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Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 film staring Chris Farley as a bumbling Beverly Hills ninja hot on the tracks of the Criminal Element.
Written by Mark Feldberg and Mitchell Klebanoff and directed by Dennis Dugan, the film was released the same year of Chris Farley's death.
Tagline: Kung fool!
Plot Summary
"Haru", played by Chris Farley was found by ninjas as an infant and was raised by them. Haru never quite conforms to their culture and possess the skills of ninja but is however good-natured and persevering in his personal ambitions. His first mission brings him to Beverly Hills to investigate a murder mystery.
Reception
Critic Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "A satisfying and sturdy vehicle for Farley that ought to please his fans, youngsters especially.".
Box office
The film was released in: 2,112 theaters in the United States and made $12,220,920 on its opening weekend. The film would gross $31,480,418 in its domestic market alone.Cast
- Chris Farley as Haru
- Nicollette Sheridan as Allison Page/Sally Jones
- Robin Shou as Gobei
- Nathaniel Parker as Martin Tanley
- Soon-Tek Oh as Sensei
- Keith Cooke as Nobu
- Chris Rock as Joey
- François Chau as Izumo
- Dale Ishimoto as Old Japanese Man
- Daming Chen as Head Kobudosai
- Burt Bulos as Mr. Ozaru
- Curtis Blanck as Billy
- Tom Bailey as Billy's Dad
- Jason J. Tobin as Busboy
- Richard Kline as Driver
Trivia
Most of the outdoor scenes were filmed not in Beverly Hills, but in Pasadena.
Chris Farley injured himself at some point in a scene.
"Beverly Hills Ninja"