Casper's Scare School
Seen it?2006 | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and families. If you loved ParaNorman, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
When Casper's been being friendly lately even when playing with a boy named Jimmy, Kibosh: The King of the Underworld has Casper enrolled into a Scare School headed by the two-headed headmaster Alder and Dash. He befriends Ra, a mummy with unraveling issues and Mantha, a zombie girl who keeps falling apart. When Casper discovers the two-headed headmaster's plot to use a petrification potion to turn Kibosh into stone and take over the Underworld and Deedstown, he and his new friends must stop him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Gravas
- Devon WerkheiserCasper / Casper's Shadow (voice)
- Brett DelBuonoJimmy (voice)
- Jim BelushiAlder (voice)
- Bob SagetDash (voice)
- John DiMaggioStinkie / Frankengymteacher (voice)
- Billy WestFatso / Figurehead (voice)
- Dan CastellanetaStretch (voice)
- Kevin Michael RichardsonKibosh (voice)
- Matthew UnderwoodThatch (voice)
- Christy Carlson RomanoMantha (voice)