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High Spirits

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5.8/10 • 215

1988-11-181h 39m

FantasyComedyHorror

He's an American. She's a ghost. Vacation romances are always a hassle.

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.

Directors
Neil Jordan
Writters
Neil Jordan
Editors
Neil Jordan, Michael Bradsell

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Peter O'Toole

    Peter O'Toole

    Peter Plunkett

  2. Daryl Hannah

    Daryl Hannah

    Mary Plunkett

  3. Steve Guttenberg

    Steve Guttenberg

    Jack Crawford

  4. Beverly D'Angelo

    Beverly D'Angelo

    Sharon Brogan Crawford

  5. Jennifer Tilly

    Jennifer Tilly

    Miranda

  6. Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    Martin Brogan

  7. Peter Gallagher

    Peter Gallagher

    Brother Tony

  8. Martin Ferrero

    Martin Ferrero

    Malcolm

  9. Donal McCann

    Donal McCann

    Eamon

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Wuchak

Jul 1, 2022

7/10

Over-the-top horror comedy set in a ghostly castle The owner of a dilapidated castle in Ireland (Peter O'Toole) is about to lose it to foreclosure and so turns it into “the most haunted castle in Europe” in order to attract tourists. When the first group of travelers is bused-in to spend the night it turns out that the ancient citadel is actually haunted. The rest of the cast includes the likes of Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Tilly, Liam Neeson, Daryl Hannah and Peter Gallagher. "High Spirits" (1988) is an outrageous horror comedy in the mold of "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (1967), "The Vampire Happening" (1971), “Young Frankenstein” (1974), “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark” (1988) and “Elvira's Haunted Hills” (2001). It ranks with the best of these even though it failed at the box office. Director Neil Jordan said that the movie released is very different from the one he shot, pointing out that he was excluded from the editing process of the final cut. Beverly D'Angelo and Jennifer Tilly are of course highlights on the feminine front, but more shoulda/coulda been done with them (not talkin’ about nudity or raunch). Still, enough was done with them. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot at Dromore Castle, County Limerick, Ireland. I’m sure a lot of it was also filmed in the studio. GRADE: B

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$8,500,000.00
Keywords
romcomspiritlighthearted