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

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)
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:

cult film | evil creature | f word | child swearing | creature | 

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Taglines:

The Luck of the Irish..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:

Leprechaun

Filming Locations:

Saugus, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,493,020, 10 January 1993, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$8,556,940

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

A Finnish Marimekko design canvas is on the wall of the hospital.

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Goofs

After J.D. is bitten by what he thinks is a cat, the shot of the leprechaun in the hole is obviously an image superimposed over the hole, with daylight shining behind him.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Leprechaun: [the Leprechaun talks to himself while sitting over his pot of gold] Ah! Try as they will, and try as they might, who steals me gold won't live through the night.

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Connections

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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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

Forget about Willow!

One of the most popular Horror flicks from the 90's. It's as bad as you have heard but accomplishes on the entertaining factor for B-movie lovers. If you're a Horror fan you might have not seen this one, but for sure you have at least heard of it. It's cheesy, yes but it's entertaining. At least there's some gore, and a likable villain in the style of Freedy Krueger. The plot is cheesy but easy to follow. You have the ingredients to spend 90 minutes of popcorn fun.

Now, this one could work as an actual regular PG-13 low budget Horror movie. The Slasher genre was dead by then but Leprechan remains as one of the efforts to generate life to the genre.

Watch out for a young and very, very cute Jenifer Aniston and a devilish performance by Warwick Davies.