Bonnie tells Kyle that his ears have changed, and are now pointy. The youngest must have possession of it so all the leprechauns in the O'Reilly clan can pass as humans. Reilly tells him that this is their family's lucky coin. They get chased by security and end up getting caught by his grandfather. A girl from school, Bonnie Lopez asks why he is there, and he tells her. After being kicked out by security, Kyle sneaks in with the Young Achievers group from school. They all go to the factory to ask for the coin back. Kate and her father had a falling out over her having a 'mixed marriage'. He tells them who he thinks stole it, and his mom says that was his grandfather, Reilly O'Reilly, founder of the Emerald Isle potato chip company.

She reveals to him that she is really a leprechaun and that he is one too. He rushes home to tell his parents and walks in to see that his mother has shrunk to one foot tall. In science class, a magnet attaches to his coin, and he realizes that his lucky gold coin was stolen. The next day, Kyle notices more changes he's shorter, and his hair is turning red. On his way to school, his day of bad luck starts to begin. At breakfast, his mother is acting differently, and she confesses to him that they are Irish. The next morning, Kyle wakes up and notices something is different about him. When Kyle can't stop step dancing during Seamus McTieran and the Saint of the Step's show, he gets knocked down. There he sees coins just like his and wonders if he's Irish. One day, Kyle and his best friend, Russell Halloway go to an Irish festival. He finds out that his dad changed his last name, but doesn't know why. Heritage Day is approaching and every time Kyle asks where his family came from, his parents, Kate and Bob change the subject. With his lucky gold coin on his side, 15-year-old Kyle Johnson gets everything in life, and is also the best basketball player on his team. Conceived as a Saint Patrick's Day film, it was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 9, 2001. The film, starring Ryan Merriman, Alexis Lopez, Timothy Omundson, and Henry Gibson, contains elements of fantasy and sports film combined with Irish culture.

The Luck of the Irish is a 2001 American Disney Channel original movie.

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