The classic 1950s Harvey cartoons always seemed to gloss over the subject. However Casper's cause of death was finally offered up in the 1995 big screen adaption starring Christina Ricci. Apparently the friendly ghost was originally a stubborn kid. Casper was sledding on a cold winter's day. His dad told him to come inside. Casper refused, and eventually contracted a fatal case of pneumonia. The end.
I was wondering what happened to the poor guy.
ReplyDeleteSo what became of his uncles? Fatso, Fusso and Lazo
Damn. I was hoping for something much more exciting than that, like being eaten by wild animals or being a virgin sacrifice or something. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteI always assumed that he committed suicide....
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And here I thought it was becuase he was shooting up behind a dumpster and got mugged and had an overdose. Hmmmmm guess I was just a little off on that one.
ReplyDeleteI figured he was run over by a carriage and he was a very old soul. At least, that's the story my big sister told me when I was little. I remember having an intense fear of horses ever since.
ReplyDeleteI thought he joined a gang.
ReplyDeleteChristina Ricci was 15 when that movie came out and still had nice cans. (It's OK for me to say this, I was a 10-year-old boy at the time.)
ReplyDeleteI loved the house in that movie!
ReplyDeleteSo...why did Casper lose a finger when he became a ghost?
And here I thought he was hydrocephalic and died from complications of that.
ReplyDeleteI thought he was blunged to death by giant alarm clocks.
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