Film

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997 · 1h 30m · Adventure · Family · Comedy

It's a whole new scream!

IMDb

4.6

Rotten Tomatoes

0%

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.

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

• Sean McNamaraDirector
• Jymn MagonStory · Screenplay
• Thomas HartScreenplay
• Rob KerchnerStory
• Thomas McCluskeyStory
• Mike ElliottProducer
• Haim SabanExecutive Producer
• Lance H. RobbinsExecutive Producer
• Jeffrey A. MontgomeryExecutive Producer
• Christian SebaldtDirector of Photography

Casper - A Spirited Beginning (1997) Trailer (VHS Capture)

Release date

September 9, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Budget

$3,500,000

Genres

Adventure, Family, Comedy, Fantasy

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