Cinematheque . Film Schedule . NEW YORK NINJA
Cleveland premiere!
United States | 1984/2021 | John Liu/Kurtis M. Spieler
Shot entirely on 35mm in 1984, but abandoned during production when its distributor folded (resulting in all original sound materials, scripts, and treatments going missing), this NYC-set action flick—about a TV sound technician who turns vigilante ninja—languished unfinished for decades. But when home video company Vinegar Syndrome acquired the rights and the unedited original negative a couple of years ago, they set about reimagining and finishing the film with a new script and new cast of genre/exploitation superstars (Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Michael Berryman, Cynthia Rothrock, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Linnea Quigley, et al.) to dub the re-written dialogue. The result, according to Screen Anarchy, is “an insane abandoned action romp resurrected” and “the kind of gem that demands viewing with a crowd.” So we’ll supply the resurrected movie; you supply the crowd. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 93 min.
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Cinematheque
at the Cleveland Institute of Art
11610 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
216.421.7450
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General Admission: $12
Member: $9 (includes CIA and CSU I.D. holders)
Age 25 & under: $9 (proof of age required)
Additional film on the same day: $9 (or the member price for that film)
Note: Certain films cost more. Exceptions are noted.
No refunds unless screening is canceled.