Surf Ninjas (1993)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Neal Israel

Writer (WGA):

Dan Gordon (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Surf's up! Time to save the world!

Plot:

Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Dictator | Prince | Brother | Martial Arts

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ernie Reyes Sr.	...	Zatch
Ernie Reyes Jr.	...	Johnny
Nicolas Cowan	...	Adam
John Karlen	...	Mac
Rob Schneider	...	Iggy
Oliver Mills	...	Moto Surfer
Jonathan Schmock	...	School Cop
Neal Israel	...	Mr. Dunbar
Vladimir Parra	...	Back-up Singer #1
Brandon Karrer	...	Back-up Singer #2
Dathan Aragon	...	Back-up Singer#3
Phillip Bayless	...	Back-up Singer #4
Philip Tan	...	Captain Ming
Keone Young	...	Baba Ram
Romy Windsor	...	Miss Robertson

Also Known As:

Surf Ninjas of the South China Sea (Australia)
Surf Warriors

Runtime:

UK:87 min | USA:87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: When they are in a cave, Zatch cuts a piece of Johnny's shirt on the top left. In subsequent shots, the cut is gone.

Quotes:

Mac: [Johnny and Mac are in Shock for a moment as the camera angle focuses on a hand holding a kitchen knife] I'd put that knife down if I were you!
[the Camera Angle starts pointing up revealing Iggy's Face]
Iggy: Seriously, if you don't want chives, I wont put em in.
Johnny: Well, I want chives bro.
Mac: Iggy, you're here every day, and every night, don't your Parents wonder where you've been?
Iggy: Mr. MC.Quinn, My Parents are locked up in a Bio-Screen in Arizona, Pimento?
Mac: Huh?
Iggy: ...It's like a little Tomato. Yes, Bio-Screen, lots of plants n animals, no one else allowed in anywhere around them. look, for it to be hard for me to explain it to a layman, like Yourself.
Mac: Iggy, You know what you need, is a professional listener.
Johnny: He visits the School shrink every day.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Kung Fu (1972) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Barbara Ann

Surf's Up!

I may be kind of biased toward movies like this, (ie Kickboxing Academy, Bio Dome) but I LOVE this movie. I judge a movie by the way it catches my attention and if I can sit through it and not be bored. This movie definitely meets those requirements. I could sit here and compare the quality of the acting to other movies, but I won't, because Surf Ninjas does exactly what it's supposed to, entertain and get a few lighthearted laughs. Some of my best childhood memories are connected with this movie, and I can still sit through the whole thing and be entertained. Of course, Rob Schneider rocked, if you find his quasi-annoying manner funny. All in all, I heavily recommend this movie to anyone who needs to be "emotionally moved" by a movie and just wants some good entertainment.