The legend of the Leprechaun comes to life when old man O'Grady comes across a bag of gold, freshly stolen from said mythical creature. He thinks he won it fair and square, but the Leprechaun has other plans! Dun dun dun!
When the Leprechaun pays him a visit to get his gold back, O'Grady manages to lock him in a chest, topped with a four-leaf clover. He then tries to burn the house down, but has a stroke and collapses.
Ten years later, Tory and her father are moving into the old O'Grady household. They are being helped by hot stud Nathan, little kid Alex, and complete imbecile Ozzie. While investigating the basement, Ozzie discovers the crate with the Leprechaun hidden away. He brushes the top off (including the four-leaf clover! Oh crap!), and the Leprechaun explodes the box and assaults Ozzie, who manages to escape.
Of course, nobody believes Ozzie, because he's an idiot, and so are they. When a mysteriously pastel rainbow appears in the sky, Ozzie naturally runs after it to find the end. What he and curiously close friend Alex find is a big bag of gold. Ozzie does the most natural thing in the world, and swallows one.
The Leprechaun now has a reason to chase our heroes (just go with it), and does so for the rest of the movie. Oh, and chase he does; on foot, with a tricycle, on skates, a go-cart...will anyone be left alive?
0.5 out of 10 (Based on 2 ratings, 
Leprechaun - Warwick Davis
Tory - Jennifer Aniston
Nathan - Ken Olandt
Ozzie - Mark Holton
Alex - Robert Gorman
O'Grady - Shay Duffin
Written and Directed by - Mark Jones
If you just picked this up to watch it, that tagline will never be more appropriate.
When I first watched this movie, which apparently was not as long ago as I thought (1993 just doesn't seem right), I thought it was a funny little movie, with a goofy premise and a witty bad guy. Huh.
How times have changed. Watching this again for reviewal...wow. Talk about FUN. *Sigh*
Where do I begin? I'm sure you've seen the movie on the Sci-Fi channel at least 2,000 times last month, but on DVD, it's actually quite a bit different; you don't get the commercials to break up the monotony (and the non-stop sobbing). Other than 3 or 4 "F-Bombs", this movie could've been rated G, and I'm almost not kidding.
Even with all this, the premise is so...dumb that it could've at least been fun. But almost immediately after hitting play, I was ready for a nap. The movie moves so bleeding SLOW. For a stupid, campy movie about a damn Leprechaun, that's not so good.
Speaking of which, is this what the Leprechaun does all the time? Let people steal his gold, kill them, then shine their shoes? Is this like his job? As much as he loses it you'd think he would've invested in a damn safe or something.
Anyway, the movie. This is Jennifer Aniston's first major movie role. Luckily for her, someone liked it enough that they hired her for "Friends," which frankly scares me. I'm glad I never watched that show, I would be truly scarred from that information. Poor Warwick Davis went on to play the Leprechaun another 5 (five) times! This from the dude who played Willow (good eyes Wolf!). Nobody can ever say that guy hasn't paid his dues. On a side note, Warwick was only 18 when he played Willow! Isn't that crazy? He looked so much older...
What? Oh yeah the movie again...so, don't watch it. For god's sakes, don't rent or buy it anyway, it'll come on T.V. soon, I promise, and it's the same crap as the original version. I've seen Disney cartoons more raw than this, and they aren't rated R for sure.
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If you just picked this up to watch it, that tagline will never be more appropriate. ...
Ok, ok... So I'm gonna get this review done quick, so it's fresh on my mind... and so I can get it out of my mind! For some reason, this movie appealed to me as a kid, as it may have appealed to you. Start believing that we were very very ignorant children who were vegetables in front of the T.V. If we weren't we would have busted the T.V. in with our newly aquired Red Rider BB Guns after, or during, this movie. Well, that is if we didn't slip into a coma first.
This movie drags. Not just a little. I cried at one point realizing there was still 20 minutes left. We all have a limited time in this world, so if you watched this as a kid, don't waste that time watching it again. If you haven't seen it, don't waste that time watching it. The dialogue, story, plot, concept, execution, acting, movie sets, music... it's all horrible.
Bad ideas such as a "pogostick death" and "200 ton go kart" really made this painful to watch.
Hard to believe that someone picked up Jennifer Aniston for "Friends" after she was in this.. must have been out of pure pitty.
In my opinion, if you own this movie, burn it and lock it up with a four leaf clover. If you have rented it and it is in your possession, take it back now, and demand a refund. For all the rest of you. DON'T WATCH IT!
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Random violence - yes
Pointless nudity - no
Uppercuts - no
Teleporting - yes
Drunk cameraman - yes
Super backflip!
Since when are there tarantulas in North Dakota?
L.A. Gear plug!
What a realistic rainbow!
3 Guys That Paint!
Pointless slow motion!
Yeah, go ahead and throw your weapon away, who needs it...
Lucky Charms plug! Sort of...
That cart flipped the truck how??
Pointless speed up!
Stock footage!
Running over the clovers usually helps, good job.
Whoa, napalm gasoline?
Danny - "Burn in hell you little green bastard!!!"
Leprechaun - "I'll keep coming back ehhh..."
Dad - "Never judge a book by its cover honey."
Tory - "Dad, this book doesn't even have a cover."
Tory - "We need to slap some bulldozers around to fix this place up."
Tory - "Who are you?"
Nathan - "I was the guy carrying a bucket of paint thinner."
Ozzie - "Don'tgointheredon'tgointheredon'tgointhere!"
Alex - "Nice going, Jaws!"
Ozzie - "They make fun of me?"
Alex - "Not in front of you, only behind your back."
Tory - "I thought that was you rubbing my leg."
Nathan - "And you let me?"
(Bell rings)Tory - "What was that?"
Nathan - "Sounded like a bell."
Leprechaun - "We're cooking now, kids."
Tory - "Olga!"
Alex - "Fuck you lucky charms!"
