Back in The mid 90's I worked at a grocery store as a bagger. Have have been a cineast for my entire life and at that time, as a teen I dreamt of nothing more than making a horrible no-budget movie. It just so happened the produce manager (Chad? Chet? Chip?) had a friend who made a no-budget movie himself: Zombie Ninja. The manager lent my friends and I a VHS copy, from what I remember it was yet to be released, but did have a distributor as he asked the director to add some boobs. So after work one night we all retired to my parents living room to watch Nonja Zombie. I remember nothing about it but there was a zombie (maybe dead ex-cop) and there were boobs (because the distributor wanted them) other than that I only remembered name. Glad to see the produce manager's friend finally got this to be see. By a wider audience. Does it deserve it? Maybe. I figure anyone who took the time to make a movie no matter how bad should have it be seen.
6 Reviews
Totally fun!
BandSAboutMovies14 June 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Shot on Super 8 in Chicago and never released on any format, Ninja Zombie made its way to our world via Bleeding Skull! And AGFA.
Karate expert Jack has been stabbed through the heart by a martial arts master with a spider on his face named Spithrachne. He becomes a ninja zombie with the help of Brother Banjo, a voodoo master and tennis lover who wants to help our hero get his revenge.
Writer/director Mark Bessenger is making a movie right now called Satan's Not Dead which is all about a kid who escapes a church's mass suicide ritual in order to kill the Devil. I mean, the guy knows how to put together something I want to see.
Ninja Zombie is a great example of that. A spider cult of martial artists versus an undead ninja with a mullet but shot on Super 8? That's exactly the kind of movie that I demand goes directly into my eyes.
Sure, it's not the kind of movie that would play in theaters, but when has that ever stopped you from liking something? If it has, wow, you're on the wrong site.
Karate expert Jack has been stabbed through the heart by a martial arts master with a spider on his face named Spithrachne. He becomes a ninja zombie with the help of Brother Banjo, a voodoo master and tennis lover who wants to help our hero get his revenge.
Writer/director Mark Bessenger is making a movie right now called Satan's Not Dead which is all about a kid who escapes a church's mass suicide ritual in order to kill the Devil. I mean, the guy knows how to put together something I want to see.
Ninja Zombie is a great example of that. A spider cult of martial artists versus an undead ninja with a mullet but shot on Super 8? That's exactly the kind of movie that I demand goes directly into my eyes.
Sure, it's not the kind of movie that would play in theaters, but when has that ever stopped you from liking something? If it has, wow, you're on the wrong site.
Bad on all levels
willandcharlenebrown4 May 2022
Astounding
Woodyanders10 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Young martial artist Jack Chase (a likeable performance by John Benton Hill) gets killed by evil cultist Spithrachne (robustly overplayed with lip-smacking wicked relish by Terry Dunn). Jacks gets brought back to life as a lethal ninja zombie by voodoo master Brother Banjo (a nicely laid-back portrayal by Michael Weaver).
Writer/director Mark Bessenger really delivers the delightfully kitschy goods with the gloriously ludicrous premise: We've got some hysterical profane dialogue, excessive blood-spurting gore and violence, gut-busting inept chopsocky fights, an amiable tongue-in-cheek tone, enthusiastic acting from a game no-name cast, hilarious training scenes, a pair of bare breasts for trashy good measure, and even an uproariously ridiculous happy ending. A total campy hoot and a half.
Writer/director Mark Bessenger really delivers the delightfully kitschy goods with the gloriously ludicrous premise: We've got some hysterical profane dialogue, excessive blood-spurting gore and violence, gut-busting inept chopsocky fights, an amiable tongue-in-cheek tone, enthusiastic acting from a game no-name cast, hilarious training scenes, a pair of bare breasts for trashy good measure, and even an uproariously ridiculous happy ending. A total campy hoot and a half.
Oh boy Ninja Zombie!!
chrismaltauro21 August 2019
Amazing film
russellhultberg21 September 2018
Trend setter for the home grown movies. Set the bar for the Blair Witch Project. It is a shame that this has sat on a shelf for over 25 years. Best viewed on the big screen, pressure your local theater to bring in this film.
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