Casper is a 1995 comedy fantasy film starring Christina Ricci and is based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons and comic strips. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery. The film was merely distributed by Universal Pictures, and as such, Universal still owns the rights to the film. This film and its prequel Casper Meets Wendy were the only Casper films not sold to Classic Media.