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Beverly Hills Ninja

  • 19971997
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
41K
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Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
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A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.
IMDb RATING
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41K
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  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Mark Feldberg
    • Mitchell Klebanoff
  • Stars
    • Chris Farley
    • Nicollette Sheridan
    • Robin Shou
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dennis Dugan
  • Writers
    • Mark Feldberg
    • Mitchell Klebanoff
  • Stars
    • Chris Farley
    • Nicollette Sheridan
    • Robin Shou
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 101User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Beverly Hills Ninja
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    Chris Farley and Chris Rock in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
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    Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
    Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
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    Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
    Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
    Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

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    Chris Farley
    Chris Farley
    • Haruas Haru
    Nicollette Sheridan
    Nicollette Sheridan
    • Allison Pageas Allison Page…
    Robin Shou
    Robin Shou
    • Gobeias Gobei
    Nathaniel Parker
    Nathaniel Parker
    • Martin Tanleyas Martin Tanley
    Soon-Tek Oh
    Soon-Tek Oh
    • Senseias Sensei
    Keith Cooke
    Keith Cooke
    • Nobuas Nobu
    • (as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi)
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Joeyas Joey
    François Chau
    François Chau
    • Izumoas Izumo
    Dale Ishimoto
    Dale Ishimoto
    • Old Japanese Manas Old Japanese Man
    Daming Chen
    • Head Kobudosaias Head Kobudosai
    Burt Bulos
    Burt Bulos
    • Mr. Ozaruas Mr. Ozaru
    Curtis Blanck
    • Billyas Billy
    Tom Bailey
    • Billy's Dadas Billy's Dad
    Jason Tobin
    Jason Tobin
    • Busboyas Busboy
    • (as Jason J. Tobin)
    Richard Kline
    Richard Kline
    • Driveras Driver
    Anna Mathias
    Anna Mathias
    • Female Traveleras Female Traveler
    Nathan Jung
    Nathan Jung
    • Fishermanas Fisherman
    John Farley
    John Farley
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • Director
      • Dennis Dugan
    • Writers
      • Mark Feldberg
      • Mitchell Klebanoff
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Christian Bale, when asked what his favorite movie was, named this as his favorite comedy. Though he's only ever watched it twice.
    • Goofs
      When Haru is disguised as a chef in the restaurant, he tosses a piece of shrimp up in the air and it lands on the inside of a woman's black shirt. When Haru retrieves the shrimp from her shirt with tongs it is hanging on the outside of her shirt.
    • Quotes

      Haru: Do not worry. A ninja knows when he is in danger.

      [Tanley and his men fire machine guns at them]

      Haru: Now we are in danger. We are really in danger.

    • Alternate versions
      Another scene that was deleted from the original release, but appears when shown on TBS shows Sinsei telling Haru that perhaps he should do something else with his life than be a ninja. Haru tells him that if he couldn't be a ninja, he would commit Hari-Kari (Ritual suicide)
    • Connections
      Featured in 1997 MTV Movie Awards (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Kung Fu Fighting
      Written by Carl Douglas

      Performed by Carl Douglas

      Courtesy of Schacht Musik

    User reviews101

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Funny Farley
    It is undeniable in saying that Chris Farley has a presence on the big screen. He offers another gem of a performance in this one.

    He was found on a stormy night be Sensei and was named "Haru", the prophisized "Great White Ninja". The beginning of the film shows him training to be a ninja, with such funny stunts as him trying to lift a burning cauldron with his open forearms, spilling it all over the others. On the day of truth, he is not selected to graduate and become a ninja.

    The plot of the story is simply this - He is proposed by Allison Page to help her in a steal mission against a "counterfeiter". Not all goes to plan when he witnesses a killing. He uses the matchbook that Allison gave him to determine that he must go to Beverly Hills in her aid.

    Little things like Farley leaving his shoes at the door of the hotel everytime he enters (and the janitor sweeping them up everytime) shows his native roots. The director was great at adding such small but noticeable tendencies to make it more realistic.

    Farley walks around looking for Allison dressed as a pimp - he is supposed to blend in with the locals - but that is not a good way to do it. All the while Gobbei, the best ninja declared by Sensei can be seen on the otherhand with his face painted to look like he is part of a statue. Throughout the movie he helps Haru and is his "shadow" to make sure he succeeds in his mission without Haru knowing he is being helped.

    Now forget the plot, it isn't going to win any awards. The meat of the film - what you really are there to see is Chris Farley pull off his hijinx. Funny scenes such as when he is in a Beverly Hills strip joint and he is up on stage and sees a hot stripper, he shakes his fists and says repeatedly "I am one with the universe, I am one with the universe" as a ninja SHOULD be, but he cannot resist her and starts dancing along side her, comically rubbing his nipples and then revealing his tight white undershirt which he attempts to rip. The crowd of men, all the while are cheering for him and he falls off the stage flat on his back breaking a table and is thrown out by the bouncers. Then when two men are shot out the buildings window by Tanley's goons and land by the garbage where "Haru" has been pushed, an Asian ladies repeatedly screams out the window which is classic and made me laugh. Another great scene is when Farley staying on his quest to help foil Tanley's plan, goes in disguise into a Japanese restaurant as a sushi cook person. This is the funniest point in the film and involves Farley flipping a shrimp down a woman's dress and he pulls it from her breasts, sniffing it and making some sort of funny comment. The final funny scenes is his pretending to be the money printing guy - I won't go into much but this was the best part of the movie and near the end too.

    I like the soundtrack, from "I'm too sexy" to "Kung Fu Fighting", it was great.

    We see little of Chris Rock in this movie, a hotel employee who wants to learn how to become a ninja like Haru, and chases chickens to learn. It was Farley's spotlight and so deserved. Farley R.I.P.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beverly Hills Fat Person
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
      • Beverly Hills Ninja Productions
      • Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,480,418
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,220,920
      • Jan 20, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,480,418
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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