I was ten years old when this came out, and this is the closest thing to a 1995 dream cast scenario for little Stormy.
- Christina Ricci, from Mermaids, Addams Family (+Values), and Casper? Yes.
- Thora Birch from Monkey Trouble and Hocus Pocus? Obviously yes.
- Gaby Hoffman from that made for tv version of Freaky Friday? Yes.
- Devon Sawa, the quarterback of the Little Giants, Casper himself?! The biggest yes of all.
I don't even care about the adult cast. I didn't then, and I still don't.
This is the first time I've watched it in maybe ten years. It holds up surprisingly well, partially due to the majority of the film taking place in 1970, so it doesn't have that 90's aesthetic dating it. The themes and struggles are still relevant to kids today. Divorced parents, puberty, weight issues, feeling invisible, boys, loss of a parent, wanting bigger boobs, wanting smaller boobs. It's actually a little surprising this hasn't gotten a remake.
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