High Spirits (1988)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" 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. It is an Irish, British and American co-production. 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. Featurin"

Movies That I Changed My Mind About (51 movies items)

"The over tone of the film, being more over the top, than scary may have played a big part, in not liking High Spirits, but now I find that it’s actually a pretty ok movie."

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)

"Love is forever. Ghosts need love too. They were human, once. Also, fake it until you make it. Because tourists will believe anything. Because people need to be paid, and tourists could care less about one’s well being. And help can come from the most unlikely places."

A Complete Review of Neil Jordan's work (19 movies items)

" Cast : Peter O'Toole, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Tilly, Daryl Hannah, Liam Neeson What was it about? 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. My two cents: Well, before watching the damned thing, I was actually aware of its rather lame reputation and, unfortunately, it turned out to be indeed one of the most pathetic h"

Favorite Comedy Films: 1988-1989 (97 movies items)

" Directed by: Neil Jordan Produced by: David Saunders and Stephen Woolley Written by: Neil Jordan and Michael McDowell Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: Michael Bradsell Music by: George Fenton Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1988-1989 (52 movies items)

" Directed by: Neil Jordan Produced by: David Saunders and Stephen Woolley Written by: Neil Jordan and Michael McDowell Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: Michael Bradsell Music by: George Fenton Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures"

An average movie

“Yesterday, I saw 'Byzantium' which was the most recent movie directed by Neil Jordan so I decided to watch afterwards another movie he made which I still hadn't watch so far. Well, before watching the damned thing, I was actually aware of its rather lame reputation and, unfortunately, it turned out to be indeed one of the most pathetic haunted house movies I have seen so far. I guess, or I hope, it was pathetic by design but, even so, the damned thing was just seriously boring and often more annoying than actually entertaining. I won't blame Peter O'Toole who did what he could with this material but you might wonder how he ended up in this mess and the rest of cast was just rather weak. Apparently, Neil Jordan wasn't involved in the editing process and he argued that the end-result was act” read more

Favorite Horror Films: 1988 (39 movies items)

" Directed by: Neil Jordan Produced by: David Saunders and Stephen Woolley Written by: Neil Jordan and Michael McDowell Cinematography: Alex Thomson Edited by: Michael Bradsell Music by: George Fenton Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures"