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.
High Spirits (1988) is a fantasy, comedy and horror film directed by Neil Jordan, released on November 18, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 39m. It stars Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg and Beverly D'Angelo. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 252 ratings.
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Peter O'Toole
as Peter Plunkett
Daryl Hannah
as Mary Plunkett
Steve Guttenberg
as Jack Crawford
Beverly D'Angelo
as Sharon Brogan Crawford
Jennifer Tilly
as Miranda
Liam Neeson
as Martin Brogan
Peter Gallagher
as Brother Tony
Martin Ferrero
as Malcolm
Donal McCann
as Eamon
Liz Smith
as Mrs. Plunkett
Mary Coughlan
as Katie
Tom Hickey
as Sampson
Directed by Neil Jordan, written by Neil Jordan, produced by Stephen Woolley and David Saunders.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 252 ratings.
**_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…
Reviewed on July 1, 2022
"High Spirits" was a part of the exciting and ever growing renaissance that was taking place within the Irish film industry. And rightly so. It brings some unique and quirky Irish humour brilliantly to life on the silver screen for a much wider audience to wholeheartedly indulge in and thoroughly enjoy. It was amongst an expanding number of productions being produced back then which reached a much higher level of…
Reviewed on February 24, 2024
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High Spirits (1988) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of High Spirits (1988) includes Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo and Jennifer Tilly. The film was directed by Neil Jordan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
High Spirits was released on November 18, 1988 and runs for 1h 39m.
High Spirits (1988) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 252 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, comedy and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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