Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) (V)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

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 | Violence | Blindness | Ghetto

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)

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)

A Masterpiece

I knew just from the title that this would be one of the favorites to win Best Picture. After seeing it, I couldn't have hoped for more. Ice-T gives a riveting performance as a complex hardcore gangster reminiscent of his role in Trespass and Ricochet. He is complemented by the unparallelled skills of Warwick Davis. Just to name a few memorable lines, " a friend with weed is a friend indeed," and "If I don't get my schillings, there's gonna be some killings." In one scene Ice-T shows his great theatric range, " we rappin about shootin ya homey in his face and slappin yo bitch,"...what a performance. To top it off, the Leprechaun smokes weed with Ice-T and busts out a tight freestyle in the final scene.."lep in the hood, up to no good." ....A must see!