an author. His schoolwork reflects this, as he writes a frightening short story to spook his schoolmates -- and his teacher. A couple of his classmates trick him into going into the coat closet as the school is closing, and lock him in.
After trying to get out, he eventually falls asleep, and wakens to the sight of the ghost of a young girl, who is condemned to relive, as it were, her murder. Later, the murderer comes into the closet and nearly strangles Frankie to death.
Frankie has a near-death experience, but is revived. He then experiences a number of unusual events, such as seeing The Lady In White, a ghost of a woman seeking her missing daughter. Much of the story is seen in the context of an Italo-American family, with mild comedic incidents.
Major spoiler: The identity of the murderer is a bit easy to figure out, particularly with him whistling an early Bing Crosby song that Frankie (and the audience) knows is connected to the little girl's ghost.
The film delivers on all its fronts, and is perfect to watch after the Trick-Or-Treaters have finished.