As Carrigan demands to be brought back to life, Casper and Kat trick Carrigan into saying that she has no unfinished business on Earth, causing her to eject herself into the afterlife. In the laboratory, a furious ghost Carrigan confronts Casper and Kat for stealing what she believes to be the treasure from the vault and launching Dibs out a window when he tries to double-cross her. However, James accidentally falls to his death down a manhole. They plan on killing him to make themselves a quartet but have a change of heart after the drunken therapist declares he will tell Carrigan off so they can stay in their home. James becomes despondent after the trio pull a prank on him, prompting them to take him out on the town. Upon exiting her car, Carrigan falls to her death and becomes a ghost. This culminates in Carrigan attempting to run Dibs over with her Range Rover, only to instead crash into a cliff-side tree. However, they attempt to kill each other to test the theory and retrieve the treasure they think is in the basement's locked vault. Carrigan and Dibs sneak inside, steal the formula that powers the Lazarus, and plot to use the machine, believing it could grant them immortality. Casper and Kat venture to the basement and find the Lazarus. A newspaper article reveals that Casper's father was declared legally insane after he built a machine, the Lazarus, which he claimed could bring the dead back to life. Casper recognizes an old wooden sled his father bought him, and remembers playing outside until he caught a severe cold and died of pneumonia, becoming a ghost to keep his father company. Kat learns Casper has no memory of his life, and restores his old playroom in the attic to remind him. James attempts therapy sessions with the Ghostly Trio, who not only try to avoid them, but also reveal they know Amelia in exchange for convincing Carrigan to leave them alone, they promise to go through the "red tape" involved to get James a meeting with his wife.
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Her envious classmate Amber plots with her boyfriend, Vic, to humiliate Kat during the party. The Harveys move into Whipstaff, but Casper's attempt to befriend them fails when his uncles try to torment and scare them away, which eventually fails.Ĭasper gains the Harveys' trust when he serves them breakfast, and follows Kat to school, where she becomes popular when her class learns she is living in Whipstaff, and agrees to host their Halloween party. Kat dislikes her father's reputation and obsession with contacting the ghost of his late wife, Amelia. A lonely Casper watches a news report about paranormal therapist James Harvey and is instantly smitten with his teenage daughter, Kat, prompting Casper to inspire Carrigan in summoning James to Whipstaff. They unsuccessfully attempt to force the ghosts out by way of paranormal experts and a demolitions team. Carrigan and her lawyer Dibs find a map within the will's papers that tell of an alleged treasure hidden inside the manor, but find the property haunted by a ghost named Casper and his poltergeist uncles the Ghostly Trio.
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In Friendship, Maine following the death of her father, neurotic and spoiled heiress Carrigan Crittenden discovers she has only been left Whipstaff Manor in his will while his vast wealth has gone to several charities. The film earned $287.9 million on a $55 million budget, and went on to spawn two direct-to-video/ made-for-TV follow-up films and an animated television spin-off, The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper.
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It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the film for its faithfulness to its source material (specifically the title character's portrayal), visual effects, music score, and performances, but criticized its dark story and humor. It goes for a much darker interpretation of the Friendly Ghost in comparison to the comics, cartoons and films of the previous years, especially with its theme of death, most notably providing the character a tragic backstory that addresses his death.Ĭasper was released in cinemas on May 26, 1995, by Universal Pictures. The film makes extensive use of computer-generated imagery to create the ghosts, and it is the first feature film to have a fully CGI character in the lead role. The film stars Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, and also features the voices of Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, Brad Garrett and the introduction of Malachi Pearson in the title role. Casper is a 1995 American supernatural dark 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.