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Steven
Spielberg produced this live-action feature starring the friendly ghost
created in 1940 by Joe Orolio.
In it, greedy heiress Carrigan Crittenden ((Moriarty), furious that
her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion - the haunted
Whipstaff Manorrather - than his millions, decided burn the place to
the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house,
which is closely guarded by three nasty ghosts. She invites ghost therapist
Dr. James Harvey, and his daughter Kat, to move into the eerie mansion
and get rid of the supernatural creatures.
The nephew
of the three spirits is Casper, a friendly ghost who becomes Kat's
pal. Casper takes Kat to his father's secret lab where he once attempted
to bring Casper back to life with a special machine. Carrigan eavesdrops
on their conversation and decides to become a ghost herself, in the
hope that she will get the booty more easily. Then she can use the
machine to change back to a human. However, Carrigan doesn't realize
that you can't flirt with the afterlife.
Filmed in Deluxe color. Sound
in DTS.
Produced in association with the Harvey Entertainment Company, the
film earned $100.2 million at the box office in 1995.
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