Directed by:
Sean McNamaraScreenplay:
Thomas HartCinematography:
Christian SebaldtCast:
Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Richard Moll, Ben Stein, Casper Van Dien, Michael McDonald (more)Plots(1)
A SPIRITED BEGINNING is a prequel to the first animated/live-action CASPER feature, introducing the friendliest ghost you know and explaining how he met 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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Steve Guttenberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267657_105e53.jpg)
Steve Guttenberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Police Academy (1984)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
![Lori Loughlin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205883_722c7a.jpg)
Lori Loughlin
USA
Best movies:
Secret Admirer (1985)
Rad (1986)
The New Kids (1985)
![Rodney Dangerfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245573_f48ae8.jpg)
Rodney Dangerfield
USA
Best movies:
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Casper (1995)
![Michael McKean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/492/160492960_96ea5f.jpg)
Michael McKean
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
![Brendon Ryan Barrett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/097/164097492_fd46a9.jpg)
Brendon Ryan Barrett
USA
Best movies:
Playing by Heart (1998)
Boys and Girls (2000)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) (TV movie)
![Richard Moll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362160_ed668e.jpg)
Richard Moll
USA
Best movies:
American Pop (1981)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV movie)
![Ben Stein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271108_5bc9e3.jpg)
Ben Stein
USA
Best movies:
The Mask (1994)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
![Casper Van Dien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268869_dc12ff.jpg)
Casper Van Dien
USA
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
![Michael McDonald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/102/162102442_3b5bd4.jpg)
Michael McDonald
USA
Best movies:
Spy (2015)
Body Waves (1992)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
![James Earl Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126946_5cf9a9.png)
James Earl Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
![Pauly Shore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269039_2f68dd.jpg)
Pauly Shore
USA
Best movies:
Class Act (1992)
18 Again! (1988)
Lost Angels (1989)
Jeremy Foley
USA
Best movies:
Dante's Peak (1997)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997) (TV movie)
Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV movie)
Bill Farmer
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Jess Harnell
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 2 (1999)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Up (2009)
![Debi Mazar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/616/162616367_fc044c.png)
Debi Mazar
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Doors (1991)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
![Jim Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394717_5bc620.jpg)
Jim Ward
USA
Best movies:
WALL-E (2008)
Cars (2006)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
Rick Dean
Best movies:
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Nam Angels (1989)
Raiders of the Sun (1992)
![Sherman Hemsley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436936_b5f3d3.jpg)
Sherman Hemsley
USA
Best movies:
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Love at First Bite (1979)
Combat High (1986) (TV movie)
![Rodger Halston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312476_29bae4.jpg)
Rodger Halston
Best movies:
Final Judgement (1992)
Criminal Hearts (1995)
The Unborn II (1994)
![Brian Doyle-Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/713/162713525_34e76e.jpg)
Brian Doyle-Murray
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Groundhog Day (1993)