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'''''Surf Ninjas''''' is a 1993 American family comedy film involving [[martial arts film|martial arts]], directed by [[Neal Israel]] and written by [[Dan Gordon (screenwriter)|Dan Gordon]]. The film stars [[Ernie Reyes Jr.]], [[Rob Schneider]], Nicolas Cowan and [[Leslie Nielsen]]. ''Surf Ninjas'' 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 that 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 was released on VHS in
==Plot==
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The studio [[New Line Cinema]] released ''Surf Ninjas'' two weeks earlier than its commercial release date in [[Evansville, Indiana]] and [[Lubbock, Texas]] as part of a test of regional markets. The early release marked the first time that a major film was released in Evansville before its national opening without any local ties. The president of theatrical marketing at New Line, Chris Pula, selected Evansville for its family-oriented audiences. Pula explained: "Evansville is traditionally a strong family market. Also, we have a strong relationship with the exhibitors in that area". The president said that the studio was testing the film in a larger market than usual due to its uncertainty about the film's reception, and that the studio would measure its marketing success with ticket receipts.<ref>{{cite news | first=Sherry | last=Crawford | title=Evansville to get early showing of 'major' film in marketing test | work=[[Evansville Courier & Press]] | date=July 31, 1993 }}</ref>
''Surf Ninjas'' was widely released in 1,321 theaters in the United States on August 20, 1993. Over its opening weekend, the film grossed {{nowrap|$2 million}},<ref name=bom/> placing 13th in box office rankings, ahead of ''[[Manhattan Murder Mystery]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title='Fugitive' Runs Away With the Summer Box Office | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=August 24, 1993 }}</ref> ''Surf Ninjas'' ultimately grossed {{nowrap|$4.9 million}} in the United States.<ref name=bom>{{cite web | url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=surfninjas.htm | title=Surf Ninjas (1993) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=Box Office Mojo, LLC | access-date=November 11, 2007 }}</ref> The film was released on [[VHS]] on
==Critical response==
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