The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (TV 1999)

American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the ... See full summary »

Director:

John Henderson

Writer:

Peter Barnes

Stars:

Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Randy Quaid	...	Jack Woods
Whoopi Goldberg	...	The Grand Banshee
Roger Daltrey	...	King Boric
Colm Meaney	...	Seamus Muldoon
Kieran Culkin	...	Barney O'Grady
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Mary Muldoon
Daniel Betts	...	Mickey Muldoon
Orla Brady	...	Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Caroline Carver	...	Princess Jessica
Frank Finlay	...	General Bulstrode
Phyllida Law	...	Lady Margaret
Michael Williams	...	Father Daley
Harriet Walter	...	Queen Morag
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny Babington	...	1st Fairy
Christopher Benjamin	...	Troll Manager

Storyline

American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the fairies' costume ball and Muldoon's son falls in love with fairy Princess Jessica. Their love re-ignites a feud between the leprechauns and the fairies, which escalates into a war. The Grand Banshee warns of terrible consequences and Jack Woods is chosen to make peace. Woods interrupts his own romance with an Irish beauty to help, and becomes involved in a strange and wonderful magical adventure.

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Plot Keywords:

leprechaun | fairy | american | friend | banshee | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Hallmark Entertainment NBC / Hallmark

Country:

UK USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Leprechauns

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, RTL

Technical Specs

Runtime:

139 min 172 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last film of Michael Williams.

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Goofs

When Jack and Kathleen are crossing a crevice over a cliff, they are shown to have reached one half of the intended distance in an over-the-head shot, and then a shot from their side show that they are almost at the beginning of the distance.

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Quotes

Sean Devine: [He is dying, dispappearing up to his waist] Look - I'm only half the man I was!

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Connections

References Waterloo (1970)

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Soundtracks

"We Can Fly Away"
Written by Sandy McLelland and Paul Lowin
Performed by Emma Townshend

User Reviews

Good, but could have been better

The scenery was gorgeous and Colm Meaney was a hoot as Seamus Muldoon. I did greatly enjoy the Romeo and Juliet story between Princess Jessica, and Mickey. The fairy half of the story was probably the best. The graphics were fair to poor considering this was a Hallmark production and I was very disappointed with them. Too much sterotyping with the oafish brothers, and Jack's 'mission' could have been more original. The humor was fairly consistent throughout and that was a big plus.

All in all it was a decent piece, but could have been far better. C+ rather than an A+.