Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) - It's a whole new scream!

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

It's a whole new scream!
( Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy )

MPAA Rating:

[language‚ crude humor and threatening situations]

US Runtime: 90 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Sep 09, 1997 [USA]

Director:	Sean McNamara [Director]

Writers:	Thomas Hart [Screenplay] Rob Kerchner [Story] Jymn Magon [Screenplay] Jymn Magon [Story] Thomas McCluskey [Story]

Producers:	Mike Elliott [Producer] Amy Goldberg [Co-Producer] Rob Kerchner [Co-Producer] Jeffrey A. Montgomery [Executive Producer] Lance H. Robbins [Executive Producer] Haim Saban [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Christian Sebaldt [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	John Gilbert [Editor]

Music Composed by	Udi Harpaz [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Nava [Production Design] Arlan Jay Vetter [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Tami Mor [Costume Design] Rina Ramon [Costume Design]

Casting by	Julie Ashton [Casting]

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (US) Brookwell-McNamara Entertainment (US) Saban Entertainment (US) The Harvey Entertainment Company (US)

Plot Summary:

Casper accidentally finds himself in the world of the living after failing to show up for ghost training and befriends a young boy who teaches him the ways of a ghost, while a ruler from the other world attempts to bring him back.

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

Stunt Crew:

Chris Blackwood Stunts

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Kevin Carney Visual Effects Greg Landerer Special Effects		Ray McIntyre Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor

Art Department:

Tibor Belay Storyboard Artist Bradford Johnson Set Decoration		Darcy Shontz Set Decoration

Camera and Electrical Department:

Andrea V. Rossotto Second Unit Director of Photography

Other Crew:

Bob Frye Film Processor

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