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Surf Ninjas (1993)

Surf Ninjas poster
Directed by
Neal Israel
Genre
children's film, ninja film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 151 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage surfers from Los Angeles find out they are the lost crown princes of the Asian kingdom Patusan. They must use their surfing skills to overthrow an evil colonel ruling the kingdom.

lightheartedgoofyenergeticplayfulundemandingcomedicaction-packed

What happens

Surf Ninjas is a 1993 American comedic family film involving martial arts, that follows two teenage surfers from Los Angeles who discover that they are crown princes of the Asian kingdom Patusan and reluctantly follow their destinies to dethrone an evil colonel that rules over the kingdom. It is directed by Neal Israel and written by Dan Gordon. The film stars Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Leslie Nielsen. Surf Ninjas was filmed in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Thailand. A video game was also developed and released in conjunction with the film. It was released in the United States on August 20, 1993, being received generally unfavorably by critics. The film was released on VHS in December 1993 and re-released on DVD in September 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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