History Trivia / Leprechaun

* OldShame:
** Jennifer Aniston recalls being quite proud of the film early on, since it was her first. But then she became famous for ''{{Series/Friends}}'' and thus a campy horror flick didn't reflect too well on her. In 2019, she revealed that, eight years earlier, her then-husband Justin Theroux had made her watch it for the first time since she had made it. She [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganmurrell/justin-theroux-made-jennifer-aniston-watch-leprechaun says she kept cringing and tried to leave the room or get the remote out of his hand]].
** Subverted with Warwick Davis. He was ashamed of the film at first, but he warmed to it when it became popular. He had a blast reprising the role every few years, and [[EvilIsHammy it shows]]. Even though he's since retired from the role, it's not out of shame, [[https://screenrant.com/leprechaun-returns-movie-warwick-davis-not-star-reason/ but concern of doing violent movies as he was raising his children, and he says that he'd be open to returning to horror once they grow up.]]

* FakeIrish: Warwick Davis is British but the Lubdan the Leprechaun has an Irish accent.

* FakeIrish: Warwick Davis is British but the Leprechaun has an Irish accent.

** Franchise creator Mark Jones once came up with a potential spin off/sister franchise entitled 'Vamprechaun', which is pretty much what it sounds like: a leprechaun that is turned into a vampire (He bites his victims on their ankles!). He would have loved to have Warwick Davis play the title character, and was open to potentially tying it into the Leprechaun franchise if necessary. It still might happen one day, if Jones can find the right time and funding.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://leperchaun.wikia.com/wiki/Leprechaun_Wiki The Leprechaun Wiki]].

** There were plans to have the Bluewater Productions comic series crossover with the ''Film/Warlock1991''-based comics made by the same company. On the subject of crossovers, [[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/288081/interview-tony-todd-sets-the-record-straight-on-unmade-candyman-vs-leprechaun-crossover/ according to]] Creator/TonyTodd, he was once approached about a possible ''Film/{{Candyman}} vs Leprechaun'' film. Todd sat there in StunnedSilence trying to process that the man was serious.

** There were plans to have the Bluewater Productions comic series crossover with the ''Film/{{Warlock}}'' comics made by the same company. On the subject of crossovers, [[https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/288081/interview-tony-todd-sets-the-record-straight-on-unmade-candyman-vs-leprechaun-crossover/ according to]] Creator/TonyTodd, he was once approached about a possible ''Film/{{Candyman}} vs Leprechaun'' film. Todd sat there in StunnedSilence trying to process that the man was serious.

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** There were plans to have the Bluewater Productions comic series crossover with the ''Film/{{Warlock}}'' comics made by the same company. On the subject of crossovers, according to Creator/TonyTodd, he was once approached about a possible ''Film/{{Candyman}}'' vs Leprechaun film. Todd sat there in StunnedSilence trying to process that the man was serious.

* ChannelGop: Went from Trimark, who produced the first few movies, to Creator/{{Lionsgate}} beginning with ''Back 2 The Hood''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: In a way the writer of this (and his other films) do have a pattern. A weird "creature", teen characters, supernatural adventures, on/off sense of continuity, lots of verbal banter. What's this all mean? Turns out Mark Jones, the writer, was also a writer for Creator/HannaBarbera and Creator/RubySpears for many years. It will be quite hard to unsee the influence once you do.

* BeamMeUpScotty: Only one of the films takes place on St. Patrick's Day, not all of them.

** The studio wanted the then-unknown Jennifer Aniston to bleach her hair blonde for the first film. Defied, however; the director refused.

** Subverted with Warwick Davis. He was ashamed of the film at first, but he warmed to it when it became popular. He had a blast reprising the role every few years, and [[EvilIsHammy it shows]].

** Jennifer Aniston recalls being quite proud of the film early on, since it was her first. But then she became famous for ''{{Series/Friends}}'' and thus a campy horror flick didn't reflect too well on her.\\
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In 2019, she revealed that, eight years earlier, her then-husband Justin Theroux had made her watch it for the first time since she had made it. She [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganmurrell/justin-theroux-made-jennifer-aniston-watch-leprechaun says she kept cringing and tried to leave the room or get the remote out of his hand]].

* RetroactiveRecognition: In away the writer of this (and his other films) do have a pattern. A weird "creature", teen characters, supernatural adventures, on/off sense of continuity, lots of verbal banter. What's this all mean? Turns out Mark Jones, the writer, was also a writer for Creator/HannaBarbera and Creator/RubySpears for many years. It will be quite hard to unsee the influence once you do.

** Jennifer Aniston recalls being quite proud of the film early on, since it was her first. But then she became famous for ''{{Series/Friends}}'' and thus a campy horror flick didn't reflect too well on her.//
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** Jennifer Aniston recalls being quite proud of the film early on, since it was her first. But then she became famous for ''{{Series/Friends}}'' and thus a campy horror flick didn't reflect too well on her.

** Subverted with Warwick Davis. He was ashamed of the film at first, but he warmed to it when it became popular. He had a gas reprising the role every few years, and [[EvilIsHammy it shows]].

** The studio wanted the then-unknown Jennifer Aniston to bleach her hair blonde for the first film. The director refused.