Beverly Hills Ninja

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Beverly Hills Ninja

PG-13

1997

1h 28m

Comedy

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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 ninjutsu. Unfortunately, he grows up to be the overweight and inept but very enthusiastic Haru, 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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Critics Consensus

Far from silent but comedically deadly, Beverly Hills Ninja proves painfully unfunny.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Jan 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.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Feb 14, 2001

A satisfying and sturdy vehicle for Farley that ought to please his fans, youngsters especially.

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Jeff Millar

Houston Chronicle

Jan 1, 2000

The humor the premise throws off is supposed to be funny. It just isn't.

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Rob Lowing

The Sun-Herald (Australia)

Apr 23, 2025

3/4

[A] dim-witted but amiable adventure.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 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.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 10, 2022

2/4

If watching bruise-inflicting fat jokes is your idea of an evening out, this is 90 minutes for you.

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tommy J

@RT55566390 Nov 23, 2025

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.

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bao s

@RT77741678 Aug 2, 2025

The two Chris' rock this jam!

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Demonic S

@RT37619642 Jun 4, 2025

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.

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EdRock1 T

@RT10139835 Jun 3, 2025

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.

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Js S

@RT53224188 Apr 15, 2025

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

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Melissa M

@Lisey Feb 26, 2025

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.

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Nicollette Sheridan

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Robin Shou

Gobei

Nathaniel Parker

Martin Tanley

Chris Rock

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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 ninjutsu. Unfortunately, he grows up to be the overweight and inept but very enthusiastic Haru, 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: TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
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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