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High Spirits (1988)

PG_13 99 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy | Horror  -   18 November 1988 (USA)
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When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice... See full summary »

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writer:

Neil Jordan
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter O'Toole ...
Donal McCann ...
Eamon
Mary Coughlan Mary Coughlan ...
Katie
Liz Smith Liz Smith ...
Tom Hickey Tom Hickey ...
Sampson
Tony Rohr ...
Christy
Hilary Reynolds Hilary Reynolds ...
Patricia
Isolde Cazelet Isolde Cazelet ...
Julia
Little John Nee Little John Nee ...
Gateman (as Little John)
Steve Guttenberg ...
Beverly D'Angelo ...
Jennifer Tilly ...
Peter Gallagher ...
Martin Ferrero ...
Connie Booth Connie Booth ...
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Storyline

When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American tourists arrive - along with some real ghosts. Among the tourists are married couple Jack and Sharon. Sharon's father holds the mortgage on Castle Plunkett, so she's hoping to debunk the ghosts. Jack, on the other hand, after meeting pretty ghost Mary, is very eager to believe. Can there be love between a human and ghost? Jack and Mary are going to try and find out. Written by April M. Cheek <Aravis2713@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Castle | Tourist | Hotel | Ireland  | See more »

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A Hauntingly Funny Comedy! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El hotel de los fantasmas See more »

Filming Locations:

County Limerick, Ireland See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,308,250 (USA) (20 November 1988) (825 Screens)

Gross:

$8,578,231 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Palace Pictures, Vision PDG See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Sean Connery was offered the role of Peter Plunkett by the studio. He later dropped out of the film and the role was re-cast with Peter O'Toole. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the scene with the spinning bed the man cranking the wheel above it falls through and lands on the bed with Miranda and Tony. They are all three on the bed as they slide down the stairs but when they reach the bottom and Plunkett ends up in the bed the man is gone. See more »

Quotes

Sharon: [looks over the seat at Brother Tony after everyone's clothing has been ripped off] Oh! So all the snakes weren't driven out of Ireland.
Brother Tony: What?
[trying to cover himself]
Sharon: Snakes. ha ha ha ha
[laughing hysterically]
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Connections

References The African Queen (1951) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sinister Street Section"
(uncredited)
Music by Peter Francklyn (i.e. Robert Gill)
De Wolfe Music Ltd See more »