Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) - Credits and Details

Casper: A Spirited Beginning Credits and Details

Directed by
	Sean McNamara
Written by
	Joseph Oriolo
	Seymour Reit
	Thomas McCluskey
	Rob Kerchner
	Jymn Magon
	Thomas Hart
Cast
	Steve Guttenberg	...	Tim Carson
	Lori Loughlin	...	Sheila Fistergraff
	Rodney Dangerfield	...	Mayor Johnny Hunt
	Michael McKean	...	Bill Case
	Brendon Ryan Barrett	...	Chris Carson
	Richard Moll	...	Principal Rabie
	Shannon Chandler	...	Jennifer
	Steven Hartman	...	Brock Lee
	Logan Robbins	...	Danny
	D'Juan Watts	...	Leon
	Sherman Hemsley	...	Store Owner
	Ben Stein	...	Grocer
	Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Foreman Dave
	Edie McClurg	...	Librarian
	Rodger Halston	...	Stan
	Casper Van Dien	...	Bystander
	Michael McDonald	...	Sarcastic Protester (as Michael James McDonald)
	Manny Fernandez	...	Frustrated Protester
	Michael Spagnoli	...	Fearful Protester
	Rick Dean	...	Punk
	Patricia Elliott	...	Mortified Teacher
	Shell Danielson	...	Newscaster
	Phillip Connery	...	Driver (as Phillip Alan Connery)
	William Kendall	...	Passenger (as William Crozier)
	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
	Dawn Howard	...	Frightened Shopper
	James Earl Jones	...	Kibosh (voice)
	Pauly Shore	...	Snivel (voice)
	Jeremy Foley	...	Casper (voice)
	Bill Farmer	...	Stinky (voice)
	Jess Harnell	...	Fatso (voice)
	Jim Ward	...	Stretch (voice) (as James Ward)
Uncredited Cast
	Jymn Magon	...	Cameo
	Debi Mazar	...	Angie Lyons
	Sean McNamara	...	Ghost Dude
Produced by
	Vincent Bitetti
	Mike Elliott
	Rob Kerchner
	Jeffrey Montgomery
	Lance H. Robbins
	Haim Saban
	Mike Upton
	Voldi Way
Original Music by
	Udi Harpaz
	Jeremy Sweet
	Inon Zur

Additional Info
Premiere:	September 09, 1997
DVD Release:	September 03, 2002
Country:
Distributor:	Universal Studios
Websites:

Ratings
4.5 / 10

Production Companies
Saban Entertainment
The Harvey Entertainment Company

Distributors
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Harvey Entertainment (1997) (World-wide)
Fox Network (1998) (United States) (TV)
Classic Media (2005) (World-wide)
Sony Wonder (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Anderson Digital (2012) (United States) (Digital) (video)
DreamWorks Classics (2020) (United States)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Colonial Mansion, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (exterior of Applegate Mansion) (demolished in 2005)
John Burroughs Middle School - 600 S. McCaddon Place, Los Angeles, California, USA (exterior of Applegate Elementary School)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Midwest Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (Deedstown downtown scenes)
Reseda High School - 18230 Kittridge Avenue, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA (interior of Applegate Elementary School)
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (Studio)
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (Studio)

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