High Spirits (1988) Poster

(1988)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A woman falls into water. As she is lifted out, her top falls of repeatedly. Nothing is seen, but there are a few close calls.
  • References to sex and innuendo occur frequently in the dialogue.
  • A ghost massages a woman's back as she is in the shower. Nudity is covered by a shower curtain.
  • A man lies naked in bed. His lower half is covered by the sheets.
  • A man has sex with a ghost. No nudity is shown.

Violence & Gore

  • A man is shown beating and stabbing his wife (though this is very unconvincing and thought to be only a show by another character). Blood is shown trickling from the woman's mouth as she dies.
  • A woman falls to her death from a window. No blood or gore is shown.

Profanity

  • 1 use of shit, 2 uses of goddamn.
  • Dialogue includes numerous sexual innuendos and references to sex or sex acts.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Characters drink frequently at the hotel bar and are shown wandering around drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A man tries and fails to commit suicide a few times, played for comedic effect.
  • The ghosts of a few faceless nuns could be considered as frightening.
  • People falling, being thrown about by supernatural forces, and being threatened by giant creatures.
  • The ghosts in the film are shown in various states of decay. There is a scene in which a woman is shown being beaten and murdered by her husband. Hotel workers dressed as ghosts attempt to frighten the human guests, with varying degrees of success. Ghosts chase and attack the human characters in the woods at night. A beautiful ghost woman becomes a decaying zombie-like creature after having sex with a human. A woman is lured out a window to her death.

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Violence & Gore

  • The death scene between the 2 ghosts happens a few times and one of those has Steve Gutenberg getting it instead of the ghost's wife. It should be noted that in this comedy film neither the stabbing nor trickle of blood is a) convincing nor b) realistic looking and it's all done with an emphasis on comedy.

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