Pocket Ninjas
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| Directed by | Donald G. Jackson David Huey Dave Eddy |
| Produced by | David Huey (as David Hue) Richard Rabago Suzanne De Laurentis |
| Written by | Mark Williams (Screenplay) Dave Eddy (Tree house) David Huey (Sonic Virtual Reality, Balloon Factory) |
| Starring | Robert Z'Dar Richard Rabago Gary Daniels |
| Music by | Arlan H. Boll |
| Cinematography | Dwight F. Lay |
| Distributed by | Daru Film Group (South Africa) Screen Pix Home Video (United States) Simitar Entertainment (United States) Universal Music and Video Distribution (United States) |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 1997 (United States) VHS |
| Running time | 90 min (Foreign versions) 85 min (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pocket Ninjas is a 1994 action film starring Robert Z'Dar, Richard Rabago, and Gary Daniels. Based on a screenplay by Mark Williams, the film was directed by Donald G. Jackson, David Huey, and Dave Eddy.
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[edit] Development
Pocket Ninjas was originally entitled Skate Dragons and the original screenplay was by Mark Williams. The film was made by Cine Excel Entertainment, who also made Future War. The film was intended to be a children's version of The Roller Blade Seven that would showcase Jacksons' "Roller Cam" cinematography and "Zen Film-making" style. However, Jackson was replaced when executive producer Huey felt the "Zen Film-making" style was not working. Eddy was brought in to create a wrap around for the Jackson and Huey footage.
I was financed by a company who wanted children's films. So, what I did, was give them the Donald G. Jackson version of a children's film - weird. These films were all script based. I would come up with the story and they were written by Mark Williams.
~Donald G. Jackson [1]
[edit] Release history
Pocket Ninjas was first released to the foreign markets in 1994. It was released on VHS in the United States in 1997 by Screen Pix Home Video. The DVD was released by Simitar Entertainment in 1999 and re-released by Universal Music and Video Distribution in 2004.
[edit] Reviews
Pocket Ninjas gained enough notoriety to make it to the IMDb's Bottom 100 as one of the worst movies ever made.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Donald G Jackson interview, Trash Times (France) issue #13, Spring/Summer 2004. Guillaume Richard. http://scottshaw.com/dgjinterview.html.
- ^ "IMDB Bottom 100". Internet Movie Database. 2009-09-22. http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
[edit] External links
- Pocket Ninjas at the Internet Movie Database
- Pocket Ninjas at Rotten Tomatoes
- parody/comedy Review at Somethingawful.com
- Review at Monster Hunter
- Review at wearemoviegeeks.com
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