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everyone in the world

is different
from everyone else.

That's easy to see.

Just look.

But everyone
is lucky enough

to have one thing
in common,

one thing that binds
everyone together.

[native american music]

everyone has a heritage,

a family history,

traditions handed down
from grandparents

and great-grandparents.

Our next performer
is kyle johnson.

[calling]
kyle.

Hey, I'm down here!

Kyle.

[whispering]
kyle.

Kyle: but what if
i'm not that lucky?

What if I'm the only person
who doesn't have a heritage?

What if I'm...different?

I said I'm
down here!

Kyle: can't you
see me?

[whispering] kyle.

aah!

Woman: kyle.

huh!

It's time to get
ready for the game.

Go, eagles!

I must have
zonked out.

I was having
this really
weird dream

about this
heritage day
thingy

that's going
on at school.

Pregame anxiety.

Everybody gets it.

I used to dream
I was at the game

wearing nothing
but my underwear.

And I was just
in the band.

You'll do fine, kyle.

You always do.

Here, have some yogurt
and a fruit bar.

It'll help you
keep your energy up.

That sounds good.

I might have some
of that myself.

Where's our family
from, dad?

We're from
right here, son.

No. No, I mean,
where do we come from?

You know,
what's our heritage?

We moved here
from cleveland.

We're americans, kyle.

That's all the heritage
we need.

Hey, come on, kyle.
You're gonna be late

for the game.
Let's go.

Don't forget to wear
your lucky coin.

I had this really
weird feeling.

Like there was something
they weren't telling me.

This was the first time
our school had ever

made it to the state
basketball playoffs.

[fans cheering]

get over, russell.
Find your shot.

Tonight was
the quarter finals,

and we were goin'
all the way this year.

State champions.

[cheerleader routine]

and I was the reason why.

Everything
was goin' my way.

I was one lucky guy.

Girls:
there's kyle!

boy:
There he is!

Girl:
great, kyle!

[everyone cheering]

gee, that was
a lucky shot.

Hey, luck's got
nothin' to do with it.

Lookin' good,
kyle.

Yeah, I taught him
everything he knows.

[more cheering]

hey, kyle.

Oh, hi, bonnie.

You know I'm
in charge of

the heritage day
committee.

You're in charge of,
like, every committee.

I mean, somebody's
gotta do it.

I'm putting together
the program,

and I wanted to know
what you're going to
do for heritage day.

I don't know.

I mean, you know,
this whole heritage day thing.

It's like
so public television.

It's your history.

Yeah, but I mean,
history.

You know, it's like
so 10 minutes ago.

Now, sports. That's
what's happenin' now.

That's where
i'm comin' from.

That's right.

Well, even if you
are some kind of
mindless jock,

you still got
a heritage.

Mindless?

America is a nation
of immigrants, kyle.

Everybody's
ancestors came from
another country.

Yeah. I'm
part cherokee.

So, where's
your family from?

Is johnson
an english name,

or did they change
it from johannsen,
or something?

Uh, we're from cleveland.

Ha ha. Very funny.

Now, come on. You
know what I mean.

[bell rings]

look, uh,
I've got a test.

Ok. See you
guys later.

Uhh...jocks.

[bell rings]

time's up, people.

Put your test papers
on my desk

on your way out,
please.

Thank you.

You'd be better off
leavin' 'em
blank, kyle.

Remember,
I subtract points
for wrong answers.

Summer school.

I do it specifically
to discourage

what you just did--

Guessing
at the answers.

You know,
in real life,

you can't depend
on luck

to make up
for not knowing.

These answers
are all correct.

Oh, this looks great.

Thanks.

So, is this like
italian food or
something?

It's something I saw
in eat smart magazine.

why?

Oh, I just thought,
you know...

Maybe it was, like,
an old family recipe.

[clunk]

you're lucky your mom
makes you such healthy
meals, kyle.

It's probably why you're
such a good athlete.

Kyle just has
a natural talent
for sports.

Yeah, you know,
it's probably
genetic.

I mean, I bet,
if you go back
far enough,

we've had
great athletes

in our family
for generations.

You know, great
soccer players, maybe?

Or, uh,
cross-country skiers?

Or...

Bullfighters?

You better
eat your salad.

You don't want
the oil to separate.

Uh...yeah, dad.

Yeah.

Um, I was talking
with the girl

in charge of
the heritage day
committee--

Kate: is it
bonnie lopez?

She's always
in charge of everything.

I know.

Yeah. Anyways,

she says that
everyone's family

comes from
somewhere else.

I mean, if you go
back far enough,

we couldn't have
always lived
in cleveland.

Unless we're indians.

But...

We're not indians,
are we?

I don't think so.

Ok, then what are we?

You know,
where do we come from?

I think your great-grandfather
moved there from mount buffalo.

No, dad. I mean
before that,

before we came
to america.

Why are you so interested
in your family
all of a sudden?

I don't know.
I mean, you know,

with heritage day
coming up,

I don't want to be
the only kid

who doesn't know
what he is.

You're kyle johnson.

You're a good student,

a good boy,

a great athlete.

Just because some
people are obsessed

with where their ancestors
came from,

doesn't mean
you have to be, too.

Mom, I'm not
obsessed.

Being an individual

is what america's
all about, kyle.

Doesn't matter
where you're from.

You can be anything
you want to be.

Kate: fresh ground pepper?

Kyle: there it was again--

The feeling that they were
hiding something from me.

At school the next day,

I tried to find out
what it was.

If you're looking
for sports trivia,

try gofindalife.com.

Actually, I'm looking for
information on my family.

You know, my heritage.

Man, there sure are a lot
of people named johnson.

Yeah, 4 million pages.

Maybe you should
narrow that search
down a little.

Uh, why don't you start
with your father

and trace your family
back that way?

Well, I tried that,

but I couldn't find him.

Did you look
in cleveland?

huh.

Here, move over.
Let me try.

Look, you don't
have to help me.

I'm head of
the heritage day
committee, remember?

It's my job to help
the heritage-impaired.

It's not important
to me anyway.

I mean, so what
if I'm from germany

or england
or whatever.

Doesn't mean
anything to me.

Then why were you
on the computer?

Ok, what about your
mother's family?
Where are they from?

I don't know.

Well, half of your heritage
comes from her, you know.

Well, yeah, but...

I never really
thought about
my mom's family.

Well, what was her last name
before she got married?

Don't tell me.

You don't even know
your mother's maiden name.

How are you ever gonna
get a credit card?

Look, if you really
want to find out

about your family
heritage,

you might try talking
to your parents.

They are your family.

I couldn't tell bonnie
that I thought

my mom and dad were
hiding something from me.

That day, after school--

It got weirder.

The first weird thing

was my dad's old
high school yearbook.

He wasn't in it.

At least, bob johnson
wasn't in it.

Robert smith.

Bob smith.

Kate: kyle.

Oh, hi, mom.

What are you doin'?

Nothing.

Um...i'm gonna
go shoot some hoops.

ok.
ok.

Don't be late
for supper.

I'm making stir-fry.

Why would he
change his name

from smith to
johnson, you know?

I mean, if you're gonna
change your name,

at least change it
to something
interesting.

Or, you know what?

Maybe he didn't pick it.

Maybe it was the fbi
or something,

like they gave him
a new identity.

No, man.
You gotta be, like,
a hit man or something

before they'll let
you do that.

nah.

Man, how do you
make those shots?

You know what? Maybe
they were, like,
these big radicals

in the sixties,
you know?

And they had
to go underground?

Yeah, or you know
what? Maybe they're
really aliens,

and they got
stranded on earth

when their spaceship
crashed.

You just touched
the rim.

Yeah, I did. Ha.

My dad measures me,
like, every week

to see if I'm
getting taller.

Then he measures
my vertical jump.

Man, if I could
touch the rim...

Man, you sure
are lucky.

What does luck
have to do

with how high
you can jump?

You're the luckiest guy
in school, kyle.

Everybody knows it.

You know what?
I think it's

because of that
lucky charm.

Maybe it really works.

What, this?

Nah, this is just
something my mom gave me

when I was a baby.

Hey, check it out!
Somebody lost $10!

Luck and a half, man.

You're always finding
money lying in the street.

Hey, we're a team,
all right?

I'll split it
with you.

Cool.

Hey, man,
check it out.

Hey, you know what?

I saw that guy
on tv once.

No, no, no.
The thing
behind him.

It's the same
as my coin.

I thought it was, like,
chinese or something.

Hey, you know what?
I think this guy's irish.

Maybe my mom's irish.

[celtic flute
and drums play]

man: top o' the morning
to you, heh heh.

Top o' the morning
to you.

Heh heh. Top o' the morning
to you, heh heh.

hi.

Yo, the feet
are the bomb,

but, like, what's
with the arms?

It's something
called step dancing.

Now, why wouldn't
your mother

want you to know
if she was irish?

I don't know.

I just get this
really weird feeling
whenever I talk to her.

I mean, it's like they
don't want me to know

anything about my heritage.

I didn't know you
really cared about
this heritage stuff.

Well, I don't.

I mean, I didn't,
anyway.

Now I feel like
i'm missing something.

Yeah.

Top o' the morning
to you.

Ah, sweetie, top o'
the morning to you.

[shrieks]

ha. Maybe I should
read this.

Look.

Heh, they have these
good luck thingies
like yours.

Those are just,
you know, fake.

Mine's real gold.

Right.

[irish accent]
you can always tell
the real thing.

Yeah, I guess so.

Did you make those
yourself,

or is it your ma
still does it
for you,

and you half-grown?

You mean, my shoes?

They're called
basketball shoes, sir.

Yeah, you buy them
at a store?

At the store,
is it? Oh.

Kyle: yeah. Ow!

and
What'll become
of your feet

when the road
becomes hard
and stony?

Oh, look at this, boyo.

Good irish leather, eh?

Soft as a spring shower

and tough as
a landlord's heart.

Hey! You can't put
your feet up there.

Get the boys
a bag of spuds.

Hey, how'd you do--

Russell:
where'd he go?

Where'd he go?

[clapping and cheering]

announcer:
ladies and gentlemen,

seamus mctiernan,
saint of the step!

[irish accent] if you
hail from the shores
of the emerald isle

or wish you did...

If the blood in your veins
is as green as a shamrock

and your heart's
full of blarney,

then the saint
of the step loves you.

If you believe
in the little people

and you know that
there's a pot o' gold

at the end
of every rainbow,

then you belong
to the saint
of the step!

[irish dance music playing]

man, is this bogus or what?

Kyle?

Kyle?

Kyle, what are you doing?

I don't know!
I can't help it.

Sorry, kid.

Heh heh heh.

Top o' the morning
to you.

[alarm clock ringing]

[ringing stops]

ow! Uhh!

[woman singing]

[irish accent]
ah! Top o'
the morning to you!

Did you do something
to your hair, mom?

I just thought I'd try
a more natural look.

Now, sit
yourself down,

and I'll put
your breakfast
on the table.

Is that bacon
I smell?

It is, and I've
a pair of hen's eggs
frying for each of you.

Bob: bacon and eggs?

Isn't that a little heavy
on the cholesterol?

Kate: it's time you put
some meat on your bones.

Now, sit down,
the two of you.

Does ma sound a--

I mean, does mom
sound a wee bit--

I just said, "a wee bit."

Yeah.

I've been thinking about
what you said, kyle,

about your heritage,

and there's something
I have to tell you.

Uh, kate, are you sure
this is the right time?
I mean--

Oh, it's no use trying
to hide it, bobby.

It's about me family,
kyle.

Kate, why don't we
just go out and--

We're irish.

Why didn't you guys
tell me about this
before now?

Oh, I wanted
to protect you, kyle,

from the way it was
when the irish first
came to america,

from the jokes
and the dirty jobs
nobody else would take,

and the signs
in the shop windows

saying "no irish
need apply."

I wanted you
to be 100% american.

Mom, that irish
immigrant stuff

was, like, over
100 years ago,
wasn't it?

I remember, when
I was a little boy,

my mother used to make
bacon and eggs every
morning for breakfast,

and we'd have
white bread, toasted,

with a lot of margarine
on it and then--

Hen's eggs
and a rasher of bacon.

Potato cakes, bangers, and
a black-and-white pudding.

What's black-
And-white pudding?

Blood sausage
and pork sausage.

And I packed some
crubeens and colcannon
for your lunch.

Kyle:i mean,
it's really weird,
you know?

At first, it's like
she's trying

to hide where
her family's from,

and now she's cooking
all this irish food,

and she's even
talking funny.

Ok, so what about your dad
changing his name?

Oh, well, it really
doesn't seem like it's

such a big deal
now, you know?

I mean, at least
I know I got
a heritage, you know?

At least I know I'm--

Hey, some green!

Every day.

Kyle: yeah.

I guess it must be
the luck of the irish.

Kyle: that was the beginning

of the unluckiest day
of my life.

I lost my homework.
It must have fallen--

[students laugh]

hey, lookin' good.

What's up, kyle?
Did you eat already?

I lost my lunch.

Yeah, and on your pants,
too.

ew, that's nasty.

Kyle: well, I was
gonna, you know,

buy my lunch,
but I lost my money.

Well, you want
some chips?

They're emerald isle.

Look, that's never
happened to me,
russell, all right?

I can't remember losing
anything, ever.

In my whole life.

Look, it is just bad luck.

It happens to everybody.

Hey, kyle, you
want my dessert?

Chocolate makes
me break out.

Kyle: yeah.

Well, so much
for bad luck.

Hey, kyle can
touch the rim.

No way, man.

Yeah, way, man.
I saw him do it.

Come on. Hey, kyle!

Show 'em how you
can touch the rim.

Come on, kyle.
Let's see.
Yeah.

Show 'em how
to do it, kyle.

Get it, man.
Do it!

Boys: aw! [laughing]

get a ladder, man,
you can't even get the net.

[whistle blows]

coach: all right,
let's line up, guys.

Tonight is the semifinal
of the state tournament.

You win tonight,
you make history.

The first time
this school has ever

had a basketball team
make it

to the championship game.

Boys: yeah! All right!

Coach: all right,
all right, listen up.

There's no running
on game days.

Make sure everybody
stays sharp.

I want everyone
to make 10 foul shots
before you go home.

That's make 'em,
not take 'em.

Russell,
start us off.

Come on, russ.
Let's go,
let's go.

Any day now.

Look, you're trying
too hard, russ.

Just relax.
Let it drop.

End of the line, kyle.

Coach: let's keep it
moving, keep it moving.

Right.

[russell sighs]
ha! That's 10.
Give me 5 more.

So, how many
you have left?

10.

You haven't made
any yet?

Man, I've never
seen you go ice cold
like this.

Yeah, that's because
I've never been ice cold.

Well, you want me
to hang till you
make your shots?

Nah, man, it's cool.

I'll catch up with you
at the game.

[sighs]

I think you need
a little more arc
in that shot.

I just lost my temper
for a second.

I don't want
to perpetuate
a stereotype,

but they say the irish
are a little hotheaded.

How did you know
I was irish?

Russell told me.

So, what are you gonna
do for heritage day?

I saw some irish dancing
over the weekend.

Maybe I could do that.

You're gonna learn
to step dance

between now
and heritage day?

Didn't look that hard.

Well, everything's
easy for you, isn't it?

What's wrong
with you?

Are you mad
about something?

I've known you
for a long time, kyle.

You're a nice guy
and all that,

but you'd be
a better person

if everything hadn't
always been so easy for you.

Look at basketball.
The last game?

You guys were outplayed,
but you won anyways

because you got lucky.

The state championship
isn't supposed to be

something you just
luck into.

Look, just because
you know everything

does not mean
you know anything
about basketball.

Lucky shot.

That wasn't luck.
That was practice.

You know, hard work?

What do you mean,
practice?

You don't even
play basketball.

Kyle: it was the perfect
ending for the worst day
of my life.

Too bad it wasn't over yet.

[whistle blows]

[cheering]

boo!

[booing]

come on, get him
out of the game!

[irish accent]
you can do it, boyo!

Come on, kyle!

Way to go, drake!

no!

I'm open!

ohh!

Take him out, coach!

Aw, man!

[booing]

kyle: it was like I never
played before. It was awful.

I couldn't even make a shot,
and half the time

I missed the rim completely.

I just...

Bob: everyone has
an off night, kyle.

I never did before.

The important thing
is your team won.

You're going
to the finals!

Yeah, thanks to drake!
He played a great game,

especially after coach
took me out.

[irish accent]
you don't need to be
playing basketball.

You should be
hurling!

Mom, I'm not sick.
I just played lousy.

Are you sure you're
feeling all right?

I might drink a bit
of a warm bonny-clabber

before I go to bed.

[alarm clock ringing]

[ringing stops]

[irish accent]
do you smell
something, da?

I mean, dad.

Smells like
something's burning.

Ah, boys, there's nothing
like a peat fire

to put the taste of eire
in your breakfast.

Ah--[coughs]

[coughing]

my dad says if we
don't win tonight,

he's gonna adopt
the other team.

Hey, you look shorter.

I think maybe I'm having
a growth-spurt.

No, I'm just,
uh, you know,

packing on
a little weight.

My mom's on
this irish kick.

We had spuds again--

I mean, potatoes.

Hey...

Maybe that's why
they blocked so many
of my shots last night.

I wasn't getting enough
vertical jump.

You were moving ok...

Like you always do.

So, you think everybody's
gonna be ticked at me

'cause I played so lousy?

Look, they're not gonna
turn on you over one game.

Besides, we're still
going to the finals.

Yeah.

I can't believe
he did that.

He's so pathetic.
Loser.

You loser.

Girl: real nice.

Way to choke,
johnson.

Boy: hey, watch me
touch the rim.

Hey, looking good,
girls. Heh heh.

Oh, look,
there's drake.

Hi, drake!
Great game.

Drake, hi!

Good game, drake.

Well, he did play
a great game.

Hey, kyle.
I just wanted--

I got to go to class.

Sorry.

[bell rings]

can anyone tell me
what a magnet is?

Heh heh. Holly.

A piece of iron
that attracts
another piece of iron.

Good, but a magnet
doesn't just attract iron.

Man, one bad game,
and I feel like
i'm nobody.

Kyle, since you feel
like talking,

why don't you tell us
what 3 kinds of metal

are attracted by a magnet.

Um, iron and, um...

Anyone?

Russell.

Iron, cobalt,
and nickel.

Very good. Iron,
cobalt, and nickel.

Now, take your magnet

and one of the metal objects
in front of you.

If that object is attracted
to the magnet,

then it must contain
either iron, cobalt,
or nickel.

I thought you said
that was solid gold.

It is.

Magnets don't lie, man.

No, no, no.
This is different.

This isn't my lucky coin.

Look, I've got to call
my mom, all right?

I bet that coin was
like a family heirloom
or something.

That's probably why
she wanted me
to wear it.

No, that's probably why
you had such a bad game
last night.

Man, somebody must've
stolen it--ohh!

Oh, for the love
of mike!

Kyle! Kyle, I need
to talk to you.

Look. I'm a little busy
right now.

He lost his lucky charm.

What?
It's a gold coin.

It's probably, like,
a hundred years old.

Ahh, got it.

That's just a quarter.

Does he look
shorter to you?

Nah. He just
bulked up.

There's something wrong
with this stupid phone.

Look, kyle,
I have to go.

I'm going on a field trip
with the young achievers,

and I just wanted to say

I hope nothing
I said yesterday
threw off your game.

You know,
about you being lazy?

Lazy?

You never said I was lazy.

I mean,
all that other stuff

about everything being
too easy for you,

about not deserving to win
the state championship.

Whoa, check out
that hair.

Man, my dad
won't let me dye mine.

He's got this thing
about dennis rodman.

Tonight's the state
championship, man.

If you cut school
without an excuse,

the coach might not
let you play.

An excuse? Ok.
First I find out
I've been robbed.

Now my hair
is turning red.

Hey, I used to be
taller than you.

[irish accent]
oh, saints preserve us.

I am gettin' shorter.

Mom, dad, there's
something wrong with me.

There's something

your mother and I
need to tell you, son.

I am a leprechaun, kyle.

huh.

mom?

I know it's hard
to believe, kyle.

I mean, when I first
met your mother--

You're not
a leprechaun, too?

No. No.
I'm from cleveland.

oh.

We'd have told you
sooner, kyle,

but we wanted you
to grow up like a
normal american boy.

But then when I
started to have this
wee little spell--

mom,
You're a foot tall.

Oh, it could be
worse, believe me.

It's probably just
an allergic reaction.

Boiled potatoes,
something like that.

I don't think you have
any reason to worry.

What?

Me? You mean,
i'm a leprechaun, too?

And what else
would you be?

And you, with the blood
of the clan o'reilly

rushin' about
in your veins.

Doesn't mean
you can't lead

a perfectly
normal life, kyle.

Normal?
yes.

Normal. Dad,
look at my hair,

and I'm getting
shorter.

You don't look
short to me.

[irish accent]
how's it look, da?

Maybe an inch...

Or 2.

2 inches?

Dad, you said
this was like

an allergic reaction
or something.

How long's it take
to wear off?

Well...

Actually, it's never
happened before.

[flute playing]

according
to your mother,

as long as
the o'reillys
have their luck,

every member
of the clan can pass
as a normal human.

Ordinary size,
all of that.

Of course,
i'm not really sure
how it all works.

Well, ok. Ok.

Well, maybe that's
the trouble with mom,

you know, I mean,
maybe we're just
out of luck.

No. No. That can't be
the problem.

Well, how do you
know that?

Your lucky coin.

That's the luck of
the clan o'reilly.

[flute continues]

mom.

mom, I lost
my lucky coin.

What's this about
losing your coin,

when it's hangin'
about your very neck?

Look. It's not mine.
It's fake.

Somebody must've switched it
with the real one.

[whispering]
the dirty thief.

It's nothin'
but a bit of iron
and gold paint on it.

Are you saying somebody
stole your coin?

You know, I bet it was
this really weird old guy

me and russell talked to
at the luck of the irish,

you know,
that seamus mctiernan
dancing thing?

Yeah, I bet he was like
a pickpocket or something.

Wasn't that show
at the fairgrounds?

Kyle, you know you're
not supposed to go there

without asking us.

Look, dad. I just wanted
to learn about my heritage.

You can't blame him,
bobby,

and we not telling
him the truth.

Now, what's this
about an old man?

Gray in the hair,
was he?

Yeah, I mean,
he started walking up to us

and talking about his shoes.

Said he made 'em himself.

Was it a snake he had
on the sole of his shoe?

Yeah. Yeah, it was.

The miserable old sinner,
to play such a trick,

and you his own grandson.

He was my grandfather?

He's your grandfather
o'reilly.

And may his name be
cursed for a liar.

Oh, I'll not let him
get away with it,

if I have to pry
the coin

out of his thieving
fingers meself.

And he me own da.

I knew
we should've moved

as soon as they built
that new potato chip
factory.

We were bound to run
into him sometime.

You mean emerald isles?

Sure, and it's he that
owns the whole company

and still
can't stew oatmeal
without burning it.

Come along, boys!

And we'll shame him
with what he's done.

Uh...

uhh!

unh!

ahh.

Honey, I think maybe
I should drive.

Yeah.

Kate: ohh! Ooh!

ooh!

Kate, I think you
should wait in the car.

You might...
Attract attention.

D'unh!

That's how it was

when we first came
to this country, hmm?

People looking
down on ya 'cause
you're a bit different.

Uh, mom?

Am I gonna get
as small as you are?

Ah, you're only
half leprechaun, kyle.

It'll be days before
you're down to this size.

Plenty of time for me
to make you

some wee little ghillies
for your feet.

Don't worry, kyle.
We'll get your coin back.

[irish accent]
he says he's married to
mr. O'reilly's daughter.

Right.

[sighs]

[irish accent]
the tour group is here.

Son, relax. Listen.
Everything is fine.

If my grandda is right--
I mean, granddad.

Why don't I ever
get to see him?

Because I'm not...

Because I'm not
a leprechaun.

And they don't believe
in mixed marriages.

That's why we had
to leave cleveland.

We even changed our names

so kate's family
couldn't find us.

Well, if you and mom,
you know, like,

love each other,
why should it matter?

Well...

Sometimes leprechauns
can be small-minded.

Come on.

Right, sir.

I'll handle it.

Mr. O'reilly says
he doesn't have
a daughter,

and for you
to go away

and not to be
bothering him again.

I'm not leaving here
until I see Mr. O'reilly.

aah!

oof!

Are you ok, da?

Oh! Don't worry, kyle.

We're not giving up.

Just gonna talk
a little strategy

with your mother,
that's all.

Yeah.

Oh, look at them.
You look so nice.

On behalf of our
president and founder

mr. Reilly o'reilly,

i'd like to say welcome
to emerald isle.

Uh, if you follow me,
we'll begin the tour.

Please stay with the group
at all times.

Some of the machinery
can be dangerous.

Now, the potato chip was
invented in the late 1800s,

when a cook accidentally sliced
some potatoes too thin

and discovered they turned
crisp when he fried 'em.

As you can see,

we've come a long way
since then.

Are there any questions
so far?

yes?

Will we get to meet
mr. O'reilly?

Oh, no. Mr. O'reilly
is far too busy

to be seeing us today.

Where's his office?

It's in another part
of the building.

Now, if you follow me,

we'll first see
how the potatoes are washed.

What are you doing
here?

Shh! Come on.

You're not
a young achiever.

I have to talk
to Mr. O'reilly.
why?

Remember how I told you
my coin was stolen?

Well, I think
he's the one that took it.

He's like a millionaire.

Why would he steal
your coin?

Because he's my grandfather.

Why would your grandfather
steal your coin?

Do you have to know
everything?

He and my mom
don't really get along,

and I guess he did it
to get back at her.

I think
we have intruders.

[alarm blaring]

[men shouting]

come on!

Guard: come on, guys!

Why is your grandfather
mad at your mother?

Because she married
my father.

Why doesn't he like
your father?

Because he's not
a leprechaun.

What?

ooh!

We've got 'em!

Come on!

unh!

Whoa!

Get in!

go!

Ohh! Oh!

ohh.

aah!
aah!

Get off.
aah!

Aaaaah!

Whoa!

Uhh! Unh!
Let go!

Aah! Aah!

Kyle!

Oof! Aaaaah!

Aaaah! Oof!

Better not bake
this one, boys.

I think
it's me grandson.

ohh!

Oh! Oh! I thought
I was baked.

A good boy like you

has got nothing to
fear from the oven.

Aaah! Kyle!

Oof! Ohh!

Kyle, kyle,
are you all right?

[irish accent]
ahh, yeah.

At least I found
me grandda.

Oh. Oh, kyle.

What?

Oh, no. I'm turning
into a vulcan. Ohh.

Sydney.
Mr. O'reilly.

You'll feel better

after having a lie down
in me office.

Or better yet,

make yourself
a pair of shoes.

It's good for the soul.

When you make
your own shoes,

you're the master
of your feet.

Kyle: look. I don't want
to make a pair of shoes,

and I don't want
to be a leprechaun.

Oh, there's no use railing
against what you are, boyo.

If green's
just not your color,

then why don't you
put your coin back on?

Or has your ma
not told you,

it's the coin that
lets you pass for human?

Look. I don't have
my coin.

All right? You do.

You took my real coin
and switched it

with this fake one
so I wouldn't know
about it.

I did no such thing,
boyo.

And I'll not have you
blacken me name

by saying I did. Huh!

I'll wager it's your ma
who took it...

To turn you against me.

Oh, it's a traitor,
she is...

And to her own people.

My mom doesn't
have the coin.

She's changing
faster than I am.

She's this tall.

Really?

[tour guide talking]

is it truly stolen?

Fine. None of
your ma's tricks.

Oh, no. No. No.
It can't be.

Why, without our luck,

the o'reilly clan
would start to--

Am I--am I lookin'
a bit green?

And me trousers
could use a roll.

Now, why aren't you
getting short as fast
as my mom did?

It's not easy for
an old man to change.

Well, what does
kyle's lucky coin

have to do with
everybody turning
into a leprechaun?

It's not kyle's luck.

It's the luck
of the clan o'reilly.

It's all that's
held us together

for a thousand years
and more.

A thousand years of
invasion and oppression

and being forced
from the land.

A thousand years of
stoney fields and famine,

saying good-bye forever

as you get on a boat
for a distant shore.

And now, when we finally
made it here in america

and are just about
to have all our luck,

you've lost it!

Well, why did I
have to wear it?

Huh? Why not you
or mom?

You're the youngest member
of the clan o'reilly,

and it's always the young
that have all the luck.

uhh!

Oh, I might as well
go lie down in the gutter.

It's nothing but bankruptcy
and ruin for the o'reillys

now that our clan
is out of luck.

Hey, luck
isn't everything.

I mean, it wasn't luck
that built this factory.

Oh, a lot you know.
Ha ha ha.

And I might still be
a short-order chef

if it had not been
for a bit of luck one day

when I sliced the spuds
too thin.

Are you saying
you invented
the potato chip?

That was over
100 years ago.

This is all my fault.

I mean, everything
was going great

until I started trying
to find out what I was.

Now I got red hair
and pointy ears.

I wish I never would've
found out anything.

I wish I didn't
have a heritage.

There must be something
you could do.

If your coin was stolen,
you can go to the police.

Oh, yeah, and tell them
i'm a leprechaun

and I've lost my luck?
Yeah, right.

Do you
have to do that?

Of course I do.

I'm irish.

That's how
I manifest despair.

Kyle!

No! No! No!

I'm not irish.
I'm an american.

Look. Maybe I wasn't
the only person

that got robbed at that
luck-of-the-irish thing.

You know, maybe
they already caught
the guy who did it.

I'm sure we can talk
to seamus mctiernan.

What?

That petty-wagger?

That stage irishman
with his neon shamrocks

and his heart-full-
Of-blarney rubbish?

Why didn't you tell me

it was at his show
you lost your coin?

I would've known it was him
that stole our luck.

I didn't say it was him.

And who else
would it be?

And him a fear darrig

as plain as
i'm standing here.

Both: a what?

Kate! Kate!

I can't find him
anywhere.

I don't know
where he is.

da!

Kyle!

I know
who took my coin.

It was
seamus mctiernan.

Granddad says he's
like

a fear darrig
leprechaun.

He says they're all
thieves and liars.

Oh, really?

No. O'reilly.
Reilly o'reilly.

And you must be
bobby.

Yeah.

Kate: don't believe
a word he says, kyle.

It's he that took it
to spite me.

Oh, and it'd only
be giving you

what you deserve,
kathleen o'reilly,

for daring to marry
outside the little people.

But I swear
on me mother's grave,

it wasn't me that--
ooh!

Kyle: ma!

Don't be wasting
your sympathy on him,
kyle,

swearin' on
his ma's grave.

And she still livin'
in sligo and healthy
as a horse.

You are a fine one
to be callin' me a liar.

And did you not tell me
when you first met bobby

that he hailed from
the shores of erie?

And you knowin' me ears
aren't what they used to be,

and I'd never guess you
meant some lake in ohio.

You guys, that stuff's
all in the past.

Can't you just forget
about it?

Forget the past?

yes.

The important thing
is what's happening
now, today.

All right, we've gotta
get our luck back
before it's too late.

Well...maybe it's too late
to be objectin' to a marriage

and your boy all grown up now
like a man.

Well, I'll not
be apologizing
for marrying bob,

but I am sorry
for the trouble
it caused ya.

Let bygones be bygones?

There's no time
for formalities, boyo.

Seamus mctiernan is
makin' off with our luck.

Come on.
Let's after the thief.

All right!

Oh...

Bonnie, look...
I gotta go.

I'm going with you.

Well, what about
the young achievers?

They're supposed to be about
seizing opportunities.

How often do you get
an opportunity

where you can help
a clan of leprechauns
get their luck back?

[engine stalls]

besides I only joined
the young achievers
because my parents made me.

I really wanted
to play basketball.

But they said the achievers
would look better
on a college application.

[engine continues to stall]

I guess it's my car
we'll be taking.

Fasten your seat belts...

Goin' to be a bumpy ride.

So, uh...grandda,

am I gonna grow
a beard like that?

Oh, not for a good many years,
i'm glad to say.

Kyle?

Hey. Hey, kyle.

I wasn't sure if--

Whoa. Check out those ears.

Hey. Are those real?

Are they
getting worse?

Oh...

Are you ok?

[sighs]
what's going on?

I think we've got enough people
in the car already.

Hey. It's that guy,

with the beard.

That's me grandda.

Kyle, it's not our way

to be tellin' the whole
world all about us.

Would ya stop your jabberin'
and drive the car?

Can you not see
that the road is clear?

Mrs. Johnson?

Hello, russell.

[tires squeal]
aah!

you wait here.

I'm gonna check
this out.

Careful, da.

Bobby. Bobby.

If you get into
any trouble with seamus,

try makin' a bet with him.

Ho ho. The fear darrig
all go wild for gamblin'.

Thanks.

Man: yeah, let's get
this thing set up, huh?

Second man:
all right.

aah!

aah!

aah!

They're gettin' away!

Don't let him--augh!

Don't let him
get away!

I saw it! There's
a whole bunch of gold coins
in there! Come on!

aah!
aah!
aah!

Ha ha! Ha ha ha ha!

Ohh...ho ho!

oh!
aah!
Grandda!

aah!

Oh, you better hang on!
Ha ha!

aah!
aah!
aah!

Bob: k-keep your head.
What are you trying to do?

Reilly, you're
gonna get us killed!

Why don't you give me
some of that corned beef
and cabbage there, patrick?

I'm always happy to share a meal
with a fellow leprechaun.

May the road rise up
to meet ya,

and may it be a slippery one.

Watch out!
aah!

[laughs]

[horn honks]

aah!
aah!

quick, get the spare!
They're gettin' away!

I don't have
a spare tire!

What?!

With all the good luck
I've always had,

I never thought I'd be

needin' one.

Oh...

Oh, I've worked up
quite an appetite.

Uh, that was the last
of the corned beef, sir.

[playing bagpipes]

please, pl--[sighs]

[continues playing]

you'd better get home.

You got a big game tonight.

But what about you?

You're the reason that we
made it to the state finals.

I can't play
looking like this.

I never could play
anyway.

Not really.

I was only good
because I was lucky.

Basketball isn't
everything, kyle.

I should know.

Well, I can't play baseball
or football either.

I meant sports
isn't everything.

Look, I liked who I was,
all right?

And that's who I wanna be.

We should've told you
a long time ago.

I'm sorry, kyle.
That was our mistake.

It's ok, da.
dad.

Things could be worse,
kyle.

Yeah? How?

Hey, give me a hand
with this, bobby.

I think it's stuck.

It's no use, grandda.
It's just our luck.

It's almost enough to make you
homesick for ireland.

If you had sense enough
not to drive
without a spare tire!

Or if you hadn't
married me daughter,

none of this
would've happened.

That has nothing to do
with anything.

It doesn't do any good
trying to blame
each other.

I mean, I know this
is miserable, but--

Please don't say
it could get worse.
It might.

I was just gonna say that
everybody has bad luck,

but you can make it better
if you just keep trying.

I mean, when the irish
came to america,
things were tough.

And they had to work at jobs
other people wouldn't take,

and they didn't get paid
what they deserved.

Well, at least
they got paid.

The important thing is
they didn't give up.

They kept trying
till things got better,

and that's what
makes them special,
not where they are now,

but the spirit that kept them
going on the way there.

She's a young achiever.

I'm an american.
That's what we all are,

and americans don't give up.

Maybe I can walk down
to the gas station.

I'll get a patch
to fix that tire.

I'm gonna get
that top up
if it kills me.

All right.
Hey, we can get
the tire off.

I'll check the trunk
for tools.

ok.
I'll be goin'
with you, bobby,

and not left waitin'
in the car.

I'd better go, too.

I have to go call
the young achievers.

If I get in trouble
for leaving the field trip,

my dad will give me
his "you're not gonna get
into med school" speech.

Well, thanks for
helping out, bonnie.

I mean, you know,
you being here.

Kinda makes me
think I haven't lost
all my luck.

Do you really mean that?

Or is it just blarney?

Hey, wait up, Mr. Johnson.

What?

Do you still think we
can get our luck back,
grandda?

I don't want to be
lyin' to ya, boyo.

But it would take
a miracle to catch
seamus now.

Well, at least
it's stopped raining.

Hey, look.
There's a rainbow.

Hah. Hey, maybe
there's a pot of gold
at the end of it.

Oh...ha ha ha.

Come on, boys.

Where are we going?

I don't know.

Where are we going?

To the end...
Of the rainbow!

What?

Hey, you ok, grandda?

[panting]

you can't get to
the end of a rainbow.

Well, I could, if I was
only 200 years younger.

No. The rainbow's
just the sunlight
refracted in the clouds.

There is no end.

You some kind of scientist?

I'd like to be one
someday.

Yes, but I'm a leprechaun.

So don't be tellin' me
about rainbows.

Hey, look over there!

Come on!

[celtic music plays]

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

¶ hurroo, hurroo ¶

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

¶ hurroo, hurroo ¶

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

¶ a stick in me hand
and a drop... ¶

they must've stopped
to celebrate
or something.

I'll give 'em somethin'
to celebrate.

You boys wait here.

I'll slip in and get
our luck back.

I'll get it.

Your ma would
never forgive me

if I was to allow you to go
into a place like that.

Look, it's
my responsibility.

Keep your eyes peeled.

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

¶ hurroo, hurroo ¶

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

¶ hurroo, hurroo ¶

¶ while goin' the road
to sweet athy ¶

hey.
here it is.

It's locked.

How'd you do that?

It's a leprechaun thing.

Ah, it's our luck.

Ha ha. That it is,
kyle boy.

Our lucky day.

This is my coin.

I can tell. It's like
this weird feeling.

You can never tell
about feelings, you know.

So why don't we just take
the whole lot of it
to be certain, hmm?

Come on. Give me a hand
with the pot, boy.

What? Whoa. Grandda,
you can't take it all.

It's not ours.

What? You think that
dirty thief deserves it?

And he surely stole it
from poor leprechauns
like ourselves.

Well, we don't know that
for sure.

And if he did steal it,
we should tell
the police.

Are you daft, boy?

Callin' in the peelers,

when all this gold is just
lying there for the taking.

You mean stealing.

I mean seizing
the opportunity.

¶ in dublin's fair city
where girls are so pretty ¶

¶ I first set my eyes
on sweet molly malone ¶

¶ as she wheeled
her wheelbarrow ¶

¶ through streets
broad and narrow ¶

¶ crying, "cockles and mussels,
alive, alive, oh" ¶

¶ alive, alive, oh ¶

¶ alive, alive, oh ¶

¶ crying, "cockles and mussels,
alive, alive, oh ¶

the streets aren't paved
with gold, kyle.

You have to take it
where you can find it.

If you'd struggled
as I did when I first
came to this country--

We didn't come
to america to steal.

We came here to
work hard, get ahead,

and make something
of ourselves.

We now, is it?

Sure an' it's worth
a pot of gold

to hear ye count yourself
among the little people...

Even such a big,
lovely pot as this.

aah!
oh!

Run, kyle,
run! Run! Run!

O'reilly...

aah!

Grandpa.

[fierce growling]

grandpa?

Ha! I've got him
by the beard, boyo.

And no leprechaun
can get away from that.

Kyle!

And you'll not be
gettin' away neither.

Now, give me
that lucky coin...

And maybe I'll let
the old man go.

Oh, don't trust him, kyle.
He's a fear darrig--

Quiet!

Ooh. Ooh. Ooh.

Fear darrig.

I'll make a bet
with you.

A wager, is it?

What exactly did you
have in mind?

I bet...that...
I can beat you.

Beat me what?

Video games, is it?

Tv trivia.

Sports.

If I beat you at sports,

you'll let my grandda go,
and I get to keep
my lucky coin.

But if you don't beat me...
Then the coin is mine

and no more of this
chasin' after me.

ok.

Well, you've got yourself
a wager.

Hey, what's going on,
kyle?

Where are we?

And what are we wearing?

It's hurling, kyle.

Grandda?

Watch out
for the sliotar.

The what?

The sliotar.

Man, what are we
doing here?

Sports.

[laughs
and cheers]

[grunting]

[men cheer]

kyle: look, I bet seamus I
could beat him at sports.

Russell: man, sports
are more like football,
baseball, basketball.

Rrahh!

You may have gotten
lucky at hurling,

but you'll not be
beating me at throwing
of the chariot wheel.

What kind of sports
are these anyway?

Do you know nothing
at all o' your heritage?

It's the games that were
played in ireland
for 3,000 years.

oh.
Those games.

[grunts]

what do I do now?

Aaggh!
Aaggh!

Punt!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!
yes!

Do you know why
I want that coin?

Does it have anything
to do with greed?

Its power.

Power, boyo,
is what I'm after.

Taking the luck from
every leprechaun in america,

it's I that'll have power
over the lot of ya.

Kyle's on the wrestling team
at school.

Well, it's just junior high.

It's a king we had in ireland,
and it's a king I'll be--

King of the leprechauns.

Yeah? Well, in america,
we don't believe
in kings.

We believe in baseball.

Yeah!
Oh, ho ho!

Without your luck,
there'll be no more
denying what you are.

You'll see how welcome
you are in america

when you're
the little people again

and different from
everyone else.

Then it's back to
the land of eire,

back to the old country
and the old ways!

Ha ha!
Ha ha!

This is the last
of the sports.

If kyle doesn't win
this one, it's all over.

But dancing's
not a sport.

Heh! It is in ireland.

I am the saint
of the step!

What sort of step
is that?

Uh, it's my step.

Wa ha ha ha!

I'll have
that coin now, boyo.

What are you talking
about? We tied.

We said, if you didn't
beat me at sports

the coin was mine.

Well, a tie's
not beating me,

so hand it over.

Man, what a cheat!

Oh, he's a devil
for twisting
words about.

He'd make a liar
tell the truth.

The coin, boyo.

Or I'll have to be
getting rough with you.

What about my grandda?

You said
you'd let him go.

I said I might
let him go.

Or I might just make him
my slave forever!

I bet I can beat you
without my luck.

What?
I bet I can
beat you

at basketball
even without
my lucky coin.

You've got nothing
left to bet, boyo.

If I lose...

I'll be your slave.

Oh, no, don't
do it, kyle boy.

And if you win,

you get your luck
back, is that it?

Yeah.

You're not gonna
trust this guy again
are you, kyle?

Now, none of that.

We're all good
irishmen here.

Irishmen. Yeah.

Ok, so if I win...

if I win...
I get my coin back

and you'll
live forever

in the land
of my fathers

and never leave
the shores of erie again.

Done.

Coach: work it
down forward

and pass it
on to you.

The fast break--

Where were you guys?

In ireland.

Look, we're
here now, all right?

Yeah, ok.
You get out there

and take
the tipoff, kyle.

Let's get the lead
and keep it.

We're not going
into double
overtime.

1, 2, 3...go!

Kyle: hey, this is
kind of weird.

How'd we
end up here?

Maybe you should
ask him.

Do you recognize
this, boyo?

It's your luck
i'm wearing.

Isn't he a little old
for junior high?

Let's just play
ball, boys.

Look, there's
your grandda.

Kyle!

Woo-hoo!

No, no!
Transition quickly!

Get down
and cover your net.

Yeah! Hello,
old man.

Make a run for it, kyle,
before it's too late.

Put it in, kyle.
Let's go.

I'm not going
to give up now.

Look, I can beat seamus
if I try hard enough.

Kyle, throw it in!

You can't do it
without your luck.

You'll lose, kyle.

You'll be a slave
forever.

Let's go.

Somebody get
with those guys.

Transition quickly.

Come on.

Come on. We're gonna
get this back now.

We're close. Keep
the players working
right to the beat.

I'm open,
i'm open.

Ha ha ha!

[booing]

russell!
Russell!

Mr. O'reilly?

Take this lucky coin.

And don't ask
where it come from.

Oh, great. I'll
give it to kyle.

Oh, no, no! No,
it won't work for kyle.

It's a special coin
just for you.

Well, hey, thanks!

Cheerleaders: come on!
Take it all the way!

A boy who believes
in leprechauns

will believe anything.

Bring it in, russell,
bring it in.

Let's get it back.

I'm open, I'm open!

Yeah, russ!

Yeah!
Way to go, man.

Hey, look,
it's not just me.

Your grandfather
gave me this lucky coin.

Excuse me.

There's kyle.

Seamus!

It's ok, son.
Good foul, good foul.

We're gonna rebound.

We're gonna bring it
back to you, buddy.

Let's go.

Look, there's da!

Why did you give russell
that coin?

I thought you could
use a little help...

The way you've
been playing.

But it's fake,
isn't it?

Sure it is fake.

But I wouldn't be
telling him that
if you were you.

It's confidence
the boy be wanting,

not some lucky coin.

Oh, he's got all the luck
he needs right in here.

Yeah. The luck's
inside him.

And mine's inside me.

The luck of the irish.

Come on, kyle,
come on!

Get in the game.

Come on!

Make a statement.

Oh, give it up,
boyo. You're
a leprechaun.

And a leprechaun's
nothing without
his luck.

Nobody's nothing.

That wasn't luck.

Yeah!

Coach: yes!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

All right!
That's it, russell!

I touched the rim!

hey!

ooh!

One more, and you've
got it--ooh!

Give me the ball!

Ball!

Yargh!

I am the saint
of the step!

king
Of the leprechauns!

You'll never
beat me!

yes!
yes!

That's my son!

Argh!

Seamus!

Come on,
get up!

You all right
there, boyo?

Reilly: you've lost
to the boy, seamus.

He beat you
fair and square.

Now it's time

to have our luck back.

A loss, is it?

I lost what? This?

I still got a pot
of gold on the bus.

And 10 times that

hidden away
in a cave at carraig.

Do you remember
the rest of our bet?

Oh, I remember it, boyo.

Word for word.

It's home
you're sending me.

To live forever
in ireland.

I'll be king
of the leprechauns yet.

And then I'll
settle with you

and the clan o'reilly.

I said the shores
of erie.

Augh! Would you at least
learn how to say it?

The land of your fathers

isn't erie, boyo.

It's eire.

My father's
from cleveland.

[gasps]

ohio!

aah!

Whoa!

To live forever within
the shores of lake erie.

Heh! Sure hope
he can swim better

than he plays
basketball.

[celtic music playing]

[crowd cheering]

luck's got nothing
to do with it.

I'm proud
of you, son.

Hooray!

Yeah!

Bonnie.

Where have you been?

Did your daughter
not tell you

she's been all day

interviewing for our
scholarship program?

Scholarship?

From emerald isle
potato chips.

Why, bonnie's
at the top of our list

for a full
college scholarship.

After she finishes
high school, of course.

Bonnie, you should
have told me.

Except
there's one thing

that might keep her
from getting it.

You see, we like
our scholars to be

well rounded.

Does she not play
some sort of sport?

Sport? Oh, yes!

She's going to play
basketball next year.
Is that right, bonnie?

Whatever
you say, dad.

Well, you've got

one lucky girl there,
mr. Lopez.

But...aren't
we all lucky

to be living
in so grand a country

where...where anything
is possible.

Yeah!

[celtic dance
music playing]

woman: very good!

All right!
Yeah!

Well, I'm really proud
of my mom's family

and my irish heritage,

but americans come
from all over,

and not just one place,
and so do i.

¶ this land is your land ¶

¶ this land is my land ¶

¶ from california ¶

¶ to the new york island ¶

¶ from the redwood forest ¶

¶ to the gulf stream
waters ¶

¶ this land was made
for you and me ¶

¶ as I was walking ¶

¶ that ribbon of highway ¶

¶ I saw above me
that endless skyway ¶

¶ I saw below me
that golden valley ¶

¶ this land was made
for you and me ¶

¶ this land is your land ¶

¶ this land is my land ¶

¶ from california ¶

¶ to the new york island ¶

¶ from the redwood forest ¶

¶ to the gulf stream
waters ¶

¶ this land was made
for you and me ¶