High Spirits (1988)

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NR | Comedy, Romance | Released: 11/18/1988 |Box Office Total: $7.8M

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Synopsis:

Trying to drum up tourist business, a castle owner advertises his estate as haunted and has his staff dress up as ghosts. The surprise twist is that as soon as the fake ghosts appear, so do the real ones.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/18/1988

Director	Credit
Neil Jordan	Director
Derek Meddings	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Peter O'Toole	Peter Plunkett
Steve Guttenberg	Jack
Beverly D'Angelo	Sharon
Jennifer Tilly	Miranda
Peter Gallagher	Brother Tony
Martin Ferrero	Malcolm
Connie Booth	Marge
Krista Hornish	Wendy
Matthew Wright	Woody
Paul O'Sullivan	Graham
Daryl Hannah	Mary Plunkett
Liam Neeson	Martin Brogan
Ray McAnally	Plunkett Senior
Aimee Delamain	Great Granny Plunkett
Ruby Buchanan	Great Aunt Nan
Preston Lockwood	Great Uncle Peter
Donal McCann	Eamon
Mary Coughlan	Katie
Liz Smith	Mrs Plunkett
Tom Hickey	Sampson
Tony Rohr	Christy
Hilary Reynolds	Patricia
Isolde Cazelet	Julia
Little John	Gateman
Production Credits	Credit
Jon Turtle	Associate Producer
Mark Damon	Executive Producer
Nik Powell	Co-Producer
Stephen Woolley	Producer
Moshe Diamant	Executive Producer
David Saunders	Producer
Selwyn Roberts	Co-Producer
Eduard Sarlui	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Vision pdg	Production Company
Palace Pictures	Production Company
TWE	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Palace Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Media Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
TriStar Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
AAA	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Dromore Castle, County Limerick, Ireland
Lee International Studios, Shepperton, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Neil Jordan	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Andrew Noakes	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Tony Miller	Production Accountant
Jean Simmons	Accountant - accounts secretary
Ruben Sedgwick	Production Insurance - film insurance
Michele Tandy	Accountant - special effects accountant
Vivienne Hammer	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Jane Trower	Assistant Accountant - accountant assistant
Art Department	Credit
Les Tomkins	Art Director - art direction supervisor
Annie Siggins	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
Michael White	Storyboard Artist
Jane Harding	Art Assistant - art department trainee
Anton Furst	Production Designer
Andrew Garnet-Lawson	Scenic Artist
Barbara Drake	Set Decorator
Edward Butler	Art Department - set sculptor
Roger Deer	Storyboard Artist
Keith Short	Art Department - set sculptor
Nigel Phelps	Art Director - art direction
Alan Tomkins	Art Director - art direction
Casting	Credit
Abi Cohen	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Susie Figgis	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Gary Slowfield	Video Playback - video playback operator
Jonathan P B Taylor	Camera - focus puller 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Alex Thomson	Director of Photography
John Ward	Steadicam Operator
Paul Wilson	Photography - visual effects photography
Michael Roberts	Camera Operator
Karl Morgan	Video - video operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Phillip Contomichalos	Camera Trainee
Tom Collins	Photography - stills
Chris Kenny	Camera Trainee - camera trainee 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Hugh Nicholson	Video Playback - video playback operator
Paul Wilson	Director of Photography - director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Nigel Stone	Camera - clapper loader 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Peter Robinson	Steadicam Operator
John Morgan	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Roy Wealleans	Camera - camera car driver
Music	Credit
The Big Bopper	Song Performer
Graunke Symphony Orchestra	Music Performer
Bob Hunka	Music Coordinator
George Fenton	Music Conductor
George Fenton	Orchestrations
George Fenton	Music
J P Richardson	Song
Arthur Colahan	Song
Keith Grant	Music - music recording
Christopher Tucker	Orchestrations
Box & Company Publishers Ltd	Song - song publisher
Physical Effects	Credit
David Greenaway	Puppeteer
Martin Grace	Stunt Coordinator
Martin Grace	Stunts
Richard Padbury	Animatronics - animatronic model designer
Tony Dunsterville	Animatronics - animatronic model designer
Gillian Aldam	Stunts
John Alexander	Puppeteer
Tim Rose	Animatronics - animatronic model designer
Ellie Bertram	Stunts
Andy Bradford	Stunts
David Hayes	Animatronics - animatronic model designer
Helen Caldwell	Stunts
Jason Reed	Animatronics - animatronic model designer
Stuart Clark	Stunts
Abbi Collins	Stunts
Tom Delmar	Stunts
Tracey Eddon	Stunts
Sadie Eden	Stunts
Steve Elliott	Stunts
Terry English	Stunts
Dorothy Ford	Stunts
Elaine Ford	Stunts
Sarah Franzl	Stunts
Reg Harding	Stunts
Paul Heasman	Stunts
Tom Hegarty	Stunts
Jazzer Jeyes	Stunts
Wayne Michaels	Stunts
Valentino Musetti	Stunts
Eddie Powell	Stunts
Lee Sheward	Stunts
Colin Skeaping	Stunts
Rocky Taylor	Stunts
Bill Weston	Stunts
Jason White	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Patrick Clayton	Assistant Director
John McDonnell	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Gil Whelan	Location Manager
Hannah Warner	Continuity - continuity trainee
Joyce Turner	Production Coordinator
Pat Rambaut	Script Supervisor
Hugh Harlow	Production Supervisor
William Martens	Production Coordinator
Chris Brock	Assistant Director
Tim Lewis	Assistant Director
Gareth Tandy	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Susan D'Arcy	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
David John	Sound - sound recording mixer
Mike Dowson	Foley Mixer
Paul Cridlin	Boom Operator
Gerard McCann	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Mark Auguste	Sound Effects Editor
Simon Clark	Sound - sound maintenance
Robert Gavin	Sound Effects Editor
Andy Nelson	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Brian Saunders	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Peter Chiang	Animator
Suzie Ford	Effects Coordinator - special effects production coordinator
Derek Meddings	Special Effects - special visual effects
Mark Meddings	Effects Supervisor - special effects physical supervisor
Karl Simmonds	Effects Assistant - special effects trainee
Edward Butler	Chief Modelmaker - modeler
Keith Short	Chief Modelmaker - modeler
Bob Simmonds	Special Effects - special effects producer 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Mark Lee	Effects Assistant - special effects trainee
Terry Reed	Effects Supervisor - special effects model supervisor
Digby Miller	Special Effects - special effects senior technician
Jose Granell	Chief Modelmaker - special effects model technician
Roy Spencer	Special Effects - special effects senior technician
Brian Warner	Special Effects - special effects senior technician
John Pakenham	Special Effects - special effects technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Emma Porteous	Costume Designer
Barbara Ritchie	Hairdresser
Suzanne Reynolds	Prosthetic Makeup
Peter King	Makeup Supervisor
Colin Wilson Sr	Costume Supervisor
Jane Royle	Makeup
Tony Allen	Wardrobe Assistant
Stuart Artingstall	Hair Stylist - special effects hairstyles
Penny Shawyer	Prosthetic Makeup
David Fielden	Costume Designer
Pauline Heys	Makeup
Joan Carpenter	Hairdresser
Amelia Davies	Wardrobe Assistant
Ilona Herman	Makeup
Jane Fox	Prosthetic Makeup
Daphne Martin	Hairdresser
Jacques Azagury	Costume Designer
John Brady	Wardrobe Assistant
Terry English	Costume Designer - armor design
Christopher Tucker	Makeup - special makeup

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