3. You might have seen the Casper home once more in a distinct context
The ghostly shenanigans continued for a few years after Casper‘s launch. The Whipstaff Manor set reappeared on the small display in a curious trend when the Backstreet Boys filmed their music video for “Everyone (Backstreet’s Again)” there. You might recall them asking you in the event that they had been sexual. “Yeahhhh,” you answered in your head simply now. That’s the ability of Whipstaff, child!
4. Christina Ricci and Devon Sawa had been onscreen love pursuits twice in a single 12 months
Devon Sawa appeared solely briefly because the human model of Casper on the finish of the film, however he made an enduring impression on audiences. It additionally wasn’t the one time in 1995 that he’d get to play a love curiosity for star Christina Ricci. The 2 would seem collectively once more on the massive display just a few months later within the coming-of-age film Now and Then.
5. It bought the ball rolling on film crossover cameos
A number of large names make cameos as themselves in Casper, like Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and Rodney Dangerfield, however Dan Aykroyd pops up within the type of his Ghostbusters character, Ray Stantz. It was one of many first main movie crossovers on the time and went a way in the direction of popularizing them. Although most of those crossovers have been welcome within the many years since, some are undoubtedly extra on the “are you able to not?” finish of issues. Your mileage could range.
6. J.J. Abrams had a hand in making it
Though it’s laborious to think about the movie with out Devon Sawa actually embodying Casper, the film didn’t initially finish that method. A fresh-faced J.J. Abrams was introduced aboard to rewrite the ending to incorporate that second. “The ending was accepted and a nationwide casting name was launched,” Sawa revealed again in 2018. “I despatched a VHS tape all the way down to casting administrators and every week later booked the function of Casper. I’ve been working ever since. Thanks JJ.”
7. It nearly had the identical director as The Crow
The Crow and Darkish Metropolis director Alex Proyas was initially hooked up to Casper, however left after realizing it wasn’t for him. “I beloved the thought of doing a child’s fantasy,” he recalled. “One in all my favourite movies of all time is Wizard of Oz. I wish to do one thing like that in the future. Casper appeared to be a possibility to do a extremely nice youngsters’ movie with some actual stable emotional resonance. Sadly, it began to maneuver away from its potential sooner or later and that’s the explanation I politely bowed out.” Welp!
8. A Poltergeist crossover was scrapped
The writers initially needed Poltergeist’s greatest home cleaner to make an look, with Zelda Rubinstein thought-about for a quick scene. “We pictured her taking pictures out the chimney, screaming ‘Go towards the sunshine!”’ screenwriter Deanna Oliver revealed. Sadly, it by no means occurred, however we did get another enjoyable cameos.
