Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

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:

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

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:

Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | 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 Haru is disguised as a chef in the restaurant, he tosses a piece of shrimp up in the air and it lands on the inside of a woman's black shirt. When Haru retrieves the shrimp from her shirt with tongs it is hanging on the outside of her shirt.

Quotes:

Joey: Do you know what I do everyday once I leave here?
Haru: No, what?
Joey: I'm running. I'm always running, man. My neighborhood's bad, Man, I gotta run to get cigarettes, I gotta run to get milk, I gotta run to take out the trash. Know why? Because whenever I leave my house, there's somebody out there just waiting to kick my ass.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Kung Fu Fighting

Silly, but funny. Fine for most kids.

This is my son's favorite movie. Of course he is 10. My husband and I watch it and find it entertaining as well. It is silly and the physical comedy can be over the top, but that is classic Farley. We also like Tommy Boy, another Farley classic, and Dirty Works also with Farley, all though that flick is definitely not appropriate for children. Beverly Hills Ninja, however is appropriate for most children 10 and over. Pretty mild by today's standards.

One of my favorite performances in this movie is the work of supporting actor Robin Shou. He is a great straight man and shows great martial arts skills as well as comedic timing. Chris Rock also has a small roll in this film.