Leprechaun: Origins

(PANTING)

Cat, wait.

(MOANING)

Come on!

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(FRANCOIS WHIMPERING)

CATHERINE:
Move, move, come on!

FRANCOIS:
Cat, look.

Cat, wait, there it is!

Catherine, look!

Francois, stop!

(RUSTLING)

(GROWLING)

(SCREAMING)

(FLESH TEARING)

(FRANCOIS SHOUTING)

(GROWLING)

(SOBBING)

(ROARING)

(FRANCOIS SHOUTING)

(PANTING)

(GROWLING)

(CATHERINE WHIMPERING)

(ROARING)

(CATHERINE SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

(LAUGHING)

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Is this it?

Um...

(LAUGHING) Okay.

DAVID:
I guess.

Well, I can see why this

isn't a tourist destination.

DAVID:
You wanna go back?

JENI:
And get inside the truck?

No, you?

The village is down

that road a stretch.

The village is down this road?

Do you mind driving us another

15 minutes to the village?

No, no, no.

No, no. I can't do that.

(CHUCKLING)

Let's just pay him and keep going,

babe, okay?

It can't be that far.

We can just walk.

Sure.

BEN:
Thank you.

(CHUCKLING)

Okay.

Man, this is ridiculous.

Awesome.

What is that thing?

This village is only

like 300 years old.

But it's said to

have housed some of

the oldest Celtic

artifacts known to man.

Whoa.

Now that's creepy.

Oh, boy.

(DAVID GRUMBLING)

(CHUCKLING)

You got a pretty mouth, girl!

(GIGGLING)

There must be some mistake.

Only mistake was trusting you

with our last weekend in Ireland.

(IRISH FOLK

MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE)

Nothing like that

old Irish charm, huh?

Maybe this place won't

be a bust after all.

Get you kids somethin'?

Oh, um...

Four pints would be great.

Sounds good. Follow me.

Sit yourself down.

Thank you.

Thanks.

(GIGGLING)

DAVID:
Look at this place.

You could do your masters of history

thesis just on this place, Soph.

(LAUGHING) What do you know

about history?

DAVID:
I know

everything about history.

I know it's exactly what I'm

gonna make of these pints

our lovely barmaid

has brought us!

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

DAVID:
Thank you.

BEN:
Cheers.

ALL:
Cheers.

To Ireland.

(LAUGHING)

Actually, I'm not sure I'm gonna

enroll in Berkeley for my master's.

What?

Yeah. I mean,

with Ben going to Harvard and everything,

I thought I might just check

out the east coast for a while.

Really?

(CLEARS THROAT)

But you've wanted to

get your master's in

history since you

were like two, Soph.

It's not like Berkeley's going anywhere,

and neither is history.

So, uh, is this quaint

little village

everything our potential

historian hoped it would be?

I'm not sure yet, okay?

We haven't even seen anything.

Okay.

Excuse me, but I couldn't help

but overhear your conversation,

and I hope you

don't think me too nosy,

but you seem to be

a bit of a history buff.

Come to see the village's ancient

historical sites, have you?

Hamish McConville.

(LAUGHING) I'm Sophie.

Now, if it's real

history you want to see

you need to see

the Clocha de na Deithe.

Clock de le what?

(GIGGLING)

The Clocha de na Deithe?

Stones of the... Fathers?

That's good, very close.

The Stones of the Gods.

Sounds terrifying. I'm in!

Man, me, too!

What exactly are

The Stones of the Gods?

Well, let me tell you.

The Clocha de na Deithe is a collection

of enormous stone sculptures

found in the middle

of a cave in the woods.

Now, these

sculptures are thought to be

the oldest existing

historical artifacts

in all of Ireland.

Quite possibly the cradle

of Celtic civilization itself.

You're kidding.

Why have we never heard of

them before?

Oh, no,

you won't find mention of the

Clocha de na Deithe

in any guidebooks.

No, there's lots of things about our

village that people don't know about.

A lot of things that we like to keep

private from the tourist trade.

But you being

a history buff yourself,

you're not your

usual tourist, are you?

(LAUGHING)

Well, thank you.

How do we get there?

Now there...

It's about a seven hour hike from here.

(LAUGHING) Seven hours?

Ouch.

Well, you could always stay in

one of the cabins down the road.

Leave first

thing in the morning,

you'd be back by tomorrow night.

That is,

if you'd like, of course.

A cabin in the woods?

What's not to like?

I like your attitude.

Well, what's not to

like is that this was

supposed to be a day trip, guys.

(CLEARS THROAT) Okay.

So it's an overnight. Who cares?

Well, let's put it to a vote, then!

All in favor?

All opposed?

What's it gonna be, Soph?

Let's do it!

Let's do it.

Yes. It's gonna be fun.

DAVID:
(WHISPERING)

It's gonna be fun.

Too bad, buddy.

Are you kidding me?

I know, okay?

But I just...

I think this could be a really cool thing.

Like once in a lifetime.

And you know how many medical

conferences I've sat through for you.

All right.

Good. Tell you what, I'll call my son,

and he'll come and pick us up.

Now drink up, all of you.

All right?

(LAUGHING) Hey, thanks, man.

Thank you. Cheers.

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

There it is, guys.

Hey, there you are, Sean.

Look at that.

This is Ben, Sophie,

David, and Jennifer.

Now look at that, it's not pretty,

but it does the job, so...

Let's go.

Oh, boy.

Hey.

(AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC ON RADIO)

SEAN:
I thought you said there were

only gonna be a couple of 'em.

Four is fine, son.

Turn that radio up.

Don't, Da!

Oh, come on.

Lighten up, would you?

I'm driving here.

The poor boy gets

cranky in the summer.

Who doesn't like the summer?

SEAN:
What's to love

about it, nancy boy?

Did he just call me a nancy boy?

Yup.

Ah, throw us

another one, would you?

That's the spirit.

(SIGHS)

So we saw these stones on

the outside of the village,

and I don't know too much

about Celtic symbols...

All right, bullshit.

What?

But do you know by chance what

the symbols on the stones mean?

I've got no idea, darlin'.

Them stones have been there

for centuries,

long before our

village was built.

But I tell you,

about 15 years ago we discovered gold

in an old Celtic cave.

Turned it into a mine.

Stones were there, too.

But eventually

the cave collapsed.

Well, things ain't been the

same round here ever since.

Times, they can't be that tough.

Ah, this?

A guest gave that to me.

Oh. It's a Rolex.

It's a pretty nice gift.

Well, I guess he

appreciated my hospitality.

(SINGING)

Da, you're making my ears bleed.

It's not that bad.

It's pretty nice.

It's kind of run down

though, but whatever!

That's not where you're staying.

That's where we lived

before the mine closed.

HAMISH:
Well, there it is.

The trail is right down there.

You sure it's safe?

It's falling down a little.

Ah, no. She's solid.

On the inside.

Just needs a lick of paint, that's all.

Good as new.

We have to guard against break-ins

when the place isn't being used.

You let a lot of

people stay here?

You said The Stones of the Gods

was the village's

best kept secret.

Yeah. Well,

that's why the cabin don't get much use.

(RUSTLING)

(CREAKING)

Do you hear that?

Look! There. What is that?

Get behind me.

I said get behind me!

(RUSTLING)

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