Leprechaun director Mark Jones reveals there is a director’s cut of the horror-comedy, originally intended to be a comedy-horror. The film was initially planned as a kid’s horror movie with a comedic twist, similar to live-action Scooby-Doo, but the studio wanted more violence. The biggest difference between the director’s version and the theatrical release is the amount of violence, with cute scenes being removed.
During an exclusive chat with ComicBook.com, Leprechaun director Mark Jones discussed his 1993 classic and revealed that there is a director’s cut of the horror-comedy.
Leprechaun was directed and written by Jones and starred Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman, Shay Duffin, and John Sanderford. The film follows an evil leprechaun (played by Warwick) who goes on a murderous rampage in order to recover his gold.
While its premise might sound silly, Leprechaun proved to be a hit with audiences and went…
