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Ninja Commando Kids

Original title: Ninja Academy
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
1.6K
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Art Camacho, Michael David, Will Egan, Jack Freiberger, Lisa Montgomery, Gerald Okamura, Kelly Randall, Jeff Robinson, and Kathleen Stevens in Ninja Commando Kids (1989)
ParodyComedy

"Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas."Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas."Police Academy" styled film offers its laughs at the expense of students of the obvious school for ninjas.

  • Director
    • Nico Mastorakis
  • Writer
    • Jonathan D. Gift
  • Stars
    • Will Egan
    • Gerald Okamura
    • Kelly Randall
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nico Mastorakis
    • Writer
      • Jonathan D. Gift
    • Stars
      • Will Egan
      • Gerald Okamura
      • Kelly Randall
    • 14User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Will Egan
    • Josh
    Gerald Okamura
    Gerald Okamura
    • Chiba
    Kelly Randall
    • Gayle
    Michael David
    • Philip
    Jeff Robinson
    • The Mime
    Kathleen Stevens
    • Suzy
    Lisa Montgomery
    • Lynn
    • (as Lisa Le Cover)
    Robert Factor
    Robert Factor
    • George
    • (as Bob Factor)
    Seth Foster
    • Adleman
    Jack Freiberger
    • Claude
    Art Camacho
    Art Camacho
    • Gonzales
    • (as Art Cammacho)
    Al Lampkin
    Al Lampkin
    • Mr. Keegan
    Michael Morano
    Michael Morano
    • Taxi Driver
    Deena Driskill
    • Phillip's Girl
    Orly Benyar
    • Phillip's Girl
    Patti Negri
    Patti Negri
    • Claude's Date
    Anthony S. Johnson
    Anthony S. Johnson
    • Neighbor
    Larry Marko
    • Butler
    • Director
      • Nico Mastorakis
    • Writer
      • Jonathan D. Gift
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    3steelsniper

    not worth the rent nor a CDR

    Take a look at Mastorakis's amazing profile to top-notch films. he's right up there with Spielberg and QT. A whole 5/15 films have received an IMDB rating of above 4/10. thats just amazing.

    dont rent this movie. its not even worth the $.50 that a CDR costs and the 1/2 hour it'll take to download it off the net. Mastorakis is a shining example of someone who doesnt deserve to be in any film industry. however, he does make a great target for self-respecting movie goers who can all come together to attack one person, instead of fighting over who hates kevin smith and roger ebert.

    the people who gave this movie anything higher than a 3/10 must have either thought it was another ron jeremy epic. i laughed harder when bambi's mother died than i did at this movie. 1/10 because i cant give 0.
    10Aphostile

    This movie is so bad it's good.

    God bless Nico is what I say. This is B-movie perfection. Stereotypes are twisted and turned every which way possible. The film is so light hearted and mad-cap that you can't help but laugh your way through.

    The greatest thing about this movie is that it gleefully breaks all the rules and mocks the martial arts movie genre soundly, while not completely disrespecting it.

    The level of absurdity could not be raised much higher than it was raised here in Ninja Academy. You either love it or hate it I suppose. If you like B-movies then you'll adore it. Otherwise, your taste is too refined and elite for me.
    2Frankenshorts

    Ouch

    The cover compared it to Police Academy and I was sold. I felt that the boast was enough to guarantee me a laugh or two. I didn't laugh once. It was really bad. And I didn't think I could hate a song more than Gasolina but every time the Hokey Pokey song came on, just made me hate the movie more and more. I eventually realized it's pretty much the only thing they use in the movie. My son thought that the main character was Matthew Perry. That doesn't say much for the main character as we already had a Matthew Perry. The story is ludicrous. The idea is creative but very poorly executed. It is movies like this that make me want to choose a film with extra caution next time.
    1weirdo-5

    Worst film I ever seen...

    This movie is by far the worst I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong, I love slapstick, I can even confess liking Police Academy. But this?

    The basic story, some kids join a "Dojo" to become marshall arts masters. Of course they mess up. The director's been following the blueprint on how to make a slapstick comedy.

    don't see it, never, noway, nohow...please..
    3paul_m_haakonsen

    Meh...

    I had never actually heard about this 1989 movie titled "Ninja Academy", prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2023. And with it being a late 1980s movie with ninjas, and allegedly in the likes of the "Police Academy" movies, of course I had to sit down and watch it, as there is a certain charm to the cheese of the 1980s cinema.

    Well, writer Jonathan D. Gift just didn't really manage to capture much of neither the essence or the campiness and cheese of the good old 1980s ninja movies, nor the comedy elements or fun of the "Police Academy" movies. And that made sitting through 92 minutes of it a bit of an ordeal, especially since I wasn't brought to laughter a single time throughout the course of the story.

    The acting performances in "Ninja Academy" were actually fair. It wasn't a cast ensemble that had any particular familiar talents on the cast list, well aside from Gerald Okamura, of course.

    For a comedy movie, then director Nico Mastorakis didn't deliver anything overly impressive. Sure, the movie could be watched for what it was, but it was hardly an outstanding or memorable movie experience. And this is definitely not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

    My rating of "Ninja Academy" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

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    • Trivia
      Nico Mastorakis never intended to actually direct the film, but on the second day of shooting after seeing that some of the dallies turned out to not be so great, Mastorakis fired the original director and took over as director.
    • Quotes

      The Mime: [his only line, after punching a ninja] That's one dumb son of a bitch.

    • Crazy credits
      After cast credits: And another 2,500 actors that auditioned for the above parts and were lucky enough to be turned down.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Island of Death (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Hokey Pokey
      Composed, Produced and Performed by Tom Marolda

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    • Release date
      • June 18, 1991 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ninja Academy
    • Production companies
      • Omega Entertainment
      • Omega Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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