Leapin' Leprechauns (1995)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Ted Nicolaou

Writers:

Michael McGann (writer)
Ted Nicolaou (writer)

Genre:

Family | Fantasy

Plot:

A man tries to build a theme park on top of land that's secretly the home to friendly Leprechauns. |

Plot Keywords:

Leprechaun | Character Name In Title

Cast

Mircea Andreescu	...	Leprechaun
John Bluthal	...	Michael Dennehy
Ray Bright	...	Andrew's Father
Mihai Bunea	...	Leprechaun
Constantin Cojocaru	...	Leprechaun
Dan Condurache	...	Leprechaun
Grant Cramer	...	John Dennehy
James Ellis	...	Patrick
Ion Haiduc	...	Wizard
Erica Hess	...	Melanie Dennehy (as Erica Nicole Hess)
Mike Higgins	...	Surveyor #2
Razvan Ionescu	...	Leprechaun
Godfrey James	...	King Kevin
Sharon Lee Jones	...	Sarah Dennehy
Dorina Lazar	...	Doctor Mrs. Voyzniac
Jeremy Levine	...	Surveyor #1
Tina Martin	...	Maeve, Queen of the Fairies
Sylvester McCoy	...	Flynn
Mihai Niculescu	...	Doctor Voyznizc
Stelian Nistor	...	Leprechaun
Constantin Radoaca	...	Leprechaun
Gregory Smith	...	Mikey Dennehy (as Gregory Edward Smith)
Rares Stoica	...	Leprechaun
Bogdan Uritescu	...	Leprechaun
Dan Zamfirescu	...	Leprechaun

MPAA:

Rated PG for some frightening moments and mild language.

Runtime:

Netherlands:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:6 (video premiere) | UK:U (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company:

Full Moon Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Followed by Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (1996)

two titans of genre entertainment bring you...a cute l'il movie

I remember being rather embarrassed about requesting this movie at the local video store; not exactly a macho title, is it? But really, how could I resist a team up between Ted "Subspecies" Nicolau and Sylvester "Doctor Who" McCoy? What an inspired combination.

Of course, both of these entertainment titans have done better. It's a shame that Nicolau hasn't been picked up by mainstream Hollywood, or at least TV (HBO, maybe?), because he can direct really moody movies and squeeze some decent imagery out of tremendously low budgets. I'd like to see him cut loose on a production that actually has money in it. As for McCoy, well, he's perfect to play a leprechaun (he's often described as "puckish"), but this is a far cry from starring in his own BBC TV series. He's not the greatest actor in the universe - he gets by on personality more than talent - but I'd still like to see him do more.

As for the movie itself, it's fun family stuff. Some clever effects, some duff ones (the leprechauns are pretty obviously puppets in many shots). Though it's ostensibly taking place in Ireland, the castle is actually Romanian - the same location from Subspecies! Gotta love those cost-cutters at Full Moon.