High Spirits

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High Spirits

PG-13

1988

1h 39m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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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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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

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

Rated: 3/5

Jan 9, 2024

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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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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Oct 10, 2005

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Shawn G

I absolutely love this movie, takes me back to a simpler time, for a short two hour adventure it’s a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Dave C

Creative, imaginative, playfully written and directed, with an experienced cast, this is of its time amusing and entertaining, with a lot of that still shining through now

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Anton H

Imaginative and delightful, this macabre joyride has all but been forgotten with time. Have fun with witty characters, ghosts, and a haunted castle in a story that makes its own rules.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Sumit S

This was one of the most boring and unfunny movies I’ve ever seen. It literally misfires on all accounts. It feels like it could have been a great Tim Burton-type movie with some slapdash comedy (like Beetlejuice) but just falls flat. The love story was interesting, and there are some great, well known actors, but the rest of the movie drags the whole thing down.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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Elizabeth V

One of my favorite movies of all time. Always cracks me up. Was the first movie I saw Liam Neeson in, so many good characters. Just ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/19/24

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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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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
Producer: Stephen Woolley, David Saunders
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Production Co: Palace, Vision PDG
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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