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Zach and Chris discuss the 1993 horror/comedy cult classic Leprechaun, its themes, and its recent release.

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head to the end of the rainbow and 1993's horror/comedy cult classic, Leprechaun, as we just celebrated St. Patrick's Day, and the movie has gotten a new 4K (and VHS!) release from Lionsgate Limited [https://lionsgatelimited.com/products/leprechaun-4k-steelbook%C2%AE-corrected]. In one of his defining roles, Warwick Davis stars as The Leprechaun, a malevolent supernatural being who is obsessed with his gold coins, killing anyone who comes into possession of them. When teenager Tory (Jennifer Anniston) arrives to spend the summer at her father's new country farmhouse, dim-witted contractor Ozzie Jones (Mark Holton) accidentally releases The Leprechaun from his capture in the farmhouse's basement, and he goes on a rampage to get his coins back, which Ozzie and 10-year-old Alex (Robert Hy Gorman) found nearby. Zach and Chris discuss The Leprechaun's various forms of transportation, the rules of the bag of gold coins, death by pogo stick, Jennifer Anniston basically playing Rachel, and more. You can watch Leprechaun on Peacock. Next week, we're discovering the Secret of the Ooze and discussing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Zach, Chris

Topics covered

• horror
• comedy
• cult classic
• film discussion
• St. Patrick's Day
• movie release

Keywords

• Leprechaun
• Warwick Davis
• Jennifer Anniston
• horror comedy
• cult classic
• 4K release
• PAX East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lionsgate Limited

Books & works: Leprechaun, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

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