Leprechaun 3

"Welcome to Vegas... the odds are you won't leave alive!"

1995 1h 34m EN

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5.8

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17%

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★5.8TMDB · 367🥫17%Rotten Tomatoes★5IMDB · 7,252

HorrorComedyRomance

Synopsis

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It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free...

“Welcome to Vegas... the odds are you won't leave alive!”

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Cast

Warwick Davis
Leprechaun
John Gatins
Scott
Lee Armstrong
Tammy
John DeMita
Fazio
Michael Callan
Mitch
Caroline Williams
Loretta
Marcelo Tubert
Gupta
Tom Dugan
Art

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Writers: David DuBos
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Warwick Davis and John Gatins and Lee Armstrong carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Vegas... the odds are you won't leave alive!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brian Trenchard-Smith directs. David Lewis behind the camera. Dennis Michael Tenney scores. Daniel Duncan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Leprechaun Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, shot by David Lewis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dennis Michael Tenney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniel Duncan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Warwick Davis and John Gatins and Lee Armstrong carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Vegas... the odds are you won't leave alive!".
9IMDB entry: tt0113636 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Lewis
Original score: Dennis Michael Tenney
Editing: Daniel Duncan
Production design: Ken Aichele
Makeup / hair: Christina Criswell
Sound: Joel E. Smith
Stunt coordinator: John Stewart
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,200,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Leprechaun 3 (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes: 17% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5/10 · 7,252 votes
MPAA: R

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.

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Brian Trenchard-Smith

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Wuchak2020-05-11
★ 7/10
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy, TAMMY RELEASED TO VIDEO in 1995, "Leprechaun 3" is the second sequel in the series about a hideous little leprechaun (Warwick Davis) who likes to kill those who take from his pot of gold. This one's set in Las Vegas and features a young dude who gets infected with the Leprechaun's green blood and starts to morph into a (taller) leprechaun himself (John Gatins). Although "Leprechaun 3" plays it pretty straight there's also quite a bit of camp. Regardless, it's nigh impossible to take seriously due to the cartoonish leprechaun; consequently, the film is more comedy than horror. In fact, it's not horrifying at all. But it IS entertaining, and that's the name of the game. As my title blurb would suggest, "Leprechaun 3" is well worth watching for the character of Tammy alone, played by Lee Armstrong. It's great to have an intelligent, winsome female protagonist with actual and natural curves, rather than the usual too-thin blondes with chicken legs and fake breasts. Lee blows them all out of the water and her outfits only accentuate her appeal. Too bad she left acting behind the same year "Leprechaun 3" was released, but at least we have this film to remember her awe-inspiring beauty. THE FILM RUNS 90 minutes and was shot in Las Vegas. GRADE: B+
Gimly2020-05-19
★ 3/10
The idea of a Monkey's Paw in Las Vegas is actually pretty solid, but it's poorly executed, doesn't mesh with the mythology of the series set up at this point, and also is hamstrung by a strange pseudo-"Werewolf in Vegas" arc that crops up in the second half. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.