3 Ninjas

3 Ninjas
Directed by	Jon Turteltaub (1); Charles T. Kanganis (2); Simon S. Sheen (3); Sean McNamara (4)
Produced by	Martha Chang; James Kang
Written by	3 Ninjas; Kenny Kim; Edward Emanuel; 3 Ninjas Kick Back; Sang-ok Shin; Mark Saltzman; 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up; Alex S. Kim; 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain; Sean McNamara; Jeff Phillipsee
Starring	Victor Wong
Music by	Richard Marvin (1 & 2); Gary Stevan Scott; Louis Febre (3); John Coda (4)
Cinematography	Richard Michalak (1); Christopher Faloona (2); Eugene Shluglet (3); Blake T. Evans (4)
Edited by	David Rennie (1); David Rennie; Jeffrey Reiner (2); Pam Choules (3); Annamaria Szanto (4)
Production; company	Touchstone Pictures (1); Sheen Productions (2-4)
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures (1); TriStar Pictures (2-4)
Release date	August 7, 1992 (3 Ninjas); May 6, 1994 (Kick Back); April 7, 1995 (Knuckle Up); April 10, 1998 (High Noon);
Running time	355 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$26.5 million (First two films)
Box office	$41.6 million

Three Ninjas is a series of action comedy family films about the adventures of three young brothers who are trained by their Japanese grandfather in the art of Ninjutsu. Victor Wong is the only cast member to appear in all four films.

Films

3 Ninjas (1992)

Each summer, Samuel, Jeffrey, and Michael, three suburban California brothers, visit their grandfather Mori Tanaka's cabin in the desert to train to become ninjas. On their last day of summer vacation, the boys receive 'ninja names': Samuel is Rocky because of his strength and level headed mentality, Jeffrey is Colt because of his speed and temper like a young wild horse, and Michael is Tum Tum due to his energy coming from his gluttony. They witness a confrontation between their grandfather and Hugo Snyder, ex-student/partner of Tanaka and a criminal who is being pursued by the boys' father, FBI agent Sam Douglas. Snyder plans to kidnap the boys with the help of his assistant Mr. Brown, who employs his irresponsible nephew Fester and his friends Hammer and Marcus to abduct them. After a failed attempt at kidnapping foiled by the three boys outsmarting the three men while their parents are out, Mr. Brown along with heavyweight fighter "Rushmore" appear and they easily capture the trio, leaving a note with Rocky's girlfriend Emily, telling Sam that Snyder has kidnapped his children in retaliation for his constant attempts to arrest him. Mori arrives at the house, and Sam reluctantly agrees to give him one hour to rescue the children. Mori tracks the children to a ship at the docks where Snyder is training an army of ninjas and begins searching for the boys and Snyder. Meanwhile, the boys escape their containment cell using the training bestowed upon them by their Grandfather and begin fighting their way out of the ship, leading up to a final confrontation between Snyder and Mori. Mori wins, despite Snyder's foul play, and Sam ambushes the ship with a slew of FBI agents, wounding Snyder and foiling his evil organization.

3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)

Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum are torn between seeing a championship baseball game through to the end or going to Japan to deliver a golden dagger to their grandfather; they choose the latter. On the way to Japan they meet Miyo, a girl who Rocky is very fond of. When Koga gets the dagger and sword, he tries to open the cave of gold. Koga and Mori become friends and Miyo gets the dagger. During their Japanese adventure, the kids learn important skills and life lessons which help them win the final baseball game of their season, with Colt hitting a home run. A poor sport on the opposing team picks on them; he attempts to attack Miyo, but ends up getting knocked unconscious during one of the final scenes.

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)

Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum must battle an evil, wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Jo. The 3 Ninjas must help find Jo's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However, the town is owned by the wealthy toxic waste dumper, and he controls the police and the mayor. The 3 Ninjas must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys, retrieve the secret disk, and expose the wealthy baron of his misdeeds.

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum - along with their neighbor friend, computer whiz Amanda - are visiting Mega Mountain amusement park when it is invaded by an army of ninjas led by master criminal Mary Ann "Medusa" Rogers. The boys have to thwart Medusa's vicious plans and liberate Mega Mountain.

Cast and crew

Cast

Character	Films
	3 Ninjas	3 Ninjas Kick Back	3 Ninjas Knuckle Up	3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
	1992	1994	1995	1998
Mori Tanaka	Victor Wong
Samuel 'Rocky' Douglas Jr.	Michael Treanor	Sean Fox	Michael Treanor	Mathew Botuchis
Jeffrey 'Colt' Douglas	Max Elliott Slade			Michael O'Laskey II
Michael 'Tum Tum' Douglas	Chad Power	J. Evan Bonifant	Chad Power	James Paul 'JP' Roeske II
Samuel Douglas Sr.	Alan McRae			Alan McRae
Jessica Douglas	Margarita Franco			Margarita Franco
Emily	Kate Sargeant
Hugo Snyder	Rand Kingsley
Rushmore	Professor Toru Tanaka
Mr. Brown	Joel Swetow
Miyo		Caroline Junko King
Koga		Sab Shimono
Glam		Dustin Nguyen[1]
Jo			Crystle Lightning
Charlie			Donald L. Shanks
Jack Harding			Charles Napier
J.J.			Patrick Kilpatrick
Dave Dragon				Hulk Hogan
Medusa				Loni Anderson
Lothar Zogg				Jim Varney
C.J.				Dwayne Carrington
Carl				Kirk Baily
Buelow				Travis McKenna
Zed				Brendan O'Brian
Jennifer				Lindsay Felton
Amanda				Chelsey Earlywine

Reception

Box office performance

The first 3 Ninjas film was a box office success and was the only entry in the franchise to be released by Disney, through its Touchstone Pictures label. The rights to the franchise were subsequently acquired by Tristar Pictures, which released the three sequels, all of which were box office bombs. The first film developed a cult following and was released on DVD on June 3, 2003.

Film	Release date	Budget	Gross
3 Ninjas	August 7, 1992	$6.5 million	$29,000,301
3 Ninjas Kick Back	May 6, 1994	$20 million	$11,798,854
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up	April 7, 1995	N/A	$413,479
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	April 10, 1998	N/A	$375,805
Total		$26.5 million	$41,588,439

Critical response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes
3 Ninjas	32% (22 reviews)[2]
3 Ninjas Kick Back	15% (13 reviews)[3]
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up	N/A (3 reviews)[4]
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	0% (6 reviews)[5]

References

"Taking a Big Leap From `Jump Street' After finding success in the '80s on the police show, Dustin Nguyen is moving into films and `seaQuest' while sharpening his martial arts skills. Series: FAST TRACK: Up and Comers in Arts and Entertainment * One in a Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
"3 Ninjas". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"3 Ninjas Kick Back". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"3 Ninjas Knuckle Up". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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[1] "Taking a Big Leap From `Jump Street' After finding success in the '80s on the police show, Dustin Nguyen is moving into films and `seaQuest' while sharpening his martial arts skills. Series: FAST TRACK: Up and Comers in Arts and Entertainment * One in a Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2011.

[2] "3 Ninjas". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[3] "3 Ninjas Kick Back". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[4] "3 Ninjas Knuckle Up". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[5] "3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

3 Ninjas
Films	3 Ninjas Kick Back Knuckle Up High Noon at Mega Mountain
Related media	3 Ninjas Kick Back (video game)