Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) (V)

Director:

Rob Spera

Writers:

Doug Hall (screenplay)
Doug Hall (story)

Release Date:

28 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Music

Tagline:

Lep in the Hood, come to do no good!

Plot:

The Leprechaun ends up in the inner city, Compton, CA. More comedy than horror fill this installment.

Plot Keywords:

Leprechaun | Pimp | Sunglasses | Vulgarity | Violence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Warwick Davis	...	Leprechaun
Ice-T	...	Mack Daddy
Coolio	...	Himself
Anthony Montgomery	...	Postmaster P. (as A.T. Montgomery)
Rashaan Nall	...	Stray Bullet
Red Grant	...	Butch
Lobo Sebastian	...	Fontaine Rivera
Ivory Ocean	...	Reverend Hamson
Jack Ong	...	Chow Yung Pi
Bebe Drake	...	Post's Mother
Donna M. Perkins	...	Jackie Dee's Wife
Daya Vaidya	...	Supporting
Chloe Hunter	...	Waitress #2
Lori J. Jones	...	Waitress #3
Eric Mansker	...	Bodyguard

Also Known As:

Leprechaun 5 (USA) (working title)
Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, pervasive language, drug use and some sexual content.

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Trimark Pictures

Trivia:

This is the fifth movie in the Leprechaun series, although the number "5" doesn't appear anywhere in the title or credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Postmaster P is singing "Stray Bullet to the Heart" he removes his jacket twice.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Leprechaun: Death to he who sets a Leprechaun free. Steal his gold, it will corrupt your soul, you see. For many a moon the legend has grown, death toll increases, solution unknown. Beware the evil wanderer in search of his loot, lest you suffer the wrath of his golden flute. Flee while you can, the future's not good- for no one is safe from a Lep in the Hood!

Movie Connections:

References Child's Play (1988)

They keep getting worse

I must say, I didn't think that Leprechaun 4: In Space could be followed. Man, was I wrong. From Ice-T pulling the bat out of his afro to the fat kid breaking out Leprechauns for Dummies and rolling the 4 leaf clovers (where in L.A. do clovers grow?) into the weed this movie was almost comical in how awful it was. My favorite line: "Damn, forgot, I ain't got no finger" as T goes to shoot the young rappers. There are two things I can't figure out. The Necklace, and of course, who thought making this movie would be a good idea. I think maybe Ice-T lost a bet with his dealer. Oh well. At least it wasn't as bad as Troll 2.