Overview
Three brothers must use their martial arts skills to battle an organized crime ring, would-be kidnappers, and an entire troop of ninja soldiers. Surrounded by danger and excitement, the boys must rely on their wits and their grandfather's ninja training to defeat their foes.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Charlie Kao - Director
Jon Turteltaub - Director
Richard Michalak - Director
Victor Wong
Michael Treanor
Max Elliott Slade
Chad Power
Rand Kingsley
Toru M Tanaka Jr
Al Septien
Fritzi Burr
Joel Sweto
Patrick Laborteaux
Details
- Format: DVD
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 786936209396
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: PG (MPAA)
- Release Date: June 2003
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Three boys use their martial arts expertise to help their FBI agent dad crack a tough case involving an evil weapons mogul. Trained by their wise old grandfather in the art of ninjitsu, the youngsters fend off their ninja captors in a series of spectacular fight sequences that make up the bulk of this action adventure film for kids.
Notes:
Working title for the film was "3 Ninja Kids," and it was released in the UK under this name.
Filmed in Topanga County, California; prints by Technicolor.
Shown at the Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 7-18, 1992. Released in the USA August 7, 1992 accompanied by the short "Petal to Metal." Released on video January 20, 1993.
Global Venture Hollywood is a production company put together by South Korean filmmaker Sang Okk Sheen. "3 Ninjas" is the company's first English-language film.
Rated BBFC PG.
Reviews:
"...The cartoony, slapstick humor does generate enough charm to pull chuckles from a young audience..." - 08/08/1992 Chicago Sun-Times, p.26