Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) (V)

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writers (WGA):

Mark Jones (characters)
Dennis A. Pratt (written by)

Release Date:

25 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One small step for man. One giant leap of terror!

Plot:

Our deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it.

Plot Keywords:

Leprechaun | Space | Princess | Planet | Monster

Cast

Warwick Davis	...	Leprechaun
Rebekah Carlton	...	Princess Zarina
Brent Jasmer	...	SSgt. Brooks Malloy
Jessica Collins	...	Dr. Tina Reeves
Tim Colceri	...	MSgt. Metal Head Hooker
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Sticks
Debbe Dunning	...	Pvt. Delores Costello
Gary Grossman	...	Harold
Rick Peters	...	Mooch
Geoff Meed	...	Kowalski
Mike Cannizzo	...	Danny
Ladd York	...	Lucky
Guy Siner	...	Dr. Mittenhand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Quinn	...	Computer (voice)

Also Known As:

Leprechaun 4
Leprechaun IV - Lost in Space (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, horror violence, and some sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R | Italy:T | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Front Street Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

According to Dave Tripet, the executive in charge of production for the first three movies, this film originally started out as a spoof of Apollo 13 (1995). A senior Trimark executive saw the promo art for Apollo 13 and immediately had artwork made up replacing Tom Hanks's face on the poster with the Leprechaun's face, and this is what started the script work for the movie.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dr. Mittenhand is trying to fix his computer by slamming his fist against it, you can briefly see his other "missing" hand behind his back.

Quotes:

Leprechaun: [pulling a pistol and imitating John Wayne] Hold it right there, pilgrim. I'm not gonna hurt ya. Naw, I'm not gonna hurt ya.
[fires gun]
Leprechaun: The hell I'm not!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

A creative movie

Creativity is a funny thing. It can either turn out be be brilliant and inspired, or can turn into utter crap. L4 is a very original, creatively done film, which approaches the genre from a unique perspective, a combination rip off of Alien and Dr. Strangelove. Not that it is any good, it is actually a horrible film, but hey, it is different. The horror sequences are silly and cheesy (Like when the antagonist crawls up a soldiers member), the attempts at humor fall flat. The whole thing is just dumb, but hey, bring some friends and have a day letting loose on it. Look for the little guy to flash the Trimark symbol of quality at the end.