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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   2,808 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Neil Jordan (written by)
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Release Date:
18 November 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's an American. She's a ghost. Vacation romances are always a hassle. more
Plot:
When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Not A Bad Movie more (36 total)

Cast

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Peter O'Toole ... Peter Plunkett
Donal McCann ... Eamon
Mary Coughlan ... Katie
Liz Smith ... Mrs. Plunkett
Tom Hickey ... Sampson
Tony Rohr ... Christy
Hilary Reynolds ... Patricia
Isolde Cazelet ... Julia
Little John ... Gateman

Steve Guttenberg ... Jack Crawford

Beverly D'Angelo ... Sharon Brogan Crawford

Jennifer Tilly ... Miranda

Peter Gallagher ... Brother Tony
Martin Ferrero ... Malcolm
Connie Booth ... Marge
Krista Hornish ... Wendy
Matthew Wright ... Woody

Paul O'Sullivan ... Graham

Daryl Hannah ... Mary Plunkett Brogan

Liam Neeson ... Martin Brogan
Ray McAnally ... Plunkett Senior
Aimée Delamain ... Great Granny Plunkett (as Aimee Delamain)
Ruby Buchanan ... Great Aunt Man
Preston Lockwood ... Great Uncle Peter
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Directed by
Neil Jordan 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Neil Jordan (written by)

Produced by
Mark Damon .... executive producer
Moshe Diamant .... executive producer
Nik Powell .... co-producer
Selwyn Roberts .... co-producer
Eduard Sarlui .... executive producer
David Saunders .... producer
Jon Turtle .... associate producer
Stephen Woolley .... producer
 
Original Music by
George Fenton 
 
Cinematography by
Alex Thomson 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Bradsell 
 
Production Design by
Anton Furst 
 
Art Direction by
Nigel Phelps 
 
Set Decoration by
Barbara Drake 
 
Costume Design by
Emma Porteus  (as Emma Porteous)
 
Makeup Department
Joan Carpenter .... hair stylist
Nick Dudman .... special makeup effects artist
Daphne Martin .... hair stylist
Barbara Ritchie .... key hair stylist
Christopher Tucker .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Hugh Harlow .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Brock .... second assistant director
Patrick Clayton .... first assistant director
Tim Lewis .... third assistant director
Derek Meddings .... special effects unit director
Gareth Tandy .... first assistant director: second unit
 
Art Department
Emma Harrison .... scenic artist
Paul Purdy .... chargehand stand-by props
Keith Short .... sculptor
Annie Siggins .... assistant art director: Ireland
Adrian Start .... head of department painter
Alan Tomkins .... art director: Ireland
Leslie Tomkins .... supervising art director (as Les Tomkins)
 
Sound Department
Colin Chapman .... sound editor
David John .... sound mixer
Gerard McCann .... assistant sound editor
John Poyner .... dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Steve Crawley .... special wire technician
Robert Harman .... special wire specialist (as Bob Harman)
Mark Meddings .... special effects supervisor
Michele Tandy .... special effects assistant
 
Visual Effects by
Angus Bickerton .... motion control (animation cameraman)
Susie Ford .... visual effects production coordinator
Derek Meddings .... special visual effects
Janice Body .... rotoscope artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Gillian Aldam .... stunts
Ellie Bertram .... stunts
Andy Bradford .... stunts
Helen Caldwell .... stunts
Stuart Clark .... stunts
Abbi Collins .... stunts
Tom Delmar .... stunt double: Steve Guttenberg
Tom Delmar .... stunts
Tracey Eddon .... stunts
Sadie Eden .... stunts
Steve Elliott .... stunts
Terry English .... stunts
Dorothy Ford .... stunts
Elaine Ford .... stunts
Sarah Franzl .... stunts
Martin Grace .... stunt coordinator
Martin Grace .... stunts
Reg Harding .... stunts
Paul Heasman .... stunts
Tom Hegarty .... stunts
Jazzer Jeyes .... stunts
Wayne Michaels .... stunts
Valentino Musetti .... stunts
Eddie Powell .... stunts
Lee Sheward .... stunts
Colin Skeaping .... stunts
Rocky Taylor .... stunts
Bill Weston .... stunts
Jason White .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
George Boner .... best boy
Phillip Contomichalos .... assistant camera
Phillip Contomichalos .... camera trainee
Graham Driscoll .... electrician
Kevin Fraser .... crane grip
Roy Larner .... gaffer
Wayne Leach .... electrician
Terry Mcguinness .... electrician
Eamonn O'Keeffe .... focus puller
Mike Roberts .... camera operator
Jimmy Terry .... electrician
Chyna Thomson .... second assistant camera
John Ward .... Steadicam operator
Paul Wells .... electrician
Peter Hodgson .... video assist operator: dailies (uncredited)
Carlos Melville .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Abi Cohen .... casting assistant
Susie Figgis .... United Kingdom casting
Janet Hirshenson .... United States casting
Jane Jenkins .... United States casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amelia Davies .... wardrobe assistant
Colin Wilson .... costume supervisor
 
Music Department
George Fenton .... conductor
George Fenton .... orchestrator
Paul Mottram .... orchestrator
Gerry O'Riordan .... assistant music engineer
Christopher Palmer .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
John Sergeant .... action vehicles
 
Other crew
Micha Bergese .... choreographer
Terry English .... armor designer
Susan Johnson .... assistant to producers
Tony Miller .... production accountant
Richard Morrison .... title designer
Pat Rambaut .... script supervisor
Roy Street .... horse master
Li Chin Tye .... unit nurse
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Liz Smith was cast at short notice after the original choice was too ill to work. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: During the final dance sequence, Beverly D'Angelo accidentally knocks Daryl Hannah's hand making her spill her champagne on the floor. Daryl briefly makes a face before continuing the dance. more
Quotes:
Peter Plunkett: All I wanted to be was happily useless, you made me miserably useless. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Scary Movie 2 (2001) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Not A Bad Movie, 12 February 2001
5/10
Author: William C. Uchtman (aesgaard41@hotmail.com) from Hendersonville, TN

I never got to see this in the theaters, but luckily I remembered it when it came time to rescue it from the local discount video bin. A small Irish family led by whimsically-talented Peter O'Toole conjure up some fake ghosts to lure some tourists and save their ancestral castle from Americans. The ghosts of their ancestors are offended by the fake ghosts so they lend their expertese to save the castle. The humor and the jokes are very good, but some of the hauntings, specifically the nuns, are better than others. Skinny and gawky Liam Neeson and Darryl Hannah, rather skinny and gawky herself, interestingly act out and stick to playing two ghosts stuck in a place memory as Steve Guttenberg plays a husband stuck in an unhappy marriage with sexy Beverly D'Angelo. Most of the movie circles around them and some questionable spernatural phenomenon. There's some holes in the plot as Hannah the ghost ends up in D'Angelo's body, but looks like herself ? Peter Gallagher and Jennifer Tilly share a barely seen sub-plot as Martin Ferrero plays a ghost-hunter/harried husband. All in all, this isn't a bad movie. It's rather enjoyable but the only Irish countryside we do do get to see is rather dismal and depressing.

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