---
title: 'Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sean McNamara'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/casper-a-spirited-beginning-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

1997 · PG · 90 min · Comedy, Fantasy, Family · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sean McNamara](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-mcnamara)
- **Screenplay:** [Jymn Magon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jymn-magon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Udi Harpaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/udi-harpaz)
- **Producer:** [Mike Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-elliott-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christian Sebaldt](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-sebaldt)

## Cast

- [Richard Moll](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-moll)
- [Edie McClurg](https://cinepixo.com/people/edie-mcclurg)
- [Michael McKean](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mckean)
- [Ben Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stein)
- [Bill Farmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-farmer)
- [Brian Doyle-Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-doyle-murray)
- [Casper Van Dien](https://cinepixo.com/people/casper-van-dien)
- [Debi Mazar](https://cinepixo.com/people/debi-mazar)
- [Brendon Ryan Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendon-ryan-barrett)
- [Lori Loughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lori-loughlin)
- [Rodney Dangerfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-dangerfield)
- [Shannon Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/shannon-chandler)
- [Sherman Hemsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sherman-hemsley)
- [Steve Guttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-guttenberg)

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