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Summary
Before he met and befriended the other ghouls at Applegate Manor, friendly ghost Casper meets young Chris Carson, a lonely kid who decides to teach Casper how to be a proper ghost.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 24
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.4/5
IMDb4.6
Audience score42%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −13 min on the typical 103
typical 10390Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1997
September 9, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
AdventureFamilyComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 39
Steve GuttenbergTim Carson
Lori LoughlinSheila Fistergraff
Rodney DangerfieldMayor Hunt
Michael McKeanBill Case
Brendon Ryan BarrettChris Carson
Jeremy FoleyCasper (voice)
Bill FarmerStinky (voice)
Jess HarnellFatso (voice)
Jim WardStretch (voice)
Pauly ShoreSnivel (voice)
James Earl JonesKibosh (voice)
Shannon ChandlerJennifer- SHSteven HartmanBrock Lee
- LRLogan RobbinsDanny
- DWD'Juan WattsLeon
Brian Doyle-MurrayForeman Dave
Sherman HemsleyStore Owner
Edie McClurgLibrarian
Richard MollPrincipal Rabie
Ben SteinGrocer
Rodger HalstonStan
Casper Van DienBystander
Michael McDonaldSarcastic Protester- MFManny FernandezFrustrated Protester
Directing · 1
- Sean McNamara Director
Writing · 6
- Jymn Magon Story, Screenplay
- Thomas Hart Screenplay
- Rob Kerchner Story, Co-Producer
- Thomas McCluskey Story
- Joseph Oriolo Book
- Seymour Reit Book
Production · 8
- Haim Saban Executive Producer
- Jeffrey A. Montgomery Executive Producer
- Lance H. Robbins Executive Producer
- Mike Elliott Producer
- Julie Ashton Casting
- Mike Upton Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Christian Sebaldt Director of Photography
- Andrea V. Rossotto Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John Gilbert Editor
Sound · 3
- Udi Harpaz Original Music Composer
- Ron Kenan Music Supervisor
- Ian Christian Nickus Music Supervisor
Art · 8
- Nava Production Design
- Arlan Jay Vetter Production Design
- Tim Reidt Art Direction
- Brian Jewell Art Direction
- Bradford Johnson Set Decoration
- Tibor Belay Storyboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Tami Mor Costume Design
- Rina Ramon Costume Design
Visual Effects · 2
- Ray McIntyre Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kevin Carney Visual Effects
Other crew · 3
- Greg Landerer Special Effects
- Chris Blackwood Stunts
- Bob Frye Film Processor
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