---
title: 'Casper (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brad Silberling'
released: '1995-05-26'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/casper-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112642/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Casper (1995)

1995 · PG · 100 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Casper is a 1995 American supernatural fantasy comedy film based on the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. It was directed by Brad Silberling, in his feature directorial debut, and written by Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver. The film stars Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, and Eric Idle, with the voices of Joe Nipote, Joe Alaskey, Brad Garrett, and the film introduction of Malachi Pearson in the title role. The film follows the title character who peacefully haunts a mansion called Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine, meets and befriends a teenage girl named Kat Harvey (Ricci), the daughter of Dr. James Harvey (Pullman), a paranormal therapist who is hired to move into Whipstaff in order to rid the mansion of its spectral inhabitants.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brad Silberling](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-silberling)
- **Screenplay:** [Sherri Stoner](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherri-stoner), [Joe Oriolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-oriolo), [Deanna Oliver](https://cinepixo.com/people/deanna-oliver), [Seymour Reit](https://cinepixo.com/people/seymour-reit)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Gerald R. Molen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-r-molen), [Colin Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-wilson-2), [Jeff Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-franklin), [Steve Waterman](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-waterman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Cundey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-cundey)

## Cast

- [Ben Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stein)
- [Amy Brenneman](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-brenneman)
- [Joe Alaskey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-alaskey)
- [Garette Ratliff Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/garette-ratliff-henson)
- [Fred Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-rogers)
- [Devon Sawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/devon-sawa)
- [Rodney Dangerfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-dangerfield)
- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci)
- [Don Novello](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-novello)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [Malachi Pearson](https://cinepixo.com/people/malachi-pearson)
- [John Kassir](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kassir)
- [Bill Pullman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pullman)
- [Cathy Moriarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-moriarty)
- [Chauncey Leopardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/chauncey-leopardi)

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Official site: http://www.universalkids.com/casper/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/casper-1995
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1048166); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.