History Trivia / LeprechaunInTheHood

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, goes back and forth on this. Initially he was reluctant to direc tthe movie, thinking that it needed a Black director to avoid being crassly offensive, and didn't think much of the result (evinced by his not listing it on his resume). That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on. In a [[https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/leprechaun-film-series-oral-history more recent interview]], Spera says that he's "stunned by the life this film still has" and while doesn't regret making ''Leprechaun in the Hood'', "if I was offered the directing job today, I just wouldn’t take it."

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, goes back and forth on this. Initially he was reluctant to take the movie, thinking that it needed a Black director or writer to avoid being crassly offensive, and didn't think much of the finished movie (evinced by his not listing it on his resume). That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on. In a [[https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/leprechaun-film-series-oral-history more recent interview]], Spera says that he's "stunned by the life this film still has" and while doesn't regret making ''Leprechaun in the Hood'', "if I was offered the directing job today, I just wouldn’t take it."
* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Ice-T [[http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/law-and-order-svu-donald-trump-episode-when-will-it-air-ice-t has stated]] that he took the role because his son was a fan of the ''Leprechaun'' films. That said, he doesn't regret doing it and enjoyed working with Warwick Davis, whom he considers a "legend."

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, goes back and forth on this. Initially he was reluctant to take the movie, thinking that it needed a Black director or writer to avoid being crassly offensive, and didn't think much of the finished movie (evinced by his not listing it on his resume). That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on. In a [[https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/leprechaun-film-series-oral-history more recent interview]], Spera says that he's "stunned by the life this film still has" and that "if I was offered the directing job today, I just wouldn’t take it."

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, goes back and forth on this. On the one hand, he doesn't list the movie on his online resume and has been known to lash out at interviewers who ask him about it. That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Leprechaun's rap originally occurred early in the film, specifically after the Leprechaun kills the club owner, which explains why he brainwashes the "Zombie fly girls" in that sequence. During editing, Spera recognized that it would be the movie's SignatureScene and made it the finale instead.

* SoMyKidsCanWatch: Ice-T [[http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/law-and-order-svu-donald-trump-episode-when-will-it-air-ice-t has stated]] that he took the role because his son was a fan of the ''Leprechaun'' films. That said, he doesn't regret doing it and enjoyed working with Warwick Davis, whom he considers a "legend."

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, goes back and forth on this. On the one hand, he doesn't list the movie on his online resume and has been known to lash out at interviewers who mention it to him. That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on.

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, is evidently less-than-fond of the movie, as he doesn't list on his online resume and has been known to lash out at interviewers who mention it to him. That said, he was very cordial on the commentary for the 7-film collection, and admitted that it was a fun film to work on.

* CreatorBacklash: Rob Spera, the director, is evidently less-than-fond of the movie, as he doesn't list on his online resume and has been known to lash out at interviewers who mention it to him.