3 Ninjas (1992)

Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers:

Edward Emanuel (screenplay), Kenny Kim (story)

Stars:

Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Wong	...	Grandpa
Michael Treanor	...	Rocky
Max Elliott Slade	...	Colt
Chad Power	...	Tum Tum
Rand Kingsley	...	Snyder
Alan McRae	...	Sam Douglas
Margarita Franco	...	Jessica Douglas
Kate Sargeant	...	Emily
Joel Swetow	...	Brown
Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Rushmore (as Toru Tanaka)
Patrick Labyorteaux	...	Fester
Race Nelson	...	Marcus
D.J. Harder	...	Hammer
Baha Jackson	...	Bully
Scott Caudill	...	Bully

Storyline

Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a highly skilled in the fields of Martial arts and Ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques. After an organized crime ring proves to be too much for the FBI, it's time for the 3 brother NINJAS! To use their martial arts skills, they team up to battle the crime ring and outwit some very persistent kidnappers!

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | grandfather | fbi | ninja | brother | 

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Taglines:

Disney's new or a big shot! A Bruce Lee for young people

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Family | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for martial arts action, mild language, and theme

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

3 Ninja Kids

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica High School - 601 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$29,000,301 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Film Enterprises, Global Venture Hollywood, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 98 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hammer wears a Metallica shirt and puts up stickers of the different Metallica albums in the phone booth.

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Goofs

When Tumtum is playing Super Mario Bros. 3, we see the screen four times. Every time we see the screen, he is at a radically-different point in the game.

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Quotes

Fester: Okay, none of you little dudes move until those two dudes get back!

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: 3 Ninjas (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Kid Power"
Written by Richard Marvin (as Rick Marvin) & Will Roc (as William Griffin)
Performed by Will Roc

User Reviews

This movie is good....a great kids movie

OK so i am getting annoyed by all these people bashing this movie....it was made for kids so obviously adults aren't going to love it...DUH!....i mean i watched this movie at least twice a month as a kid and now even though I'm 15 i'll still watch it if its on TV or if i feel like renting it....its a great way to remember what it was lyk being a a little kid....it gets kids imagination working i mean i would spend hours acting out scenes after i saw this movie...and this movie sparked such an interest in martial arts in me that i started taking lessons and now am a brown belt.....its just a fun movie the writer didn't intend it to be a classic but it is anyway to kids and grownups who are kids at heart....think b4 u speak....and don't take everything so seriously....I LOVE COLT!!!!!