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Casper

  • 1995
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
153K
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Brad Garrett, Joe Alaskey, Joe Nipote, and Malachi Pearson in Casper (1995)
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An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.

  • Director
    • Brad Silberling
  • Writers
    • Joseph Oriolo
    • Sherri Stoner
    • Deanna Oliver
  • Stars
    • Bill Pullman
    • Christina Ricci
    • Cathy Moriarty
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    153K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,153
    510
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Joseph Oriolo
      • Sherri Stoner
      • Deanna Oliver
    • Stars
      • Bill Pullman
      • Christina Ricci
      • Cathy Moriarty
    • 176User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Dr. Harvey
    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Kat
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Carrigan
    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Dibs
    Chauncey Leopardi
    Chauncey Leopardi
    • Nicky
    Spencer Vrooman
    • Andreas
    Malachi Pearson
    Malachi Pearson
    • Casper
    • (voice)
    Ben Stein
    Ben Stein
    • Rugg
    Don Novello
    Don Novello
    • Father Guido Sarducci
    Fred Rogers
    Fred Rogers
    • Mr. Rogers
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Mr. Rogers)
    Terry Murphy
    • Terry Murphy ('Hard Copy')
    Ernestine Mercer
    • Woman Being Interviewed
    Doug Bruckner
    • Reporter
    • (voice)
    • (as Douglas J.O. Bruckner)
    Joe Nipote
    Joe Nipote
    • Stretch
    • (voice)
    Joe Alaskey
    Joe Alaskey
    • Stinkie
    • (voice)
    Brad Garrett
    Brad Garrett
    • Fatso
    • (voice)
    John Kassir
    John Kassir
    • The Crypt Keeper
    • (voice)
    Garette Ratliff Henson
    Garette Ratliff Henson
    • Vic
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Joseph Oriolo
      • Sherri Stoner
      • Deanna Oliver
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    User reviews176

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    8jdkraus

    An all-time family favorite that's very touching!

    Ever since i was six years of age, I've enjoyed this movie. It makes me laugh, cry, and excited! i am disappointed that so many people don't like this movie. it is an all-time favorite of mine. It is sad yes, but it has comic relief from the three uncles that try to be humanlike, Casper, the friendly ghost that knows what it is like to be lonely, for instance me, and same with Kat. I am very touched with this film, for it makes me think about me, lonely and depressed, but it has a positive ending which I really adored! i also liked the amazing effects, that were famous at its, time. Of course now, effects from movies are like The Matrix films and LOTR, but i mainly like this film, because it tocuhes my heart in a both sad and sometimes happy, knowing, someone else is out there for you, even if you are a bit...dead. 10/10
    Leanne Littrell

    Seeing it is BOOlieving it!

    Who says there are no such things as ghosts? Not if there is the ghostly inhabitants of Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine! This desolate mansion is then, in the words of one of the members of the Ghostly Trio of Whipstaff, 'intruded' by Kat Harvey (Christina Ricci) and her eccentric father Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman), a ghost therapist. Carrigan Crittenden (Cathy Moriarty) had hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the ghosts, including Casper the friendly ghost and his three obnoxious uncles, Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie, aspiring to gain Whipstaff's 'buried gold'.

    Intertwining humour, all-time fun and a modern Cinderella story, 'Casper' promises to please as a movie which is compelling, hilarious, captivating, heart-warming, witty and above all, truly 'fleshtastic'.

    'Casper' is recommended for any audience, regardless of age. At the time I am submitting this review I am currently 17, turning 18, but 'Casper' still manages to appear endearing and ultimately special. The magic of Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci as well as that of director Brad Silberling, executive producer Steven Spielberg, and other producers weaves between each and every scene to eventually lift us off our feet. Above all, I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Casper is my all time favourite character. Truly fantastic. You won't BOOlieve it until you see it.
    Kirpianuscus

    charming, in profound sense

    I saw it first for Christina Ricci and, I admitt, I was seduced by her work.

    I saw it as a beautiful and, for many reasons, useful film about friendship.

    And the scene of dance of Casper and Kat remains the basic good point , with fairy tale sparkles.

    A film for entire family, preserving a sort of very fair ingenuity, reminding small truths and defining , in smart manner, the lost of loved other.

    Sure, a naif comedy.

    But charming in profound sense, not less for gentle remind of the real needs of every from us.
    desperateliving

    7/10

    There's something enormously touching about this film and the way it deals with losses -- Pullman's wife and Casper's mother, in particular. And what's so clever about it is how it uses them as a tool of audience manipulation AND has the evil ghosts use Pullman in exactly the same way that we're being used. This is a smartly written screenplay. The story itself is pretty conventional and predictable: the loner girl gets teased by a popular girl (that nobody really likes) who's out to destroy her; the popular girl has a cute boyfriend that the loner girl has the hots for, etc. etc., story will resolve itself with everyone falling in love with loner girl.

    I can't quite understand why this movie has such a low rating. The only explanation I can think of is that people prefer emotionally "safe" movies like "Toy Story" (of the same year) that are equally brilliant technically (and have as many references), but don't sacrifice coolness by showing sentimental, sad emotion. It's possible that the movie got marketed incorrectly. The film isn't about spooks; like one of those early, wonderful Tim Burton fantasies (this film also shares with them an outstanding score), the film deals -- quite movingly, I think -- with regaining that lost sense of childhood: that moment where Casper tries to remember being alive is just wrenching. And the scene relates just as profoundly to us: just as he can't remember being alive, we can't, really, remember being kids. I was ten when I first saw this, and it had an effect on me then (Ricci's description of sunny side-up eggs making her gag subconsciously made me avoid anything less than hard boiled for ten years); this is something that I really cherish as being part of my young emotional and visual education, and it stands up today.

    I haven't seen the director's other films, so I have no idea whether this whole thing was a fluke or whether everything just settled in to my particular sensibility, but even outside of the emotion I think the technical aspects, the giant basement set, are enough to keep interest. And even outside of that, the acting is terrific. Cathy Moriarty is an absolute riot. 7/10
    6Wuchakk

    Fun, silly ghost flick with Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci and Cathy Moriarty

    A ghost-whispering paranormal expert and his daughter (Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci) move into a dilapidated mansion on the coast of Maine that's haunted by a friendly ghost and three mischievous ones. Cathy Moriarty plays the venal heir of the mansion and Eric Idle her assistant.

    "Casper" (1995) delivers the goods if you're in the mood for a "spooktacular" Goosebumps-like horror film that's fun & silly and not scary at all. It's like Scooby-Doo but without the dog and the teens are tweens. "Monster Night" (2006) and "Ghostbusters" (1984) are other reference points, but I prefer "Monster Night," which has a similar plot, but is all-around more entertaining (even though it cost significantly less) and has a superior assortment of good-lookin' women, young and older. With "Caspar" there's Moriarty, but she plays the biyatch antagonist. There's also ricci, but she was only 14 during shooting, although she's effective in the role.

    The movie runs 1 hour, 40 minutes and was shot at Universals City, California, with establishing shots of Rockport, Maine.

    GRADE: B-/C+

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the first feature film to have a fully computer-generated visual effects character in a leading role.
    • Goofs
      In the classroom, Casper ties Amber's shoelaces together before anyone else's. When Amber stands up to protest the party being at Kat's house instead of hers, she doesn't trip over them. She sits back down, but when the bell rings and she gets up, she trips.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Raymond Stantz: [runs out of the house frantic] Who you gonna call? Someone else.

    • Crazy credits
      The globe in the Universal logo fades into a full moon above Whipstaff Manor.
    • Connections
      Edited into Casper: Deleted Scenes (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Casper The Friendly Ghost
      Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston

      Performed by Little Richard

      Produced by Richie Zito and Little Richard

      Arranged by Richie Zito

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 26, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Casper: el fantasma amigable
    • Filming locations
      • Rockport, Maine, USA(Anonymous)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • The Harvey Entertainment Company
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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,544,179
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,840,385
      • May 28, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $288,144,179
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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