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| Leprechaun Returns | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Leprechaun Returns |
| Directed by: | Steven Kostanski |
| Written by: | Suzanne Keilly |
| Produced by: | Lance Samuels; Josh Van Houdt; Darren Cameron; Adam Friedlander; Daniel Iron; Samantha Levine; Stephen Raglow |
| Music by: | Andries Smit |
| Cinematography: | Trevor Calverley |
| Edited by: | Christopher Minns |
| Production | |
| Production: | Blue Ice Pictures Out of Africa Entertainment |
| Distributors: | Syfy Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Released: | December 31st, 2018 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 92 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Previous: | Leprechaun: Origins |
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Leprechaun Returns is an American independent feature film of the creature feature and comedy subgenres of horror. It was directed by Steven Kostanski with a script written by Suzanne Keilly. It was produced by Blue Ice Pictures and Out of Africa Entertainment. It was distributed through Lions Gate Entertainment and premiered on video-on-demand on December 31st, 2018.
Plot[]
Twenty-five years ago, a young woman and her friends stopped an evil Leprechaun by shoving a four-leaf clover down its mouth and watching its melting body fall into a well in North Dakota. What happen
to his pot of gold is anyone’s guess. Today, the property is run by a group of students from the AU Sorority House of a premiere eco-science college, who decide to spend their summer vacation turning the house into a perfect "green" living abode. Instead, they unwittingly revive the depraved Leprechaun who is determined to find his gold and teach the ladies a lesson in murder. The thing is, he's a little rusty and these girls are tough and determined to fight back. The women band together to find his gold and add ‘taking down a misogynistic Leprechaun’ to their course load.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Taylor Spreitler | Lila |
| Pepi Sonuga | Katie |
| Sai Bennett | Rose |
| Emily Reid | Meredith |
| Oliver Llewellyn-Jenkins | Matt |
| Mark Holton | Ozzie |
| Linden Porco | The Leprechaun |
| Heather McDonald | Tory Redding |
| Pete Spiros | Mailman |
| Leon Clingman | University advisor |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Leprechaun film series and all related characters and story concepts were created by Mark Jones.
- The tagline for this film is "Be careful what you wish for".
- This is the eighth film in the Leprechaun film series and the seventh film in the original series continuity.
- Leprechaun Returns made is worldwide premiere on Syfy on March 17th, 2019.
- There are eleven credited cast members in this film.
- Actor Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins is credited as Oliver Llewellyn-Jenkins in this film.
- On the movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Leprechaun Returns holds a 50% Tomatometer rating based on ten approved critic reviews. It holds an audience score of 56% based on more than one-hundred user ratings.
- Similar to Halloween, released two months earlier, this film carries on the continuity of the original film while ignoring the continuity of the sequels as well as Leprechaun: Origins.
- This is the first time that the Leprechaun is played by actor Linden Porco, who was also a body double for Chucky in Cult of Chucky. In previous films, the role of the Leprechaun has been played by Warwick Davis in the original six-film series, and by Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl in Leprechaun: Origins.
- This is the second time that original film actress Jennifer Aniston had been approached to resume the role of Tory Redding. She was originally asked to come back to the franchise for Leprechaun 2 in 1994, but turned it down because she had already signed on to co-star on the NBC comedy series Friends. Financial resolution with Anniston could not be reached for her to return for Leprechaun Returns.
- Actor Mark Holton reprises the role of Ozzie, which he played in the original film.
- Leprechauns love their gold. On the periodic table, the symbol for gold is AU. This is also the abbreviation for Alpha Upsilon, which is the sorority house featured in this film.
External Links[]
- Leprechaun Returns at IMDB
- Leprechaun Returns at Trakt.TV
- Leprechaun Returns at Wikipedia
- Leprechaun Returns at Letterboxd.com
- Leprechaun Returns at Rotten Tomatoes
- Leprechaun Returns at the Cinemorgue Wiki
- Leprechaun Returns at the Leprechaun Wiki
References[]
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