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:

Her luck just ran out [DVD]

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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:

O Duende

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

The character of Deputy Tripet was named after David Tripet, who had been the executive in charge of production.

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Goofs

Deep Roy stands in for Warwick Davis (the titular Leprechaun) as stunt double. But he's much taller and it's visibly noticeable when the stand-in is used.

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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

Spoofed in Wayne's World 2 (1993)

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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

Horror movie, not short on laughs!

Other members of the IMDb may have rated this "1", and that's up to them, but I thought Leprechaun was a real fun horror movie.

I have seen the other films in this series but the first was entertaining.

Low on budget yes, but never boring and always whimsical. Warwick Davis, the small actor who plays the leprechaun, is very good in this role, as he is in all his movies.

He may be lacking in height but not talent.

A brilliant performance by him, and even Jennifer Aniston isn't that bad, and I usually find her a turn off in movies.

Humour, horror, and lots of pace. I gave it 7 out of 10.