Jeremy Foley
Casper (voice)
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
Release Date | 1997-09-09 |
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Runtime | 1h 30m |
Directors | Sean McNamara, Christian Sebaldt, Andrea V. Rossotto |
Producers | Mike Elliott, Vincent Bitetti, Haim Saban, Lance H. Robbins, Jeffrey A. Montgomery, Amy Goldberg, Rob Kerchner, Mike Upton |
Writers | Jymn Magon, Thomas Hart, Thomas McCluskey, Rob Kerchner, Joseph Oriolo, Seymour Reit, Jymn Magon |
'Casper: A Spirited Beginning' is rather rubbish, not that that is of any surprise.
It's a stripped back version of the original in every way possible, with the animation - which, admittedly, isn't the greatest in the 1995 release - particularly standing out as being awful. The cast are OK, if entirely forgettable - perhaps with the exceptions of Chuck McGill, Michael McKean, and Mufasa, James Earl Jones.
Let's see what 'Casper Meets Wendy' cobbles together...
— r96sk