Casper (1995)

• Year: 1995
• Released: 26 May 1995
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 4 wins & 5 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112642/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Casper
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/casper
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
• Runtime: 100 min
• Writer: Joseph Oriolo, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver
• Director: Brad Silberling
• Cast: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty
• Keywords: friendship, ghost, supernatural, friends, super power,

	6.1/10
	49/100
	51% – Critics
	49% – Audience

Casper Storyline

Casper, a friendly ghost who lived in an abandoned mansion called Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine, along with his three obnoxious, ghostly uncles, Stretch, Fatso, and Stinkie, has been hoping to find a friend for over one hundred years. When a spoiled woman named Carrigan Crittenden is angry about her late father’s will to Whipstaff, she soon discovers that there is treasure hidden inside it, so she along with her partner, Dibs, arrive to seek it out. When Casper introduces himself to them, they are frightened by him and his uncles who scares them off, leading them to try several attempts to get them out of there, but to no avail. Thanks to Casper, they hire Dr. James Harvey, a ghost therapist who contacts with the living dead and helps them crossover to the other dimension while trying to search for his deceased wife. Once he arrives along with his daughter, Kat, Casper develops a crush on her and tries to make friends with her and James, but his uncles attempt to scare them away.

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I recall this film popping out of nowhere really, saw a trailer for it out of the blue, liked the look of it and went to see it. The creepy Addams Family visuals along with some really sweet looking effects hooked me and overall I really enjoyed this little kiddie flick.

The plot is a simple Scooby Doo type affair really. There’s a big old spooky mansion where Casper and his three uncle ghosts reside. An evil tyrannical female inherits the mansion and wants to find the treasure hidden within its bowels (then tear it down), problem is the ghosts. So she hires Bill Pullman (a paranormal therapist) and his daughter Ricci to get rid of the spooks.

This being a kids flick its very predictable so I needn’t tell you how things unfold. What I will say is the film is a highly enjoyable ghostie adventure with some really nice looking cobweb ridden sets, charming locations, quirky humour, acceptable performances and great CGI amazingly.

The ghost effects on Casper are really nice and hold up well today. He’s easily the best of the bunch visually, he looks quite realistic actually. The three naughty uncles are slightly more cartoonish looking and act so. The jokes and slapstick from them is very childish, you can see the one liners and sight gags coming a mile off but that’s expected. Other ghosts that materialise during the film also look more like cartoons and not as effective as Casper, not too sure why Pullman’s wife appears as a proper human though when all the others are CGI, emotional moment I guess.

The other thing that impresses is how well the actors interact with the CGI spooks, believe it or not but they do look in all the right places and at the right times. You’d half expect this film to have hokey effects and badly directed live action but its really good all the way through. There are some unnecessary quickfire cameos that’s for sure, the only clever one was seeing Dan Aykroyd turn up as ‘Ray Stantz’, I liked that.

Hot on the heels of a certain Charles Addams creation Ricci follows on with her adopted kooky persona with this halloween caper, and its suits her perfectly. Pullman is a blundering but lovable father to Ricci’s character whilst Casper is voiced nicely and acted well by a young Devon Sawa in human form. The only let down is the rather lame villainess and her henchman played by Eric Idle who didn’t really need to be here.

At times this film is actually very sweet and can bring a lump to your throat, it has that sickly sentimental touch, especially during the finale. But overall this is a great fun film if you enjoy light-hearted supernatural silliness. To sum up it isn’t too far from a kids version of ‘Beetlejuice’ or ‘High Spirits’ and much better than the Eddie Murphy vehicle ‘The Haunted Mansion’.

7/10

A winner of a family film- Casper is so cute!

I really liked this movie, I seriously don’t get the low rating. It is a most enjoyable family film, that is really sweet. My only complaints are one or two dull spots in the script and plot(primarily in the middle) and I didn’t feel as though the direction was as good as it could have been. The special effects however are simply wonderful, and the sets are suitably dark and Gothic. But what made this movie for me was Casper, forgive me but he is so cute. The whole movie is well worth seeing just for him, but there are many other good things about this film too. The dance sequence especially is delightful.

The music by the ever reliable James Horner is lovely, and the performances are very good. Christina Ricci matches Casper beautifully in a delightfully sweet central performance, and while Bill Pullman has been better he gives an appealing performance. Eric Idle is hilarious when he is given good material, and on the whole that’s what he had. Although his dialogue wasn’t always as funny as it could have been, he was still entertaining. But it is Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso who provide the most laughs. It is Cathy Moriaty though who comes close to stealing the show, with a brilliantly wacky portrayal as the villain of the piece. The script is funny and touching on the most part despite the one or two dull spots in the middling half.

Overall, a winning family film. Not perfect by all means, but underrated you bet it is. At the end of the day, it’s Casper’s picture. 8/10 Bethany Cox

mostly a harmless kids movie

Carrigan Crittenden (Cathy Moriarty) is angry that her father left her only a rundown mansion. Her sniveling lawyer Paul Plutzker (Eric Idle) finds out that it has buried pirate gold. The house is haunted by Casper the friendly ghost and his not-so-friendly uncles; Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie. Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) became a therapist to the dead after the heartbreaking death of his wife and brings his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) to every job. Carrigan hires Harvey to get the pesky ghosts out of the way.

This is mostly a harmless kids movie. Ricci is adorable and sharp. She’s the star of the movie. Bill Pullman is OK as the father. He could be more of a bumbling nerd. Moriarty is always good as a broad villain. Casper is not that bad and retains his cartoon nature. He has a great childlike persona. Although I would like the ghosts to be less transparent. The story is fine until the father dies. That’s where the movie loses me a little. It’s a bit too dark and serious dealing with life and death.