Trimark Pictures released Leprechaun on 8 January 1993 throughout the United States. But they released it in limited theaters in 1992.
Critics hated the film. But it made a lot of money at the box office. And it started an 8-film series. The critics hated all of them! But Rotten Tomatoes gives the highest score to the last film in the series, Leprechaun Returns. But even that is just 45 percent based on 11 reviews.
I don’t know. I just don’t see what the problem is. These films are exactly what they intend to be. But critics have a very hard time with that kind of thing. As a group, they are narcissistic. They think every film should be made for them.
Warwick Davis stars as the title character in the first six films. The seventh is an origin film, so he wouldn’t be in it anyway. He claimed that he didn’t want to do horror anymore until his kids were grown up. But I smell a rat. I suspect it is simple. He is tired of the role. And he’s so successful financially that he doesn’t need to. And good for him!
I’m not a huge fan of the Leprechaun franchise. But the series is dependable. You know what you are getting. The producers aren’t running a bait and switch. And I think the first film is rather good. Later films get a bit tiresome. But that’s because they do stick to the formula. Watching one at a time never disappoints!
I embed the first film below. But here are links to every one of them, in case you would prefer a different one:
- Leprechaun
- Leprechaun 2
- Leprechaun 3
- Leprechaun 4: In Space
- Leprechaun in the Hood
- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
- Leprechaun Origins
- Leprechaun Returns
And now for our main attraction!
Leprechaun (1993) poster via Wikipedia under Fair Use.
