3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Sean McNamara (written by) &
Jeff Phillips (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Saving the day the ninja way

Plot:

Three young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda are...

Plot Keywords:

Amusement Park | Martial Arts | Children | Child Martial Arts | Family Relationships

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Hulk Hogan	...	Dave Dragon
Loni Anderson	...	Medusa
Jim Varney	...	Lothar Zogg
Mathew Botuchis	...	Rocky Douglas
Michael O'Laskey II	...	Colt Douglas (as Michael J. O'Laskey II)
James Paul Roeske II	...	Tum Tum Douglas (as J.P. Roeske II)
Victor Wong	...	Grandpa Mori
Alan McRae	...	Sam Douglas
Margarita Franco	...	Jessica
Chelsey Earlywine	...	Amanda Morgan-Green
Lindsay Felton	...	Jennifer
Syntrell Ryder	...	Victoria, Jennifer's Friend (as Sintrell Ryder)
Joseph Ackler	...	Doyle (as Joe Acker)
Brian Anglin	...	Eric
Kirk Baily	...	Carl

Also Known As:

3 Ninjas 4 (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas 4: High Noon at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas 4: Showdown at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas: Showdown at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for nonstop martial arts action, some gunplay and mild language.

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (Certificate #35429) | France:U | Germany:16 | Iceland:12 | UK:PG (censored version)

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Leeds/Ben-Ami Productions

Trivia:

Elitch Gardens, the park where the movie is filmed at underwent a complete remodel, with all the signs for the park and for the rides being changed and renamed for the movie. However, there are a few times in the movie when you can see the real signs for the rides and park in the background.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Toward the end of the movie when the helicopter takes off, the abc television company's logo is clearly reflected from the helipad, onto the belly of the copter.

Quotes:

Sam Douglas: So uh, just another typical day at the park, eh boys?
Colt Douglas: Yeah, pretty boring, I guess.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Superbad (2007)

Soundtrack:

Have A Good Time

One thing made this film great...

...and that was the atrocious lesbian subtext between the little girl and Loni Anderson! Some of the lines from the lady in leather were so morally wrong they were superb! That said, the rest of the film was poor, with the three kids not even comprehending the basic rules of the ninja (as in STAYING UNSEEN AND SILENT!). The fight scenes were static and bland. If you want a good ninja film for the kids, rent Surf Ninjas. Also, even thinking about Colt's haircut still makes me cringe a week after I saw the film...