FeaturePG1997·90m·5.4

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

It's a whole new scream!

AdventureFamilyComedyFantasy

Before he met and befriended the other ghouls at Applegate Manor, friendly ghost Casper meets young Chris Carson, a lonely kid who decides to teach Casper how to be a proper ghost.

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Cast

Jeremy Foley

Casper (voice)

Brendon Ryan Barrett

Chris Carson

Steve Guttenberg

Tim Carson

Lori Loughlin

Sheila Fistergraff

Rodney Dangerfield

Johnny Hunt

Shannon Chandler

Jennifer

Michael McKean

Bill Case

Richard Moll

Principal Rabie

Jim Ward

Stretch (voice)

Bill Farmer

Stinky (voice)

Jess Harnell

Fatso (voice)

Pauly Shore

Snivel (voice)

James Earl Jones

Kibosh (voice)

Debi Mazar

Angie Lyons

Sherman Hemsley

Grocer

Steven Hartman

Brock Lee

Logan Robbins

Danny

D'Juan Watts

Leon

Ben Stein

Grocer

Brian Doyle-Murray

Foreman Dave

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: $3.5M
Revenue: —
Age rating: PG
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: The Harvey Entertainment Company20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentSaban EntertainmentBrookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Crew

Director

Sean McNamara

Writers

Jymn Magon, Thomas Hart, Jymn Magon, Rob Kerchner

Rina Ramon

Costume Design

Nava

Production Design

Tami Mor

Costume Design

Christian Sebaldt

Director of Photography

John Gilbert

Editor

Arlan Jay Vetter

Production Design

Gallery

Reviews

r96sk

1/24/2022

4.0

<em>'Casper: A Spirited Beginning'</em> is rather rubbish, not that that is of any surprise. It's a stripped back version of the original in every way possible, with the animation - which, admittedly, isn't the greatest in the 1995 release - particularly standing out as being awful. The cast are OK, if entirely forgettable - perhaps with the exceptions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McGill" rel="nofollow">Chuck McGill</a>, Michael McKean, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Lion_King_(franchise)_characters#:~:text=and%20kill%20him.-,Mufasa,-%5Bedit%5D" rel="nofollow">Mufasa</a>, James Earl Jones. Let's see what <em>'Casper Meets Wendy'</em> cobbles together...

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