Ninja Cheerleaders
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Ninja Cheerleaders is a 2008 comedy film
written and directed by David Presley.
sensei
Hiroshi (George Takei
) who must be rescued by his three cheerleader/ stripper students April (Ginny Weirick), Courtney (Trishelle Cannatella
) and Monica (Maitland McConnell) from a mafia boss Victor Lazzaro (Michael Paré
) and his evil ninja girlfriend Kinji (Natasha Chang).
The film also features Jason Ellis
, Eric Stonestreet
, Max Perlich
, Lateef Crowder
, Louise Stratten
, Kirsten Holly Smith
, Heather Vandeven
, Melanie Daniels (deleted scenes), Reuben Langdon
(uncredited), Izabella St. James and Hayley Holmes (uncredited), in a secondary and third-tier roles.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
written and directed by David Presley.
Story and cast
In the film's plot, a ninjaNinja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
sensei
Sensei
' is a Japanese word that basically means "person born before another." In general usage, it means "master" or "teacher," and the word is used as a title to refer to or address teachers, professors, professionals such as lawyers, CPA and doctors, politicians, clergymen, and other figures of authority...
Hiroshi (George Takei
George Takei
George Hosato Takei Altman is an American actor, author, social activist and former civil politician. He is best known for his role in the television series Star Trek and its film spinoffs, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the...
) who must be rescued by his three cheerleader/ stripper students April (Ginny Weirick), Courtney (Trishelle Cannatella
Trishelle Cannatella
Trishelle Cannatella is an American reality TV contestant, Playboy model, and actress.-Early life:Cannatella was born on November 4, 1979, and raised in Cut Off, Louisiana. She is of French and Italian ancestry...
) and Monica (Maitland McConnell) from a mafia boss Victor Lazzaro (Michael Paré
Michael Paré
- Early life :Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan, a homemaker, and Francis Paré, who owned print shops. He had six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry and his mother of Irish ancestry....
) and his evil ninja girlfriend Kinji (Natasha Chang).
The film also features Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis
Jason Ellis is an Australian professional skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host, and actor. Ellis hosts The Jason Ellis Show weekdays on Sirius XM Radio channel Faction...
, Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet is an American actor, known for his starring role as Cameron Tucker on the ABC comedy Modern Family. Stonestreet has received critical acclaim for his performance in Modern Family and won the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his...
, Max Perlich
Max Perlich
-Biography:He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was a teacher and his father, Martin Perlich, a writer and radio programming director and announcer, worked for a time with the Cleveland Orchestra. The Perlich family moved to Los Angeles, California when Max was four...
, Lateef Crowder
Lateef Crowder
Lateef Crowder Dos Santos is a Brazilian-born American actor, stunt performer, and martial artist. As a member of the ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. He's a 26-year experienced practitioner in the art of...
, Louise Stratten
Louise Stratten
Louise Beatrice Stratten, also known as " L.B." , is the younger sister of the murdered actress Dorothy Stratten, who was dating director Peter Bogdanovich at the time of her death....
, Kirsten Holly Smith
Kirsten Holly Smith
Kirsten Holly Smith is an American singer and actress.She is best known for her one-woman musical, Stay Forever: The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield, which Smith also wrote...
, Heather Vandeven
Heather Vandeven
Heather Vandeven is an American model and actress. She was chosen as a Penthouse Pet of the Month in 2006, and later became the magazine's 2007 Pet of the Year.-Biography:...
, Melanie Daniels (deleted scenes), Reuben Langdon
Reuben Langdon
Reuben Christopher Langdon is an American stunt actor, motion capture actor, actor, martial artist and voice actor for various martial arts films, television shows, and video games. He is a co-founder, producer and action director for Just Cause Productions, a motion capture company for various...
(uncredited), Izabella St. James and Hayley Holmes (uncredited), in a secondary and third-tier roles.