Leprechaun - Watch Order: Release Order
The Leprechaun franchise is a cult horror-comedy series that follows the murderous adventures of a malevolent Irish leprechaun (primarily played by Warwick Davis) as he hunts down those who steal his precious gold. While featuring the same character, each film in the series is essentially a standalone story with minimal continuity between entries.
The watch order takes you from the original 1993 film starring a young Jennifer Aniston through increasingly outrageous scenarios including Las Vegas casinos, urban settings, and outer space. The 2014 entry Leprechaun: Origins is a complete reboot that reimagines the character as a more primal, non-speaking creature and does not feature Warwick Davis as the leprechaun.
Leprechaun 2
A thousand years ago, the Leprechaun left a bloody trail when he ripped through the countryside in search of his stolen gold. Now he's back in the big city using all of his deadly tricks to snare the girl of his nightmares. His bloody quest becomes more deadly when her boyfriend steals one of the Leprechaun's gold coins. The town soon discovers two dead bodies and a trail of gold dust leads them to the Leprechaun's lair.
Leprechaun 3
It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free...
Leprechaun 4: In Space
On a planet in a distant galaxy, a power hungry Leprechaun, holds a beautiful alien princess hostage in order to marry her for her royal title. With her title and his beloved gold, he'll be able to rule the universe. While making his maniacal plans, what he doesn't count on is an invading platoon of marines from Earth, to save the princess and foil his plans. An accomplished trickster, the Leprechaun stows himself away on the orbiting spaceship and wreaks havoc on the crew in an attempt to recapture his bride.
Leprechaun in the Hood
When Butch, Postmaster P, and Stray Bullet loot the local hip-hop mogul's studio to fund their demo album, the threesome unwittingly ends up with the secret of Mack Daddy's success: a magical flute. Their gigs instantly turn golden but a blood-thristy Leprechaun and an angry Mack Daddy are hot on their trail, leaving a wake of destruction tainted by politically incorrect limericks.
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
When Emily Woodrow and her friends happen on a treasure chest full of gold coins, they fail to to heed the warnings of a wise old psychic who had foretold that they would encounter trouble with a very nasty and protective Leprechaun.
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