Casper
Neurotic heiress Carrigan Crittenden must team up with a ghost-obsessed lawyer and a reluctant paranormal expert to uncover a hidden treasure at her inherited manor—while navigating a mischievous ghost, his poltergeist uncles, and a growing supernatural romance.
“Seeing is believing.”
Synopsis
Casper is a gentle young ghost who resides in a mansion in Maine. When paranormal specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and the other spirits in the house, he brings his teenage daughter, Kat, with him. Casper is immediately drawn to Kat, but their growing connection is hindered by his ghostly form and the disruptive behavior of his mischievous uncle ghosts.
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A crew of 197+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Michael KahnShot by Dean CundeyScored by James HornerDesigned by Leslie DilleySound by Christopher BoyesCostumes by Rosanna NortonStunts by Gary HymesVFX by Paul Ashdown
Box Office
1995 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.8× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$287.9M
US & Canada: $100.8M — 35% of worldwide · International: $187.1M (65%)
Opening weekend: $16.8M — 17% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $25.5M — 25% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,714 theaters
Re-release box office
- 20251,100 theaters
- $3.1M($3.2M today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Casperde
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesMay 18, 1995
- CanadaMay 26, 1995
- ChinaJun 19, 1995
- AustraliaJun 22, 1995
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Cast & Crew
197 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bill Pullman
as Dr. Harvey
Christina Ricci
as Kat
Cathy Moriarty
as Carrigan
Eric Idle
as Dibs
Chauncey Leopardi
as Nicky
Spencer Vrooman
as Andreas
Malachi Pearson
as Casper
Ben Stein
as Rugg
Don Novello
as Father Guido Sarducci
Fred Rogers
as Mr. Rogers
Terry Murphy
as Terry Murphy ('Hard Copy')
Ernestine Mercer
as Woman Being Interviewed
Supporting cast
23Doug Bruckner
as Reporter
Joe Nipote
as Stretch
Joe Alaskey
as Stinkie
Brad Garrett
as Fatso
John Kassir
as The Crypt Keeper
Garette Ratliff Henson
as Vic
Jessica Wesson
as Amber
Wesley Thompson
as Mr. Curtis
Michael Dubrow
as Student #1
J J Anderson
as Student #2
Jess Harnell
as Arnold
Michael Mccarty
as Drunk in Bar
Micah Winkelspecht
as Student
Mike Simmrin
as Phantom
Amy Brenneman
as Amelia
Devon Sawa
as Casper on Screen
Janette Andrade
as Student
Dan Aykroyd
as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Rodney Dangerfield
as Rodney Dangerfield
Clint Eastwood
as Clint Eastwood
Mel Gibson
as Mel Gibson
Elise Main
as Little Red Riding Hood
Tony Stef Ano
as Kid at Party
Directors
2Writers
3Producers
11Colin Wilson
Producer, Producers
Gerald R Molen
Producers, executive producer
Hilary Winston
executive producer
James Horner
orchestrator / conductor / music producer (uncredited)
Jeff Franklin
co-producer
Jeffrey Montgomery
executive producer (as Jeffrey A. Montgomery)
Paul Ashdown
digital effects producer & visual effects producer
Paul Deason
associate producer
Rob Letterman
Producers, executive producer
Steve Waterman
co-producer
Steven Spielberg
executive producer
Other crew
157Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Lara Cody
adr voice casting
Eric Armstrong
animation director: ILM
Anne Fletcher
animation ghost references, dancer
Michael Chambers
animation ghost references
Miguel A Fuertes
animation supervisor: ILM
Paul Griffin
animator: ILM
Tony Swatton
armorer
Lori Ashcraft
art department coordinator
Daniel Maltese
Art Directors
Ed Verreaux
Art Directors
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