Casper Page #5

Synopsis: Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. Harvey and his daughter Kat move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who's "the friendliest ghost you know." But not so friendly are Casper's uncles--Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie--who are determined to drive all "fleshies" away. Ultimately, it is up to Harvey and Kat to help the ghosts cross over to the other side.
Director(s): Brad Silberling
Production: Universal Pictures
  4 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
PG
Year:
1995
100 min
3,429 Views


- What about that?

- That?

Nah. That's the vault.

Wait!

It's gotta be this!

Hey, I did it!

Lazarus!

Ah. Ooh. Ouch.

- What is this?

- Careful!

That's what makes

the whole thing work.

Kind of an instant

primordial soup mix.

It's what brings ghosts

back to life.

Just enough for one.

- Pull the lever.

- Which one?

I don't know.

Try one.

- Casper?

- I'm gonna be alive.

Oh, man, how am I

gonna do this?

I couldn't even get

my Easy Bake oven to work.

Okay.

Casper?

Am I alive?

Dibs, do you have any

idea what this means? Yes!

No. You don't have to be

scared of death anymore.

One minute you'll be a ghost;

next, you're back on your feet,

free to come and go

as you please.

Hell, you could even

fly through... Walls.

Thick walls.

Thick as steel.

Certainly could get to

whatever's behind those walls.

Like a, a treasure, for

example? And snap, crackle, pop:

You're back alive and on

your way to the Riviera.

If you were a ghost.

If you were.

Damn it, Dibs.

This won't hurt a bit.

Stop being such a weenie!

It's just business. Come on!

- If you would just...

Whoa.

Wa-a-a-a!

So there you are.

Dibs, you're takin' this

way too personally.

Carrigan!

Are you

a ghost yet?

Carrigan!

What a tragic waste.

She had my favorite sunglasses.

Not so fast, little man.

# Warden threw a party

at the county jail #

# The prison band was there

They began to wail #

# The band played hard

The joint began to swing #

# You should've heard those

knocked-out jailbirds sing #

# Let's rock #

Hey, this Dr. Harvey's got a lot

of spirit, you know what I'm sayin'?

Yeah, but he's got his whole

miserable life ahead of him.

So we could do him a favor

and put him out of his misery.

Yeah. Hey,

good idea.

We been the ghostly trio

long enough.

Time to make it a...

quartet!

Could I just

say something here?

- And get a little personal?

- Oh, yeah. You know how it is. Okay.

Well, I just

got to tell you...

you guys remind me of what it's

like to hang out with the boys.

I mean, you are absolutely

there for each other.

# Falling in love... #

I mean, you look life

right in the face.

You say, "I'm a ghost.

I don't need you. Mmm."

You know what? I'm gonna

tell that Miss Critten Picken...

Uh, Crichton Critten...

Crut...

I'm gonna tell that lady

you aren't goin' anywhere.

It's your house.

You're haunting it.

Possession is

nine-tenths of the law.

No. No. No. Yes.

No. No. No. Yes.

Aww. Aww. I didn't

think so at first, but...

you guys are great.

I love you... guys.

Hey. Hey!

Eeow!

Eeeeee!

Ohh!

Hey.

Noooo.

Heh-heh.

Oof!

What a sweetheart.

I can't croak him now.

Me neither.

No way.

All right, boys!

The night is young.

Mm-hmm.

We are gonna clean out

every bar this town has got.

Uh-uh-uh.

We're gonna booze it

until we lose it.

Come on.

Come on.

Whoop.

Think my ears

just popped.

Come to Mama.

- My treasure!

- You mean my treasure.

Uhhh.

Miss Crittenden?

In the flesh.

Well, in a couple of minutes.

- Oh! Ah! Oh!

Dibs! What are you doing?

This is no time to shave.

Helping you, remember?

Remember what?

This!

You stole that.

That's Casper's.

So sue me. Dibs!

The capsule! Now!

Coming.

I'm coming, okay?

Keep away from me.

Here. Jump in.

Oh!

- Oy.

- Perfect.

- We're here.

- Uh, okay.

Hi. Come on in.

This is the room.

Um, stay together; you'll be

safe. And I'll be right back.

Amber, do we

have to do this?

Hey, she wants a Halloween party,

she's gonna get a Halloween party.

Hey, that's my treasure! Stay back!

- Keep away from me.

- Casper!

Don't come near me, you spiteful spook,

or I'll knock you into the next world!

Come on, let's go.

♪ Ta-da! ♪

Hey, "poppin' fresh,"

it's my turn in the oven!

Dibs! Get this thing cooking,

you blasted little worm you!

Ah... Carrigan.

How kind of you to drop in.

You know, if there's one thing I've

learned from you, it's:

Always kick 'em when they're down!

And, baby, you're six feet under!

Oh, what a shame!

Sorry, sweetheart.

We're through.

I am not gonna forget this, you

ungrateful, lousy little worm you!

Oh, you can haunt me all you want,

but it's gonna be in a great big, expensive house

with lovely purple wallpaper,

and great big green carpets,

and a little dog called Carrigan,

a b*tch just like you!

I got the power!

I got the treasure!

And you have a flight to catch!

Any other takers?

No. But aren't you

forgetting something?

What?

Your unfinished business.

- My what?

- You know, unfinished business.

All ghosts have unfinished business.

That's why they don't cross over.

Unfinished business?

I have no unfinished business!

I have my treasure, my mansion!

I have everything!

I'm just perfect!

Wait, wait!

I lied!

I have unfinished business,

lots of unfinished business!

I- I'm not ready to cross over yet!

Wait, you tricked me, you rotten little brats!

No...!

My treasure! A ball?

That's your treasure?

Are you kidding? It's autographed

by Duke Snyder, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

My favorite player.

Casper, it's time.

Honey!

I'm home!

Whoooaaa-ehhhh-whoo-ohhh!

Ooh.

Dad?

No! What have you

done to him?

Nothin'. He's just

a little... dead.

I'm free! I've never

felt so good in my life.

I can fly-y-y-eee!

Rookie. Stinkie, work with him.

Dad?

Yeah.

Hey! Who's the girl? Dad, it's me.

I- It's Kat.

Kat. Kat?

- Kat Ballou.

- Katatonic.

Katastrophic.

Kreplach soup.

Ohh.

- Flesh flood alert.

- Dad?

Don't you remember?

Oh, yeah!

I remember!

No!

No. No!

This.

Oh.

Uh-oh.

Uh-oh. Uh-oh.

Oh, Kat!

Oh, sweetheart.

Oh, what have I done?

I... Oh, Kat.

Don't cry. I...

Oh, please.

Come on, Dr. Harvey

You need this more than I do.

Casper.

This is the way it's gotta be.

Dad?

Oh, Kat!

Oh! Oh... Kat.

Aww. Hey.

Oh, honey.

Oh, that felt like

the strangest dream.

I... I thought we almost lost

each other for a minute there.

Oh, Bucket.

Your party started

without you.

Your date's

probably waiting.

Maybe we should

get going.

Uh...

where are we?

Well, go ahead.

What about you?

Hey, this is your party.

Go do your thing.

Go hang. Or chill or kick

it or whatever you call it.

I think you got

a date out there.

Thanks, Dad.

I hope no one saw that.

Hold still! I'm trying.

Could you weigh any more?

Just shut up and

get your head down.

Oh, my... Oh,

you gotta see this.

People are gonna freak.

Let me see.

Cool.

Thank you.

Yeah!

You're...

Uh-huh.

You're...

That's right.

Kat's mom?

Are... Are you

an angel?

That was a very noble thing

you did tonight, Casper.

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