Leprechaun (1993)

An evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.

Director:

Mark Jones

Writer:

Mark Jones

Stars:

Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warwick Davis	...	Leprechaun
Jennifer Aniston	...	Tory Reding
Ken Olandt	...	Nathan Murphy
Mark Holton	...	Ozzie
Robert Hy Gorman	...	Alex (as Robert Gorman)
Shay Duffin	...	Dan O'Grady
John Sanderford	...	J.D. Reding
John Voldstad	...	Shop Owner
Pamela Mant	...	Mrs. O'Grady
William Newman	...	Sheriff Cronin
David Permenter	...	Deputy Tripet
Raymond C. Turner	...	Dispatcher (as Raymond Turner)
Heather Kennedy	...	Waitress
Tim Garrick	...	Customer (as Timothy Garrick)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexandra Sachs	...	Little Girl's Voice (voice)

Storyline

When Dan O'Grady returns to the U.S. after stealing some Irish leprechaun's pot of gold, he thinks he can settle down and enjoy his newfound wealth. He thought wrong. The leprechaun followed him and O'Grady barely gets away with his life, having locked the little monster in his basement. Ten years later, J.D. and his spoiled daughter Tory move in. By accident, the leprechaun is released and almost immediately the annoying creature starts to look for his gold, not displaying any respect for human life.

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Plot Keywords:

leprechaun | gold | four leaf clover | year | pot of gold | 

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Taglines:

Your luck just ran out

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

El duende

Filming Locations:

Saugus, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$8,556,940 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One scene required the Leprechaun to find and eat Lucky Charms cereal, which the company gave them permission to do. Upon seeing the finished film, the company was displeased and would not allow them to use the scene. The film makers had the choice to either cut the scene or to re-shoot it, costing them more money. They chose to re-shoot it, replacing the brand name with an obvious spoof of the name brand cereal, and, made one last additional surprise ending scene while they were filming. Furious with the cereal company for making them re-shoot the scene, they pulled the kid character aside and had him say a new line. His line, "Your luck just ran out!" was changed to "Fuck you, Lucky Charms!" as an obvious reference to the whole ordeal.

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Goofs

When the Leprechaun is chasing Tory around the nursing home, his arms turn the wheelchair wheels magically quickly. But in one shot of him in the chair (that also includes Tory), his arms are moving at normal speed.

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Quotes

Tory: [Gasps] God! Nathan, that was no fuckin' bear.

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Connections

Referenced in RiffTrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer (2011)

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Soundtracks

"FOUR LEAF CLOVER"
Written by Andrew Keresztes
Produced by Kevin Kiner and Andrew Keresztes
Publisher: KAY & EM MUSIC/BMI

User Reviews

first is best

I found the original Leprechaun the best and its not even that great which should tell you about the multiple sequels. I see Leprechaun 6 is coming out which doesn't amaze me one bit, 10 years 6 sequels and one bad series of films. I would watch this one the original, but I wouldn't waste time watching those sequels unless you really want too. Robert Gorman a very underrated child actor does a great job along with Mark Holton another actor who has flown under the radar. Leprechaun has a lot of stupid, crude, and silly things, but I think you would like this original.