Casper [Special Edition]

Director: Brad Silberling Brad Silberling

Overview

"Director Brad Silberling's live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon Casper comes to DVD for the first-time with this feature-heavy release. The film is presented in a 1.85:1 widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio (A full-screen edition with the same features was released simultaneously). Meanwhile, the English soundtrack is available in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1, while the French and Spanish dubbed audio tracks have been rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Spanish and French subtitles are also available. Among the supplemental features that have been included are a feature-length audio-commentary track by Silberling, two games, Casper's Cartoon Classic: Penguin for Your Thoughts, three featurettes, a photo gallery, and a deleted scene."

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2003
UPC:	0025192379420
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	PG
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	20,437

Special Features

Interactive games; Behind-the-scenes interviews; CGI secrets; Games; Recipes; Costume hints; Safety tips; Deleted scenes; Feature commentary with director Brad Silberling; Talent bios (including the ghosts); Bonus episode of the animated seriess

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christina Ricci	Kathleen 'Kat' Harvey
Bill Pullman	Dr. James Harvey
Cathy Moriarty	Carrigan Crittenden
Eric Idle	Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker
Devon Sawa	Casper on Screen
Dan Aykroyd	Dr. Raymond Stantz
Chauncey Leopardi	Nicky
Spencer Vrooman	Andreas
Garette Ratliff Henson	Vic DePhillippi
Jessica Wesson	Amber Whitmire
Amy Brenneman	Amelia Harvey
Benjamin J. Stein	Mr. Rugg
Don Novello	Father Guido Sarducci
Ernestine Mercer	Woman Being Interviewed
Doug Bruckner	Reporter
John Kassir	The Crypt Keeper
Wesley Thompson	Mr. Curtis
Michael Dubrow	Student #1
J.J. Anderson	Student #2
Jess Harnell	Arnold
Michael McCarty	Drunk in Bar
Micah Winkelspecht	Student
Mike Simmrin	Phantom
Rodney Dangerfield	Rodney Dangerfield
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Mel Gibson	Mel Gibson
Tony Stefano	Kid at Party
Janette Andrade	Student
Bill Farmer	Fatso's Burping
Harry Shearer	Radio announcer
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Brad Silberling	Director
Gerald R. Molen	Executive Producer
Steve Spielberg	Executive Producer
Jeffrey A. Montgomery	Executive Producer
Frank E. Eulner	Sound Effects
Teresa Eckton	Sound Effects
Seth Arnett	Stunts
Industrial Light & Magic	Special Effects
Gary Hymes	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Maybe it's time to start looking at modern Hollywood films from a different perspective. Certainly, the story in this youth-oriented fantasy is nothing to write home about: a haunted mansion containing treasure, a little girl who befriends an amiable young ghost, and various greedy and oafish adults acting like morons. Standard stuff. But the selling points here are the film's visual elements, which take the popular cartoon character and bring him to computer-generated life (afterlife?) with marvelously handled special effects and a production design that's a joy to behold. Other than a few unnecessarily prurient double entendres (which young kids probably won't catch anyway), this is a visual delight despite its workmanlike plot.