Casper: A Spirited Beginning
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“It's a whole new scream!”
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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3 films
Cast
40 people
Steve Guttenberg
Tim Carson
Known for
Police Academy
Short Circuit
Lori Loughlin
Sheila Fistergraff
Known for
Full House
90210
Rodney Dangerfield
Mayor Hunt
Known for
Caddyshack
Natural Born Killers
Michael McKean
Bill Case
Known for
Better Call Saul
Good Omens
Brendon Ryan Barrett
Chris Carson
Known for
Casper's Haunted Christmas
Boys and Girls
Jeremy Foley
Casper (voice)
Known for
Dante's Peak
David Prowse
Kibosh
Known for
The Empire Strikes Back
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Bill Farmer
Stinky (voice)
Known for
A Goofy Movie
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Jess Harnell
Fatso (voice)
Known for
Drawn Together
Animaniacs
Jim Ward
Stretch (voice)
Known for
Ben 10
The Fairly OddParents
Pauly Shore
Snivel (voice)
Known for
Bio-Dome
Son in Law
James Earl Jones
Kibosh (voice)
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Lion King
Sean McNamara Director · Thomas Hart Screenplay Jymn Magon Screenplay
Director
Sean McNamara
Screenplay
Thomas Hart
Screenplay Story
Jymn Magon
Story
Rob Kerchner
Story
Thomas McCluskey
Author
Joseph Oriolo
Author
Seymour Reit
Composer
Udi Harpaz
Cinematographer
Christian Sebaldt
Editor
John Gilbert
Production designer
Arlan Jay Vetter
Production designer
Nava
Costume designer
Tami Mor
Costume designer
Rina Ramon
Budget $3.5M · United States release September 9, 1997 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Production
The Harvey Entertainment Company
Production
Saban Entertainment
Production
Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Casper II: Ghost Central Station · Casper: The Beginning
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · September 9, 1997
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 1997
Physical · VHS
Czechia
October 1, 1997 · Physical
Germany
November 9, 1997 · Physical
South Korea
September 23, 1997 · Physical
Sweden
October 1, 1997 · Physical · VHS
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