Beverly Hills Ninja Movie Review 1996

Farley plays Haru, a pathetically inept adopted son of a ninja, who is, nevertheless, sent to Beverly Hills on a rescue mission to break up an international counterfeiting ring. There, second-time spoof siren Sheridan hires the "great white ninja" to follow her no-good boyfriend and becomes the object of Haru's desire. Farley's extraordinary gift for physical comedy is exploited to the hilt, and the increase in Haru's tripping and stumbling (and in one harrowing scene, stripping) usually coincides with the fumbling of the plot. Rock's talents are squandered on a poorly conceived bellboy character. Farley's first feature sans fellow SNL alumni Spade suffers for his absence. Director Duggan, who also helmed Adam Sandler's "Happy Gilmore," might want to start screening his calls.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Slob Comedy, Martial Arts, Genre Spoofs, Funny Money, L.A., Femme Fatale

Screenplay

Mark Feldberg, Mitch Klebenoff

Cast

Chris Farley, Nicolette Sheridan, Robin Shou, Nathaniel Parker, Chris Rock, Soon-Teck Oh, Francois Chau, Keith Cooke Hirabayashi

Cinematography

Arthur Albert

Director

Dennis Dugan

Music

George S. Clinton

Producer

Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, Brad Jenkel, Jeffrey D. Ivers, John Bertolli, Michael Rottenberg, TriStar Pictures, Motion Picture Corporation of America, Sony Pictures