Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

Three witches (Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall, Cathy Moriarty) and their niece (11 year old Hilary Duff) go into hiding when a powerful warlock (George Hamilton) views the child witch as a threat to his power. The little witch finds an ally in Casper the friendly ghost (Jeremy Foley). Directed by Sean McNamara, this is intended for the 5 to 10 year old market (under 5 children may find it too scary) so the humor is juvenile and the acting cartoonish and very broad. The grown ups can enjoy George Hamilton's campy performance and Garr, Duvall and Moriarty bring an enthusiastic ridiculousness to their amiable witches. The special effects are surprisingly good for such a low budget effort. With Alan Thicke, Casper Van Dien, Pauly Shore and Vincent Schiavelli.