The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

Starring:Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin, ZoÃ« Wanamaker, Daniel Betts, Orla Brady, Caroline Carver, Frank Finlay, Phyllida Law, Michael Williams, Harriet Walter, Christopher Benjamin, J.D. Kelleher, Tony Bluto, Edward A. McDermottroe, Arthur Cox, David Shaw Parker, Danny Babington
Director: John Henderson
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Welcome to the end of the rainbow, where love, fortune and fantasy await the lucky! Spectacular special effects, a star-studded international cast, and a story as timeless as the Emerald Isle itself combine to create a fantastical tale that will touch hearts and dazzle the imagination! The adventure begins as American Jack Woods (Randy Quaid) finds himself far from home in a quaint Irish village where he reluctantly befriends a ragtag group of leprechauns. When a forbidden love affair ignites an ancient war between the leprechauns and the trooping fairies, The Grand Banshee (Whoopi Goldberg) warns of impending doom. Jack is appointed to restore harmony...but will peace prevail before the unthinkable happens? With superb performances by Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin and Roger Daltrey, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns is a flight of fancy that will weave a touch of mischief and magic into the lives of all who share it!

SPECIAL FEATURES :

Full screen version

2.0 Dolby surround

Actors Interviews

Leprechauns: The Making of the Magic

Cast & Crew Information

Production Notes

Leprechaun Lore

Trailer

Scene Access

Interactive Menus

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Running Time: 170 Minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE
Amazon.com
There's a war goin' on in this bit o' blarney, but it's more than the feud between the fairies and the leprechauns, upon which most of the overwrought tale hangs. It's also a struggle between competing, derivative story lines in this bloated, plodding film that can't decide what it wants to be. It's part Romeo and Juliet, via the seemingly doomed romance of the princess fairy and teenage leprechaun; part contemporary romance, with an uncomfortable-looking Randy Quaid in the romantic lead; and a large part unfocused fable that fills out its Irish stew with a feud reminiscent of Ireland's Catholic-Protestant conflict while throwing in fantastical Braveheart-style battle scenes and Riverdance-like interludes. The most stunning scenes are the fairy sequences that take place in a futuristic castle in the sky (think Wizard of Oz meets Star Wars) and the epic battles with innovative leprechaun bark-and-stick armor. It all makes for a jumble of a long movie, which originally aired as a miniseries on NBC. --Valerie J. Nelson

Average customer rating:

Really good made for TV movie
Great movie, questionable casting
good
A Wee Review
Very Good

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Starring: Randy Quaid , Whoopi Goldberg , Roger Daltrey , Colm Meaney , and Kieran Culkin
Director: John Henderson
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: 6305742030
Release Date: 2000-03-14

Product Description

Welcome to the end of the rainbow, where love, fortune and fantasy await the lucky! Spectacular special effects, a star-studded international cast, and a story as timeless as the Emerald Isle itself combine to create a fantastical tale that will touch hearts and dazzle the imagination! The adventure begins as American Jack Woods (Randy Quaid) finds himself far from home in a quaint Irish village where he reluctantly befriends a ragtag group of leprechauns. When a forbidden love affair ignites an ancient war between the leprechauns and the trooping fairies, The Grand Banshee (Whoopi Goldberg) warns of impending doom. Jack is appointed to restore harmony...but will peace prevail before the unthinkable happens? With superb performances by Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin and Roger Daltrey, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns is a flight of fancy that will weave a touch of mischief and magic into the lives of all who share it!

SPECIAL FEATURES :

Full screen version

2.0 Dolby surround

Actors Interviews

Leprechauns: The Making of the Magic

Cast & Crew Information

Production Notes

Leprechaun Lore

Trailer

Scene Access

Interactive Menus

System Requirements:
Running Time: 170 Minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE

Amazon.com

There's a war goin' on in this bit o' blarney, but it's more than the feud between the fairies and the leprechauns, upon which most of the overwrought tale hangs. It's also a struggle between competing, derivative story lines in this bloated, plodding film that can't decide what it wants to be. It's part Romeo and Juliet, via the seemingly doomed romance of the princess fairy and teenage leprechaun; part contemporary romance, with an uncomfortable-looking Randy Quaid in the romantic lead; and a large part unfocused fable that fills out its Irish stew with a feud reminiscent of Ireland's Catholic-Protestant conflict while throwing in fantastical Braveheart-style battle scenes and Riverdance-like interludes. The most stunning scenes are the fairy sequences that take place in a futuristic castle in the sky (think Wizard of Oz meets Star Wars) and the epic battles with innovative leprechaun bark-and-stick armor. It all makes for a jumble of a long movie, which originally aired as a miniseries on NBC. --Valerie J. Nelson

Customer Reviews:

Really good made for TV movie.......2007-05-09

This is one of my daughter's all time favorites, since she was about 9 yrs. old - she is now 14 and still likes it.

Great movie, questionable casting.......2007-04-09

I enjoy this movie a great deal. In fact if someone other than Whoopi Goldberg was the Banshee, I think it would have been great. Now let me state up front I love Whoopi Goldeberg. She was great in Star Trek series, and I love all her comedy movies. I own most of them. However, putting her in as the Banshee in this movie is like putting a Irishman in as a globetrotter in a movie about the Harlem Globetrotters. It doesn't fit, so please stop doing it whoever is responsible for this kind of off culture/race casting. It reminded me how they cast Will Smith as James West for "Wild, Wild, West". Next I suppose they will cast William Macy as "Shaft". I don't like racism, and I certainly don't like casting white or blacks in movies that aren't appropriate to the culture or the theme of the movie. So had they cast someone other than Whoopi Goldberg as the Banshee I would given it 4 stars.

good.......2007-03-23

I got this for my daughter. She has wanted it after she saw it on TV years ago. I liked the movie, thought the graphics was very good.

A Wee Review.......2007-03-10

Don't let the three stars fool you. This is a well done, great acted, fun story. It's long and sometimes you wonder where it's going. That's my take, and Whoopi Goldberg is just so NOT right for the part that it detracts from the rest of the story. Luckily she's not in it much. I like her as an actress, I just didn't like her performance here. Randy Quaid on the other hand is great, and his relationship with his love interest and her crazy brothers, and even one of the Wee folk are what really make this movie. Even more so than the story of the Fiery's.

I recommend this story, but It's just ok.

Very Good.......2007-03-09

A good Sunday afternoon movie to watch for the whole family. A clean wholesome movie.

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns [Region 2]

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The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns [Region 2]
Starring: Randy Quaid , Whoopi Goldberg , Roger Daltrey , Colm Meaney , and Kieran Culkin
Director: John Henderson
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