#284 Leprechaun (1993)
Summary
Hosts Dave and Ryan Madala, joined by first-time guest Dana, review the 1993 B-movie Leprechaun. The episode highlights the film’s absurd plot, Warwick Davis’s performance, and Jennifer Aniston’s early role as a pre-Friends character. The group pokes fun at the movie’s numerous plot holes, ridiculous action sequences, and the franchise’s legacy, while debating the leprechaun’s lack of intimidation and the film’s overall quality.
Topics discussed
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Intro: The Leprechaun movie premise
Host banter and missing guest Brian
Cast discussion: Warwick Davis and Dobby
Listener submissions and other movie recs
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Movie start: Plot holes and the villain
Keebler elves and the mother's ashes
The suitcase scene and first kill
Plot hole: The four-leaf clover
Rachel Green origin story theory
Tarantulas and child labor questions
Awards banter and Lucky Charms box
Painting logic and basement box
Telekinesis plot holes and rainbow
Swallowing the coin and painting foreplay
Physics of the car kill and rattlesnake
Boring pacing and Lucky Charms dad
Bear trap and squatters reveal
Truck flip and door hand loss
Cop voice mimicry and skeleton reveal
Cranberry juice and shoe grenades
Wheelchair chase and house directions
Ozzy's death and shotgun finale
Release date and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Award: Best Performance (Warwick Davis)
Award: Worst Performance
Award: Most Overused Character
Award: Best Supporting Performance
Final ratings and 90s cinema debate
Outro and sign-off
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