Casper Meets Wendy (Video 1998)

Casper, a ghost, teams up with Wendy, a witch, against an evil warlock.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Jymn Magon (screenplay), Jymn Magon (story),

Stars:

Cathy Moriarty, Shelley Duvall, Teri Garr

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cathy Moriarty	...	Geri
Shelley Duvall	...	Gabby
Teri Garr	...	Fanny
George Hamilton	...	Desmond Spellman
Hilary Duff	...	Wendy
Richard Moll	...	Jules
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Vincent
Blake Foster	...	Josh Jackson
Rodger Halston	...	Larry Tullby
Michael McDonald	...	Spike-Stretch (as Michael James McDonald)
Travis McKenna	...	Phil-Fatso
Patrick Richwood	...	Vinne-Stinky
Alan Thicke	...	Baseball Announcer
Casper Van Dien	...	Crewcut Hunk
Billy Burnette	...	Chef

Storyline

Casper, a ghost, teams up with Wendy, a witch, against an evil warlock.

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Plot Keywords:

warlock | ghost | witch | casper | friendship | 

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Taglines:

A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild scary scenes, some thematic elements and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Casper et Wendy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harvey Entertainment Company, The, Saban Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Stein was the only actor who's been casted in all three Casper movies.

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Goofs

When Josh and his friend take over the arcade game from the two girls, the side of the cabinet shows one of the Mortal Kombat fighting games, but Josh's dialogue and the sound effects seem to indicate some type of shooting game with many enemies on screen at one time.

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Quotes

[Human Stinky sneezes all over a lady]
Lady: Oh! You're disgusting!
Human Stinky: Sorry, Lady. Didn't know... snot polite.

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Connections

References Starship Troopers (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Casper the Friendly Ghost"
Performed by Shana Halligan

User Reviews

What a surprise! Fun, fun, fun!

I rented this for my four-year-old son from our local public library. As the third Casper film, and a direct-to-video release (the only advertising I remember was on cereal boxes), I wasn't expecting much from this little venture, but I was delightfully surprised. I actually sat and watched the whole thing, and the climax is quite suspenseful. A great cast, some witty writing, and fine performances by George Hamilton as the villainous arch-warlock Desmond Spellman (am I the only one who thinks this is a dig at Aaron Spelling?), Richard Moll, Vincent Schiavelli—and the three adult witches, Shelly Duval, Teri Garr and Cathy Moriarty. The CGI ghosts are well done.

But the biggest surprise of all is Hilary Duff's sparkling performance as Wendy. Based on all the ditzy teen idol crap she did later-- rolling her eyes and huffing every thirty seconds as "Lizzy McGuire" and singing those plastic pop tunes--I expected her to just float around on her broom and look cute. But this is the best acting I've ever seen her do. I can hardly believe it's the same person. She's a delightful little bundle of energy, delivers her lines intelligently, and really works her little duff off (sorry, couldn't resist that). It's a shame her career took such an airhead direction. This video shows she was capable of better things, but she's already being forgotten.

One caution: The ending, with the swirling "Mystic Abyss", when it seems like Wendy might actually be a gonner, as well as the "possession" scenes might be a little too much for some preschoolers.