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High Spirits

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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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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 1/5 Dec 24, 2002 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
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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