Casper (1995)
| Release Date | 26 May 1995 |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $100,000,000 |
| Tagline | Get An Afterlife |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Children's Fantasy, Fantasy Comedy, Haunted House Film, Family-Oriented Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Ghosts, Unlikely Friendships, Mischievous Children |
| Tones | Madcap, Light, Atmospheric, Fanciful, Humorous |
| Tags | Danger, Friendship, Ghost, Ghostbuster, Grief, Haunted, Haunted House, Heir, Inheritance, Mansion, Supernatural Forces, Teenagers, Widow/widower |
Casper is a 1995 American comedy-drama fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci and is based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Spencer Vrooman
Andreas
Malachi Pearson
Casper
Terry Murphy
Herself
Ernestine Mercer
Harvey Patient Being Interviewed
Doug Bruckner
Reporter
Joe Nipote
Stretch
Michael Dubrow
Student #1
J.J. Anderson
Student #2
Michael McCarty
Drunk in Bar
Micah Winkelspecht
Student
Mike Simmrin
Phantom
Elise Main
Little Red Riding Hood
Tony Stef'Ano
Kid at Party
Director
Writer
Joseph Oriolo
Deanna Oliver
Producer
Paul Deason
associate producer
Jeff Franklin
co-producer
Gerald R. Molen
executive producer
Jeffrey A. Montgomery
executive producer
Steve Waterman
co-producer
Colin Wilson
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
Editor
Michael Kahn
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Casting Director
Nancy Nayor
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Production Designer
Leslie Dilley
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Art Director
Daniel Maltese
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Ed Verreaux
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Set Decorator
Rosemary Brandenburg
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Costume Designer
Rosanna Norton
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Makeup Department
Judith A. Cory
key hair stylist
Christina Smith
makeup artist
Production Manager
Paul Deason
unit production manager
Steven R. Molen
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews
first assistant director
Pamela Cederquist
second second assistant director
Maura McKeown
dga trainee
Michele Panelli-Venetis
second assistant director
Art Department
Yarek Alfer
head sculptor
Lori Ashcraft
art department coordinator
Carlo Basail
greens crafts service
Russell Bobbitt
property master
William Boyd
mill foreman
Jeff Brown
stand-by greens
Mike Disa
digital reference technician
Tom Ivanjack
painter
Kent Jones
paint foreman
Kevin Wade Mcdonald
propmaker
Frank McEldowney
greens supervisor
James P. Meehan
set dresser
Thomas Meikle
sculptor
Robert Misetich
set paint foreman
Greg Papalia
assistant art director
Nashon Petrushkin
property assistant
William H. Phen Jr.
propmaker gangboss
Edward J. Protiva
set dresser
Eric Ramirez
set dresser
Jacques Rey
illustrator
Terry Sheffield
drapery foreman
Brett C. Smith
leadman
David S. Smith
digital artist
Timothy S. Wiles
props
Ken Abraham
assistant property master
Daren Dochterman
property illustrator
Jay Fisher
scenic artist
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape
foley editor
Tom Barwick
foley artist
Sara Bolder
dialogue editor
Christopher Boyes
assistant sound designer
Lindakay Brown
assistant adr editor
Lisa Chino
assistant dialogue editor
John S. Coffey
sound mixer: second unit
Dean Drabin
adr mixer
Tony Eckert
foley recordist
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor
Sean England
machine room operator
Dan Engstrom
assistant sound effects editor
Frank E. Eulner
sound editor
Andre Fenley
apprentice sound editor
J.R. Grubbs
assistant sound effects editor
Ruth Hasty
assistant supervising sound editor
Richard Hymns
supervising sound editor
Shawn Murphy
sound re-recording mixer
Susan Popovic
assistant foley editor
Gary Rydstrom
sound re-recording mixer, sound designer
Christopher Scarabosio
assistant dialogue editor
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
Gary Summers
sound re-recording mixer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Hugh Waddell
adr supervisor
Charles M. Wilborn
sound mixer
Ronald G. Roumas
sound re-recordist
Special Effects
Craig Barnett
special effects technician
Randy Cabral
special effects
Kim Derry
special effects technician
Raul Essig
technical assistant
Michael Lantieri
special effects supervisor
Rick Lazzarini
ghost replicas
Matt McDonnell
special effects technician
Tom Pahk
special effects foreman
Brian Tipton
special effects: first unit
Jason Bakutis
mold/lab technician
Harish Mandyam
special effects
Visual Effects
Philip Edward Alexy
CG animator
Alexandra Altrocchi
visual effects production assistant
Mike Amron
digital effects artist
Barry Armour
technical director
Michael Bauer
digital effects artist: ILM
John Andrew Berton Jr.
supervising digital effects artist
Bruce D. Buckley
CGI modeler
Richard Brooks Burton
gyrosphere technician: blue screen unit
Megan I. Carlson
visual effects production assistant
Marc Cooper
digital effects artist: ILM
Bruce Dahl
animator
Lou Dellarosa
digital character animator
Mike Disa
digital character animator
Loring Doyle
roto/paint artist
Edwin Dunkley
computer graphics technical assistant
Russell Earl
technical director
TyRuben Ellingson
effects art director
Vicki L. Engel
visual effects coordinator
Stefen Fangmeier
digital character co-supervisor
Scott Farrar
visual effects plate supervisor
Miguel A. Fuertes
supervising character animator
Michael Gleason
visual effects editor
Gerald Gutschmidt
digital effects artist
Mark Gutterud
plate photography
Roger Guyett
senior technical director
Michael J. Halsted
visual effects coordinator
Janet Healy
digital effects producer, visual effects producer
Sandy Houston
digital roto and paint supervisor
Wade Howie
model supervisor
George Hull
storyboard artist
Tom L. Hutchinson
computer graphics supervisor
Daniel Jeannette
character animator
Greg Killmaster
technical director
Ken Satchel King
character animator
Drew Klausner
roto and paint artist
Russell Koonce
digital effects artist
Marshall Richard Krasser
digital rotoscoper: ILM
Henry LaBounta
senior CG supervisor
Angela Leaper
video effects
Peter Lepeniotis
animator
Joe Letteri
CG supervisor
John Lewis
software
Fabio Lignini
animator
Robert Marinic
digital effects artist
Stuart T. Maschwitz
digital artist
Carl Miller
motion control operator
Richard Miller
sculptor
Curt I. Miyashiro
digital effects artist
David Manos Morris
technical assistant
Ken Nielsen
visual effects
Michael Olague
visual effects gaffer
Kevin Rafferty
supervising digital effects artist
Phil Robinson
animator
Susan Ross
lead viewpaint artist
Erik Chr. Schmidt
digital character animator
Trish Schutz-Krause
animator: ILM
David S. Smith
digital artist: animatics
Ben Snow
technical director
Lisa Suzuki
digital effects artist
Paul Theren
digital artist
Curt Toumanian
digital effects technician
Jeffrey James Varab
digital character animator
Kevin Willmering
digital rotoscope and paint: ILM
Heidi Zabit
digital artist
Ronn Brown
CG technical assistant
David Dozoretz
concept artist: ILM
Stunts
Laura Albert
stunts
Seth Arnett
stunts
Mickey Cassidy
stunts
Donna Evans
stunts
Rusty Hanson
stunts
Gary Hymes
stunt coordinator, stunts
Keii Johnston
stunts
Jon W. Kishi
stunts
Les Larson
stunts
Cole McLarty
stunts
Carol Neilson
stunts
Larry Nicholas
stunts
Victor Paul
stunts
Patricia M. Peters
stunts
John Phillip
stunts
Jesse Puente
stunts
Chere Rae
stunts
Pat Romano
assistant stunt coordinator, stunts, stunt rigger
Birgit K. Schier
stunts
Myke Schwartz
stunts
Gunter Simon
stunts
Brian Smrz
stunts
Erik Stabenau
stunts
Fred M. Waugh
stunts
Ted Barba
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera: "a" camera, camera technician: VistaVision
Vincent Contarino
dimmer board operator
Michael K. Davis
lighting fixture technician
Casey Hotchkiss
camera operator
Chris Johnson
film loader
Ian Kelly
video engineer
Michael Orefice
gaffer
Stephen Sfetku
second assistant camera
Raymond Stella
camera operator: "a" camera, director of photography: second unit
Joseph T. Terranova
gaffer: additional photography
Kenneth Zunder
additional photographer
Animation Department
Eric Armstrong
animation director
Miguel A. Fuertes
animation supervisor
Paul Griffin
animator
Lance MacDonald
animation ghost references
Mary Ann Malcomb
animator
Phil Nibbelink
animation director
Seymour Reit
character creator: based on book "Casper the Friendly Ghost"
Oskar Urretabizkaia
animator
Casting Department
Debbie DeRango
casting associate
Terry L. Lamfers
casting administrator
Chris Lowden
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anacker
costumer
Jerry Ross
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Michael Fallavollita
assistant editor
Peter Fandetti
assistant editor
Jim Passon
color timer
Music Department
Don Davis
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
score mixer
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Transportation Department
Denny Caira
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Jeffrey Benedict
technical assistant
Toby Blue
assistant to director
Rory Enke
location scout
Dori Greenberg
set production assistant
Annette Haywood-Carter
script supervisor
J.M. Kenny
assistant production coordinator
Frank Charles Lutkus III
crypt keeper puppeteer
Patty Maloney
crypt keeper puppeteer
Todd Morris
production assistant
Joseph Oriolo
characters: based on book "Casper the Friendly Ghost"
Ana Maria Quintana
script supervisor
Christopher Raimo
production assistant
Matt Rebenkoff
set production assistant
Mikael Romano
production assistant
Erik Schaper
crypt keeper puppeteer
Van Snowden
crypt keeper puppeteer
Anne Marie Stein
unit publicist
Christine Stewart
payroll accountant
David Stinnett
crypt keeper puppeteer
Tony Swatton
armorer
Robert West
assistant to producer
N. Brock Winkless IV
crypt keeper puppeteer
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
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The Harvey Entertainment Company
Distributor
Universal Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
CIC
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CIC-Taft Home Video
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures Benelux
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Special Effects
Character Shop
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Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
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Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
music recorded at
MCA Records
soundtrack released by
Skywalker Sound
post-production sound services
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