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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

5.4/10
TMDB345 votes
1997Original: English90 min

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.

Genres: Adventure, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett

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About Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) is a film in the adventure, family, comedy, fantasy genres. Directed by Sean McNamara. The cast includes Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean.

Released
1997-09-09
Original language
English
Runtime
90 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
The Harvey Entertainment Company, Saban Entertainment, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
Directors
Sean McNamara
Writers
Jymn Magon, Thomas Hart, Thomas McCluskey, Rob Kerchner

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5.4/10 from 345 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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'Casper: A Spirited Beginning' 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 Chuck McGill, Michael McKean, and Mufasa, James Earl Jones. Let's…

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'Casper: A Spirited Beginning' 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 Chuck McGill, Michael McKean, and Mufasa, James Earl Jones. Let's see what 'Casper Meets Wendy' cobbles together...

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What is Casper: A Spirited Beginning about?

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.

Who stars in Casper: A Spirited Beginning?

Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Jeremy Foley. See the cast cards above for character names.

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