3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)

User Rating:

2.1/10   

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Sean McNamara (written by) &
Jeff Phillips (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Saving the day the ninja way

Plot:

Three young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda are...

Plot Keywords:

Amusement Park | Martial Arts | Children | Child Martial Arts | Family Relationships

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Hulk Hogan	...	Dave Dragon
Loni Anderson	...	Medusa
Jim Varney	...	Lothar Zogg
Mathew Botuchis	...	Rocky Douglas
Michael O'Laskey II	...	Colt Douglas (as Michael J. O'Laskey II)
James Paul Roeske II	...	Tum Tum Douglas (as J.P. Roeske II)
Victor Wong	...	Grandpa Mori
Alan McRae	...	Sam Douglas
Margarita Franco	...	Jessica
Chelsey Earlywine	...	Amanda Morgan-Green
Lindsay Felton	...	Jennifer
Syntrell Ryder	...	Victoria, Jennifer's Friend (as Sintrell Ryder)
Joseph Ackler	...	Doyle (as Joe Acker)
Brian Anglin	...	Eric
Kirk Baily	...	Carl

Also Known As:

3 Ninjas 4 (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas 4: High Noon at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas 4: Showdown at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)
3 Ninjas: Showdown at Mega Mountain (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for nonstop martial arts action, some gunplay and mild language.

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (Certificate #35429) | France:U | Germany:16 | Iceland:12 | UK:PG (censored version)

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Leeds/Ben-Ami Productions

Trivia:

Elitch Gardens, the park where the movie is filmed at underwent a complete remodel, with all the signs for the park and for the rides being changed and renamed for the movie. However, there are a few times in the movie when you can see the real signs for the rides and park in the background.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: There is no dart from Klaus's gun that knocks out Dave.

Quotes:

Sam Douglas: So uh, just another typical day at the park, eh boys?
Colt Douglas: Yeah, pretty boring, I guess.

Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

Dave Dragon Theme

CRRRRRRRRRAP!!!!!!!!

1992's "3 Ninjas" was a really cool movie, back in 2nd grade! I felt that it would of been best to leave it alone. But, like all money hungry executives do, they have to go and make 3 lame sequels that overexpose what made the first one successful: fighting. And I don't know what the hell the filmakers were doing while shooting these movies and casting the stars? I guess they filmed the third one right after the first and intended for that to be the second one, since the kids in it are the same as the kids in the first! (still with me?)

But overall, this is the worst of the four. Was it supposed to be a prequel or something, 'cause all three kids look about 5 years younger than in the previous movies. And even if it was a prequel, the filmakers obviously didn't realize the kids don't get their names until later. Please don't rent this movie to enjoy it with your kids or yourself. Rent it to make fun of it with a friend or sibling, but beware, it might bore you or cheese you to death before you finish it!!

Note: A black belt doesn't screech out a high-pitched "HI-YA" when doing something like throwing an egg at a bad guy or cutting a rope that releases an anvil or something of that sort that black-belts don't do.