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	Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Casper the Friendly Ghost
		Casper was unusual among Famous Studios characters, in that he wasn't a knock-off of something else.
		In 1949, Casper became a comic book character, when St. John Publishing secured the rights to do all of Paramount's cartoon characters in that venue — and by the way, it was in St. John's Casper the Friendly Ghost #1, September 1949, that Casper first received his actual name.
		Casper's comics far outlasted his theatrical career — they were published regularly until 1982, and sporadically since.
	www.toonopedia.com /casper.htm (614 words)

	The KrossRodes: Casper: Facts and Tidbits
		Casper, a genial ghost-child who wants only to make friends, has been the subject of 55 theatrically released animated shorts, comic books, an animated television show and a live-action feature film with computer-generated special effects.
		All rights to Casper, who went on to become one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world, were sold to Famous Studios at Paramount in the early 1940's for $200.
		Casper comics were published by St. John Publishing beginning in 1949, and later by Harvey Comics, which expanded the cast of characters to include Casper's three pointy-headed ectoplasmic uncles, Stinkie, Fatso and Stretch, and Wendy, the good little witch.
	www.geocities.com /krosscasper/srobit.html (702 words)

	Casper (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Casper (voice of Malachi Pearson), the ghost of a twelve year old boy, develops a crush on Dr. Harvey's teenage daughter Kat (Christina Ricci).
		Casper McFadden: Casper is the ghost of a twelve year old boy, and he has been haunting his family home Whipstaff Manor for over one hundred years after having died from hypothermia after playing in the snow for too long.
		Generally, the film was well-received as a family feature, with Time Out London describing it as "an intimate and likeable film"[1], and continues to be shown on television in the family feature slot of most networks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casper_(film) (1642 words)

	Casper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Casper is the story of a ghost who, in life was a twelve year old boy who lived in Whipstaff Manor in Maine.
		Casper is a friendly ghost, however, not given to intentionally scaring the wits out of every human who may enter the Manor's dusty portals, but his efforts to make friends with them generally result in high pitched screams of terror and skidmarks in the carpet.
		Films with a high special effects count rarely satisfy adult audiences due to their lack of an emotional base.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /casper.htm (508 words)

	Casper (1995)
		Casper is taken by a tv item on Dr James Harvey who claims to be a therapist to the dead and falls for Harvey's teenage daughter Kat.
		Casper moves Carrigan's tv, prompting her to see the item whereupon she hires Dr Harvey to clear the house.
		Both this needless oversize and a banal ending where Casper is allowed to return to human form and the appearance of Amy Brenneman as an unconvincing angel wears the film out.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/casper.htm (670 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Casper
		Casper in this film is seen as the fun-loving, sweet and caring ghost that is only there to help people, bring people joy and get rid of the evil ghosts that are present in the house.
		In this cute little film, Kat (Christina Ricci) plays the daughter of Dr. James Harvey an afterlife therapist (Bill Pullman) who is called upon by the owner of a house to exorcise the ghosts from her mansion so she could claim a hidden treasure buried inside.
		Casper is on my list as the top five best cartoon characters of all time and Casper was always friendly to everyone.
	www.hour.ca /redirect.aspx?iIDCritique=7512 (1059 words)

	Film Reviews - Casper
		Harvey brings his daughter who, as is usual in films such as this, is much brighter than her father and who makes contact with Casper - the friendly ghost.
		This was a brave move by the filmmakers, but - as the film didn't shine at the box office - was a gamble that didn't pay off.
		Casper is well worth a rent from the video store, either to keep the kids quiet for an hour or two, or for when you're feeling in need of a bit of gentle and good-looking escapism.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/keith.dumble/casper.htm (422 words)

	Film-Forward Review: [THE ASPHALT JUNGLE]
		Gradually, the film emerges to be not only an anatomy of a crime and its unraveling, but a quietly evocative meditation on fate.
		Most significantly, though, Casper deems Huston to be Hollywood's post-war "resident existentialist," devising movies with a post-classical structure that posited the world as absurd and meaningless - an attitude then contrary to the conventional tradition of the studio system.
		Specifically, Casper places this film in the context of the production history at MGM, enthusiastically wondering at and admiring that a movie of a supposed low-brow genre was made under the banner of Tinseltown's most prestigious studio.
	www.film-forward.com /asphalt.html (298 words)

	About the Movie
		Casper gained tremendous popularity when Harvey Comics, who took over publishing Casper comic books in 1952, acquired all the rights to the friendly ghost in 1959 and expanded the concept into a television series in 1963, sponsored by Mattel and airing on ABC.
		The first film, Casper, A Spirited Beginning, was designed to answer the question that was on every young child's mind.
		Released October 31, 2000, Casper's Haunted Christmas is the newest installment in the Casper franchise, an all-new feature film produced in state-of-the-art computer animation and featuring the music by country superstar, Randy Travis.
	www.universalkids.com /casper/aboutmovie/franchise.html (387 words)

	Daily Trojan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Furthermore, once Casper hears your name you become a "marked man." At any moment, you might be called upon in class to explain the corresponding relationship between filmic space and time.
		Films also have the astonishing ability to remain in one's memory over vast amounts of time, according to Casper.
		The objective for students is not to agree with his assessment of a film, but rather to acquire a multifaceted understanding of cinematic history and techniques.
	www.dailytrojan.com /media/paper679/news/2005/01/19/Lifestyle/Nourishing.The.Spirit.With.Film-835235.shtml (831 words)

	Casper Meets Wendy DVD - Michael Weise Productions
		To their ghost-hating dismay, it's the same resort where Casper and his uncles are spending a relaxing vacation away from the grind of their daily scaring routine.
		Wendy and Casper quickly realize they are kindred spirits and become fast friends, but their relatives will have no part in it.
		Still, what makes this film acceptable and entertaining, and makes all of its flaws acceptable too, is the fact that it is intended to be a kooky kids film.
	www.mwp.com /shop/dvd.php4?asin=B00006G8IZ (851 words)

	"Casper" Reviews
		All right, I must admit that I was a Casper fan when I was a child, but this has nothing to do with it.
		Casper is a touching and tear-jerking film which explores the child within.
		The only reason I wanted to see this film again when it was on TV is the cute apperance of Bill, he is so great and looks very intellectual with those glasses I think.
	billpullman.org /film/casper/casper.html (693 words)

	Casper (1995) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Trivia: A scene was filmed with Zelda Rubenstein reprising her role from Poltergeist (1982) (shooting out of a chimney and shouting "Go toward the light!") but was not included in the final cut.
		This desolate mansion is then, in the words of one of the members of the Ghostly Trio of Whipstaff, 'intruded' by Kat Harvey (Christina Ricci) and her eccentric father Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman), a ghost therapist.
		Intertwining humour, all-time fun and a modern Cinderella story, 'Casper' promises to please as a movie which is compelling, hilarious, captivating, heart-warming, witty and above all, truly 'fleshtastic'.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0112642 (492 words)

	DVD Times - Casper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The themes that Casper touches upon are things that we may all experience at some point in our lives like, Kat's feelings of being left out at school and in social situations, because of her father's job, she never has time to settle down in one place and make some friends like a normal teenager.
		In fact it seems that almost every character in the film is searching for something, whether it is friendship and social acceptance in Kat and Casper’s case, financial gain for Carrigan or the ghost of his dead wife in Dr Harvey’s case.
		Overall Casper is definitely the friendliest ghost to ever grace the screen and it is a film that is hard not to like.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=10473 (1853 words)

	Amazon.ca: Casper: A Spirited Beginning: DVD: Sean McNamara,Rodney Dangerfield,Steve Guttenberg,James Earl Jones,Lori ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Billed as a prequel to the 1995 family film Casper, which in turn is based on an enduring Harvey cartoon character "Casper the Friendly Ghost," this direct-to-video entry is aimed at younger kids (though some of the scenes may be inappropriate for really young children).
		The story begins as Casper, who is new to the ghostly plane, rides a death train towards Ghost Central Station where he is to attend a camp to train him to scare people.
		Casper is a freshly dead ghost with no friends, so they take comfort in each other.
	www.amazon.ca /Casper-Spirited-Beginning-Sean-McNamara/dp/B0008FXSYM (1033 words)

	Comics2Film: Casper
		The theatrical sequel to Casper is in the planning stages.
		Mark Arnold's Harveyville Fun Times reports that the Casper video is just one of several movie and TV projects that Harvey Entertainment is preparing.
		Casper's A Merry Scary Christmas is targeted for a Christmas 2000 release.
	www.comics2film.com /Casper.shtml (712 words)

	Filmtracks: Casper (James Horner)
		Horner is a veteran of scoring children's films --live action and animation-- and in many ways, Casper is dismissed because it features many of the same motifs and orchestrations that we have heard so many times in previous Horner scores for the genre.
		There are, however, some more serious interludes throughout the film when Casper wants to be a live, little boy again, and for these scenes, Horner cuts away from obnoxious action music and spills out one of the best themes of his entire career.
		The theme is officially called "Casper's Lullaby" for concert purposes and features outstanding statements during three or four tracks of the album, including a few full five minute sequences.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/casper.html (659 words)

	Amazon.com: Casper: DVD: Brad Silberling,Chauncey Leopardi,Spencer Vrooman,Malachi Pearson,Cathy Moriarty,Eric Idle,Ben ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Casper only wants someone to move in,so he could have a friend, the uncles on the other hand, do their very best to scare away any visitors.
		Casper the Friendly Ghost is very excited when he learns that Dr. Harvey and his pretty young daughter Kat are going to be living in his house (maybe he can finally make a friend!); but his ghostly uncles have other plans...
		Chauncey Leopardi as Nicky, Spencer Vrooman as Andreas, Malachi Pearson as Casper (McFadden), Cathy Moriarty as Carrigan Crittenden, Eric Idle as Paul 'Dibbs' Plutzker, Ben Stein as Mr.
	www.amazon.com /Casper-Brad-Silberling/dp/B000163X5W (2175 words)

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		Naturally, the woman is furious about this, until her "close personal friend" and assistant, Dibbs (Eric Idle of Monty Python fame), discovers a secret message that a treasure may be concealed somewhere in the house.
		The two take off for Maine, only to learn that the house is haunted by Casper "the friendly ghost" and his three ghostly uncles Stinky, Stretch, and Fatso.
		Casper has enough appeal to intrigue older audiences as well as younger ones.
	www.dandare.info /comic-films/casper.htm (237 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Casper [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC): DVD: Chauncey Leopardi,Spencer Vrooman,Brad Silberling,Malachi ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 1995 family film Casper tries to put a fun spin on the story of a paranormalist and widower (Bill Pullman) who moves into a new house with his daughter (Christina Ricci) and meets up with the ghost of a dead little boy.
		Based on the comic book about Casper the friendly ghost, the film is a dreary series of awkward interactions between live actors and computer effects, and you can almost see Pullman and Ricci reconsidering the project while on camera.
		Casper is of course quite lonely, and his uncles will not tolerate humans at all.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Casper-REGION-NTSC-Chauncey-Leopardi/dp/B0000AK7A8 (1055 words)

	About the Movie
		To help celebrate Casper's birthday, Harvey and Sight for Students, a non-profit charity, have teamed up to distribute over 60,000 pairs of eyeglasses to kids across the country who are neither covered by insurance, or do not qualify for government assistance such as Medi-Care.
		In all 50 major markets Casper is tie-ing in with local television stations promoting Casper's birthday and his new video "Casper's Haunted Christmas" through local coloring and essay contests sponsored by the number one kids television station in each market.
		Casper, the friendly Ghost was created by Seymour Reit and illustrated by Joseph Oriolo.
	www.universalkids.com /casper/aboutmovie/casper.html (1095 words)

	Casper the Friendly Ghost - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Casper appeared in two subsequent Noveltoons before Paramount started a Casper the Friendly Ghost series in 1950, and ran the theatrical releases until the summer of 1959.
		Casper has made a big change in his recent film, Casper's Scare School, this time voiced by Devon Werkheiser.
		Unlike the previous 1995 Casper film, Casper's uncles appear to care for him and when he goes to scare school, they are not really happy about him leaving.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost (907 words)

	``CASPER'' MAY BE FRIENDLY, BUT HE WAS A PROBLEM TO FILM
		``With `Casper,' the character had to work with human actors, but he had to be both transparent and in 3-D. We didn't want the film to be similar to `Roger Rabbit.' We didn't want it to be flat.
		Casper takes one look at Pullman's teenage daughter (Christine [sic] Ricci, who was Wednesday Addams in ``The Addams Family'') and flips his spirits.
		Casper's greatest fame came with a Saturday morning TV cartoon show that ran from 1963 to 1967.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950523/05240038.htm (943 words)

	USC presents Hitchcock’s masterpieces
		Alfred Hitchcock was born over a century ago, but his films still have as much impact if not more then they did when they were originally made.
		From his first thriller, a fl and white silent film entitled "The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog," he began establishing himself as a talent to be reckoned with.
		USC has a special bond to the Hitchcock legacy because Drew Casper, a professor at the School of Cinema-Television, holds the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair of American Film and teaches a special class on Hitchcock every fourth semester.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V141/N04/07-hitch.04d.html (434 words)

	Behind The Scenes: Production Information
		With "Casper, A Spirited Beginning," McNamara strove to make a high-energy action film and bring it down to a kid's level, while at the same time never losing sight of the story, the tender moments, the love, and the relationships.
		Early in the film, Casper finds himself on a ghost train on the way to Ghost Processing.
		The human world of "Casper, A Spirited Beginning" is set in the fictional Deeds Town, a quintessential, charming American town replete with a town square and requisite haunted house.
	www.foxhome.com /casper2/behind/html/bhd04.html (480 words)

	Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival > film archives > 2005 > 'FLIP A COIN'
		Philip and Casper, two flatmates in London's east end, flip a coin about most decisions in their lives, but mostly about women.
		Though Philip is the one to win the tosses, Casper is the one with the ladies.
		Marie was meant to rent Casper's room while he went to Spain for a week, but Casper misses his flight and soon the two friends stand head to head over love.
	www.wbff.org /films/detail.asp?cid=1&fid=529 (374 words)

	Casper - Music from the Movies
		Casper features a wonderful comedy fantasy score from James Horner, very similar to movie scores for Edward Scissorhands, The Addams Family and Horner’s own score for The Pagemaster.
		‘No Sign Of Ghosts’ commences the score, introducing the main themes from the film, acting as a suite of music, ‘Carrigan & Dibs’ is a humorous and quirky theme for the two bumbling villains of the film and ‘First Haunting/The Swordfight’ is an enjoyable suspense and action cue.
		Horner’s heartfelt themes are introduced in ‘The Lighthouse-Casper & Kat’ and ‘Casper’s Lullaby’, one of which is a haunting piano melody, yet rich with harmony and emotion.
	www.musicfromthemovies.com /review.asp?ID=3113 (234 words)

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