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Leprechaun 2
Released 1994 by Trimark Pictures
Directed by Rodman Flender
Starring Warwick Davis, Charlie Heath, Shevonne Durkin, Sandy Baron
From the back cover of the video:
A thousand years ago, the Leprechaun left a bloody trail when he ripped through the countryside in search of his stolen pot of gold. Now he's back in the big city using all of his deadly tricks to snare the girl of his nightmares. His bloody quest becomes more deadly when her boyfriend steals one of the Irish monster's precious gold coins. The town soon discovers two dead bodies and a trail of gold dust leads them to the Leprechaun's lair.It's a pot full O'blood, guts and horror as the Leprechaun goes on a wild rampage filled with grisly thrills and gruesome special effects.
Well, that's what it says on the jacket. The actual plot is somewhat different. The Leprechaun was cheated out of his bride a thousand years ago, and now he's in Los Angeles plotting to marry Bridget, a descendant of his original bride. Bridget's boyfriend Cody accidentally gets hold of one of the Leprechaun's gold coins, and a cat-and-mouse game ensues as the Leprechaun tries to retrieve the coin and Cody tries to retrieve Bridget.
The movie has all the cheesy elements of the first movie - bad acting, bad script, low low budget - and an even better Leprechaun performance. This time around they understand who the main attraction is, and don't waste time hiding the Leprechaun in the shadows while the humans blather endlessly about nothing. We still have to endure a lot of inane dialogue from the heroes, but there's a better reason for it - this movie has more of a plot than the first one, and they have to set it up somehow. It all works out for the best - Leprechaun 2 is far better than the first movie.
The magically malicious Leprechaun is more sophisticated than he was the first time around, and he has better dialogue, more jokes and rhymes, and a lot more screen time. The first movie had crazier sight gags, but there's still plenty of fun, such as the Leprechaun getting drunk in a bar. The killings are more creative than in the first movie; there's still some graphic gore. This was the first installment of the series to include female frontal nudity, which continued to be a standard feature in the subsequent movies.
It was also the first movie to have an alternate title. It was originally called One Wedding and a Lot of Funerals in the UK and Love and Murder in Pakistan.
The real wife of Leprechaun star Warwick Davis appeared in the movie's big bar scene.
Fangoria printed an article about this movie.
IMDb has the
trailer, a message board, and much more.
