High Spirits (1988)

[RobinKean 2]

 

Here is the trailer

 

 

When Peter Plunkett's Irish castle turned hotel is about to be repossesed, he decides to spice up the attraction a bit for the 'Yanks' by having his staff pretend to haunt the castle. The trouble begins when a busload of American tourists arrive - along with some real ghosts. Among the tourists are married couple Jack and Sharon. Sharon's father holds the mortgage on Castle Plunkett, so she's hoping to debunk the ghosts. Jack, on the other hand, after meeting pretty ghost Mary, is very eager to believe. Can there be love between a human and ghost? Jack and Mary are going to try and find out.

 

It's on YouTube

[seanotron 2307]

This one is nutty. And as I recall, it features ghost sex, though that's not as sexy as you might think. Also lends credence to my theory that Peter O'Toole will make your movie as long as you promise him booze.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

Liam Neeson is pure fucking gold in this movie.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

Also fairly certain O'Toole was legitimately drunk for the duration of filming.

[Jack Burton 2]

OK, so not enough has been said about how amazing this movie is. I grew up watching it on an old VHS. it is quirky, but actually endearing and really well made.

 

It has 18% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes, but stars Lawrence of Arabia, Mahoney from from Police Academy, The Mom from Vacation, The Mermaid from Splash, and a pre-list (perverted) Schindler. Not to mention that it is directed and written by the director of the crying game. This movie has everything, Irishmen drinking, bad fart jokes, ghost molestation, a talking horse, Meg Tilly seducing a priest, Steve Guttenburg fucking Darryl Hanna's corpse... yes it happens... and demonic nuns setting Peter Galagar's balls on fire. They even invent a word for ghost sex in the movie (Scalping). I can't tell you how much I love this weird piece of forgotten cinema, its impossible to tell if it is horrible or wonderful.

 

 

This is the perfect time to review it as it just showed up on Amazon prime free streaming.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

This movie is absolutely wonderful and I reiterate that Liam Neeson is fucking hilarious in this movie.

[SlidePocket 707]

Meg Tilly seducing a priest

 

You meant Jennifer Tilly.

[Merkin Muffley 24]

I love this quirky film as well.

[pchan 3]

Seriously, I want to hear Jason talk about the ghost fucking.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

I got to say as goofy as this movie is, the scene where the octopus grabbed the two kids and turned them into paper cutouts freaked me the fuck out as a kid.

[RobinK 0]

High Spirits

http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt0095304/

 

You can buy this on amazon with Vampire's Kiss. I don't know what the connection is?

[Veronica_Sawyer 23]

I got to say as goofy as this movie is, the scene where the octopus grabbed the two kids and turned them into paper cutouts freaked me the fuck out as a kid.

 

Oh yeah, it was like a creepy vaudevillian theater show that came to life.

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

I really enjoy this movie, Daryl Hannah isnt the best actress in the world. But I think this my favorite performance of hers. The Guttenberg is effortlessly charming as is his trademark. And I remember always liking Beverly D'Angelos arc in the movie.

 

If you havent seen this movie yet, I couldnt recommend it more. Its just super weird, quirky, and fun throughout.

[Jameslwilson88 2]

Its october and time to dust off some classic thrillers. The poor man's Tom Hanks, Steve Guttenberg , epic weirdo Darryl Hannah, and Liam Neeson at his sexiest..."fartin in the shower" 

[Ofcoursemyhorse 1043]

So I think i've just now had an epiphany as to why I love this movie so much. My favorite ride at Disneyland when I was a kid was The Haunted Mansion and this movie especially in terms of the set, overwhelmingly remind me of it.

It's just amazing to me that a random unconnected movie can somehow better capture the vibe of the ride as opposed to the licensed movie from Disney.