1,000 years ago in Ireland, an evil Leprechaun celebrates his 1,000th birthday on St. Patrick's Day. He tells his slave, a man named William O'Day, that he has found the perfect bride. Once he marries, the Leprechaun promises to grant O'Day his freedom. O'Day is overjoyed at first, but is horrified to see the Leprechaun has chosen his beautiful daughter. Despite O'Day's pleas, the Leprechaun says that she will be his once she sneezes three consecutive times without anyone saving her by saying "God bless you". Once the Leprechaun manipulates her to start sneezing, O'Day says "God bless you, my child,", freeing her from the Leprechaun. O'Day is then killed by the Leprechaun, who promises to marry an O'Day descendanton his next thousandth birthday. On St. Patrick's Day in present-day Los Angeles, a young man named Cody works with his uncle Morty giving "dark side" tours, a scam that drives tourists to alleged resting places of celebrities. When Morty is too drunk to drive, Cody does so, forcing him to cancel a date with his girlfriend Bridget. He drops Bridget off at a go-kart track run by his pretentious rival Ian. Prior to Bridget's departure, the Leprechaun emerges from one of the tour stops: an Irish tree that was present at the home of Harry Houdini. The Leprechaun tears out the gold tooth of a homeless man and goes off to search for his new bride, revealed to be Bridget (a descendant of the O'Day bloodline). A frustrated Cody speeds through a red light and is arrested. Morty picks him up from the police station.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Michael Prescott, Mark Jones, Donald P. Borchers, Mark Amin |
Directed By: | Rodman Flender |
Written By: | Turi Meyer, Mark Jones, Al Septien |
Cast: | Kimmy Robertson, Sandy Baron, Michael McDonald, Charlie Heath, Danny Roque, Warren A. Stevens, Arturo Gil, James Lancaster, Jonathan R. Perkins, Billy Beck, David Powledge, Martha Hackett, Shelley Waggener, Al White, Clint Howard, Andrew Craig, Warwick Davis, Tony Cox, Shevonne Durkin, Brian D. Kline, Mark Kiely, Adam Biesk, Linda Hopkins |
In Theaters: | Apr 08, 1994 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 25 minutes |
Production: | Planet Productions |
Budget: | $2,000,000 |
Box Office: | $2,260,622 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |