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Young siblings Rocky (Michael Treanor), Colt (Max Elliott Slade) and Tum Tum Douglas (Chad Power) arrive for their summer stay with their Ninjutsu master grandpa (Victor Wong), who has passed down his vast knowledge of martial arts to the boys. But they're accosted by the criminal Snyder (Rand Kingsley), a rogue ex-student of Grandpa's who kidnaps the boys as part of a scheme to get to their FBI agent dad, Sam (Alan McRae). But Snyder doesn't know just how skilled his abductees are.
  • Rating:
    PG
  • Genre:
    kids and family, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jon Turteltaub
  • Producer:
    Martha Chang
  • Writer:
    Edward Emanuel
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $29.0M
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  • Production Co:
    Touchstone Pictures, Sheen Productions Inc.
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Victor Wong
Grandpa
Michael Treanor
Rocky
Max Elliott Slade
Colt
Chad Power
Tum Tum
Rand Kingsley
Snyder
Alan McRae
Sam Douglas
Margarita Franco
Jessica Douglas
Professor Toru Tanaka
Rushmore
Patrick Labyorteaux
Fester
Jon Turteltaub
Director
Martha Chang
Producer
Edward Emanuel
Screenwriter
Richard Marvin
Original Music
Richard Michalak
Cinematographer
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Audience Reviews for 3 Ninjas

  • Jul 04, 2012
    This is one of those films that the studio put together and really didn't care how the result would turn out on-screen. This has got to be one of the worst family films I've seen in my life. This film doesn't have the nostalgia elements of so many other films. This film fails due to a poorly written script, a very bad cast, and poor directing. The film isn't worth watching, and if you're looking for a memorable and fun entertaining family film, you won't find it here. This is just poor entertainment that doesn't stand out. As far as family films are concerned, there are far better films out there than this one. 3 Ninjas scraps the bottom of the barrel of bad ideas and really isn't anything good. In fact it's awful. This was horrible and it's just not interesting or fun. I've always seen it as a Karate Kid wannabe, but it definitely fails. This is some of the worst filmmaking I've ever seen, and everyone here just makes it worst. 3 Ninjas sucks and is a stupid, pointless uninteresting film that has absolutely nothing going for it. This is just a shame that it was made and it's a poorly done film with no good story. Avoid this film, and watch something better. This is bad and is definitely not worth watching. This film suffers from a lack of original ideas, and you really see that on-screen. A truly awful film, 3 Ninjas is one of the worst family films ever made.
    Alex r Super Reviewer
  • Aug 17, 2011
    Grew up on this movie as well. It will always be a classic to me.
    Eric A Super Reviewer
  • Jan 25, 2011
    I used to like this when I was younger, but it's just way too hammy for its own good. It's the poor man's Home Alone and Karate Kid combined with far less impressive results. The story is just so terrible and the production value is not even all that decent. Only pre-teens will be tricked into liking this for its violent premise.
    Conner R Super Reviewer
  • Sep 06, 2010
    My brother made me watch this when he was a kid, it sort of tried to cash in on the whole ninja craze, and it's a cute kids movie for the most part. I didn't think it was that good, but it's not bad either, it's just okay.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
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