6.5
Halloweentown High
2004
A Bewitching New Live-Action Movie!
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.
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.
Hilary DuffWendy
Shelley DuvallGabby
Cathy MoriartyGeri
Teri GarrFanny
George HamiltonDesmond Spellman
Jeremy FoleyCasper (voice)
Jim WardStretch (voice)
Jess HarnellFatso (voice)
Richard MollJules
Vincent SchiavelliVincent
Blake FosterJosh Jackson
Bill FarmerStinkie (voice)
Rodger HalstonLarry Tullby
Michael McDonaldSpike-Stretch
Patrick RichwoodVinnie-Stinky
Alan ThickeBaseball Announcer
Maria FordFanny (Playmate)
Casper Van DienCrewcut Hunk
Ben SteinLawyerIt's a poor film, yet kinda is better than it has any right to be given what it is... and it definitively improves upon <em>'Casper: A Spirited Beginning'</em>, so gets props for that. <em>'Casper Meets Wendy'</em> feels like it takes things from 1993's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/hocus-pocus/" rel="nofollow">Hocus Pocus</a>'</em> 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: <em>'Casper's Haunted Christmas'</em>. Exciting stuff, I know...
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