Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

Directed by

Sean McNamara

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, children's film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 335 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A friendly young ghost named Casper tries to make friends with living kids. He gets help from some unusual adults while dealing with a grumpy ghost teacher.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulfamily-friendlygentlecheerfulfast-paced

What happens

Casper: A Spirited Beginning is a 1997 American direct-to-video fantasy comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. It serves as a prequel, though breaks continuity with the 1995 Universal/Amblin film Casper. The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, James Earl Jones and Pauly Shore, with supporting roles by Richard Moll, Sherman Hemsley, Brian Doyle-Murray, Edie McClurg and Ben Stein. The plot explores additional details surrounding the titular character's origins. 20th Century Fox had previously acquired film rights to the character from Universal. The film was produced by The Harvey Entertainment Company and Saban Entertainment and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on September 9, 1997, and was panned by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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