Leprechaun

"Your luck just ran out."

1993 1h 33m EN

😐

5.6

MID

🥫

35%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

4.8

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 891🥫35%Rotten Tomatoes●17Metacritic★4.8IMDB · 33,149

HorrorComedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A demonic leprechaun terrorizes a group of young people whom he believes stole his gold.

“Your luck just ran out.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Amazon Prime VideoSubscription

PhiloSubscription

AMC Plus Apple TV channelSubscription

AMC+ Amazon ChannelSubscription

AMC+ Roku Premium ChannelSubscription

AMC+Subscription

Amazon Prime Video with AdsSubscription

MovieSphere+ Amazon ChannelSubscription

Howdy Amazon ChannelSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Warwick Davis
Leprechaun
Jennifer Aniston
Tory
Ken Olandt
Nathan
Mark Holton
Ozzie
Robert Hy Gorman
Alex
Shay Duffin
O'Grady
John Sanderford
J.D.
John Voldstad
Shop Owner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Jones
Writers: Mark Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Made its money back 8.6× over at the box office.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Leprechaun Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Mark Jones, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Kevin Kiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Christopher Roth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston and Ken Olandt carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Jones directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Kevin Kiner scores. Christopher Roth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.6× over at the box office.
333 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Leprechaun Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mark Jones, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kevin Kiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Christopher Roth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston and Ken Olandt carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Your luck just ran out.".
10IMDB entry: tt0107387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "daughter", "kobold", "kleeblatt", "north dakota".

The technical file

Cinematography: Levie Isaacks
Original score: Kevin Kiner
Editing: Christopher Roth
Production design: Naomi Slodki
Makeup / hair: Gabriel Bartalos
Sound: Tom Amelotte
Stunt coordinator: Cole S. McKay
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Box office: $8,600,000
Return: 860% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Leprechaun (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 35% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 17/100
IMDB rating: 4.8/10 · 33,149 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Part of

Leprechaun Collection

An American comedic horror film series centered around a malevolent and murderous leprechaun, who, when his gold is taken from him, resorts to any means necessary to reclaim it.

Also by

Mark Jones

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

Gimly2020-05-19
★ 5/10
As is very frequently the case with horror franchises, the Leprechaun series started out with a pretty silly premise, but took itself quite seriously, then quickly devolved into parody as the sequels came out. That being the case, this first Leprechaun movie is actually not very jokey (at least, not when you consider the fact that the villain of the piece is a three-foot-tall Irishman with a penchant for skipping, rhyming and polishing shoes). The effects are hit and miss, the acting is not very good, and a lot of the movie is shot too dark to make out properly, but Leprechaun really is an okay horror movie. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

Production companies