Elsewhere in the story, another death has shaped a different set of characters: Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman, in a career ...

For almost 30 years, Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” has supplied moviegoers with the most consistent and thrilling ...

Casper the Friendly Ghost made his theatrical debut in I. Sparber's 1945 short "The Friendly Ghost," released by Famous Studios. The gimmick of the short was that a boy-like apparition named ...

Released in May 1995 months before Halloween, no one expected Casper to become one of the year's biggest hits, let alone an iconic staple of spooky season. Made for $55 million, the movie which ...

"You just want a friend..." What if someone made Casper the Friendly Ghost into an actually scary horror film? That's what Canadian filmmaker Jared Pelletier is pitching as a proof-of-concept ...

Vanessa Irino holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of memorabilia featuring Casper from The Friendly Ghost movies. (Guinness World Records) ...

The star of dozens of animated shorts and specials, hundreds of comics, and one big-screen feature (which spawned a couple of straight-to-video follow-ups), Casper the Friendly Ghost has enjoyed a ...