Leprechaun 3 (1995)

An evil leprechaun finds himself in Las Vegas, where he proceeds to cause mischief by killing people, granting twisted wishes, and infecting a young man with his green blood.

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writers:

Mark Jones (based upon characters created by), David DuBos

Stars:

Warwick Davis, John Gatins, Lee Armstrong

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warwick Davis	...	Leprechaun
John Gatins	...	Scott
Lee Armstrong	...	Tammy
John DeMita	...	Fazio
Michael Callan	...	Mitch
Caroline Williams	...	Loretta
Marcelo Tubert	...	Gupta
Tom Dugan	...	Art
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Waitress
Richard Reicheg	...	Lucky
Linda Shayne	...	Nurse
Ian Gregory	...	Doctor
Roger Hewlett	...	Tony
Terry Lee Crisp	...	Elvis
Jennifer Stein	...	High Roller

Storyline

It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free, along with his pot of gold that everyone wants and like before, he'll kill anyone who goes near it. Driving into town that night was a young man named Scott who was off to L.A. to go to school. Along the way he meets a sarcastic, but friendly, girl named Tammy. Scott tries gambling but loses everything, so he goes to the pawn shop to pawn his Rolex watch. At the shop, he finds the dead owner and one of Leprechaun's gold coins that grants a wish to its finder. Scott wishes for a winning streak, but what he does not know is that the casino is run by a crooked man who hates to lose. Also in the casino is an ignorant and ...

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Plot Keywords:

violence | black garter belt | stockings | woman on top | breasts growing | 

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Taglines:

Welcome To Vegas... Your Losing Streak Is About To Begin!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong horror violence and gore, and a scene of sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Leprechaun's shillings bear the imprint of Charles III of Spain.

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Goofs

Tammy's shoes disappear after she goes down the stairs behind the hotel. She has them on again when she and Scott are searching the pawn shop. How did she get them back?

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Quotes

Mitch: Ladies and gentlemen, due to a slight solicrivilance in the stem of the wheel, the situation is thus - this table is now closed.

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Connections

Follows Leprechaun 2 (1994)

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Soundtracks

Hooskow
Written by S.C. Baily, John Perez, Michael Monasterio, Luca Bono and Rich Logan
Performed by The Assassins
Published by Sticks Vegas International Publishing Consortium

User Reviews

Better than 1 and 2, but that's not really saying much.

This one is far campier than the first two movies and this makes for a more enjoyable film. One of the few movie series to actually improve with time. This one is so funny, I have a hard time categorizing it as a horror movie, but beware this still isn't something to show your young children.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Leprechaun 3

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Rider Pictures, Blue Rider Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1