Storyline
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. Harvey and his daughter Kat move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who's "the friendliest ghost you know." But not so friendly are Casper's uncles--Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie--who are determined to drive all "fleshies" away.
Directors
Cast
Don Novello, Clint Eastwood, Devon Sawa, Joe Alaskey, Tony Stef'Ano, Jess Harnell, Brad Garrett, Eric Idle, Ben Stein, Dan Aykroyd, Christina Ricci, Garette Ratliff Henson, Bill Pullman, Amy Brenneman, Mel Gibson, John Kassir, Rodney Dangerfield, Cathy Moriarty, Ernestine Mercer, Wesley Thompson, Janette Andrade, Chauncey Leopardi, Mike Simmrin, Joe Nipote, Jessica Wesson, Malachi Pearson, Spencer Vrooman, Terry Murphy, Doug Bruckner, Michael Dubrow, J.J. Anderson, Michael McCarty, Micah Winkelspecht, Fred Rogers, Elise Main
Trailer
Reviews
75
Like The Flintstones and The Addams Family, Casper is an attempt to bring cartoons to life while incorporating them with real actors and sets. As a technical achievement, it's impressive, and entertaining.
75
A better- than-average children's film, dolled up with some high-priced art direction and extraordinary special effects.
60
Casper is not the kind of smartly written movie that works on children's and adult levels at once. But with its lively pace, smashing visual tricks and one of the cutest heroes on screen, it is an engaging fantasy for very small children.
60
Let's face it, it's about a dead boy who falls in love with a real live girl. The high-tech animation is completely persuasive; nothing else is.
60
Empire
It's aimed squarely at the tinies, but there is charm enough here to make it bearable for adults too.
