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High Spirits

High Spirits (1988)

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Release Date: Nov 18, 1988 Wide

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The owner of an Irish castle decides to attract visitors by falsely claiming that the building is haunted, only to have a pair of real ancestral spirits start causing trouble in this uneven attempt at fantasy-comedy. The story centers on Jack and Sharon (played by Steve Guttenberg and Beverly D'Angelo), naive American tourists who are initially unimpressed by the owner's attempts at fraud but become more interested in the real ghosts, Mary and Martin (played by Daryl Hannah and Liam Neeson).

PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Jun 4, 2002

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Critic Reviews for High Spirits

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (9) | DVD (1)

Flat and sitcom-y; Hannah's costume looks like a plastic trash bag

December 18, 2004 Comment
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

I saw this movie when I was lonely and it helped somewhat.

November 25, 2003 Comment
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

Ghastly ghost story.

July 6, 2003 Comment
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

What was Neil Jordan thinking?

December 13, 2002 Comment
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Not Neil Jordan at his best

August 21, 2002 Comment
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

High Spirits most clearly resembles a disturbingly hollow combination of Ghostbusters, Police Academy, and every loud noise you've ever heard.

July 25, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide
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Great little comedy/scare fest with a great cast!

May 6, 2007
FilmFanatik
Tim Salmons

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A Childhood favourite, I hadn?t realised it was Neil Jordan film until quite recent!

September 24, 2009
SirPant
Anthony Lawrie

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