Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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Everyone's favorite friendly ghost Casper returns in this family-oriented video release. The voices of James Earl Jones, Michael McKean, Steve Guttenberg and Rodney Dangerfield add depth to the collection of supernatural characters that will delight children from 5 to 10 years of age.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Comedy, Kids & Family, Television
Directed By:

Sean McNamara
Written By:

Thomas Hart, Jymn Magon
In Theaters:

Sep 9, 1997 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 16, 2005
Runtime:

94 minutes
Studio:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Cast

Steve Guttenberg
as Tim Carson

Lori Loughlin
as Sheila

Rodney Dangerfield
as Mayor

Michael McKean
as Bill Case

Brendon Ryan Barrett
as Chris Carson

Shannon Chandler
as Jennifer

Steven Hartman
as Brock

Richard Moll
as Principal

Brian Doyle-Murray
as Dave

Bill Farmer
as Stinky

Jess Harnell
as Fatso

Sherman Hemsley
as Storeowner

James K. Ward
as Stretch

Edie McClurg
as Librarian

Ben Stein
as Grocer

Jeremy Foley
as Casper

James Earl Jones
as Kibosh

Pauly Shore
as Snivel

Casper The Friendly Ghost

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Critic Reviews for Casper: A Spirited Beginning

All Critics (5) | Rotten (5)

Taking place in a scary netherworld where up is down, black is white, and Steve Guttenberg, Rodney Dangerfield, Lori Loughlin, Pauly Shore, and Richard Moll still have careers.

Sep 30, 2002 | Rating: 0/4 | Full Review…

Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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Audience Reviews for Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Sep 06, 2010

I only watched this because it went along with the other two Casper movies, but it's a prequel, most prequels aren't good, and this is no exception. It has a bit of the charm from the first two, but overall it's just so-so.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Sep 10, 2009

"Casper - A Spirited Beginning" isn't anything like the first Casper movie and it isn't as good, but it's still a good movie in its own way. In this movie, Casper befriends a 10-year-old boy who believes in ghosts. The boy is the only person that's not scared of Casper, so they become best friends. The bad thing is that the boy's father is real busy and never seems to pay attention to his son, and the worst of all, the father has a plan to tear down an old haunted mansion so the town can have a new shopping center. However, nobody seems to like the idea of getting rid of the old mansion. "Casper - A Spirited Beginning" is a good movie in most ways. Casper and the same 3 ghosts that were in the first Casper movie are back in this one along with a bunch of new ghosts including one that looks like a huge version of Slimer from The Ghostbusters. "Casper - A Spirited Beginning" has an interesting plot, parts of it are funny, and it has good animated effects such as an old graveyard and a train with a skull on the front of it. If you like Casper movies, I recommend getting "Casper - A Spirited Beginning." It's a new beginning to a new kind of Casper movies, and it's good. NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000.

Jason O Super Reviewer
Feb 19, 2009

cool movie liked it when i was a kid

Paul A Super Reviewer
Jun 12, 2007

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Alexander C Super Reviewer