1997

90m

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

Summary

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.

Cast

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

Logan Robbins

Danny

D'Juan Watts

Leon

Ben Stein

Grocer

Brian Doyle-Murray

Foreman Dave

Casper Van Dien

Bystander

Edie McClurg

Librarian

Rodger Halston

Stan

Michael McDonald

Sarcastic Protester

Manny Fernandez

Frustrated Protester

Michael Spagnoli

Fearful Protester

Rick Dean

Punk

Patricia Elliott

Mortified Teacher

Shell Danielson

Newscaster

Phillip Connery

Driver

William Kendall

Passenger

Dawn Howard

Frightened Shopper

Emily Jennifer Grunfeld

Little Girl

Janet Wood

Talkative Mom

Brendan O'Brien

Terrified Worker

David Kloser

Terrified Worker #2

Danny Weselis

Father

Casey Dolkas

Son (as Casey Ryan)

Janet Rotblatt

Little Old Lady

Jennifer Prettyman

Crew

Director

Sean McNamara

Book

Joseph Oriolo

Book

Seymour Reit

Screenplay

Thomas Hart

Screenplay, Story

Jymn Magon

Story

Rob Kerchner

Story

Thomas McCluskey

Reviews

r96sk

January 24, 2022

<em>'Casper: A Spirited Beginning'</em> 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 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_McGill" rel="nofollow">Chuck McGill</a>, Michael McKean, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Lion_King_(franchise)_characters#:~:text=and%20kill%20him.-,Mufasa,-%5Bedit%5D" rel="nofollow">Mufasa</a>, James Earl Jones.

Let's see what <em>'Casper Meets Wendy'</em> cobbles together...