Casper - 1995 - ep 114 -

Casper is a friendly ghost with a sad-as-hell backstory. Plus, maybe an uncomfortable obsession with Christina Ricci?

The live-action “Casper” is notable for being the first movie with a CGI lead, and thankfully, the ghost-like effects here were made purposefully cartoonish rather than photo-realistic. That’d be weird and awkward, but don’t worry; “Casper” is weird and awkward enough without shoddy special effects.

Bill Pullman plays a ghost therapist still reeling from the death of his wife. In fact, he seems like a bit of a quack, because he’s totally dismissive-then-shocked once his daughter Kat (Ricci) first interacts with Casper. We also have three disgusting Uncle ghosts who can (sorta) eat food, and also possess human bodies then make them look like Clint Eastwood and Rodney Dangerfield. Did we mention this movie was weird?

Old Millennials Tyler and Angela try to dissect the various “rules” of haunting and unfinished business in this movie and wonder how much time Casper spends at the Farmer’s Market each week. We try to figure out the bizarre ghost-to-human machine, as well as why the movie spends so much time with a villain that has so little to do with the actual plot.

Plus we get “Ghost Pullman,” everybody’s least-favorite Ghostbuster, a play-by-play analysis of a hilarious “Hard Copy”-esque news segment, an explanation of Jennifer’s arc as Brad’s boyfriend on “Home Improvement,” and the very awkward climactic scene in which a ghost with the voice of a little boy turns into a 13-year-old Devon Sawa. Suddenly that “Can I keep you?” line sounds super creepy.

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Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Nightbooks (2021)
Under Wraps (2021)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Skyfall (2012)
Spectre (2015)
No Time to Die (2021)

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