3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up is a 1995 American
martial arts
comedy film
and a sequel
to the films 3 Ninjas
and 3 Ninjas Kick Back
. The film was directed by Sang-ok Shin.
, and features the same three actors who played the ninja brothers in the first film. However, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, which replaced two members of the original cast, was released first due to the delay of Knuckle Up.
In some scenes of 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum look older because these were filmed in 1995 after the filming of 3 Ninjas Kick Back. Rocky has braces and is taller with a deeper voice, as does Colt look taller and has a deeper voice in these scenes.
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martial arts
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
comedy film
Comedy film
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and a sequel
Sequel
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to the films 3 Ninjas
3 Ninjas
3 Ninjas is a 1992 American martial arts comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub, starring Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, and Chad Power. It was the only 3 Ninjas film released by Touchstone Pictures, while the others were released by TriStar Pictures...
and 3 Ninjas Kick Back
3 Ninjas Kick Back
3 Ninjas Kick Back is a 1994 American sequel to the film 3 Ninjas. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. This is the only 3 Ninjas film with a video game adaptation...
. The film was directed by Sang-ok Shin.
Plot synopsis
Rocky, Colt, and Tum-Tum defend "Truth, Justice and the American Way", once more — this time, protecting a Native American village and the rest of society against a Toxic Waste Company.In comparison to 3 Ninjas Kick Back
Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum appear younger than they were in the previous film because 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up was actually shot in 1992, the year after the first film was shot and the same year it was released and a year before 3 Ninjas Kick Back3 Ninjas Kick Back
3 Ninjas Kick Back is a 1994 American sequel to the film 3 Ninjas. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. This is the only 3 Ninjas film with a video game adaptation...
, and features the same three actors who played the ninja brothers in the first film. However, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, which replaced two members of the original cast, was released first due to the delay of Knuckle Up.
In some scenes of 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum look older because these were filmed in 1995 after the filming of 3 Ninjas Kick Back. Rocky has braces and is taller with a deeper voice, as does Colt look taller and has a deeper voice in these scenes.