High Spirits

PG-13

1988

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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31%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

59%

5,000+ Ratings

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Irish hotelier Peter Plunkett (Peter O'Toole) attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that wrongly portrays the property as haunted. Unfortunately, he fails to scare a single American tourist with his hokey and dreadfully unconvincing effects. When two actual ghosts, Mary (Daryl Hannah) and Martin (Liam Neeson), show up to add some authenticity, they end up falling for two guests, Sharon (Beverly D'Angelo) and Jack (Steve Guttenberg).

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Paulina G

Great 80's movie. Don't know why it doesn't have a better audience score. Remake of this movie will be phenomenal.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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Michell B

I have loved this movie since I 1st saw it on vhs lol. Great cast, beautiful location. It's set in Ireland, filmed at Dromore castle. If you love 80's cheesy comedy flicks, like Big Trouble in Little China, Police Academy etc……you'll love it too. Plus it's got the great Peter O'Toole, Steve Gutenberg, Jennifer Tilly & at the time a young & unknown Liam Neeson.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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Odessa D

This movie is fantastic! I love to watch it every year in October. It's funny and charming, and I love seeing many of the actors in their early years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/23

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Robert A

Man critics never give credit to camp or melodramas. It is a good movie. It never tries to be anything more than a cheap '80s comedy. You get what you pay for it. It delivers as expected. It is a good movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/23

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Colin E

A few decent jokes and certainly a unique plot line. But rough at times as it stumbles through but still watchable. As other note, good Halloween movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Daniel B

Liam Neeson's finest work, as good now as it was in 1988.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Neil Jordan

Director

Daryl Hannah

Mary Plunkett Brogan

Peter O'Toole

Peter Plunkett

Steve Guttenberg

Jack Crawford

Beverly D'Angelo

Sharon Brogan Crawford

Liam Neeson

Martin Brogan

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 24, 2002

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Eddie Harrison

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'...a cast like this is never boring, with the romance working better than the broad comic highlights...'

Rated: 3/5

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Although flawed with a hopelessly off-the-wall story and visual jokes that fall flat, there are still enough unique elements to warrant a viewing for the curious.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 6, 2020

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Michael Arbeiter

Nerdist

High Spirits is cheesy, slapdash, and not exactly up to snuff to today's standards of gender politics, but Halloween-appropriate nonetheless.

Oct 31, 2018

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

It is a cast perfectly blended to this story of human foibles and eternal love. And best of all, each actor, whether their part is large or small, seems to genuinely enjoy the high-jinks they are helping create.

Dec 9, 2017

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J.C. Maçek III

PopMatters

High Spirits is a good time but the film is far from Jordan's best, and isn't quite what one would call "memorable", even with the fun effects and witty quips from O'Toole.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 13, 2015

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Synopsis

Irish hotelier Peter Plunkett (Peter O'Toole) attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that wrongly portrays the property as haunted. Unfortunately, he fails to scare a single American tourist with his hokey and dreadfully unconvincing effects. When two actual ghosts, Mary (Daryl Hannah) and Martin (Liam Neeson), show up to add some authenticity, they end up falling for two guests, Sharon (Beverly D'Angelo) and Jack (Steve Guttenberg).

Director: Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Production Co: Vision PDG, Palace
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.9M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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