Casper
Casper is a 1995 American live action/computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Brad Silberling, in his feature directorial debut, based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo. The film stars Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, and introducing Malachi Pearson as the voice of Casper.
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| Running time | 101 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Budget | $50,000,000 USD
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- Casper`s last name is McFadden. This is made clear in the newspaper headline on the floor when Christina Ricci`s character reads about Casper`s father in the old clippings.
- A scene was filmed with Zelda Rubinstein reprising her role from Poltergeist (1982) (shooting out of a chimney and shouting "Go toward the light!") but was not included in the final cut.
- Items from the set are on display at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
- This was the first film with a computer-animated title character.
- * * The last name of the Christina Ricci`s and Bill Pullman`s characters is "Harvey". Harvey Comics is the long time publisher of Casper the Friendly Ghost.
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