Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning is a 1997 direct-to-video fantasy family comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. It is a prequel/spin-off to the 1995 film Casper, giving more details to Casper's origin. The film is produced by The Harvey Entertainment Company and Saban Entertainment and released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on September 9, 1997 after the company's acquisition of the character from Universal.

Original Release

09/09/1997

Cast

Name	Character

Lori Loughlin	Sheila Fistergraff
Michael McKean	Bill Case
Rodney Dangerfield	Mayor Johnny Hunt
Steve Guttenberg	Tim Carson
Brendon Ryan Barrett	Chris Carson
Richard Moll	Principal Rabie
Jeremy Foley	Casper (voice)
Bill Farmer	Stinky (voice)
Jess Harnell	Fatso (voice)
Jim Ward	Stretch (voice) (as James Ward)

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Sean McNamara

Writers

Joseph Oriolo, Seymour Reit, Thomas McCluskey, Rob Kerchner, Jymn Magon, Thomas Hart

Cast

Name	Character

Lori Loughlin	Sheila Fistergraff
Michael McKean	Bill Case
Rodney Dangerfield	Mayor Johnny Hunt
Steve Guttenberg	Tim Carson
Brendon Ryan Barrett	Chris Carson
Richard Moll	Principal Rabie
Jeremy Foley	Casper (voice)
Bill Farmer	Stinky (voice)
Jess Harnell	Fatso (voice)
Jim Ward	Stretch (voice) (as James Ward)
Pauly Shore	Snivel (voice)
David Prowse	Kibosh
Sherman Hemsley	Store Owner
Debi Mazar	Angie Lyons
Shannon Chandler	Jennifer
Steven Hartman	Brock Lee
Logan Robbins	Danny
D'Juan Watts	Leon
Ben Stein	Grocer
Brian Doyle-Murray	Foreman Dave

Producers

Name	Role

Jeffrey A. Montgomery	Executive Producer
Lance H. Robbins	Executive Producer
Haim Saban	Executive Producer
Mike Elliott	Producer
Rob Kerchner	Producer
Mike Upton	Producer