Casper

1995 100 min ★ 6.3 Fantasy, Comedy, Family

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.

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Cast

Christina Ricci

Kat

Bill Pullman

Dr. James Harvey

Cathy Moriarty

Carrigan

Eric Idle

Dibs

Malachi Pearson

Casper (voice)

Joe Alaskey

Stinkie (voice)

Joe Nipote

Stretch (voice)

Brad Garrett

Fatso (voice)

Devon Sawa

Casper on Screen

Chauncey Leopardi

Nicky

Details

Director

Brad Silberling

Tagline

"Seeing is believing."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$287,928,194

Production

The Harvey Entertainment Company, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment

Reviews

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Wuchak

October 12, 2018

★ 6/10

***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 ...

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r96sk

January 24, 2022

★ 7/10

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...

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CinemaSerf

October 3, 2025

★ 7/10

Kids in Scotland of a certain age might just remember Glen Michael’s “Cavalcade”. This was a television programme on a Sunday afternoon that featured cartoons and one of the most popular of those was “Casper”, the friendly ghost. It was probably more popular because there were hardly ever any available and so when they were announced, it was always exciting. It’s against that sentimental backdrop ...