High Spirits |  | Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Donal McCann, Mary Coughlan
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 5647
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1003511D
ISBN: 0792852702
UPC: 027616876614
EAN: 9780792852704
ASIN: B000063JDK
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 1988
Release Date: June 4, 2002
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Product Description
To save his castle from creditors, Peter Plunkett lures American tourists with false hauntings but stirs up some real resident ghosts.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 4-JUN-2002
Media Type: DVD
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Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia, My Favorite Year) gives an exuberant performance in High Spirits. Peter Plunkett (O'Toole) hopes to save his mortgaged castle by turning it into a tourist attraction--the most haunted castle in Ireland. When American tourists arrive--among them Jack (Steve Guttenberg) and Sharon (Beverly D'Angelo), a couple whose marriage is rapidly disintegrating--Plunkett's tomfoolery arouses the real ghosts, who decide to give these interlopers everything they're asking for. But when Jack accidentally helps a beautiful ghost named Mary (Daryl Hannah), she decides he's the man to help her break the curse she's been suffering for 200 years. High Spirits is an odd foray into comedy by director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire). The special effects are clumsy, but the strong supporting cast includes Jennifer Tilly, Peter Gallagher, and Liam Neeson as Mary's murderous 200-year-old husband. --Bret Fetzer
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 Meant to be a ghost story, but tried to be a romantic comedy January 14, 2010
J. Munyon
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong - the movie is still great. But it would have been better for me if they had cast somebody other than Steve Guttenberg in a leading role - Steve Guttenberg will forever be the goofy nutcake in Police Academy just like Jack Palance shouldn't try to be a smooth talking ladies man at a disco club. Daryl Hannah was great in Splash with Tom Hanks, but I would rather have seen whoever did the casting put Gwyneth Paltrow or Kirsten Dunst in Daryl Hannah's spot, and David Spade or Andrew McCarthy in the spot mistakenly given to Steve Guttenberg. Guttenberg just doesn't help this movie. Of course if they could have cast Eva Longoria or Teri Hatcher in Daryl Hannah's spot and then cast Tom Hanks or Orlando Bloom in the role opposite them, well you could have made millions. I bought this DVD because Peter O'Toole is versatile enough to be convincing, and because I liked the trailers showing the antiquated Irish castle used to make this film. I have heard and read that Daryl Hannah took a lot of bad hits for this movie and I would like to say I adored her in this film - in my opinion it was Steve Guttenberg that should have been ashamed. Even Liam Neeson in the role of a villain ghost was a better fit than Steve Guttenberg. Anyway there is a sequel in the works (coming out 2011?) and I for one intend to check it out too, just like I dared to undertake the adventure of seeing this 1988 movie said to be a flop - but I enjoyed it. 'High Spirits' turned out to be worth having for me even if damn few other folks felt that way. I say buy this DVD, you will be entertained and the movie is actually pretty well done even if Steve Guttenberg did try to ruin it.
High Spirits January 10, 2010
Susan A. White
Its a movie my sister has been wanting for awhile it is a great movie. My sister will be getting it for her birthday.
Better than expected September 25, 2009
T in Texas (Texas)
Of course, I'm a sucker for Peter O'toole, but I was really impressed with the quality of the product...not a scratch in sight.
Great for 80's movies fans September 24, 2009
Megan Crossland
If you like 80's movies, this one fits right in. It's refreshing and different. You can watch it over and over and still be laughing.
Hilarious Ghostly Tale July 11, 2009
B. Storey (Bremerton,WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a little known movie with Peter O'Toole,Daryl Hannah and Liam Neeson.My family and I have enjoyed it for years.We watch it every Halloween as it takes place in Ireland on "All Hallows Eve".Treat yourself to quite a few laughs-watch this movie!
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