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Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja

He puts the Mortal back in Kombat.

19975.61h 28m

Overview

Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.

Directed by Dennis Dugan
Written by Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff
Produced by Bradley Jenkel, Brad Krevoy, Tony Shimkin
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $31.5M

Top Cast

Chris Farley

Chris Farley

Haru

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

Allison Page / Sally Jones

Robin Shou

Robin Shou

Gobei

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Martin Tanley

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Joey

Soon-Tek Oh

Soon-Tek Oh

Sensei

Keith Cooke

Keith Cooke

Nobu

François Chau

François Chau

Izumo

Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

Old Japanese Man

Daming Chen

Daming Chen

Head Kobudosai

Themes & Keywords

japanninja fighterclumsy fellowoverweight manteacherfalling in lovebeverly hillsschool lifelighthearted

About Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja is a comedy, action film released in 1997 exploring themes of japan, ninja fighter, clumsy fellow, overweight man, teacher, falling in love. Directed by Dennis Dugan, it stars Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Robin Shou. Haru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja of legend. Raised among the finest Ninjas, Haru grows strong and big - very big. With the grace of all Three Stooges rolled into one body, Haru is an embarrassment to his clan. But when a beautiful blonde pleads for his help, Haru is given one dangerous, disastrously funny chance to prove himself.

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