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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

"It's a whole new scream!"

1997

1h 30m

5.4(342 votes)

Adventure

Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Overview

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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Social & External

Production Companies

The Harvey Entertainment Company

Saban Entertainment

Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Tim Carson

Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin

Sheila Fistergraff

Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

Mayor Hunt

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Bill Case

Brendon Ryan Barrett

Brendon Ryan Barrett

Chris Carson

Jeremy Foley

Jeremy Foley

Casper (voice)

Bill Farmer

Bill Farmer

Stinky (voice)

Jess Harnell

Jess Harnell

Fatso (voice)

Jim Ward

Jim Ward

Stretch (voice)

Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Snivel (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Sean McNamara
Written by: Jymn Magon
Thomas Hart
Produced by: Mike Elliott

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