Surf Ninjas

Surf Ninjas
Three teenage boys stand on a yellow surfboard, riding a tidal wave. They wear yellow-and-orange bandannas, are armed with sword-like weapons, and are smiling. Beneath their surfboard is an old, armored man with a shocked look on his face, reaching up with his right hand for help. Beside the surfboard are the words "Surf Ninjas", followed by a dragon emblem.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNeal Israel
Written by
Produced byEvzen Kolar
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byTom Walls
Music byDavid Kitay
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • August 20, 1993 (1993-08-20)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5 million
Box office$4.9 million (USA)[1]

Surf Ninjas is a 1993 American comedic family film involving martial arts, directed by Neal Israel and written by Dan Gordon. It stars Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, and Leslie Nielsen. The film follows two teenage surfers from Los Angeles who discover that they are crown princes of the Asian kingdom Patusan and reluctantly follow their destinies to dethrone an evil colonel who rules over the kingdom.

Surf Ninjas was filmed in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Thailand. A video game was also developed and released in conjunction with the film. Surf Ninjas was released in the United States on August 20, 1993. The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and was a commercial and box-office failure,[2] grossing $4.9 million against $6.5 million budget.

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  2. ^ Snider, Eric D. (November 5, 2009). "Eric's Bad Movies: 'Surf Ninjas' (1993)". EricDSnider.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.