Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)

Director:

David Presley

Writer:

David Presley (writer)

Release Date:

10 May 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

This Summer's Destination For Fun

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Martial Arts | Cheerleader | Fighting | Coach

Cast

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
Lateef Crowder	...	Karate Bully
Daniel Ash	...	Roland
Louise Stratten	...	Monica's Mom
Rylan Williams	...	The Nice Sailor
Kirsten Holly Smith	...	Karate Student
Anna Lillie	...	Little Girl in Dojo (as Lilli Anna Johnson)
Steve Olson	...	The Nerd
Tom Deters	...	The Coach
Matthew Frauman	...	Coach's Sidekick
Jason Ellis	...	Jason Ellis
Heather Vandeven	...	Jason's Pet
Jamie Lynn	...	Jason's Pet
Hank Grover	...	The Torturer
Robbie Kaller	...	Detective Bryant
Alexi Yulish	...	The ADA
Izabella St. James	...	Jimmy's Girlfriend
Annie Gonzalez	...	Girl Scout
Kennedy Heidel	...	Girl Scout
Megan Moylan	...	Girl Scout
Eleonora Barna	...	Gypsy Dancer
Lily Leo	...	Gypsy Dancer (as Lilly Leo)
Dan Olivo	...	Mobster
Noel Osborne	...	Mobster
Buddy Daniels Friedman	...	Mobster
Sergio Ontiverus	...	Mobster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melanie Daniels	...	April's Mom / Janet (scenes deleted)
Charyse Monet	...	Student (as C-Sharp)
David E. Brown	...	Coach (uncredited)
Christopher Collard	...	Gary 'The Rat' (uncredited)
Brittany Madelynn Daniels	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Rico Devereaux	...	Thug (uncredited)
Anthony DiRocco	...	Thug (uncredited)
Antonii Evan	...	Basketball Player (uncredited)
Garrett Forbes	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Hayley Holmes	...	Cheerleader (uncredited)
Beverly Hotsprings	...	Detective Foxey (uncredited)
Lu Johnson	...	Basketball Coach (uncredited)
Jeffrey Scott Jones	...	Thug (uncredited)
Shane Kaufman	...	Brian (uncredited)
Reuben Langdon	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Mirielle Leconte	...	Belle (uncredited)
Ryan Manuel	...	Rowdy Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Brandon McKinnie	...	Basketball Player #1 (uncredited)
Mary Pascoe	...	Cheerleader #1 (uncredited)
Eric Reinholt	...	Thug (uncredited)
Mike Wilson	...	Sailor #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
David Presley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Presley		writer

Produced by
Frank Desmarais	....	producer
Christopher Roosevelt	....	producer
Ashlee B. Smith	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Brian Adler
Christopher Goins

Cinematography by
Richard Briglia

Film Editing by
Dan Prussmann
Vishwanand V. Shetti

Casting by
Paul Palo
Linda Phillips-Palo

Production Design by
Celine Diano

Costume Design by
Lizette Peña

Makeup Department
Desirae Cherman	....	key makeup artist
Melissa Chmielowski	....	makeup artist
Galaxy San Juan	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Charles Arthur Berg	....	unit production manager
Josh Young	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	second second assistant director
Luke LaFontaine	....	second unit director
Paul Silver	....	first assistant director
Ric Smith	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Darian Cowgill	....	sound mixer
Chad Gillies	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Magrum	....	sound effects editor
Rob McIntyre	....	adr mixer
Rob McIntyre	....	dialogue editor
Todd D. Reynolds	....	sound designer
Todd D. Reynolds	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
George Loucas	....	visual effects supervisor
Ryan Mitre	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunts
Manny Ayala	....	stunts
Billy Bussey	....	stunt performer
Edward Conna	....	stunts
Luke Darnell	....	stunts
Anthony DiRocco	....	stunts
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt double: George Takei
Allen Jo	....	stunts
Lauren Mary Kim	....	stunts (as Lauren Kim)
Luke LaFontaine	....	fight choreographer
Luke LaFontaine	....	stunt coordinator
Michelle Lee	....	stunt double (as Michelle C. Lee)
Jeff M. Lewis	....	stunts
Sam Looc	....	stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunt double: Maitland McConnell
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Scott Rosen	....	stunts
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunt performer
Jeremy R. Stein	....	stunts
Larnell Stovall	....	stunts
Aaron Toney	....	stunts
Bobby Waldron	....	stunt performer
Mike Wilson	....	stunts
America Young	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Jose Aguirre	....	gaffer
Michael Alba	....	Steadicam operator
Andy Anderson	....	best boy electric
Brayton Austin	....	grip
Team Bashet	....	electrician
Nick Borges	....	electrician
Kyle Dennis	....	electrician
Christopher Ferguson	....	key grip
Jimmy Hammond	....	key second assistant camera
Benjamin Longsworth	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Christopher Pogue	....	gang boss
Brian Posslenzny	....	best boy grip
Christina Presley	....	digital utility
Hunter Sandison	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dave Selle	....	grip

Editorial Department
Christopher M. Meagher	....	on-line editor
D.J. Sing	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Brian Adler	....	composer: theme music
Evan Beigel	....	music engineer: song
Evan Beigel	....	music mixer: song
Evan Beigel	....	music producer: song
Christopher Goins	....	music supervisor
Don Spangler	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Theodore Giapapas	....	driver
Christopher Pogue	....	driver

Other crew
Shay Morgan Brook	....	production assistant
Roxy Flores	....	choreographer
Hank Grover	....	production coordinator
Hallie Lane	....	production assistant
Lesli Lytle	....	script supervisor
Crystal 'Sue' McGraw	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Hi-Fidelity Films
• Mercurybar Productions
• NCS Productions

Distributors

• GAGA (2008) (Japan) (all media)
• Peace Arch Entertainment Group (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Region 1)
• Phoenicia Pictures (2008) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Shoreline Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Baked Goods Productions

Other Companies

• Panavision  cameras and lenses

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some crude material

Runtime:

USA:81 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hi-Fidelity Films

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Victor Lazzaro:You were in the war.
Hiroshi:Yes.
Victor Lazzaro:As was my father. Some glorious times.
Hiroshi:Only one who was never there would say so.

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard (1988)

What, no lesbian scenes?

After somehow managing to sit through "Zombie Strippers" (thanks in no small part to the abundance of untethered breasts and jiggly backsides), I attempted to sit through "Ninja Cheerleaders" today, but just couldn't make it. Yes, I was surprised too. I mean, it had all the basic ingredients of a great film - the three lead girls were even community college cheerleaders by day and strippers and ninjas by night, but alas it was still totally unwatchable. Hmmm, perhaps if they had also been lesbian I might have at least made it to the middle of the movie, but I guess that sort of post-production armchair directing is like wishing more things had blown up in "Lost in Translation" and that there had been some hardcore sex in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". I suppose no movie is ever perfect (as those last two examples clearly indicate).

Anyway, I hope my inability to sit through "NC" isn't a sign that I'm now exiting my "prepubescent fascination with anything female and jiggly regardless of how badly written, directed or acted" movie stage. It'd really be a shame since that stage has basically been my defining characteristic up till this point and I'm not sure I'd recognize myself without it. Maybe I should watch "Zombie Strippers" again just to check? ;)