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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997 · 90 min

A goofy, gentle kids' ghost romp with cartoonish scares, broad slapstick and a soft father-son heart underneath.

Directed by: Sean McNamara
Genres: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield

Tagline: It's a whole new scream!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Sean McNamara
Genres: Adventure, Family, Comedy
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
friendship
identity
found family
Places: small town
single country house
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: adventure, family, comedy, fantasy
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Written by: Jymn Magon, Thomas Hart
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Jeremy Foley, Bill Farmer, Jess Harnell
Music: Udi Harpaz
Cinematography: Christian Sebaldt
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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