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High Spirits
1988
Peter O'Toole stars as the drunken owner of the Castle Hotel which he desperately needs to sell to pay off his endless bills. To attract buyers, he advertises the property as the most ghost-ridden hotel in the Emerald Isle... Unfortunately, when prospective buyers arrive, he press-gangs his loyal staff to form a makeshift bunch .. Read more
| Starring | Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenburg, Beverly D'Angelo |
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| Director | Neil Jordan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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High Spirits
Peter O'Toole stars as the drunken owner of the Castle Hotel which he desperately needs to sell to pay off his endless bills. To attract buyers, he advertises the property as the most ghost-ridden hotel in the Emerald Isle... Unfortunately, when prospective buyers arrive, he press-gangs his loyal staff to form a makeshift bunch of fake phantoms. The buyers soon get wise to the ruse however, and all seems lost until a real bunch of ghosts turns up...
| Starring | Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenburg, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Tilly, Peter Gallagher, Liam Neeson |
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| Director | Neil Jordan |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jan 2009 |
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Written and directed by the man who gave you Angel, Company of Wolves and Mona Lisa, this dreadful movie carries on the... read more on Time Out
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- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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Good Laugh
This film is a gem. Peter O'Toole plays Peter Plunkett, the owner of Plunkett Castle in Ireland. They are about to receive a visit from a group of American ... read more »
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- Phil
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- 07 Oct 2005 at 15:55
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Not as good as I remember it
Another film that I watched as a child and wanting to re-visit my youthful experiences. It was ok but not as good as I remember it.
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Too Silly For Me
It got me to smile here and there, Peter does a convincing part but the rest is just not funny enough to me.
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- Chantal
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- 12 Mar 2011 at 20:57
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old spirits
Thought I could watch this 'oldie' and enjoy its original success!!!.. but found it all a bit old and painful and, sorry to say just ended up stopping ... read more »
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- 17 Jan 2011 at 12:56
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High Spirits
Peter O'Toole stars as the drunken owner of the Castle Hotel which he desperately needs to sell to pay off his endless bills. To attract buyers, he advertises the property as the most ghost-ridden hotel in the Emerald Isle... Unfortunately, when prospective buyers arrive, he press-gangs his loyal ...
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