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Beverly Hills Ninja

1997 · 88 min

A goofy, slapstick fish-out-of-water comedy where clumsy physical gags and broad culture-clash humor keep things light and silly.

Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Genres
Comedy, Action
Tagline
He puts the Mortal back in Kombat.
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.

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Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Genres
Comedy, Action
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • friendship
  • love
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, action
Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Written by
Mark Feldberg, Mitchell Klebanoff
Starring
Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Robin Shou, Nathaniel Parker, Chris Rock, Soon-Tek Oh, Keith Cooke, François Chau
Music
George S. Clinton
Cinematography
Arthur Albert, Philip Holahan
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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