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Surf Ninjas

1993 · 87 min

A goofy, sunny slice of 90s family entertainment where surfing and ninja fights collide with cheerful abandon.

Directed by
Neal Israel
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tagline
Surf's up! Time to save the world!
Overview
Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance includes magically-induced martial arts prowess and seeing the future. Using their new powers, they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman with a metal face!

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Directed by
Neal Israel
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • freedom
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy, family
Directed by
Neal Israel
Written by
Dan Gordon
Starring
Ernie Reyes Sr., Ernie Reyes Jr., Nicolas Cowan, John Karlen, Rob Schneider, Leslie Nielsen, Tone Loc, Kelly Hu
Music
David Kitay
Cinematography
Arthur Albert, Victor Hammer
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America, Thailand
Languages
English

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