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Getting Lucky

Getting Lucky

Middlevale High has Cheerleaders, Jocks, Nerds... and a Leprechaun!

19894.41h 25m

Overview

School nerd Bill just wants to save the world and to score a date with cheerleader babe Chrissie Schackler. Both become real possibilities when he finds an alcoholic Leprechaun in a beer bottle he was about to recycle. Wacky hijinks ensue as the leprechaun, Lepkey, messes up a few of the wishes. Can Bill fight off school jock Tony Chanuka and marry Chrissie so they can fulfill their dream of opening a clinic?

Directed by Michael Paul Girard
Written by Michael Paul Girard
Produced by Philip J. Jones
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Top Cast

S

Steven Cooke

Bill

L

Lezlie Z. McCraw

Krissi

R

Rick McDowell

Tony

G

Garry Kluger

Lepkey

J

Jean Stewart

Babette

Richard Monda

Richard Monda

Teacher

P

Pattie Gordon

Mrs. Shackler

C

C.J. Merrill

Tim

M

Millie Quinn

Mom

P

Paul G. Kenner

Dad

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Themes & Keywords

high schoolcheerleadernerdleprechaunjocksex comedy

About Getting Lucky

Getting Lucky is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1989 exploring themes of high school, cheerleader, nerd, leprechaun, jock, sex comedy. Directed by Michael Paul Girard, it stars Steven Cooke, Lezlie Z. McCraw, Rick McDowell. School nerd Bill just wants to save the world and to score a date with cheerleader babe Chrissie Schackler. Both become real possibilities when he finds an alcoholic Leprechaun in a beer bottle he was about to recycle. Wacky hijinks ensue as the leprechaun, Lepkey, messes up a few of the wishes. Can Bill fight off school jock Tony Chanuka and marry Chrissie so they can fulfill their dream of opening a clinic?

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