Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

PG 09/09/1997 (US) Adventure, Family, Comedy, Fantasy 1h 30m

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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.

Jymn Magon

Screenplay, Story
Sean McNamara

Director
Thomas Hart

Screenplay
Thomas McCluskey

Story
Rob Kerchner

Story

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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)
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A review by r96sk

40%

Written by r96sk on January 24, 2022

'Casper: A Spirited Beginning' 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 Chuck McGill, Michael McKean, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofTheLionKing(franchise)characters#:~:text=and%20kill%20him.-,Mufasa,-%5Bedit%5D" rel... read the rest.

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