My Name Is Yu Ming (2003)
ジャンル : コメディ
上映時間 : 13分
演出 : Daniel O'Hara
シノプシス
Yu Ming is bored of his life in China and decides to go to Ireland. He studies the language, but is dismayed to find that no one understands him when he gets there. A 2003 short film.
静かな海辺にある孤島の灯台で、お父さんのコナー、お母さんのブロナー、愛犬のクーと幸せに暮らしていた男の子のベン。彼らは、新しい家族を迎えようとしていた。大好きなお母さんから、「あなたは世界で一番のお兄ちゃんになるのよ」と言われ、ベンも赤ちゃんが生まれてくる日を楽しみにしていた。
優しくて物知りなお母さんは、ベンにたくさんのお話や歌を教えてくれた。巨人のマクリルと愛犬の物語や、アザラシの妖精セルキーが歌うと妖精が家に戻れる不思議な伝説、古い言葉で綴られる美しい歌など……。
ある晩、ベンはお母さんに海の歌が聞こえる貝の笛をもらう。うれしくて、笛を大事に抱いて眠りについたのだが、目を覚ますとお母さんの姿が見当たらない。 お母さんは赤ちゃんを残して、海へ消えてしまったのだ。
A group of unwitting sorority sisters accidentally awaken the serial-killing Leprechaun after they build a sorority house on his hunting grounds.
1980年代のダブリンで育った少年は、好きな女性に好印象を与えるためにバンドを結成し、ぎくしゃくした家庭生活から抜け出します。
Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
フィラルデフィア。一方は、大会社の経営陣のひとりとして手腕を見せるエリートで金持ち青年ルイス・ウィンソープ。もう一方は、サギまがいの事をやりながら生きている貧しい黒人青年ビリー・バレンタイン。そんな彼らの知らない所で、ウィンソープの会社の会長である2人組が、ある賭けを企んでいた。この2人の環境を入れ換えるとどうなるかという賭けである。そして、何にも知らない二人はお互いの環境が入れ替わってしまう。
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A demonic leprechaun terrorizes a group of young people whom he believes stole his gold.
A thousand years ago, the Leprechaun left a bloody trail when he ripped through the countryside in search of his stolen gold. Now he's back in the big city using all of his deadly tricks to snare the girl of his nightmares. His bloody quest becomes more deadly when her boyfriend steals one of the Leprechaun's gold coins. The town soon discovers two dead bodies and a trail of gold dust leads them to the Leprechaun's lair.
It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand, one eye, and one leg walks into a pawn shop with a statue of a hideous looking Leprechaun. The owner claims it's a good luck charm. The statue also wore a medallion around it's neck. The careless pawn shop owner took off the medallion setting the Leprechaun free...
On a planet in a distant galaxy, a power hungry Leprechaun, holds a beautiful alien princess hostage in order to marry her for her royal title. With her title and his beloved gold, he'll be able to rule the universe. While making his maniacal plans, what he doesn't count on is an invading platoon of marines from Earth, to save the princess and foil his plans. An accomplished trickster, the Leprechaun stows himself away on the orbiting spaceship and wreaks havoc on the crew in an attempt to recapture his bride.
When Butch, Postmaster P, and Stray Bullet loot the local hip-hop mogul's studio to fund their demo album, the threesome unwittingly ends up with the secret of Mack Daddy's success: a magical flute. Their gigs instantly turn golden but a blood-thristy Leprechaun and an angry Mack Daddy are hot on their trail, leaving a wake of destruction tainted by politically incorrect limericks.
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イギリスからアメリカに移り住んだお金持ちのコリンズ家に生まれたバーナバスは、魔女アンジェリークによってヴァンパイアにされてしまった上に、生きたまま埋められてしまう。その後、ふとしたことで彼は200年の眠りから目覚めるが、コリンズ家はすっかり落ちぶれていた。バーナバスは、コリンズ家再建を末裔と成し遂げるべく、自らの父の言葉である「唯一の財産は家族」を胸に行動を起こす。
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