

High Spirits
1988-11-18 · 99 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Neil Jordan
- Production companies
- Palace Pictures, Vision PDG, Spelling Films International
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 8,500,000
Top Cast
Peter O'ToolePeter Plunkett
Daryl HannahMary Plunkett
Steve GuttenbergJack Crawford
Beverly D'AngeloSharon Brogan Crawford
Jennifer TillyMiranda
Liam NeesonMartin Brogan
Peter GallagherBrother Tony
Martin FerreroMalcolm
Donal McCannEamon
Liz SmithMrs. Plunkett
Mary CoughlanKatie
Tom HickeySampson
Tony RohrChristy
Hilary ReynoldsPatricia
Isolde CazeletJulia
Little John NeeGateman
Connie BoothMarge
Ray McAnallyPlunkett Senior
Aimée DelamainGreat Granny PlunkettTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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