Posted by Bartels, 05/17/02
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Birth name: Warwick Davis
Some Rhymes from the Leprechaun movies: "This old Lep, he played one. He played pogo on his lung!" "I got you in a bear trap….Gonna make you shut your yap! Got you in a bear trap….You look like a stupid sap!" "Diddely diddely dee, a Leprechaun is me!" "Curse this well where me soul shall dwell, till I find me magic that breaks me spell." "Scream as you may, scream as you might. If you try to escape you’ll be dead on this night!" "She sneezes once, she sneezes twice. She’ll be me bride when she sneezes thrice!" "The moment the lass is married to me, then you my slave shall be set free!" "Sit back, me friend, you may feel some pain. ‘Tis a pity I forgot me novocaine!" "Spin, spin, me little guide. Point the way to me fresh young bride!" "The vision before you appears to be true, but a Leprechaun’s magic fools humans like you!" (Repeat) "She sneezes once, she sneezes twice. She’ll be me bride when she sneezes thrice!" "I’ve searched this fair land far and wide. At last I’ve got me a Leprechaun bride!" "Something new, something old. Let’s be together on Leprechaun gold!" "I’ve searched this house for me gold shilling. The fool who holds it is due for a killing!" "Drink what you want, drink what you’re able. If you’re drinkin’ with me you’ll be under the table!" "Pour all you want….pour all you can. You won’t beat me….’cause I’m a Leprecan!….Chaun. Hahaha." Morty: "You thought you were fast, you thought you were sporty. You thought you were clever, but not as clever as Morty!" "You may think this line is getting old, but believe me son, I want me gold!" "Cry as you may, cry as you might. It’s gonna be one hell of a wedding night!" "I’m a Leprechaun, me lad, and you’re a greedy thief. For trying to steal me gold I’ll be giving you some grief!" "I think I’ll whack you in the head, a dozen times until you’re dead!" "This place, ’tis unknown, so I’ll leave it here. Me own savings and loan! I have nothing to fear." "If you’re gonna linger, I’ll give you the finger!" "There was an old man of Madras, "I told you a terrible lie! And now you’re going to die!" "With all this killing, I’ve lost me shilling!" "Lovely golden palaces completely full of riches. I’ll rip ‘em off and rob ‘em blind, those dirty sons of bitches!"
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It all began back with auditions for an actor under 4 feet tall for a role in Return of the Jedi. A young Warwick davis, then 2′11″ tried out and won the role.
From there it has only gotten better. Warwick Davis is without a doubt the most famous little person actor there is, with the exception perhaps of the guy that played Mini Me in that Austin Powers movie. With Willow he was the first little actor to have the leading role in a movie. It’s safe to say he is a legend.
After his great role in Return of the Jedi, he then went on to do durther roles based on the Wicket character. Both were direct to TV. The Battle of Endor is one, and look at what this movie has to offer. We have Warwick Davis as the Ewok, Paul Gleason and the immortal Wilfred Brimley. Beyond the all-star cast, he movie itself was good.
The little girl and the family from the first one crash on Endor. While attempting to repair their ship, they are slaughtered. This is pretty disturbing seeing as the movie was a children’s film, and featured such an opening–no doubt the most memorable aspect of this movie. Anyway, the Ewoks found the little girl, the only one left of the family. However they were all captured by the same group of merauders that killed the family. The girl and Wicket escaped and befriended Wilfred Brimley, along with the weird creature pictured above. So the three of them went on to try to rescue the others. It was basically the Ewoks, a little girl and Brimley fighting this evil woman. I don’t even think I have to say that no one is any match for this combination. Prior to this, Davis appeared as Wicket in the Ewok Adventure as well.
Next we fast forward to 1986, a very good year. A bratty teenager wishes that the goblins would take her baby brother away. Big mistake. The wish comes true and she has to deal with David Bowie and his tight pants.
The film: Labyrinth. Warwick Davis appears in the film as a member of the Goblin Corps. Not a very significant role but an important component to a good, though slightly disturbing film.
After this came Willow. I remember it being on PRISM all the time (god i miss that channel-sports, Willow, softcore porn and everything in between!). The movie is again slightly disturbing. My memories of it are scattered but the plot is this. Basically Willow finds this baby. The wise man of the village declares it very special and says it needs to remain safe. Then these large black beasts begin raiding the village of dwarves and take the baby. He then leaves home to rescue the child and along the way gains the help of who else, but Val Kilmer. The young sorcerer returns victorious. Great movie courtesy of George Lucas, in spite of the involvement of Val Kilmer. This role was his only without a mask or makeup and his most screen action to date.
After Willow, the unthinkable came up: the Leprechaun movies.
The back cover of the original Leprechaun:
A horrific Leprechaun goes on a rampage after his precious bag of gold coins is stolen. He uses all of his magical destructive powers to trick, terrorize and kill anyone who is unlucky enough to hinder his relentless search. In a frantic attempt to survive the wrath of the Leprechaun, Tory and her friends scramble to find the only weapon known to kill this Irish monster….a four leaf clover. However, until they discover a four leaf clover or return all the gold taken from the rainbow’s end, their fairy tale nightmare has only just begun.
Sound like a recipe for disaster? You’re right. This series was one of those bad/good ones. It was a little far fetched of course but it’s a horror movie so this is acceptable. It featured Jennifer Aniston pre-stardom, and the fat guy who played Francis in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and Chubby in Teen Wolf as a retarted guy.
Leprechaun 2 wasn’t much better than the original. This time, he is not only after his gold, but a bride as well. After this I have no experience with the movies and I think that might be a good thing. The third installment took place in Las Vegas. If that alone isn’t enough to give you shudders click here and look at this still. Next came Leprechaun 4, and just when you thought they were done covering every terrain they head off to space. I’m going to have to rent some of these. Especially the most recent installment, Leprechaun in the Hood. Again I will cite the back cover of this movie:
HE’S BACK AND MEANER THAN EVER.
After a long and golden dormancy, the Leprechaun is brought back to life by three bungling rap artists looking to launch their music career.
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-thirsty Leprechaun and an angry Mack Daddy are hot on their trail, leaving a wake of destruction tainted by politically incorrect limericks.
This movie costars Ice T and features the Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun once again, this time smoking illegal substances!
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This is where Warwick Davis’ career has went. He appeared in Star Wars Episode I, playing several roles. Other than this and a role in the Harry Potter movie and some other lame ones he is pretty much now a full time Leprechaun. I think it is safe to say that the career of Warwick Davis has reached its peak, but then again I said the same thing before and now he is working alongside Ice T. Leprechaun 6 is currently in production. Can Warwick Davis top such a performance?
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