The film was released on Blu Ray from Final Cut on Augin the UK. It was packaged as a double feature with Vampire's Kiss on February 13, 2015. Scream Factory released the film on Blu-ray Disc in 2015. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 27% rating based on 15 reviews. The film received negative reviews from critics. Aimée Delamain as Great Granny Plunkett.Beverly D'Angelo as Sharon Brogan Crawford.This romantic twist becomes the main focus of the plot. When Jack Crawford inadvertently interrupts the "loop" of the ghostly couple's murder/suicide by getting in the way, Mary becomes enamored of him when Martin becomes aware of his surroundings, he falls in love with Jack's wife, Sharon. Two ghosts, Mary Plunkett and Martin Brogan, become romantically entangled with two of the American guests. Initially annoyed by the inept "hauntings", the American guests soon discover that Castle Plunkett's real ghosts have taken umbrage at being cheaply exploited and have staged a full-scale paranormal event. Inspired by his mother's stories about the castle being haunted, he and his wacky Irish staff set about creating ghostly costumes and effects for their first group of American guests. Owing money to an Irish-American businessman named Brogan, Plunkett attempts to turn the castle into "the most haunted castle in Europe" for the tourist trade. Set in a remote Irish castle called Dromore Castle, County Limerick, High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with thematic leanings towards Ireland's rich folklore regarding ghosts and spirits, where the castle starts to come to life with the help of such denizens.Ĭash-strapped Peter Plunkett has converted his ancestral home, the dilapidated Castle Plunkett, into a bed and breakfast. It is an Irish, British and American co-production. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.High Spirits is a 1988 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson and Peter O'Toole. If you want classical drama, watch Hamlet or Otello, but if you want hardy chuckles, watch High Spirits. This is a very funny movie, with a few semi-scary moments, that I can highly recommend to you. Please ignore the critics on this one, folks, they are way off. The pious Peter Gallagher and temptress Jennifer Tilly are terrific in supporting roles as are the remainder of the cast, who are mainly from Dublin's Abbey Theatre, except for Connie Booth (who played the housekeeper Polly Shearman in Fawlty Towers), who is an American. A horny Steve Guttenberg, an unfaithful Beverly D'Angelo, a rapidly decaying Daryl Hannah and a flatulent Liam Neeson give excellent performances. Liz Smith is a thief - she steals just about every scene in which she appears. But Liz Smith is a riot, playing Peter's tipsy, widowed mother who still interacts (read has sexual relations) with her dead husband and communicates with other deceased family members. ![]() Peter O'Toole is hilarious as the penny-less, hereditary keeper of the castle who is about to lose it all. The entire cast give an exuberant, high spirited performance (pun intended) which is sure to tickle your funny bone. ![]() just a pleasure (albeit a guilty one) of movie entertainment. The fact is, folks, this movie is very entertaining, a real joy, from the story, to the acting, to the sets, to the special effects, etc., etc. While not perfect, it is certainly not the complete waste of time that some of these so-called critics claim it to be. In High Spirits, some critics complained that the plot is thin, flighty and lacks realism?!?! But this is a comedy (and a very good one at that), not a serious theatrical work like as play by Shakespeare or some other artsy-f**tsy piece for the pseudo-intellectual snobs. Often, these critics appear to have never seen the movie they are condemning, or, worst still, are ignoring the cinematography and entertainment value based on their own petty bias. In recent years, many critics seem especially to have hidden agendas, or have an axe to grind, or are pandering to special interest groups, which render their reviews worthless. Being quickly panned by British critics, and then dissed by their American colleagues, leads me to believe that many critics write negative reviews based on the opinions of others. Reviews of High Spirits by some movie critics are prime proof of the theory that "professional" movie critics often don't what they're talking about. Set in a remote Irish castle called Dromore Castle, County Limerick, High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with thematic leanings towards Irelands rich folklore. This is just another fine movie ranked far below what it deserves.
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