Casper

This 1995 family film tries to put a fun spin on the story of a paranormalist and widower (Bill Pullman) who moves into a new house with his daughter (Christina Ricci) and meets up with the ghost of a dead little boy. Based on the comic book about Casper the friendly ghost, the film is a dreary series of awkward interactions between live actors and computer effects, and you can almost see Pullman and Ricci reconsidering the project while on camera. A few cameo appearances from uncredited stars help things a bit. But there's no way, based on this film, that one could have guessed that its director, Brad Silberling, would go on to make the exceptional drama City of Angels. --Tom Keogh

Movie Details

Cast: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 96 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

• Animated
• Color
• Closed-captioned
• Dolby
• DTS Surround Sound

International rating:

Europe: PG
Australia: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Sep 23, 03