Christina Ricci has said she cannot stand her performance in the 1995 film *Casper*, describing herself as “terrible” in it. The comments highlight the contrast between the film’s enduring popularity and Ricci’s own harsh assessment of one of her best-known early roles.

Ricci played Kat Harvey in the family fantasy, opposite the friendly ghost Casper, when she was a teenager. Although the film became a notable 1990s children’s release and helped cement her status as a young star, she has suggested she finds it difficult to watch her work in it.