| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | |
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| Directed by | Sean McNamara |
| Written by | Jymn Magon Thomas Hart |
| Story by | Thomas McCluskey Rob Kerchner |
| Based on | Casper the Friendly Ghost by Seymour Reit Joe Oriolo |
| Produced by | Mike Elliott |
| Starring | Steve Guttenberg Lori Loughlin Rodney Dangerfield Michael McKean Brendon Ryan Barrett Jeremy Foley Bill Farmer Jim Ward Jess Harnell James Earl Jones Pauly Shore |
| Cinematography | Christian Sebaldt |
| Edited by | John Walts John Gilbert |
| Music by | Udi Harpaz Jeremy Sweet Inon Zur |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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