Leprechaun 2 (also known as One Wedding and Lots of Funerals in the United Kingdom) is a 1994 American fantasy comedy horror film directed by Rodman Flender and written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien. The sequel to Mark Jones' Leprechaun (1993) and the second entry in the Leprechaun series, the plot centers on the psychopathic leprechaun Lubdan (Warwick Davis) as he hunts for a bride and for his gold.
Leprechaun 2 was released on April 8, 1994 to a box office total of $2.3 million. Panned by critics, it was the final installment to receive a theatrical release, until Leprechaun: Origins in 2014. A sequel, Leprechaun 3, was released direct-to-video the following year.
Plot
1000 years ago in Ireland, an evil Leprechaun celebrates his 1,000th birthday on St. Patrick's Day. He tells his slave, a man named William O'Day, that he has found the perfect bride. Once he marries, the Leprechaun promises to grant O'Day his freedom. O'Day is overjoyed at first, but is horrified to see the Leprechaun has chosen his beautiful daughter. Despite O'Day's pleas, the Leprechaun says that she will be his once she sneezes three consecutive times without anyone saving her by saying "God bless you". Once the Leprechaun manipulates her to start sneezing, O'Day says "God bless you, my child", freeing her from the Leprechaun. O'Day is then killed by the Leprechaun, who promises to marry an O'Day descendant on his next thousandth birthday.
On St. Patrick's Day in present-day Los Angeles, a young man named Cody works with his uncle Morty giving "dark side" tours, a scam that drives tourists to alleged resting places of celebrities. When Morty is too drunk to drive, Cody does so, forcing him to cancel a date with his girlfriend Bridget. He drops Bridget off at a go-kart track run by his pretentious rival Ian. Prior to Bridget's departure, the Leprechaun emerges from one of the tour stops: an Irish tree that was present at the home of Harry Houdini. The Leprechaun tears out the gold tooth of a homeless man and goes off to search for his new bride, revealed to be Bridget (a descendant of the O'Day bloodline). A frustrated Cody speeds through a red light and is arrested. Morty picks him up from the police station.
Ian drives Bridget home and attempts to force his way inside her home to hook up with her, but she punches him. As he's leaving, Ian sees Bridget beckoning him to come into the garage. The sight is revealed to be a trick by the Leprechaun, who has given a running lawnmower her appearance. Ian is killed as he goes to kiss what he thinks are her breasts, but are actually the spinning mower blades. Cody visits Bridget and gifts her flowers, and they reconcile. The Leprechaun has snuck inside and begins to make her sneeze which Cody thinks is caused by the flowers and attempts to say "God bless you" but suddenly begins to be strangled by a phone cord before he can finish saying it. The Leprechaun then appears to claim her. After a scuffle with Cody, he escapes with Bridget, but loses one of his gold coins after Bridget knocked the pot of gold from his hands, which lands in Cody's possession.
The Leprechaun takes her to his lair and plans to make her his bride, but realizes a coin is missing. He leaves to get the coin back. Since Cody left the flowers behind, he is considered a prime suspect in Ian's death and Bridget's disappearance. Cody returns home and consults a book with Morty. They learn about the Leprechaun's search for a bride and that cast iron is his one weakness. The Leprechaun suddenly attacks, demanding his coin back. Cody makes a deal to give the coin in exchange for Bridget, unaware the Leprechaun plans to double-cross him. Morty intervenes and they escape to a bar celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Morty notices the Leprechaun at the bar and challenges to a drinking contest, reasoning with Cody that Bridget can't be harmed as long as the Leprechaun is with him. Morty wins the contest, but the Leprechaun escapes. The Leprechaun sobers up at an espresso bar, killing an obnoxious barista. Remembering the Leprechaun's weakness, Cody and Morty go to the go-kart track and empty the facility's cast-iron safe, intending to capture the Leprechaun inside.