There are great debates about what a Christmas movie is, like is Die Hard a Christmas movie circulates around because society is weird. But I must wonder something here is "The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold" a Christmas special? I mean yes, it has Christmas in the title, but really is it Christmas special?
That's our lookback this time. The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold is a special from 1981 about Leprechauns. (gee I wonder what gave that away?) So there's a leprechaun named Blarney Kilakilarney, he's a gold keeper and our narrator. He is going to tell us the story of how the Chrismas gold made it back to Ireland. (Ah that old story of Irish Christmas gold) There's a cabin named Dinty Doyle, his captain wanted a pine tree for Christmas and asks him to dig a random one up on an island. (that sounds sane)
That's the power of Dawn! /Copyright Warner Brothers
This wasn't just any pine tree he dug up, he dug up the tree and released our villain for the special a banshee, more on that; but first he finds gold! (Gold! ) Dinty finding the gold gets him slightly annoyed by Blarney showing up, he was defending the gold. Dinty finds out that Blarney hasn't spoken to his own family in 100 years.
I haven't eaten in 100 years either/ Copyright Warner Brothers
Blarney wants to tell Dinty why this happened, while the banshee decides to use magic to put something in his tea. Blarney says there are two clans of Leprechauns the Kilakilarneies (like him) who mind the gold and the Clodjiggers who make shoes. (Who makes the automobiles?) His wife was Faye a Clodgigger. There's a song about they mine Ireland's massive gold stock at night so no one else can see it. (Because Leprechauns are rude)
He explains that the banshee is named Mag the Hag (yes) she brings bad luck, but if they don't get gold on Christmas day, they'll turn into tears. They aren't allowed to steal it or it won't count. (alright) They can disguise themselves but they always have tears. Since it was hard to convince the gold miners she tried to convince shoe makers to do it instead. His wife Faye in particular. She is tricked by the banshee in disguise. (Using the power of her love of husband) He and his wife get into argument and kicks him. Mag the hag caused an earthquake to have where they live break off and become an island of its own.
Loud noises! /Copyright Warner Brothers
Saint Patrick shows up. (That's right no Saint Nick) Yep Saint Patrick, and summons the hag to show up and tricks her by having her turn into tears and grows a pine tree on top of her to stop her from banshee-ing. (what?) They could have just not given her gold and waited until to Christmas day, but alright plot writers. Dinty tells Blarney about the tree. Mag shows up the stuff she put in the tea makes a person give up stuff, and he ends up giving all his gold to Dinty. (Genious?)
You're not Santa/ Copyright Warner Bros.
Dinty wants out of here, and decides to run back to his ship. But good thing Mag knows that Dinty is only a cabin boy in name, he's a man and likes ladies and she becomes a pretty lady. (that's right) Dinty is an idiot and doesn't question how she got there. Also because he's an idiot he told her everything. Oh there's a version of the song "Christmas in Killarnery" because I think that's why this special exists. Like an idiot, Dinty says the gold is this random girl he never met before, is hers. (idiot) He realizes she the hag because duh...She makes Dinty sleep for 100 years.
Thanks to that, Faye and Blarney make up. Thanks to that for some reason, Saint Patrick makes a rainbow and Dinty wakes up. Because love. (what?) The hag shows up to steal gold but Christmas morning defeats her. Then a ship shows up so the leprechauns can take their stuff back to home in Ireland.
This special is weird. I'm only thinking that Christmas was used to give it an airing , I'm sure no networks were going "we need a Saint Patrick's day special" so they stuck in Christmas a plot device. I do like the creative ideas for the hag, like she can't steal gold, she has the constant tears, and can change into different looks. It is kind of interesting to see a Christmas environment (I think) with out snow. There's an interesting story here, it's just is odd.
I don't know why the hag needs be defeated, as much as couldn't they just take the gold get boat and go back to Ireland, I don't know. They only say she's bad luck but don't show why she is bad luck, they make her annoying but not like she's hurting their shoe business or gold mining. They could have shown what she does that's bad luck. Splitting the island doesn't count, it was rude but not bad luck.
Why do the leprechauns need the gold, they make it into stuff like bowls and things, but what are doing with it? It doesn't help make shoes, what are they doing with the shoes? Do they just sell them to the gold mining half? What? I don't know. Her spell was easily destroyed by love and Saint Patrick, so I don't know. At least, they weren't trying to fill 47 minutes. It's an odd special, that you should check out for oddness, and it is not unwatchable. Still not sure it's like Christmas though.
Anyway, tune in next time when get gold , sweet gold!
