The Luck of the Irish (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Paul Hoen

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Price (story)
Andrew Price (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

9 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sport

Plot:

A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun. |

Plot Keywords:

Leprechaun | Irish American | Disney Channel Original Movie | School | Basketball

Cast

Ryan Merriman	...	Kyle Johnson
Henry Gibson	...	Reilly O'Reilly
Alexis Lopez	...	Bonnie Lopez
Glenndon Chatman	...	Russell Halloway
Marita Geraghty	...	Kate O'Reilly Johnson / Kate Smith
Paul Kiernan	...	Bob Johnson / Robert Smith
Timothy Omundson	...	Seamus McTiernen
Duane Stephens	...	Patrick
Charles Halford	...	McDermott
Ashley Chapman	...	Cheerleader
Brett Yoder	...	Drake Whitley
Emberson Bill	...	Native American Boy
Thurl Bailey	...	Mr. Holloway
Dustin Harding	...	Boy #1
Curley Green	...	History Teacher

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Juan Diego Catholic High School - 300 E. 11800 S, Draper, Utah, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kyle's alarm rings, the close-up of the clock shows a time of 7:01. When he stops the alarm in the far camera angle, the time is 5:10.

Quotes:

Kyle Johnson: You mean I'm a leprechaun, too?
Kate Johnson: What else would ya be?
[in Irish accent]
Kyle Johnson: Oh, saints preserve us!

Saints Perserve Us From This Awful Movie!

Or is it "preserve"?

Don't see this awful, straight-to-Disney-Channel-movie, or you will be shouting in pain when it is over. Now, I will take you behind the minds of the writers:

I can just see some guys in a room, coffee in hand, thinking of something to put in this movie.

BRAINSTORMER 1 What characters should we use?

The Irish-American "duh?" generation teen. The token black kid (no racist comment intended - I took that statement from the front cover of some movie I saw at the rental store!). Your stereotypical Irish Grandfather. (Aye!) Hokey effects and a dumb plot thought of in a five minute brainstorming session.

With that in mind, you've got the outline for the film. Next, let's think what the writers were thinking of in mind of a director:

McG Steven Spielberg Steven Seagal The Wachowski Brothers Someone With No Talent (Well, That Negatives McG and Seagal!) Someone With Talent (That negatives the rest)

So what are we left with? NO ONE, which is who I would think WAS behind this movie. No one. That's how awful it is.

This is low 100 material, I'm telling you. All it needs is 600 votes....

1/5 stars -

John Ulmer