Notably, this film is the only time an official explanation has been given as to how Casper died. Casper, the spirit of deceased twelve-year-old according to the film, befriends the therapist's young daughter (Christina Ricci). The film's featured Carrigan Crittenden (Cathy Moriarty and her bumbling henchman (Eric Idle) ask a 'ghost therapist' (Bill Pullman to exorcise the spectral inhabitants of haunted house fabled to contain treasure. It's much darker in tone comparison to the cartoons and comics, especially with it's theme of death as well as addressing Casper's tragic death. The ghosts featured in the film computer-generated imagery, and the first of it's kind feature one in the lead role. Casperis a 1995 American live-action family comedy fantasy feature film, directed by Brad Silberling loosely based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost.
