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Beverly Hills Ninja

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When a young American boy washes ashore near a village populated by skilled Japanese warriors, they raise the child as one of them and instruct him in the ways of ninjitsu. Unfortunately, he grows up to be the overweight and inept but very enthusiastic Haru (Chris Farley), who remains intent on becoming a real ninja. Haru's first assignment -- protecting a beautiful woman from California -- doesn't go smoothly, since he's both uncoordinated and completely unaccustomed to Western culture.
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Far from silent but comedically deadly, Beverly Hills Ninja proves painfully unfunny.

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Rita Kempley Washington Post 01/22/2002
Farley, a real lightweight compared to such late, great predecessors John Belushi and John Candy, brings none of Belushi's edgy intelligence, nor Candy's gentle pathos to this comic caricature. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 02/14/2001
A satisfying and sturdy vehicle for Farley that ought to please his fans, youngsters especially. Go to Full Review
Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle 01/01/2000
The humor the premise throws off is supposed to be funny. It just isn't. Go to Full Review
Rob Lowing The Sun-Herald (Australia) Apr 23
3/4
[A] dim-witted but amiable adventure. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 07/22/2024
1.5/4
Director Dennis Dugan might be best known for the eight movies he made with Adam Sandler, but other dumdum comedies can be found scattered like so much used kitty litter across his filmography. One such effort is this witless comedy. Go to Full Review
Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/10/2022
2/4
If watching bruise-inflicting fat jokes is your idea of an evening out, this is 90 minutes for you. Go to Full Review
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tommy J Nov 23 Chris farley with his trademark physical clumsy obnoxious comedy. He's hilarious. And lou lamb from Mortal Kombat was awesome!! If you say this movie wasnt good your either a liar or you have terrible taste. See more bao s Aug 2 The two Chris' rock this jam! See more Demonic S Jun 4 Somehow I never saw this until now, and it is so much funnier than I expected. Granted, it is incredibly stupid, but if you're fans of movies like Who's Harry Crumb, Naked Gun, and just non-stop gags, this movie will be right up your alley. Not 30 seconds goes by the whole film without something ridiculous or stupid happening on screen. Farley delivers a 110% performance taking big falls, ridiculous dialogue and completely over the top energy. I used to think Tommy Boy was his best, but now I might have to say Beverly Hills Ninja is the true Farley classic. See more Jun 3 Chris Farley’s over the top portrayal of a clumsy, slow witted “ninja” let’s the viewer know what they are in for - much to the expense of Huru’s ninja “brother”. Fun watch, oh and Nicolette Sheridan also stars. See more Js S Apr 15 So many films take their q from this guy. One of the greatest comedy films ever made. Remember it was made mid 90s, perfect time for this film See more Melissa M Feb 26 The soundtrack like the movie kicks butt. The counterfeit storyline isn't very original. But the movie makes up for that with LOL moments like the training sequence of the ninjas at the beginning of the movie. And the interactions between Joey & Haru. Chris Farley & Chris Rock are comedic gold. Robin Shou's comedic timing is as sharp as his ninja skills. Nicolette Sheridan shows that she can do a comedy movie just as well as she could do drama. This is one of the few comedy movies no matter how many times you see it. It's still LOL. One part I didn't particularly like is when haru throws the satellite dish. after he throws it you can hear a screeching cat. Why do so many comedies find it necessary to have a scene with a screeching cat. It's far from funny. And it's so overdone & overplayed. Other than that I think this movie should be considered a cult classic. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a young American boy washes ashore near a village populated by skilled Japanese warriors, they raise the child as one of them and instruct him in the ways of ninjitsu. Unfortunately, he grows up to be the overweight and inept but very enthusiastic Haru (Chris Farley), who remains intent on becoming a real ninja. Haru's first assignment -- protecting a beautiful woman from California -- doesn't go smoothly, since he's both uncoordinated and completely unaccustomed to Western culture.
Director
Dennis Dugan
Producer
Brad Krevoy, Bradley Jenkel, Tony Shimkin, Steven Stabler
Screenwriter
Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment, TriStar Pictures
Production Co
Motion Picture Corporation of America
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 17, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.2M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS
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