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Casper (1995)

PG05/26/1995Fantasy, Comedy, Family1h 40m
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Seeing is believing.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Christina Ricci

    Kat

  2. Cast 1

    Bill Pullman

    Dr. James Harvey

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    Cathy Moriarty

    Carrigan

  4. Cast 1

    Eric Idle

    Dibs

  5. Cast 1

    Malachi Pearson

    Casper (voice)

  6. Cast 1

    Joe Alaskey

    Stinkie (voice)

  7. Cast 1

    Joe Nipote

    Stretch (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Brad Garrett

    Fatso (voice)

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    Devon Sawa

    Casper on Screen

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 o...