Top 10 Best Casper Moments

MsMojo

Get ready to revisit the most touching, hilarious, and unforgettable moments from the 1995 classic "Casper"! From awkward ghostly introductions to heartfelt sacrifices and spooky pranks, this nostalgic trip through Whipstaff Manor delivers all the chills and laughs. Experience the magic of Casper’s world again with scenes featuring Kat, the Ghostly Trio, and the heartwarming connections that make this film a beloved family favorite.

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00:00It's what brings goes back to life.

00:03Just enough for one.

00:05Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the saddest, funniest,

00:10and most memorable scenes from the 1995 classic, Casper.

00:14Cat, can I keep you?

00:18Warning, spoilers ahead.

00:20Number 10, Cat Meets Casper.

00:23When a parapsychologist, Dr. James Harvey, gets a call from a frustrated heiress with

00:28a paranormal problem, he leaves Santa Fe to move into Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine.

00:33I've eaten in nine different cafeterias.

00:36I mean, I can't even remember anyone's name.

00:39For once, I would just like to be in one place long enough to make a friend.

00:45His teenage daughter, Kathleen, Cat Harvey, is less than thrilled to uproot her life yet

00:51again.

00:52Little did they know, the whole thing was orchestrated by Casper, a friendly but lonely ghost haunting

00:57the Harvey's new dilapidated home.

00:59Uh, uh, hi?

01:06Man!

01:08Perfect first impression.

01:09What a jerk!

01:10His introduction to Cat doesn't exactly go well.

01:13In fact, she faints at the sight of him and then immediately shrieks when she wakes up.

01:18But, all things considered, this might be Casper's least disastrous face-to-face meeting

01:23with a living person.

01:24Now, see?

01:29Pleasure to meet you, sir.

01:34Between Cat's obliviousness and Casper's nervous excitement, this encounter always brings

01:40the laughs.

01:419.

01:42First Ghostly Trio Encounter

01:44Dr. Harvey specializes in working with the living impaired, so he'd have a totally composed

01:50reaction to Casper, right?

01:52Well, not exactly.

01:54The good doctor screams as soon as he sees the benevolent ghost and starts to flee with

01:59his daughter, but he doesn't actually try to leave.

02:02Oh, my God, this is big.

02:04Um, Dad?

02:05What?

02:07We're in the closet.

02:11Right.

02:12Now, I want you to stay in here, no matter what you hear, okay?

02:15He approaches the other three specters of whipstaff, Casper's so-called uncles, Stretch,

02:20Stinky, and Fatso.

02:22The ghostly trio really put their new therapist through the ringer.

02:26Dr. Harvey tries to fight them off with a plunger, but it's the vacuum cleaner that

02:38really comes in handy.

02:40This cleaning supply brawl is some of the movie's best physical comedy.

02:44We love Bill Pullman in all of his slapstick glory.

02:47No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

02:50This sucks.

02:56Dad?

02:57Number 8.

02:59Breakfast with the ghosts.

03:00After a chaotic first night in their new haunted home, Kat starts the day with an unexpected

03:05treat from Casper.

03:07Oh, sunny side up kind of makes me yack.

03:10No problem.

03:17The friendly ghost whips up a pretty impressive breakfast as the two get to know each other

03:22and share a sweet moment trying to touch hands.

03:25Dr. Harvey also gets to enjoy the morning meal, but not for long.

03:29Casper's callous uncles barge in, immediately killing the positive mood and ordering their

03:34nephew around.

03:35How dare you serve these air-sucking intruders before us?

03:39I was just giving my meal!

03:45The trio scarfs down delicious-looking pastries stacked on their plates, leaving a big mess

03:51for Casper to clean up.

03:53It's hilarious and gross.

03:54Exactly what one would expect from a 90s kids movie.

03:57Why don't you go ahead and finish your meal, and you can meet in my office, and start the

04:03process of crossing over.

04:07What do you say?

04:07Casper hit theaters on May 26th, 1995, and even though the movie still holds up 30 years

04:19later, many of the pop culture references would likely go right over a Gen Z-er's head.

04:24When the ghostly trio possesses Dr. Harvey, they scare him by morphing his face into different

04:39people, starting with legendary actor-filmmaker Clint Eastwood.

04:43He changes into Rodney Dangerfield, the multi-hyphenate entertainer 90s kids recognize, then becomes

04:49Lethal Weapon star, Mel Gibson, before ending as the Crypt Keeper doing the Home Alone scream.

04:55You think you got it tough?

04:56I got a facelift.

04:57There was one just like it underneath.

05:08Earlier, when Kerrigan employs various paranormal experts, Saturday Night Live alum Don Novello

05:14appears as his father Guido Sarducci character.

05:17However, the most memorable familiar face is Dan Aykroyd, who reprised his iconic Ghostbusters

05:23role as Ray Stantz.

05:28Number 6.

05:29Amber and Vic's Failed Prank

05:31Ever since Kat's first day of school, Amber Whitmire had it out for her.

05:36While Vic is friendly toward the new girl, everyone else wastes no time laughing at Kat.

05:41They also have the audacity to decide on Whip's staff as the new venue for their Halloween

05:45party, never mind how the Harveys feel about it.

05:48Okay, we'll take a vote.

05:50Whoever wants to party at my house, raise your hand.

05:55Whip staff?

05:56Yeah!

05:57Casper got back at them by tying everyone's shoelaces together so they'd trip.

06:02A small victory, but nonetheless entertaining.

06:04Jealous that her peers chose Kat's spooky abode over her house, Amber plans to sabotage the

06:13party.

06:13But as she and an unenthusiastic Vic get ready, the ghostly trio delivers a good scare, sending

06:19them screaming and running right out the door to the delight of their classmates.

06:23Even though Casper is all about ghosts, they're not the actual villains of the story.

06:35The movie's main antagonist is Kerrigan Crittenden, the cruel heiress to Whipstaff Manor, who's

06:42only interested in the alleged treasure hidden inside.

06:45Um, are you sure we're not going a tad overboard here?

06:50Dibs, I have huffed and puffed.

06:52Now I want to rip this place down.

06:53I want my treasure.

06:54They can't haunt a pile of rubble, for Christ's sake.

06:57She and her lawyer Dibs try to kill each other, convinced that one can find the treasure as

07:02a ghost and resurrect themselves with Lazarus.

07:05After falling to her death, Kerrigan re-emerges in spirit form and easily glides through the

07:10vault to nab the treasure chest.

07:12Ah, Kerrigan.

07:15How kind of you to drop in.

07:17You know, if there's one thing I've learned from you, it's always kick them when they're

07:23down.

07:24And baby, you're six feet under.

07:26But she's outsmarted by Casper and Cat, who goad her into admitting she has zero unfinished

07:32business, triggering her crossing over into the afterlife.

07:35I have no unfinished business.

07:38I have my treasure, my mansion.

07:40I have everything.

07:42I'm just perfect.

07:46Wait, wait.

07:48I lied.

07:49I have unfinished business.

07:50Lots of unfinished business.

07:52We just wish Kerrigan had gotten to see that she did all this for assigned baseball.

07:57Number 4.

07:58Casper Resurrects Cat's Dad.

08:00Despite their first couple of interactions, the ghostly trio develops a fondness for Dr.

08:06Harvey.

08:07So much so that they consider making him a permanent fourth member.

08:11Hey, this Dr. Harvey's got a lot of spirit, you know what I'm saying?

08:15Yeah, but he's got his whole miserable life ahead of us.

08:19So we could do him a favor and put him out of his misery.

08:22Yeah, hey, good idea.

08:24Yeah, we've been the ghostly trio long enough.

08:27His genuine affection for them changes their plans to dispatch him.

08:31But as luck would have it, Dr. Harvey falls down an open construction trench outside of

08:36the bar.

08:37When her newly deceased dad returns home as a ghost, Cat is shocked and devastated, having

08:43now lost two parents.

08:56Even though his time being living impaired is brief, the emotional effect it had on his

09:00daughter is painful to watch.

09:03Casper selflessly gives up his one chance at being alive again, using the last of the Lazarus

09:08potion to resurrect her father.

09:10It's a happy yet heart-breaking scene.

09:13Oh, it felt like the strangest dream.

09:16I thought we almost lost each other for a minute there.

09:24Number 3.

09:25JT McFadden's Secret Lab

09:27One of the most talked about but unseen characters in the movie is Casper's late father JT McFadden,

09:33a genius innovator who previously inhabited Whipstaff Manor.

09:37McFadden claimed that he was haunted by the ghost of his dead son, and that he invented

09:42a machine to bring him back to life.

09:44The Lazarus.

09:45After his son's untimely death, McFadden successfully created a machine that could revive the deceased,

09:52which he dubbed the Lazarus.

09:54Casper shows Cat the hidden laboratory, first sending her on a wild ride via the Up and Atom

10:00chair, another invention that's equal parts fun and terrifying.

10:10Like most haunted mansions, Whipstaff as a whole has an eerie vibe, especially the subterranean

10:16lab, which looks like a cross between the Batcave and a Tim Burton movie set.

10:20It's a much needed moment of atmospheric whimsy amid the melancholic tone.

10:25What was that?

10:26The Up and Atom machine.

10:28My dad was a great inventor, but had a little trouble getting going in the morning.

10:32Didn't he ever hear of caffeine?

10:34Number 2.

10:35Casper Remembers His Death

10:37While Casper has plenty of funny moments, the family friendly film is known for being surprisingly

10:43dark at times, unlike his Harvey comics and animated counterparts, the film version of

11:00the titular ghost gets a tragic backstory.

11:04When his father gifted him the sled he wanted, Casper McFadden stayed outside playing with

11:08it for hours, but spending that much time out in the cold led to pneumonia, which sadly ended

11:23his life.

11:24Between the haunting music and Malachi Pearson's emotional delivery, this monologue will always

11:30be truly heartbreaking.

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11:56Number 1.

11:58Can I keep you?

11:59Ask anyone who grew up loving Casper, and they'll more than likely mention one specific

12:04quote that stuck with them.

12:06One night, Casper whispers to a sleepy cat,

12:09Can I keep you?

12:11Sure, it's a bit creepy, but we've seen how lonely he is haunting the halls of whipstaff.

12:16Before the Halloween dance, an angel, specifically Amelia Harvey, rewards Casper for resurrecting

12:22Cat's father instead of himself.

12:24The arbitrary Cinderella deal only allows him a short time in physical form, not even until

12:29midnight.

12:30So I have until midnight?

12:32Ten.

12:33Hey, Cinderella got until midnight.

12:37Cinderella wasn't 12 years old.

12:40But he makes the most of it.

12:42Cat unknowingly starts slow dancing with Casper, played by the dreamy Devin Sawa.

12:46While it's a shame she didn't get to see her mom, at least her dad got the closure he needed

12:52with his late wife.

12:53You and Cat loved me so well when I was alive that I have no unfinished business.

12:58Please don't let me be yours.

13:00What's your favorite Casper scene?

13:03Did it make the list?

13:04Let us know in the comments below!

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