Seeing is believing.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver
Producer: Colin Wilson
Casper 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.
100 min
Rating: 6.325/10
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Top Cast
Malachi Pearson
Casper (voice)
Christina Ricci
Kathleen 'Kat' Harvey
Bill Pullman
Dr. James Harvey
Cathy Moriarty
Carrigan Crittenden
Eric Idle
Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
Joe Alaskey
Stinkie (voice)
Movie Info
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver
Producer: Colin Wilson
Production Companies: The Harvey Entertainment Company, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Countries: United States of America
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Wuchak:
***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+
r96sk:
I remembered so much of this, and yet absolutely nothing of the plot.
<em>’Casper’</em> is a film I must’ve watched so much as a young kid on video, the opening few scenes are very nostalgic. As noted though, I didn’t recall anything serious from this 1995 flick though. It’s a little deeper than I remember, with some adult themes touched on - the concluding scenes stand out in that regard.
I did remember the cast, however. Malachi Pearson is perfect as the voice of the titular character, while Christina Ricci is good in the lead live-action role. Bill Pullman spearheads the rest of the onscreen talent well. One casting note: A young Devon Sawa has a part, I recently watched him in television’s <em>’<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chucky_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow">Chucky</a>’</em> - which I’d recommend, fwiw. Another: Clint Eastwood makes a small cameo, as does a certain ghost hunter.
Just the *checks notes* four follow-ups have spawned from this release. Off we go...