Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

It's a whole new scream!

A prequel to the first animated/live-action Casper feature, Casper: A Spirited Beginning introduces the friendliest ghost you'll ever know and explains how Casper met and befriended the other ghouls at Applegate Manor. After being stranded, Casper meets young Chris Carson, a lonely kid who decides to teach Casper how to be a proper ghost

Tim Reidt

Art Direction

Kevin Carney

Visual Effects

Greg Landerer

Special Effects

Arlan Jay Vetter

Production Design

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Top 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)

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Media

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Production companies:

The Harvey Entertainment Company, 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Saban Entertainment, Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment

Production countries:

United States of America

Production crew

Tim Reidt

Art Direction

Kevin Carney

Visual Effects

Greg Landerer

Special Effects

Arlan Jay Vetter

Production Design

Bradford Johnson

Set Decoration

Tibor Belay

Storyboard Artist

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Certificate:

PG (Some material may not be suitable for children under 10. These films may contain some mild language, crude/suggestive humor, scary moments and/or violence. No drug content is present. There are a few exceptions to this rule. A few racial insults may also be heard.)