In 1995, Brad Silberling, the director of the movie Casper, introduced Casper as
the friendly ghost and he became an instant hit with the children who loved to
have their very own ghost. He was a ghost ready to help them out with his
supernatural powers and who could perform some real cool tricks that were only
possible for a ghost, including moving in and out of walls. Legendary Steven
Spielberg was one of the co-producers of the movie. The movie used multimedia
and animations to make the audience sit on the edge of their seats, totally
absorbed as the Casper saga unfolded. 'Casper' was a huge success at the
box-office and made a fortune playing solidly all through the summer.
‘Casper’ is a nice Halloween movie for small children, with a ghost that is not
meant to scare them away. Children will inevitably fall in love with the cute
ghost Casper. The movie was described by Time Out London, a publishing company
based in London, as ''an intimate and likeable film''. The tremendous commercial
success of the movie is also an evidence of it's appropriateness for an occasion
like Halloween. 'Casper' is also credited with being the first film with a
computer -animated title character. Watch the movie with friends and family and
enjoy this Halloween in a filmy style!
Plot
Casper is a lonely ghost who has still not been able to come to terms with his
death and lives with his three ghost uncles, who are nasty and bad, as the
typical ghosts are. They haunt the mansion they once owned and their greed does
not let them pass to the light. They sometimes carry their haunting too far and
are the villains of the movie. After all the other options are exhausted, Dr.
James Harvey, a famous ghost therapist, is asked to come and live in the mansion
and get rid of all the ghosts and spirits that are there, so that it can be used
for residence purposes. Harvey has a cute daughter called Kat. Throughout the
movie, we see how Casper befriends Kat, despite their being from different
realms, and saves her from his uncles' tricks.
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