Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Mark Feldberg (written by) &
Mitchell Klebanoff (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Kung fool!

Plot:

An unlikely man raised by ninjas, goes against a counterfeiter with the help of the criminal's girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Damsel In Distress | Beverly Hills California | Martial Arts | Bikini Girls

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Chris Farley	...	Haru
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Allison Page / Sally Jones
Robin Shou	...	Gobei
Nathaniel Parker	...	Martin Tanley
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Sensei
Keith Cooke	...	Nobu (as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi)
Chris Rock	...	Joey
François Chau	...	Izumo
Dale Ishimoto	...	Old Japanese Man
Daming Chen	...	Head Kobudosai
Burt Bulos	...	Mr. Ozaru
Curtis Blanck	...	Billy
Tom Bailey	...	Billy's Dad
Jason J. Tobin	...	Busboy
Richard Kline	...	Driver

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex related humor, martial arts violence and a humerous drug related scene.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (cut) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34329) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Beverly Hills Ninja Productions

Trivia:

Chris Farley was injured on the set while doing one of his own stunts. (The scene where he is trying to hide like a ninja and jumps through the wall.)

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Chrysler LeBaron goes through the car wash, the car that comes out is different to the one that went in.

Quotes:

Haru: I am sure you would like to know who I am and what I do, but as part of my creed, I cannot tell you. See my identity must remain mysterious and my mission secret, I cannot reveal it to you.
Boy: Why not?
Haru: Because I would then have to kill you.
Boy: Daddy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Low Rider

For fans and not to many others

This film is great for fans of Chris Farley. Since I am a fan I liked it more than most people would. But if I really look at this movie as a normal moviegoer and not biased I'd say it's a silly, messy, clumsy piece of work.

The story is just there to show off Chris Farley's goofiness which it does quite well. None of it believable for a second but I don't think it is supposed to be.

The music used throughout fits it good enough. The acting is average at best. Of all Farley movies this is one of the best.

Overall I would definitely recommend this film to fan's of Farley's antics. See it for that reason only.