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 A. 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: 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) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,057 / 21,247 Site Ranking #6,053 Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984) #6,054 Turtles Forever (2009) #6,055 Charlie's Angels: Season 1 (2011) #6,056 Origin (2023) #6,057 Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) #6,058 Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) #6,059 Dark Encounter (2019) #6,060 Homecoming (2005) #6,061 Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (1998)