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Leprachaun 4: In Space is a film about a leprechaun.  In Space.  If we ever discover life on another planet, we should send them this film as a message of greeting and an explanation of what we, the human race, are all about.  If nothing else it would assure them Earth is not worth visiting, and if there is one thing we don’t need more of, it is undocumented aliens.

The great Warwick Davis reprises his role as leprechaun who seems to have infinite powers, and infinitely bad decision skills.  The film opens on a space ship, where space marines who are oblivious to the fact that they seem to be riding in a piece of cardboard and plastic painted to look like a space ship are preparing to attack what can only be assumed is the leprechaun home world.  One of the marines is named Lucky – spoiler alert – guess who dies first!  They are led by Metal Head (Tim Colecri), a captain with a half metal head who is just filling time until he gets a job as Ray Liotta’s stunt double.  The marines have been employed by the mysterious Dr. Mittenhand who has no interest in the leprechaun, but in the princess he has captured and is trying to get to marry him.  You see, he has a good reason for wanting to marry her.  It seems that while he has all sorts of power and wealth, no one respects him.  His idea for a first date?  Take her to a cave underground and offer her lots and lots of money.  Being that she is evil and shallow she accepts, but the space marine bust in to spoil what should be a wonderful and touching moment.  The aforementioned Lucky is killed by the leprechaun who is wielding a shamrock green lightsaber “laser sword”.  The leprechaun is then quickly blown into little pieces by a grenade which also takes off the princesses hand showing that in the future collateral damage is still a problem.  As a viewer this is a high point in the film – you think to yourself “great, now I will have only lost 15 minutes of my life and not the 90 I was expecting.”

Kowalski, another of the space marines decided that the severed leg of the leprechaun is as good a place as any to relieve himself and they are on their way.  Dr. Mittenhand finally makes an appearance and it turns out he is a half robot – half human – half Captain Pike monstrosity with an evil German accent.  He reveals that the princess come from a race of super regenerating aliens and he wants he blood to create a formula to heal himself.  Kowalski meanwhile, has convinced fellow marine Mulva Delores that she should accompany him to the warehouse area of the ship for some romance.  Once aroused, the leprechaun explodes from his little Kowalski, killing him.  When Delores later tells metal head that she feels responsible, he replies “I’m sure he would’ve wanted it that way”.  Seriously. The marines do the usual, split up and visit dangerous areas and one by one the leprechaun kills them and then makes witty comments to the camera such as “Like Shakespeare once said, shit happens”.  Seriously. 

I don’t want to give it all away since while terrible it is very fun to watch and I strongly suggest you visit the discount bin at Walmart and look for this film, but Dr. Mittenhand becomes Mitterspider, Metal Head dresses in drag and does a dance number, almost everyone is killed, and the leprechaun’s dismembered hand gives everyone the finger. Seriously.