High Spirits

"He's an American. She's a ghost. Vacation romances are always a hassle."

Nov 18 1988 PG-13 1h 39m
Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Plot

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

Neil Jordan

Directed by

Neil Jordan

Cast

Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg

Crew

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Production Countries

Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Vision PDG, Palace Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
High Spirits Official Trailer #1 - Peter O'Toole Movie (1988) HD
High Spirits 1988 TV trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,326
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA