Leprechaun in the Hood

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**Leprechaun in the Hood** is a 2000 American horror comedy film directed by Rob Spera from a screenplay by Doug Hall and Jon Huffman, the film stars Warwick Davis, Ice-T, and Anthony Montgomery. It is the fifth installment in the Leprechaun franchise.

It was released straight-to-video and is the last film in the franchise to be released by Trimark Pictures.

## Plot

Los Angeles rap artists Stray Bullet, Butch, and Postmaster P. accidentally free a Leprechaun that was imprisoned by record producer Mac Daddy O'Nassas some years earlier. The Leprechaun hunts the friends in order to recover his magic flute, which places listeners of its tune in a euphoric trance. After killing some people, such as a reverend, DJ artists, and a hot girl, the Leprechaun reaches the three friends at Postmaster P.'s home. When the rap artists and the Leprechaun engage in a fight, the Leprechaun kills Stray Bullet by making him shoot himself in the mouth with his own pistol while Postmaster P. and Butch stare in horror. Butch visits Postmaster P. at his grandma's house and convinces him to use a joint laced with four-leaf clovers to strip the Leprechaun of his powers in order to steal back the flute.

Postmaster P. and Butch then visit the club in which the Leprechaun has taken up residence. In order to gain entry they dress in drag. Postmaster P then disenchants the Zombie Fly Girls by having them smoke one of the joints laced with clovers. The duo then goes upstairs to find the Leprechaun who wants the dragged up Postmaster P. to give him a blowjob. Before proceeding any further, the Leprechaun smokes the clover laced joint and passes out. The rap artists take the flute and head downstairs where Mac Daddy shoots Butch, killing him. Postmaster P. retaliates by shooting Mac Daddy three times. No longer under the effects of clover, the Leprechaun comes downstairs and uses magic to pin Postmaster P. against a girder. Postmaster P. then distracts the Leprechaun, allowing the bullet-ridden Mac Daddy to hit the Leprechaun with a wooden chair. Immediately, the Leprechaun uses magic to explode Mac Daddy's torso, but with the last of his strength, Mac Daddy throws the magic amulet in the air.

Cut to a dark stage with much fog and a silhouetted Postmaster P. rapping about how he's finally made it. He moves to the forefront where his eyes are hidden behind sunglasses. He removes the sunglasses to show that his irises glow a neon green, which indicates that he is under the Leprechaun's spell. The camera pans to the front row, in which the Leprechaun sits wearing the same glasses as Postmaster P..

The film ends with the Leprechaun rapping about being an evil Irish leprechaun.

## Cast

* Warwick Davis as Lubdan the Leprechaun
* Ice-T as Mack Daddy O'Nassas
* Anthony Montgomery as ‘Postmaster P.’ Smith
* Rashaan Nall as ‘Stray Bullet’
* Red Grant as Butch
* Dan Martin as Jackie Dee
* Jack Ong as Chow Yung Pi
* Lobo Sebastian as Fontaine Rivera
* Ivory Ocean as Reverend Hanson
* Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (Coolio) as himself
* Barima McKnight as ‘Slug’
* Eric Mansker as Mack Daddy’s bodyguard
* Steven M. Porter as Berry Grady
* Bebe Drake as Mrs. Smith
* Donna M. Perkins as Jackie Cee
* Daya Vaidya as Zombie Fly Girl #1
* Chloe Hunter as Zombie Fly Girl #2
* Lori J. Jones as Zombie Fly Girl #3
* Chrystee Pharris as Girl
* Diana Terranova as Leprechaun's Girl
* William Washington as Electrocuted Man

## Release

The film was released direct-to-video on March 28, 2000.

## Reception

### Critical Response

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its characters and acting, the Leprechaun’s make-up, and story, but criticized its low budget.

It currently holds a 33% approval rating, the highest for any film in the series, on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on eight reviews. Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote that a hip-hop themed sequel in the film series was "inevitable" and the result is "intermittently amusing". Mike Flaherty of Entertainment Weeklyrated it B+ and wrote, "Bloody, broad, and comically brutal, it's blaxploitation at its best." Kevin Archibald of IGN rated it 6/10 stars and called it "really dumb, but entertaining". Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic rated it 1/5 stars and wrote, "There’s simply nothing to recommend here even a little." E! Online ranked it eighth in their Top 10 High-Larious Stoner Movies.

Warwick Davis was nominated for the Video Business Video Premiere Award for best actor in a direct-to-video release.

## Trivia

* This is the last Leprechaun film in the original series to feature Lubdan the Leprechaun.