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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   22,466 votes
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Director:
Brad Silberling
Writers (WGA):
Joseph Oriolo (characters)
Sherri Stoner (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 May 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Get An Afterlife more
Plot:
A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by 3 mischievous ghosts and one friendly one. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
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(12 articles)
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User Comments:
often beautiful, often creepy, mostly wonderful, but . . . more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Chauncey Leopardi ... Nicky
Spencer Vrooman ... Andreas
Malachi Pearson ... Casper (McFadden) (voice)
Cathy Moriarty ... Carrigan Crittenden

Eric Idle ... Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker

Ben Stein ... Mr. Rugg
Don Novello ... Father Guido Sarducci
Fred Rogers ... Mr. Rogers (as Mr. Rogers)
Terry Murphy ... Herself ('Hard Copy')

Bill Pullman ... Dr. James Harvey

Christina Ricci ... Kathleen 'Kat' Harvey
Ernestine Mercer ... Harvey Patient Being Interviewed
Doug Bruckner ... Reporter (voice) (as Douglas J.O. Bruckner)
Joe Nipote ... Stretch (voice)
Joe Alaskey ... Stinkie (voice)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS

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Trivia:
A musical scene, deemed too expensive by the film's producers, was scripted and filmed, entitled "Lucky Enough to Be A Ghost" in which the three ghosts sing about their many mental problems during a session with Dr. Harvey, but the animation would have cost a few million dollars. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Kat picks up a newspaper clipping in the attic she doesn't have a watch, but it appears soon after. more
Quotes:
Casper: God, I'd kill for a pinky. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bill Pullman/New Edition (#22.3)" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
Hard Copy Ball Logo more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
often beautiful, often creepy, mostly wonderful, but . . ., 1 November 2000
Author: imbatman-2

I don't view films as if I'm watching them as the intended audience; I watch them for myself. And that's why I found it odd at how engrossed I was when I watched this film for the first time at the age of eighteen. Aside from the great gothic flair of the mansion, two superbly placed cameos, and nice laughable black humour from the "trio," the film took off because of its emotional core. It's something that a youngster can really get into, but also anyone who finds it sad that a child can die. When Casper plays with his toys, I just wanted to start crying. This eternal child--lost and stuck in an age of mystery and wonder. And yet, he's smitten with a girl--he's starting to go through puberty. And it's just so sad . . . and beautiful.

And then there's the father, and his sway into the afterlife, his daughter's plight, her struggle with her wish to help Casper. It's all so simple and written for kids, but I was so engrossed by the romanticism of it all.

The villains mostly butt into the greatness of all of it, but you just have to grant that in a kid's picture. And now comes my but . . . in the end, when the mother does appear, she's supposed to be this amazing, angelic, deux es machinal, she floats through the stain glass window, her long hair flows around her, her gown flows all around her but--what the hell! why is her dress such a deep red!? she looks like satan! Oh well. Bad costume choice made a really bad moment. But mostly, I loved this film for it's good parts, despite the childishness of much of it.

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