Casper
Sign in to save1995 American fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling
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6.3Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.
Released: 1995-05-26100 minDir: Brad SilberlingFantasy, Comedy, Family
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Kat
- Bill Pullman as Dr. James Harvey
- Cathy Moriarty as Carrigan
- Eric Idle as Dibs
- Malachi Pearson as Casper (voice)
- Joe Alaskey as Stinkie (voice)
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brad Silberling
- Written by
- Sherri Stoner Deanna Oliver
- Based on
- Casper the Friendly Ghost , by Joseph Oriolo
- Produced by
- Colin Wilson
- Starring
- Christina Ricci Bill Pullman Cathy Moriarty Eric Idle
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production companies
- Amblin Entertainment The Harvey Entertainment Company
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- May 26, 1995 ( 1995-05-26 )
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Country
Key dates
- Published
- 20 July 1995
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Casper: A Spirited Beginning
- Main subject
- haunted house
- Director
- Brad Silberling
- Cast member
- Garette Ratliff Henson
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
Article
Casper is a 1995 American supernatural fantasy comedy film based on the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. It was directed by Brad Silberling, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver. The film stars Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, and Eric Idle, with the voices of Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, Brad Garrett, and the film introduction of Malachi Pearson in the title role. The film follows the title character who peacefully haunts a mansion called Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine, meets and befriends a teenage girl named Kat Harvey (Ricci), the daughter of Dr. James Harvey (Pullman), a paranormal therapist who is hired to move into Whipstaff in order to rid the mansion of its spectral inhabitants.
Filming took place from January to June of 1994. Casper makes extensive use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) to create the ghosts, and is the first feature film to have a fully CGI character in the lead role. It goes for a darker interpretation of Casper than in previous comics, cartoons, and theatrical shorts, providing the character with a backstory that addresses his death.