Casper It can be looked back as simply a sweet, child-friendly ghost story, but its sensibility is much more advanced in storytelling. Casper Friendly Ghost, a favorite character from Harvey Comics in 1995, is packed with pop culture references, from clever cameos to blinking and visual gags of youll-miss-it. Shrek (2001) and dead pool (2016).
CasperScreenwriters Deanna Oliver and Shelley Stoner told EW in 1995 that executive producer Steven Spielberg hoped the tone would help expand the fun of both children and adult film fans. Stoner and Oliver maintained CasperThe local gags of the series fly fast, but with a purpose – like their teleplay Animaniac or Little Toons. “You have to be humorously specific,” Oliver said. “The more specific you become, the more interesting it is.”
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film, we broke some CasperMost notable pop culture references.
Apocalypse now (1980)
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Casper's uncle flies to the sound of a helicopter, humming Wagner's “Valkyrie Vehicles,” paraphrasing Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore, of Robert Duval.
Poltergeist (1982)
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In a Spielberg-attached variation of the film's terrifying bathroom sink scene, Dr. Harvey (Bill Pullman) is known for Clint Eastwood, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Gibson, and…
House alone (1990)
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Crypt Keeper is the last cameo featured in the Mirror scene, but that's not the end of the reference – the creepy host A story from the story Place his hands on his face in a way that undoubtedly evokes Kevin McCallister (McCalley Culkin) House alone (1990).
Saturday Night Live (Gift from 1975)
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The first exorcist to drive Casper's uncle is Guido Saludoci (Don Novelo)'s father. Saturday Night Live Regular “Weekend Updates.”
Ghostbusters (1984)
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Spirit Remover No. 2 is Dan Aykroyd as the Raystunt, a completely paranormal Regalia.
The third guest ghostbuster did not appear in the photo: PoltergeistZelda Rubinstein. “We imagined her shooting at the chimney and screaming, 'Going towards the light!” Oliver said.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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Casper's uncle has a bed with his name engraved on it, like seven dwarfs. I ask Christina Rich's Cat Harvey:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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The uncle is a parody of the evil witches of the West, and they are not sucked in water, but they pretend that sunlight causes an end. (Spoiler alert for 30 years old: Not so.)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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Casper becomes an action hero on steroid pumps and calls out when Arnold Schwarzenegger says, “If you want to riff, come on me.”
Citizen Kane (1941)
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This reference is a little more slanted, but classic movie fans recognize the similarities between Casper and the title character. Citizen Kane (1941) had a traumatic childhood relationship with sleds.
