Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

Name: Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Director: Sean McNamara
Genre: Adventure, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1997-09-09
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Jeremy Foley, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin

Adventure Family Comedy Fantasy

Director: Sean McNamara

Cast: Jeremy Foley, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin

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Runtime90 min

RatingPG

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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.

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning from 1997 is a charming and humorous family-friendly adventure that blends fantasy and comedy, with young actor Jeremy Foley delivering an engaging performance as the friendly ghost Casper. Director Sean McNamara crafts a lighthearted and imaginative take on the classic Casper character, making this a delightful film for fans of the supernatural comedy genre.

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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.