''Magic Kid'' (also known as ''Little Ninja Dragon''; released in the Philippines as ''Ninja Sidekick'') is a 1993 American film.

Plot

Kevin Ryan is an 11-year-old karate-champion from

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, who spends his summer with his uncle, Bob Ryan and his girlfriend Anita in

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. His older sister Megan is coming with him. Bob owns a management bureau for clowns-acts. He has money problems and owes $10,000 to a mafioso named Tony. Because of all his problems he starts and ends his day with a bottle of Jack Daniels, even in his morning-coffee. Tony wants his money back and sends his nephew and two collectors to Bob. Bob is still in bed when the Mafia arrive, but Kevin sees the three thugs entering the house to take $15,000 off Uncle Bob. Tony is very pissed about it, so Bob takes his niece and nephew out of the house. Kevin offers to help his uncle against the bad guys. Megan gets in trouble when she goes to a club to meet her hero Tommy Hart. The bad guys recognize her and want to kidnap her, but Bob and Kevin, who were looking for Megan, arrive just in time. Kevin takes out the thugs, but then comes 'The Animal', a big, very large tough guy. And then comes Don 'the Dragon' Wilson to save the day.

Cast

Stephen Furst Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film ''National Lampoon's An ...

as Bob Ryan * Ted Jan Roberts as Kevin Ryan *Shonda Whipple as Megan *

Joseph Campanella Joseph Anthony Campanella (November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. Campanella was best remembered for his roles as Joe Turino on ' ...

as Tony * Sandra Kerns as Anita *

Don "The Dragon" Wilson Donald Glen Wilson (born September 10, 1954), nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, film actor, and former professional kickboxer. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR ...

as himself

Release

''Magic Kid'' was released

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in the United States in 1993. In the Philippines, the film was released in theaters as ''Ninja Sidekick'' by Viking Films on February 1, 1994.

Sequel

In 1994 a sequel was made, called ''

Magic Kid 2 ''Magic Kid 2'' is a 1994 film sequel of '' Magic Kid'' directed by Stephen Furst. Plot Kevin Ryan is a film star named Ninja Boy. David Wadsworth is a film producer who expects big money from his new film starring Ninja Boy. Meanwhile, Kevin has ...

''.

References

External links

* * 1993 films 1993 martial arts films American martial arts films 1990s American films Films directed by Joseph Merhi {{Martial-art-film-stub