Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)

Three college cheerleaders (and after-school go-go dancers) use their martial arts skills to save their Sensei from mafia kidnappers, but must keep their extracurricular activities a secret to realize their Ivy League dreams at Brown.

Director:

David Presley

Writer:

David Presley

Stars:

Trishelle Cannatella, Ginny Weirick, Maitland McConnell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trishelle Cannatella	...	Courtney
Ginny Weirick	...	April
Maitland McConnell	...	Monica
George Takei	...	Hiroshi
Michael Paré	...	Victor Lazzaro (as Michael Pare)
Michael FitzGibbon	...	Red
Larry Poindexter	...	Detective Harris
Natasha Chang	...	Kinji
Omar J. Dorsey	...	Manny
Eric Stonestreet	...	Beergut
Richard Davalos	...	Don Lazzaro
Max Perlich	...	Jimmy 'The Snitch'
Jullian Sonteay	...	Harry 'Gunshow'
Dion DeRizzo	...	Al 'the stepfather'
Curtis C.	...	Professor Stevens

Storyline

April, Courtney and Monica are three beautiful, intelligent and tough college freshmen. They are finishing their first semester at Los Lomas Malas community college, the armpit of community college's. They must do well on finals to gain entrance to an Ivy League University, cheer at the big game and rescue their Sensei, who has been kidnapped by the mob, all by midnight so they can compete in the all-city strip off with the hopes of winning college money. All the while, dodging nosy cops, keeping their parents at bay, dealing with a perverted coach and smiling, talking or fighting their way through a slew of odd characters.

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | martial arts | cheerleader | fighting | coach | 

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Taglines:

This Summer's Destination For Fun

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some crude material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2008 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hi-Fidelity Films, Mercurybar Productions, NCS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min 81 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The sign outside the college reads "Las Lomas." The painted sign in the gym reads "Los Lomas."

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Quotes

Victor Lazzaro: Hey, you heard of the dark ninjas, huh? They were expelled from your homeland for questionable morals. Well I hired one to take care of your chicks.
Hiroshi: [after hearing gunfire in the next room] Perhaps you should have hired two.

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Connections

References Die Hard (1988)

User Reviews

Not as as bad as it sound

Don't see this if you want nudity. Just pointing that out, in case people confuse this for a typical T&A film.

Here's what's good about this film - * George Takei is in it; he does nothing special in it, but his presence alone is amusing * The scenes where they talk to the detective are pretty funny * There's a Bladrunner reference near as I can tell; who would have guessed? * They are pretty cute * There's some badly done fight scenes, but acceptable

Here's what was not so good - * Some pointless dialog scenes - dialog is not what a movie like this is good at, except in a few places where it is funny; but there's some pretty pointless scenes that aren't funny

It was mindless entertainment for 90 minutes or so. It wasn't so bad I turned it off. There's worse films :)