Casper (1995)
Christina Ricci: Kat
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Quotes
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[Casper sitting on his old sled, takes his baseball cap off]
Casper : I begged and begged my dad to give me this sled, but he acted like I couldn't even have it, because I didn't know how to ride it. But then one morning, I came down for breakfast and there it was, just for me, for no reason at all. I took it out, went sledding all day. And my dad said "That's enough." But I couldn't stop, I was having so much fun. It got late, got dark, got cold... and I got sick, and my dad got sad.
Kat : What's it like to die?
Casper : Like... being born, only backwards. I remember, I didn't go where I was supposed to go. I just stayed behind, so my dad wouldn't be lonely.
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Casper on Screen : I told you I was a good dancer. Can I keep you?
Kat : Casper?
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Dr. Harvey : Honey, I think it's time that we sat down and had a little talk.
Kat : It's a little late for that, Dad.
Dr. Harvey : How late?
Kat : Oh, don't worry, not that late.
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[last lines]
Kat : [after everyone has left] Not bad for my first party, huh?
Casper : [friendly] Couldn't have been better.
Dr. Harvey : It ain't over yet. BOYS!
[the Ghostly Trio appears and start playing Casper's song]
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Kat : Sometimes I worry that I'm starting to forget.
Casper : Forget what?
Kat : My mom. Just certain things. The sound of her making breakfast downstairs. The way she'd put on her lipstick, so carefully. I do remember, she always used Ivory soap, and when she'd hug me, I'd breathe her in, so deep. And I remember before I'd go to sleep she'd whisper in my ear, "stardust in the eyes, rosy cheeks, and a happy girl in the morning." Casper?
Casper : Hmm?
Kat : If my mom's a ghost, did she forget about me?
Casper : No. She'd never forget you. Kat?
Kat : [about to sleep] Mm-hmm?
Casper : If I were alive, would you go to the Halloween dance with me?
Kat : Mm-hmm.
Casper : Kat?
Kat : Mm-hmm.
Casper : [whispers] Can I keep you?
Kat : Mm-hmm.
[Casper kisses Kat on the cheek]
Kat : Casper, close the window. It's cold.
[Casper curls up in bed by Kat's side]
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[after seeing a ghost]
Kat : Dad, I'm sorry.
Dr. Harvey : For what?
Kat : For not believing you, for thinking you were a total loser.
Dr. Harvey : Aww honey... apologize later!
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Carrigan Crittenden : DIBS! Get this thing cooking, you flaccid little worm, you!
Dibs : Ah, Carrigan! How kind of you to drop in!
[Carrigan laughs]
Dibs : You know, if there's one thing I've learned from you, it's "always kick 'em when they're down." And baby, you're six feet under. Oh, what a shame!
[grabs vial and prepares to break it]
Dibs : Sorry, sweetheart, we're through!
Carrigan Crittenden : I am not gonna forget this, you ungrateful, lousy little worm, you!
Dibs : [chuckles sarcastically] You can haunt me all you want, but it's gonna be in a great big expensive house, with lovely purple wallpaper, and great big green carpets, and a little dog called Carrigan... a b----, just like you! I've got the power! I've got the treasure!
Carrigan Crittenden : And you have a flight to catch!
Dibs : Huh?
[Carrigan flings Dibs out the window]
Carrigan Crittenden : [turns to Casper and Kat, calmly] Any other takers?
Casper : No, but aren't you forgetting something?
Carrigan Crittenden : *What*?
Casper : Yourrr unfinished business.
Carrigan Crittenden : My *what*?
Kat : You know, unfinished business. *All* ghosts have unfinished business. That's why they don't cross over.
Carrigan Crittenden : Unfinished business? I *have* no unfinished business. I have my treasure, my mansion. I have *everything*. I'm... just... perfect!
[laughs triumphantly till a beam of light bursts out of her body]
Carrigan Crittenden : [gasps] Wait! Wait! I lied!
[more lights beams burst from her]
Carrigan Crittenden : I have unfinished business - lots of unfinished business! I-I'm not ready to cross over yet! Wait! You tricked me, you rotten little rats!
[screams as she explodes, dropping the vial and chest, then Kat lunges for the vial and the chest hits the floor, opening the lid]
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Kat : I know it looks kind of funky and stuff from the outside. But, I mean, I don't know... Inside it's kind of cool.
Amber Whitmire : Well, yeah, if you drink blood.
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Kat : In two years I have been to nine different schools, eaten in nine cafeterias. I can't even remember anyone's name.
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Kat : For once, I would just like to be in one place long enough to make a friend.
Dr. Harvey : Honey, you will. I mean, come on, we're movin' to Friendship, Maine. Even I might make one.
Kat : You better, Dad. 'Cause a single guy your age is more likely to become a bank hostage than to make new friends.
