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 Blade Runner (1982)

User Reviews

It's bad. Seriously.

I thought I should comment on this film, since it's really not as cute as it was probably meant to be. The film revolves around three girls who are determined to get into Brown College. To pay their tuition they strip at a local bar. The owner of the bar is a ninja master who lands into some heavy trouble and of course the ninja cheerleaders get involved.

The first thing that's off is just the title: Ninja Cheerleaders. It kind of sums it up. I got fooled by the ninja part. Almost everything in the film is tacky. Plot, writing, directing, lighting, fighting etc. A few of the older actors do deliver nicely, but they can't salvage this shipwreck of a film. The biggest disappointment is actually the poor quality of the fights, since I'm a huge fan of martial arts.

I'm thinking that the target audience for this film is young girls who need a strong role-model of a determined successful woman who doesn't need a man. Oh my god, did I really just write that? Another target group is probably teenage boys, who would be better off watching American pie, at least it has boobies in it.

P.S. I might ask the film makers what's up with the topless women between scene changes? Of very poor taste and utterly irrelevant...