Casper (1995 film)
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| Directed by | Brad Silberling |
| Produced by | Colin Wilson |
| Written by |
Sherri Stoner Deanna Oliver |
| Based on |
Casper the Friendly Ghost by Seymour Reit Joe Oriolo |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $55 million |
| Box office | $287.9 million |
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| Soundtrack album by James Horner | |
| Released | April 29, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1994–1995 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | MCA |
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Casper is a 1995 American fantasy comedy film directed by Brad Silberling, loosely based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo. The film stars Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, and Amy Brenneman. The film also stars the voices of Malachi Pearson as the title character as well as Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, and Brad Garrett. The film makes extensive use of computer-generated imagery to create the ghosts, and it is the first feature film to have a fully CGI character in a leading role. The film gave a much darker depiction of Casper in comparison to the comics, cartoons and direct-to-video follow ups, especially with its theme of death, as well as giving the character a tragic backstory in how he died.
Casper was released in cinemas on May 26, 1995 by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and earned $287.9 million on a $55 million budget.
Following the death of her father, neurotic and spoiled heiress Carrigan Crittenden discovers he has only left her Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine. Carrigan and her attorney Dibs discover a vast treasure allegedly is in the manor, but they find it is haunted by a friendly ghost named Casper and his obnoxious prankster uncles, the Ghostly Trio, who scare the two off the property, causing them to try several attempts to get the ghost out of the house, but with no success. A lonely Casper watches a news report of paranormal therapist James Harvey, and is instantly smitten with his teenage daughter Kat, which led him to inspire Carrigan, so she can summon Dr. Harvey to Whipstaff. Harvey and Kat have an estranged relationship due to the former’s reputation, and searching for the ghost of his late wife Amelia. Moving into Whipstaff, Kat and her father quickly encounter Casper, who tries to befriend them, while his uncles try to scare them out of the house.
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