Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are back in an all new adventure everyone will fall for.Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are back in an all new adventure everyone will fall for.Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are back in an all new adventure everyone will fall for.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
- Colt
- (as Max Elliot Slade)
- Charlie
- (as Donald L. Shanks)
- Chief Roundcreek
- (as Nickolas G. Ramus)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film was shot before 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994), despite not being released until later.
- GoofsWhen Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are spying on the meeting between Jack and the mayor, the two men agree that the hearing will be held on the following day. That night, the three boys and Jo rescue Jo's father. The next morning, the boys are exhausted and Tum Tum falls asleep leaning against the refrigerator. That night, they attend the Native American ceremony and Grandpa helps them fight off J.J. and his men. The next morning is the hearing. This means that the hearing actually started two days after the meeting.
- Quotes
Rocky: Picking flowers, huh?
Indian Grandmother: Yes, to make medicine for your wounds.
Rocky: Oh. Why are you talking to them, though?
Indian Grandmother: I'm explaining to them why I am picking them off their roots.
Rocky: They can't understand you, can they?
Indian Grandmother: They may not understand my words, but they know my feelings.
Rocky: Do they ever say anything back to you?
Indian Grandmother: Sometimes, but they don't have to. Because they know that they are helping me. And that is the way we all help one another... because we are all brothers and sisters.
- Crazy creditsAt the End of the Movie, In the Credits, Max Elliott Slade's middle name is spelled wrong (Elliot) instead of Elliott with two t's
- Alternate versionsFor the 1995 UK video version, 2 minutes and 9 seconds of footage was cut to secure a 'PG' rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinematic Excrement: 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (2012)
Despite the fact that I had watched the p1ss-poor final film in the 3 Ninjas film series I found myself watching this one to see if there had ever been any merit in the series. Plus, to be honest, I did have a bit of a childish laugh about the fact that the title seemed to be suggesting that the boys would be entering puberty and perhaps be discovering the weird sensation of "self-love" for the first time (well, what else does the verb "to knuckle up" mean to you?). Anyway this comedy aside, there is not a great deal of value within the film other than that which comes unintentionally. The plot is obvious of course but the delivery tries to be in the style of a live action cartoon. This approach at times makes for some amusing moments but mostly it falls flat because the material is not that good and the comedy is obvious and rather lacking invention or wit.
One can imagine it working for young children but, speaking as someone who used to run a Sunday school class for 3-4 year olds, I have to ask whether or not I would want my kids watching this sort of material; the answer is probably "no". The action is silly and mostly fits in with the very obvious pratfalls that one would find in very basic silent comedy or children's television. I didn't find it exciting or funny and you can just feel the lack of heart or caring in the delivery. Indeed this is all through the film as it looks very cheap and is delivered with the minimum of effort. The direction is obvious and we get lots of "comedy" sound effects throughout as if to tell us to laugh.
The cast is different from the film I say but they are no better. They can move and there is no doubt that they are agile but that is very different from being able to act, which they can't. Treanor, Slade and Power cannot deliver a line for toffee and even during the action I found their constant "hi-yah's" to be endlessly annoying. Looking at them on IMDb I note with no surprise that few have viable careers now. Lightening plays the love interest and is no better than them and IMDb puts a recent credit in her career as "Scantily Clad Girl #2" which perhaps suggests that she has gotten no better with time. Napier hams it up but looks like Olivier when compared to the lacklustre Kilpatrick. Wong is badly served and not helped by the most obvious use of a stunt body I've seen since the Family Guy movie spoofed Stewie jumping through a window.
Overall then, those looking for entertainment will do best to chuckle about the suggested meaning in the rubbish title but not bother to check the movie out itself. The acting, direction, action and overall delivery is roundly poor and, although the odd bit here and there is amusing, there is little here that I would want my children to take as their entertainment.
- bob the moo
- Oct 1, 2007
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Three Ninjas: Knuckle Up
- Filming locations
- Topanga Canyon, California, USA(Grandpa Mori's cabin)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $413,479
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $67,789
- Mar 12, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $413,479