Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

A slapstick comedy starring Chris Farley, Beverly Hills Ninja is part prop-gag movie and part testament to the late comedian's physical comedic abilities. As a baby, Haru (Farley) appeared on the coastal shores of Japan. Legend has it that a foreigner would arrive and become the greatest ninja ever, known as the "Great White Ninja." As Haru grew, it became apparent: he was not the one. But when a beautiful stranger named Sally (Nicollette Sheridan) appears at the dojo seeking a ninja's help, Haru finds his calling. Through a series of mix-ups (generally caused by Haru himself), Haru is framed for murder and he follows Sally to Beverly Hills to set things right. Finding out Sally's boyfriend is a counterfeiter and murderer, Haru with the help of hotel bellboy Joey (Chris Rock) and unknowingly with the help of his ninja brother Gobei (Robin Shou) takes down the counterfeit ring and finds his place among the ninja clan.

Beverly Hills Ninja is full of individual comic gags that are hilarious in their purity--call it sadistic, but sometimes it's just plain funny watching a guy unwittingly walk into a lamppost while carrying on a conversation. Farley was a master at these tried-and-true gags, which reach right back into the origins of comedy. But it's not all slapstick; a scene where Haru is so taken by dancers at a local strip bar that he joins in is reminiscent of the mud-wrestling scene from Stripes. Beverly Hills Ninja may be considered a low-brow romp, but a romp it is nonetheless. --Shannon Gee Amazon.com

Not funny

I got this for my boyfriend for Christmas and thought it was poorly made.
It's like the editors and special effects crew were to drunk to make anything look good. And the acting was so forced high school students could do a better job. January 22, 2008

Possible #1 comedy

I believe this is easily in the top 5 comedies of all time. The lines are classic and Farley is hilarious. This is the kind of DVD I could watch over and over. Farley's lines, vocal tones, facial expressions, body language, dancing and delivery just can't be copied! One of a kind! Too bad he is no longer alive. March 11, 2007

Best Hilarious movie ever

Don't be fooled with the negative reviews by critics or low scores by some movie review sites. .If you are not the type of viewer expecting some serious message or plot from a movie, watch just for pure entertainment then this is one of the best hilarious movie ever.Just relax and watch this movie. This is the first movie of Chris Farley I saw (on a tv channel in 2002) and instantly it made me his big big fan. I laughed and laughed and laughed through every singe moment of the movie.This is the one of the best spoof movies besides the light of naked gun series. Chris farley is the best in this kind of geners. Once you watch his devotion in the film and his funny facial expressions, body language ,you will surely consider other latest so called comedy stars and their movies so boring . I am from Bangladesh (Asia) and I don't know what people of USA and other countries think about this guy but he will always remain
as the best hilarious actor of all time in my mind. I think "Beverly Hills Ninja" is better than Farley's other titles (Even than "Tommy Boy"). Just uniquely hilarious. I give it 10/10. May 8, 2006

This underrated film sure was pretty funny

This comedy was released to shockingly bad reviews. But to me, This was easily Chris Farley's funniest movie. A clumsy ''Ninja'' named Haru [Chris Farley] offers help to a woman named Sally [Nicolette Sheridan] who shows up at his dojo looking for someone to help her prove that her boyfriend is involved in crime. This movie was funny. There was a lot of gags in this movie that was hillarious. Especially the scene where Farley is on stage dancing with a bunch of strippers. This movie is very underrated and it's a shame that this movie was slept on because of the negative things many critics said about this movie. This movie proves that Chris Farley was a very funny comedian who died too early. Hope the review helped. December 20, 2005

Really Enjoyable!

Ok so maybe Beverly Hills Ninja isn't as funny as Tommy Boy or Black Sheep but I still enjoyed it and thought it was a really cute movie. Chris Farley and Chris Rock were great and very endearing and I wish David Spade had been in this too. Like the other movies there is some great dialogue in this movie and I highly recommend the movie to fans of Chris Farley, Chris Rock and SNL. I taped this movie off a pay per view showing on Direct TV and I will be buying the DVD someday! I rate this movie a 5 for how much fun it is to watch it. October 9, 2005

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