Leprechaun Returns March 17 With 4K SteelBook, Blu-ray and Limited VHS Release
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Just in time for St. Patrick’s season, Lionsgate Limited is unleashing the horror-comedy cult classic that launched an eight-film franchise back into collectors’ hands. Leprechaun arrives March 17 on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook, alongside a limited-edition VHS release for those who still crave that analog menace.
Pre-orders for the Lionsgate Limited exclusive SteelBook and VHS go live today.
Directed and written by Mark Jones, the 1993 creature feature introduced audiences to Warwick Davis’s gleefully vicious Leprechaun — a gold-obsessed trickster who embarks on a murderous rampage after his precious coins are stolen. Armed with magic, rhymes and a wicked grin, he terrorizes anyone unlucky enough to stand between him and his treasure.
The film also marked the feature debut of Jennifer Aniston, who plays Tory, a young woman forced to confront the ancient creature while scrambling to uncover the only weapon capable of killing it.
Nearly three decades later, Leprechaun remains a staple of ‘90s horror excess — part slasher, part fairy-tale nightmare, and fully committed to its own chaotic tone. It’s exactly the kind of mid-budget genre gamble that defined a VHS generation and still thrives in cult cinema circles today.
The new 4K release is stacked with both fresh and legacy bonus content.
New special features include:
Leprechaun Lore: Genesis of a Cult Classic
Designing Mischief & Mayhem: Special Effects Makeup
Leprechaun First Day on Set behind-the-scenes footage
The original Vidmark Entertainment VHS Promo Screener
Legacy extras carry over archival commentaries from Jones and special makeup effects creator Gabe Z. Bartalos, a solo commentary from Davis, the documentary The Leprechaun Chronicles Part One: Beginner’s Luck, additional behind-the-scenes material, the theatrical trailer and a still gallery.
The SteelBook artwork comes courtesy of Phantom City Creative’s Justin Erickson, while the VHS edition features art by MOT Creative — doubling down on the film’s grindhouse-meets-video-store legacy.
Whether you’re revisiting it for nostalgia, discovering it as part of horror history homework, or simply expanding the physical media shrine, this release treats Leprechaun like the cult cornerstone it has become.
March 17. Keep your gold close.
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