Casper Meets Wendy

"A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!"

1998 1h 30m EN

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5.9

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17%

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5.4

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 426🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes★5.4IMDB · 6,668

FamilyFantasyComedyTV Movie

Synopsis

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When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along, the two are kindred spirits! This spooky family-friendly adventure finds Casper and Wendy bridging the ghost-witch divide to battle the warlock who is intent on destroying Wendy.

“A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!”

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Cast

Hilary Duff
Wendy
Shelley Duvall
Gabby
Cathy Moriarty
Geri
Teri Garr
Fanny
George Hamilton
Desmond Spellman
Jeremy Foley
Casper (voice)
Jim Ward
Stretch (voice)
Jess Harnell
Fatso (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Jymn Magon, Rob Kerchner, Jymn Magon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Casper Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean McNamara, shot by Christian Sebaldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Udi Harpaz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hilary Duff and Shelley Duvall and Cathy Moriarty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sean McNamara directs. Christian Sebaldt behind the camera. Udi Harpaz scores. John Gilbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Casper Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sean McNamara, shot by Christian Sebaldt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Udi Harpaz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hilary Duff and Shelley Duvall and Cathy Moriarty carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!".
9IMDB entry: tt0140883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christian Sebaldt
Original score: Udi Harpaz
Editing: John Gilbert
Production design: Shannon Denton-Brown
Costume design: Ryck Schmidt
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 17% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 6,668 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations.

Part of

Casper Collection

Casper is a 1995 American family comedy fantasy film starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery. Included are numerous direct-to-video Casper films.

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r96sk2022-01-27
★ 5/10
It's a poor film, yet kinda is better than it has any right to be given what it is... and it definitively improves upon 'Casper: A Spirited Beginning', so gets props for that. 'Casper Meets Wendy' feels like it takes things from 1993's '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/hocus-pocus/" rel="nofollow">Hocus Pocus</a>' and that's a positive, the parts of the story with the trio of witches and Wendy (portrayed by film debutant Hilary Duff!) are actually almost good. However, negatives include the underuse/misuse (at least that's how it felt to me) of Casper and the parts of the plot with George Hamilton & Co. - which are, frankly, terrible. Jeremy Foley remains solid as the voice of Casper since joining with the second installment, while Cathy Moriarty - Carrigan from the original - returns to the series in a different role. The only person who appears in all three opening releases is Ben Stein, as far as I noticed anyway. Next: 'Casper's Haunted Christmas'. Exciting stuff, I know...

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