Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 American martial arts slapstick comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff.

The main plot revolves around Haru (portrayed by Farley), a white orphan boy who is found by a clan of ninjas as an infant in an abandoned treasure chest and is raised by them.

[1] A clan of ninjas in Japan finds a chest washed onto shore with a white baby boy inside.

Left alone to protect the temple while the clan is on a mission, Haru disguises himself as a ninja when an American woman, Sally Jones, comes seeking assistance.

Haru discovers Tanley and his bodyguard, Nobu, are involved in a money counterfeiting business, but is unable to tell Sally before she leaves.

Haru checks in at a Beverly Hills hotel and befriends bellboy Joey Washington, and teaches him some ninja lessons.

Haru tracks Tanley and Nobu to a nightclub in Little Tokyo, where they attempt to retrieve some counterfeiting plates from their rival gang.

The site's consensus states: "Far from silent, but comedically deadly, Beverly Hills Ninja proves painfully unfunny.

That joke has to do with Chris Farley [...], who plays one of the clumsiest men on Earth, crashing into objects or having things fall on his head" and concluded that it "isn't just juvenile, it's lackluster and unfunny.

"[9] A favorable review came from Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle who wrote that it is "not the kind of picture that gets respect from New York critics, but it's funny.

"[10] Leonard Klady of Variety magazine wrote: "This sweet saga of an underachiever who makes good is surprisingly appealing and sure to broaden the portly comic's fan base.