3 Ninjas Kick Back

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3 Ninjas Kick Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles T. Kanganis
Written by	Sang-ok Shin Mark Saltzman
Produced by	Martha Chang James Kang Arthur Leeds
Starring	Victor Wong Max Elliott Slade Sean Fox Evan Bonifant Dustin Nguyen Sab Shimono
Cinematography	Christopher Faloona
Edited by	Jeffrey Reiner David Rennie
Music by	Richard Marvin
Production companies	Sheen Productions and Leeds/Ben-Ami Productions, Inc.
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release date	July 8, 1994 (1994-07-08)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$11,798,854 (Domestic)[1]

3 Ninjas Kick Back is a 1994 American martial arts film directed by Charles T. Kanganis. It is a sequel to the film 3 Ninjas. Despite being released as the second installment of the franchise, Kick Back is chronologically the third installment of the 3 Ninjas series. Originally the other sequel 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up was shot back-to-back with the first film and with the original cast, but due to distribution issues it was released in 1995.^[2] Max Elliott Slade is the only actor to reprise his role from the previous film as Jeffrey "Colt" Douglas, one of the three main characters. The film has a continuity error in which Mori's last name changes from Tanaka to Shintaro for no apparent reason.^[3]

It is the only film in the series to receive a video game adaptation.