Lep In The Hood Gonna Be No Good
2000
I
guess I probably need to apologize for some false hype. You see, last
induction…I made it sound like Leprechaun In The Hood was going to be this fun
induction with no problems. Well, that is sadly what I get for having last
watched a movie 18 years ago as while I still find this the third best
Leprechaun film in the series, this film………has not aged well at all. You see,
this film has plenty of jokes that would sadly get a shaking of the head, a
facepalm, or quite possibly a pissed off “You’re a bigot” response. And despite
all of that, I still am going to have to say this is better than Leprechaun In
Space, which may have helped with me liking the film more back then than now.
You
see, after the really internal groaning that Leprechaun In Space gave me, I
guess it gave a lot of people in Trimark the same feeling as well because the
director of Part 3 and Part 4 didn’t return and they decided to bring the
Leprechaun back to Earth and completely forget Part 4 ever happened (although
to be fair…they did that with all the sequels in forgetting the last movie
happened). So don’t bother asking me how Leprechaun got to the hood because
they don’t care to mention how he gets from one film to another so I won’t.
So
of course, Warwick Davis has returned as the Leprechaun because he actually
does like doing these films and he gets paid decently for these films. And
getting rap star Ice T was actually a big lucky get for this film because if
they tried making this film a year later, they probably would not have been able
to get him (as I’ll mention later). Oh and the only other name of note that
they would get as a cameo is Coolio, who you may remember from Dracula 3000.
I
Really Should Use This Picture More Often. Alright, If I See Coolio In Any
Future Induction, I Am Using This Pic. It’s Just Too Hilarious
And
with that being said, let’s get into this film and to any of you who get
offended, you already have my apologies for what happens in this film and yes,
I know it should never be funny.
We
begin with the Trimark logo.
I
Think You Know What Comes Next When I Induct One Of These Trimark Films
RUN!!!!!
We
then go to reused footage from past Leprechaun films with a voice over that
sets up this film well as basically, this is the Leprechaun’s M.O. in this
film.
Leprechaun: Death
to he who sets a Leprechaun free. Steal his gold, it will corrupt your soul,
you see. For many a moon the legend has grown, death toll increases, solution
unknown. Beware the evil wanderer in search of his loot, lest you suffer the
wrath of his golden flute. Flee while you can, the future's not good- for no
one is safe from a Lep in the Hood!
Yeah, you will know quite early the main star of this series as
is always through these films I’ve covered so far (except that WWE Films
abomination with freaking Hornswoggle looking like a cross between an ape and a
goblin).
Yeah, That Film Wanted You To Believe That Was A Leprechaun.
What A Joke!!!
Anyway, the star is Warwick Davis…who brings all the fun into
this role. And that intros us to the title.
Then we go to a place that the Leprechaun has never been to….the
70s.
And Ice T’s Ridiculous Afro. Let’s Just Put This Hear And Laugh.
Ice T plays a gangster named Mack Daddy and he is here with his
partner in the 70s, Slug.
They are in an abandoned part of the subways (only known by the
sounds of the subway train going by). And the place isn’t empty as there is a
case of Colt 45 and a partly eaten cheeseburger.
Me Thinks Some Guys Already Beat You Here (Or More Than Likely,
Catering Forgot To Clear Out And These Actors Had To Work Around This Because
Film Is Expensive)
Mack Daddy is upset and thinks the map that Slug got was
bullshit as there is no gold. Of course that changes after Mack Daddy shoves
Slug through a fake wall and wouldn’t you know it, the gold is right there.
Along With A Leprechaun Statue With A Medallion On It.
If you remember Leprechaun 3, that medallion is probably to keep
the Leprechaun a statue, so after Mack Daddy basically says Slug can have the
gold except for a gold flute.
Yep, That Is All Mack Daddy Cares About.
Anyway, of course….Slug wants the medallion around the
Leprechaun statue’s neck and takes it off the statue.
Those Red Eyes Immediately Tell You That Was A Mistake
As Slug is collecting the gold, the Leprechaun takes Slug’s afro
pick and…
We then see Slug come to Mack Daddy with the afro comb in a
deadly position.
So Long, Slug…We Hardly Knew You
Mack Daddy grabs his gun and the Leprechaun appears before him
and if you think, “There is no way this film is going to have an Irish Leprechaun
bastard use Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Free At Last” quote…
You Would Be Sadly Mistaken.
Man, Just Makes Me Think Of That Boondocks Episode Where MLK Jr.
Was Still Alive And He Was Not Happy With The Way Things Have Gone Down. He
Would Definitely Be Pissed At This Use Of His Line That Was Etched On His
Tombstone
Leprechaun immediately takes care of the gun in Mack Daddy’s
hand by using his magic to make the gun too hot to handle.
Mack Daddy then goes Captain Caveman by having random weapons
come out of his afro.
Dude Had A Freaking Baseball Bat In His Afro Somehow
The leprechaun disposes of these weapons with his magic and just
when he has Mack Daddy cornered, Mack Daddy sees a conveniently placed steam
pipe and turns that sucker on to burn the Leprechaun’s face.
The Leprechaun falls back on a plank of wood that catapults the
medallion, which lands straight on the Leprechaun, turning him back into a statue.
Mack Daddy is happy and he grabs everything before we go to the
present. And in the present, we go to a club where a rap trio is trying to
impress the club owners with their “positive rap lyrics”.
Of course, they are Postmaster P, Stray Bullet, and Butch and
this performance goes badly as Butch tries to use a concoction with his
turntables, which blow up.
The club owner is rather pissed at this and tells the rappers to
get the hell out of his club.
A Short Part For A Rapper Named Bad Azz
With the turntables busted, they need to buy a new one so they
try to scam some store owners with a guitar “given to Postmaster P’s uncle by
Jimi Hendrix in 1971”.
Both Pawn Brokers Jackie Dee And Chow Yung Pi Both Correctly
Knew That Jimi Hendrix Died In 1970.
Jackie Dee specifically says neither of the three are gangsters
and Butch is still a virgin. And Chow sounds like a stereotypical Asian person
in one of these low rent movies that deal with life in the hood. After the
three fail on scamming the guitar, they see Mack Daddy who has a posse and more
importantly…
Got Rid Of That Ridiculous Afro
He calls them the Milli Vanilli of Compton Rap. Stray Bullet
tries to get him to listen to their demo tape and out of the goodness of Mack
Daddy’s heart, he tells the three to get in his limo as he will listen to the
demo tape.
He listens to the track and after it is done, he says the three
do have potential. However, this demo tape he does not like and smashes it. He
thinks this positivity stuff sucks and they should be talking about money, hos,
and shooting people. Postmaster P says their image is all about positivity and
they can’t change that. Stray Bullet tries to say changes can be made, but Mack
Daddy is done with them and he insults them as well as kicking them out.
Stray Bullet is pissed about them being insulted and believe
they still can be dope while winning the upcoming rap competition. Butch says
unless they win the lotto, they wont be able to even enter with their stuff
messed up beyond repair. Stray Bullet then gets an idea to rob Mack Daddy while
he is out partying and they decide to do it, despite Postmaster P’s hesitation
as this might ruin their reputation for positivity.
That night, they break into Mack Daddy’s pad pretty easily (as
he apparently has no security). They steal his gun, some gold, and most
importantly, the golden flute which Mack Daddy sees as so important.
Unfortunately, Mack Daddy comes home and Postmaster P shoots him.
They also blow up that glass case holding the Leprechaun statue.
Since they think they have killed Mack Daddy, they hurry while Butch knocks the
necklace off the statue in his haste. The Leprechaun shows up and laughs while
saying this.
Leprechaun:
Unhand Me Gold, You Thieving Hoods. You Got More Loot Than Tiger
Woods.
They all are freaked out by this, but since they have guns, they
shoot the Leprechaun.
They Shoot So Much, His Arm Falls Off Before Going Down.
The three then run for the hills.
Of course, Mack Daddy isn’t dead as the bullet hit the pendant
he was wearing.
Phew…Almost Got Capped By The Positivity Trio. That Would Have
Been A Sad Way For Him To Go, I’m Sure.
Bad news for him is the Leprechaun is also still alive and gets
his arm to crawl over to his body so he can reattach it.
He also says this as Mack Daddy runs away.
Leprechaun:
A lot of time has come and passed. But still, I see that you’re
a big, fat ass.
Yeah, that isn’t a rhyme.
That night, Mack Daddy is on the phone at a bar and he is
calling for some help against the Leprechaun. He then runs into the restroom
and when he kicks everyone out, he thinks he sees the Leprechaun in the mirror,
but he isn’t there when he turns around. Mack Daddy then decides to calm
himself down, he needs a hit of some chronic.
Of Course, The Leprechaun Then Shows Up.
He asks about the aroma coming from the weed and then smokes it.
Yep…That Is A Leprechaun Smoking Some Weed.
He likes the stuff and after some small stuff where Mack Daddy
tells him that shit is the bomb, the Leprechaun has this to say.
Leprechaun:
A friend with weed is a friend indeed.
Mack Daddy smiles, but the Leprechaun continues.
Leprechaun:
But a friend with gold is the best, I’m told.
The Leprechaun then rips off one of Mack Daddy’s fingers with a
gold ring on it.
The Leprechaun makes this threat.
Leprechaun:
Now find me gold in record time, or you’ll suffer a bloody,
hideous crime
Mack Daddy runs out of the bar and when the Leprechaun walks
out, the bartender looks at him and calls him ugly.
He uses his magic to repel the bartender back and he turns on
some rap, which the Leprechaun likes. The bartender then tries to hit the
Leprechaun with a mic stand, but the Leprechaun grabs it and electrocutes the
guy to death.
Meanwhile, we see Postmaster P, Stray Bullet, and Butch using
the gold to buy a new audio equipment and $550 from Jackie Dee. We also see the
power of the golden flute that Postmaster P stole and Mack Daddy gave such huge
importance to.
Yep…It Hypnotizes People
Of course the Leprechaun also senses that flute so he knows
exactly that they are there. They also buy some party supplies from Chow Yung
Pi. Chow even tries to show him his dance moves and its bad. Of course once
again, P uses the flute and yeah, now the Leprechaun knows they were there as
well.
Meanwhile as he is looking through his broken into home, Mack
Daddy finally realizes that they stole the flute and he is pissed now. But Mack
Daddy does find the necklace that was dropped.
Outside, Jackie Dee runs into the Leprechaun and the Leprechaun
says this.
Leprechaun:
I’m here to claim me golden schillings. Now, give them back, or
there might be killings.
Jackie Dee insults him and then the Leprechaun leaves as he has
something else planned for him. He has planned for him to have Jackie Dee meet
with a woman who was Jackie’s wife and after some rubbing, Jackie gets killed
by the illusion as the woman is now scarred and the Leprechaun hears the
killing from within the car.
Poor Jackie
Elsewhere, Postmaster P is looking on from a roof at people
partying in a window that is their place. Stray Bullet and Butch come up to
talk to him and Postmaster P has regrets with how they got this wealth. Stray
Bullet said things went more than they had planned, but things will be straight
now. Postmaster P is happy to hear that, but they are interrupted when Mack
Daddy and his goons show up and he wants the flute back. Stray Bullet and Butch
don’t know about the flute, but Postmaster P does and stays silent. Mack Daddy
is about to shoot them, but he can’t, since the Leprechaun ripped off his
trigger finger. The three would-be rappers than jump off the roof and land into
a dumpster, and then run away.
The three drive to their usual hang-out spot and it is at this
time, that Postmaster P shows off the flute. He reveals that he was scared so
he didn’t give it to him. They then decide that they need to lay low until the
audition, go to Vegas, and then they’ll be safe after they win. And who are
they gonna stay with until then?
Yep….A Tranny.
Again, I’m not going to pretend this was fine. This wasn’t fine
and it was rather cringeworthy even then. This is Fontaine Rivera and the actor
here probably doesn’t want to remember this role to much, and unlike Leonardo
DiCaprio and Jennifer Aniston who are just upset they were in some B-horror
movie when they were young and before they got too big for stuff like this,
this I definitely understand if this actor who plays mostly gangsters in movies
is not too proud of doing this. It’s like Sylvester Stallone when he was in
that softcore porn before he got big, sometimes you gotta do a role you aren’t
proud of because of desperation.
Anyway, they pay Fontaine the money to stay at his place for the
night.
Meanwhile, the Leprechaun kills Chow and puts his head in one of
those preservative jars.
They jam out back with Fontaine dancing when they get told to
shut up by a neighbor since it is night.
They go back inside since this neighbor is rather insistent that
they turn that shit off. But then P plays his flute and that neighbor now wants
to hear that rap.
He May Also Think P Is Dreamy, At Least That Is What That Image Tells Me
And they have a rap party. Afterwards, P brings up the problem
with giving Mack Daddy back the flute even though that is all he really wants,
which is that the flute is how he became successful and how they will be
successful. Fontaine decides to retire for the night after showing that she is
a pre-operation transvestite. The Leprechaun of course heard that flute and he
arrives at that place rather fast. Of course the Leprechaun calls her fruit,
but Fontaine is not too bothered and takes the Leprechaun to her room.
Yeah, Fontaine is struggling, but the moans make the guys think
she is having sex and accidentally walk in on her, which she is in a position
to make them believe she is having sex. But of course, the Leprechaun is
murdering instead.
The Leprechaun comes out of that room and is noticed by
Postmaster P. They set up a trap thanks to Butch’s knowledge of mixing
chemicals and when he falls for it, he is set on fire.
With the Leprechaun lit up, P, Stray, and Butch get the hell out
of there. Butch says they need to go to church as he thinks the religious
sanctuary will save them from this Leprechaun. But P makes them go to his mom’s
house first because she wants to make sure she is safe and he has many reasons
to want to do this.
We of course get some info that Stray’s mom was sneaking around
with Jackie Dee and Butch needs to get laid. Yes, everyone knows Butch is a
virgin and apparently that is a problem. As someone who is 36 and still a
virgin, I don’t find this funny. Stray does not believe the flute is magical so
P shows him that it is by using it to hypnotize Butch while Stray had his ears
covered.
After this stop, they go to the church of Reverend Hanson.
They ask for sanctuary and he gives it to them, but they need to
do him a favor as the musical entertainment for mass today got cancelled as the
lead singer got arrested. So basically, they are the back-up and as mass is
going on, we see Hanson having the collection plate ready as the lord’s work
doesn’t come cheap.
We then get the three rappers as the musical entertainment
and…they really don’t know much about God as they say that if Jesus don’t love
him, he’ll find a ho, Jesus’ mom is Mary…..Jo, and his disciples were some bad
mofos.
Then P uses the flute and it hypnotizes the crowd into staying
and they get a guest.
So they start rapping and it’s some bad rapping about the lord
so I think if Coolio wasn’t hypnotized, this would be his reaction.
So after this, Stray realizes that Mack has good reason to be
pissed off as this was his damn meal ticket. Butch still wants to give it back,
but both P and Stray want to keep the flute. But of course, Butch sees that
Mack Daddy is on his way. They hide, but don’t realize that the Leprechaun is
in the room with them so as everyone is saying they need a plan, they do the
whole fist bump for agreements and Butch fist bumps the Leprechaun.
They realize the Leprechaun is there and run, but run into Mack
Daddy and his crew.
They get cornered by Mack Daddy and his bodyguard, but the
Leprechaun shows up. Mack Daddy insults the Leprechaun without knowing he is
there and doesn’t believe P when he says the Leprechaun is behind him. Mack
Daddy wants his goon to blow P’s head off, but the Leprechaun asks if someone
said blow. He then uses his back to blow a hole through the goon.
Mack Daddy decides to run away and now the three rappers have to
deal with the Leprechaun. They hide in Hanson’s room. The Leprechaun wants in,
but using some old Looney Toons trick, they open the door and he runs right into
a safe that they close.
As the Leprechaun wants out, the reverend says that this is the
lord’s house and no one’s afraid of his ass. So they try to use a tape of the
flute, but the flute’s sound doesn’t record. They decide they are going to have
to use the real deal and ask the reverend to keep the Leprechaun locked in his
safe. They get him to agree with this idea when they offer to split the profits
they win from Vegas with them. When Butch asks about Mack Daddy, Stray Bullet
produces a gun from under Hanson’s podium. Hanson asks how they know about his
gun and Stray says everyone knows he keeps one there.
Now trapped in the safe, the Leprechaun says the following…
Leprechaun:
From the depths of the netherworld, I summon you, me zombie fly
girls.
Again, not a rhyme.
P. Stray, and Butch use the flute to succeed in their audition
at the club that they got kicked out of at the beginning. Meanwhile, Reverend
Hanson gets met by a fly girl.
Of course the reverend has the weakness of lust against him and
is seduced by her charms. Of course, it is revealed she is one of the fly girls
that the Leprechaun summoned.
This proves to be bad as elsewhere the Leprechaun was freed and
kills Hanson.
Back at the club, P, Stray, and Butch are making the crowd
happy.
After their performance and back in the dressing room, they are
met by Berry Grady.
And boy, does he not look like a guy who would be hip to the rap scene. Might as well be me in that get up. Since this movie is ridiculous as it is, this dawg would have more street cred than this guy and he is literally a dog.
Berry tells them that they are going to Vegas and the finals.
They are extremely happy about this news and it looks even better when some hot
girls come to celebrate. Of course that ends when they show their glowing green
eyes and the Leprechaun appears.
He then makes this quip.
Leprechaun:
The crowd were impressed. They loved every note. But how will
you sound from the bottom of me moat.
Hmmm….grammatically, that isn’t a rhyme. But it sounds like a
rhyme so….
The Leprechaun demands the flute. Stray Bullet produces the gun
and tries to shoot the Leprechaun. The Leprechaun then uses his magic to make
Stray point his gun at Butch and demands the flute. P gives the Leprechaun the flute and Stray is
let go from the Leprechaun’s magic. The Leprechaun is about to leave with his
honeys, but P starts to go after him. For even making a step against him, the
Leprechaun decides that they need a lesson and that lesson involves using his
magic to make Stray Bullet kill himself.
Postmaster P and Butch leave Stray’s body in a car as they
leave. P wants to get back the flute, but Butch says it is all over and tells P
that they need to just go home. Meanwhile, the Leprechaun seems to be using his
flute for his own purposes.
The next morning, the Leprechaun comes to P’s mom’s house.
Of course, the mom thinks he is one of P’s friends and thinks he
needs to eat so she is going to feed him.
This goes about as well as you would expect a blind woman
feeding a person will go in that she accidentally stabs the Leprechaun in the
eye.
But this is just a dream as Postmaster P awakens from his bed.
There is a knock on his door and if you are expecting the
Leprechaun for another dream sequence….you would be wrong as we aren’t pulling
that old cliché. It is instead Butch with head lights as if he is preparing for
a heist.
So after Butch has read a Leprechaun For Dummies book…
He has created a joint of weed that has four leaf clovers in it.
Yeah, a leprechaun can lose his powers temporarily by ingesting
a four leaf clover. Also apparently, Butch found that the Leprechaun has a room
in a compound and every night he has fly honeys come up there, but never come
back so he thinks the Leprechaun is fucking them to death. So of course, how
will they get in there?
Butch also reminds them that Mack Daddy is still out there and
they need to deal with him. P produces a gun.
They meet up with the Leprechaun’s ladies and get them to smoke
the four leaf clover joint. The spell the Leprechaun put on them is broken.
They get them to tell the two where the Leprechaun is and they give it to them so now we see them in the elevator. Butch admits that Postmaster P looks good as a woman.
The Leprechaun also has this to say when he sees the lady.
Leprechaun:
Come closer, come closer, my fresh young lass. Let me take a
look at ya, before I tap her ass.
Yes, the Leprechaun believes this is a woman and takes the
joint. He says this afterwards.
He also says this.
Leprechaun:
They say in the hood, you’re never down….unless you’ve the
courage to go…..*points at crotch* down town.
The Leprechaun is about to kiss her, but he passes out before
the deed gets done.
They steal the flute and go back to the ground level to leave,
but gunshots reign as Mack Daddy sees them and is shooting. They two move
behind the bar, but unfortunately Butch has been mortally wounded.
Butch says he does not want to die in a dress. In most movies,
this virgin would live, but in this film….he is sadly going to die in this
dress.
Mack Daddy wants them to come out so P does come out and Mack
Daddy even mentions that P is looking good. Mack Daddy says that he has the
only way to deal with the Leprechaun as he has the necklace. P puts the gun to
him and Mack says Postmaster isn’t gangster enough to shoot him. Well...he did shoot you beforehand on accident when he was merely scared, you just killed his pal so...
The Leprechaun then shows up and he is not too happy about being
played. Postmaster P is forced down by the Leprechaun’s magic. It seems over
for the remaining rapper and even he has an Irish accent to speak although it was probably dubbed.
Postmaster
P: If this is supposed to be Post’s last stand, you’ll have to
take this flute from me cold, dead hand.
The Leprechaun approaches, but Mack Daddy isn’t dead.
Mack Daddy goes wrestling and hits the Leprechaun in the back
with a chair.
The Leprechaun then uses his magic to kill Mack Daddy.
This may be all, but with Mack Daddy’s death….the necklace falls
in the air.
We hear the Leprechaun scream and we go to black. When we come
back, we see that Postmaster P has become a successful rapper.
Happy ending, right? Well…the movie isn’t over as after his set,
Postmaster P leaves the stage and takes off his sunglasses to reveal.
The Leprechaun reveals that he taught Postmaster P all that the
rapper knows.
So the Leprechaun then raps with “Lep In The Hood” and gets the
ladies back under control (as apparently they were in this club too).
So yeah, there would be a sequel to this film, but sadly….this
would be the last Leprechaun film by Trimark as a year after this film, Trimark
merged with Lionsgate. So like Leprechaun: Origins, every Leprechaun film after
this one is made by Lionsgate. It’s sadly what happens in business where bigger
companies eat smaller ones and even today, we have Disney buying all of 20th
Century Fox Film Corporation.
As far as the cast goes, the biggest aftermath would come to Ice
T (who played Mack Daddy) as on the same year as this film was released, Ice T
would be cast Fin Tutuola in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a show that
still goes on today and is the longest Law & Order series going today.
Warwick Davis (who played the Leprechaun) would be the most called upon midget
actor in the industry although the most famous living midget actor now belongs
to Peter Dinklage. Anthony Montgomery (who played Postmaster P) would do
decently for himself as he was cast in Star Trek: Enterprise (even though its
one of the least popular Star Trek Series) and is currently on General Hospital
as Dr. Andre Maddox. Dan Martin (who played Jackie Dee) would continue on with
his soap opera role as Bradley Baker in The Bold & The Beautiful. Sadly
there are two people who passed away. Ivory Ocean (who played Rev. Hanson) died
at the age of 65 in 2011. Jack Ong (who played Chow Yung Pi) died at the age of
75 in 2017 from brain cancer.
So my opinion of this film is that despite it aging terribly
since 18 years ago, I still like this film. I find enjoyment from both Warwick
Davis and Ice T in their characters. The characters of the good guys weren’t
terrible and the only cringeworthy moments for me were with the transgender
Fontaine Rivera. The ending sets it apart from the rest because when we deal
with monsters that have multiple sequels, it was rare even then for even one
movie to have that monster win against the good guys. This is definitely a vast
improvement than that Leprechaun In Space film, although you can easily
disagree with me and I would have no problem with it.
So one more Leprechaun film to….
What?
You would think the next
film would be the last, but in 2018, Lionsgate made another Leprechaun film
which is a direct sequel to the first film.
So please tell me they got Warwick Davis back.
No, they did not. They did
ask this time, but Warwick has had kids since the last film and he won’t do
horror movies anymore until his youngest kid turns 18. So a different actor
plays the Leprechaun in this direct sequel to the first film.
Dammit…
Well, it is that time. I now
get to make you watch movies that I chose for your suffering.
I’m aware. So what is your first film.
Well, I had four films ready
for you, but I know I need five so I decided for this first film, I would allow
your fans to choose your torture and of course, they did not disappoint. Time
for some Seussfuckery .
