Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)

Our deadly leprechaun is in space to woo a beautiful princess who is impressed with his gold and desires to separate him from it.

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writers:

Mark Jones (characters), Dennis A. Pratt (as Dennis Pratt)

Stars:

Warwick Davis, Brent Jasmer, Jessica Collins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warwick Davis	...	Leprechaun
Brent Jasmer	...	Books
Jessica Collins	...	Tina
Guy Siner	...	Dr. Mittenhand
Gary Grossman	...	Harold
Rebecca Carlton	...	Princess Zarina (as Rebekah Carlton)
Tim Colceri	...	Metal Head
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Sticks (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
Debbe Dunning	...	Delores
Mike Cannizzo	...	Danny (as Michael Cannizzo)
Rick Peters	...	Mooch
Geoff Meed	...	Kowalski
Ladd York	...	Lucky
James Quinn	...	Computer Voice (voice) (as James W. Quinn)

Storyline

On a distant planet, a power hungry Leprechaun kidnaps a Dominian princess, Princess Zarina, and plans to make himself king, but not if a bumbling brigade of space marines have anything to say about it. Their commander is a mad scientist by the name of Dr. Mittenhand, who's half machine thanks to one of his "experiments". Once on the planet, Leprechaun is blown up, but quickly is reborn through one of the marines (ala Alien) and wreaks havoc aboard the ship, meanwhile Dr. Mittenhand plans to use the princess for his experiments to make himself whole again. But now, after many of the marines are killed, Leprechaun turns Dr. Mittenhand into a grotesque monster and plans to blow up the ship. The remaining marines have to stop his evil plans and blow *him* up.

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Plot Keywords:

exploding body | bare breasts | female frontal nudity | psychotronic film | biologist | 

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Taglines:

One small step for man. One giant leap of terror!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, horror violence, and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title character is never once in the film referred to as a Leprechaun. He is only called "alien," "monster," "bastard," or some combination thereof.

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Goofs

When the Leprechaun comes out of the soldier's body and then shoots from another angle, you can see that the Leprechaun comes out from a hole in the ground.

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Quotes

Leprechaun: As Shakespeare said, shit happens.

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Connections

Followed by Leprechaun Returns (2018)

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Soundtracks

Crazy for the Guy
Written by Jeff Robert, Andrew Milukoff and Frankie Blue
Performed by the Deborah Holland Trio
Courtesy of CSG Music and Pony boy Music
Music supervision by Cinema Sound Group
Recorded at Siberia Sound
Engineered by Clifton Young
Mixed by Michael Smith

User Reviews

Let's not be serious

What a delightful sendup of other movies.

It follows the plot of Alien, throws in some gratuitous sex, makes fun of marines, scientists, and women who will do anything for jewelry, puts in a dash of cross-dressing and Dr. Strangelove.

THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS HORROR MOVIE. The first in the series was a serious horror movie, by this point, the series is comedy with a horror motif.

Details

Official Sites:

Trimark Video

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 February 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Leprechaun IV - Lost in Space

Filming Locations:

Front Street Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Rider Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color