Casper is a 1995 American
live-action and
computer animated family comedy fantasy feature film, directed by
Brad Silberling. It is based on the
Harvey Comics and cartoon character
Casper the Friendly Ghost by
Seymour Reit and
Joe Oriolo. The film stars
Christina Ricci,
Bill Pullman,
Cathy Moriarty,
Eric Idle, and
Amy Brenneman. The film also stars the voices of
Malachi Pearson as the titular character as well as Joe Nipote,
Joe Alaskey, and
Brad Garrett. The film makes extensive use of
computer-generated imagery to create the titular character and the other ghosts alongside him. It is much darker in tone in comparison to the cartoons, comics, sequels and spin offs. The film was released in cinemas on May 26, 1995 by
Universal Pictures.
Casper received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $287.9 million on a $55 million budget.