Casper

About Casper

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.

Brad Silberling's Casper is a 1995 comedy fantasy film. It runs 100 minutes and was released in May 1995. It is part of Casper Collection.

Its themes are treasure hunt, afterlife, psychiatry, and ghost child. The story is adapted from a comic.

Malachi Pearson stars as Casper (voice), Christina Ricci as Kat, Bill Pullman as Dr. Harvey, and Cathy Moriarty as Carrigan. The screenplay is by Deanna Oliver and Sherri Stoner. It comes from Amblin Entertainment, The Harvey Entertainment Company, and Universal Pictures. In the United States it streams on Hulu, Peacock Premium, and Peacock Premium Plus.

Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, and The Lego Movie make useful companions to Casper, all filed under ghost and halloween. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 5,110 votes and it carries a PG rating.