Casper
Summary
Casperrevealed role of the Friendly Ghost ’s backstory , including how he died , add up a level of calamity to his taradiddle . The adventures of Casper the Friendly Ghost start in a serial of cartoons , and in 1995 , he made the jump to the large screen inCasper , directed by Brad Silberling . Caspermixed live - action with CGI so as to bring the form of address ghost and his uncle , the Ghostly Trio , to life , becoming the first movie to have a fully CGI character in the lead use . AlthoughCasperstayed true to the character ’s sweetness and ideas against scare away man , it also went on a dark track by explore parts of Casper ’s backstory .
Casperfollows Dr. James Harvey ( Bill Pullman ) and his daughterKat ( Christina Ricci ) , who are call by Carrigan Crittenden ( Cathy Moriarty ) to get disembarrass of the ghosts experience in Whipstaff Manor , which she inherited from her father . Dr. Harvey and Kat soon befriend the Ghostly Trio and Casper , and team up to terminate Carrigan from kick them out and stealing Casper ’s treasure . Casperaddressed themes of grief and end , not just through Dr. Harvey ’s hunting for the ghost of his wife , Amelia , but also through Casper ’s backstory , as it explain what happened that chair him to become a wraith .
Though Kat ’s mom Amelia is often discourse in Casper , she does n’t physically appear . Here ’s what really happen to Amelia Harvey in the 1995 movie .
Casper Died From Pneumonia At The Age Of 12
Kat and Casper quickly developed a strong friendship and had moment where they spread up to each other about the tragedies in their lives . However , when Kat asked him about what his life was like , Casper said he could n’t think anything before becoming a ghost . One day , Kat get Casper ’s toys and other belongings in the attic and set them up for him . This unblocked Casper ’s memory , but import later , after giving Kat his female parent ’s old wedding gown to fall apart at her Halloween party , Casper found his older sleigh , which triggered the memory of how he died and why he did n’t cross over and became a ghost .
Casper told Kat that he begged his father to get him the sled , and one morning , he come down for breakfast and find the sled . Casper then spent the whole solar day sledding , and though his Church Father state him to stop and go back inwardly , Casper did n’t deal as he was having a lot of fun . Casper continue playing alfresco for time of day until it start dour and colder . As a outcome , Casper got sick , and as revealed in an older paper , Casper die of pneumonia when he was just 12 years sure-enough .
Unable to cope with the demise of his Logos , Casper ’s father come up up with the Lazarus , a car through which he go for to bring his boy back to life . Casper ’s father take to be stalk by the touch of his boy , which was n’t a lie as Casper decide to stay with his Padre , but his father was sent to a mental institution , where he choke . Casper could n’t scotch over after that , so he outride in his house as a ghost .
Who Plays The Human Version Of Casper The Ghost
Casper was played by two different actors in his first bouncy - action movie . Malachi Pearson voiced Casper the ghost , but when Kat ’s mama grant Casper his wish of coming back to life ( though only until 10 o’clock ) , human Casper was played by another actor . Devon Sawa play humanCasper , and although his role was very brief , it was enough to install him as a adolescent heartthrob . Sawa ’s popularity grow even more after starring in the repugnance movieFinal Destination , after which he played Owen Elliot / Sam Matthews in the TV seriesNikitaand various function in the telly seriesChucky .
