Written By: Dan Gordon
A horrific blend of waves, ninjutsu, and Rob Schneider, Surf Ninjas proved that ninjas don't make everything better, and that grade schoolers shouldn't be allowed to pitch movies to major studios. Dan Gordon provided the script, and the critics provided the scathing attacks.
Receiving criticism for downright pandering to children in the name of fads - not to mention skimping on actual surfing - the movie didn't act as a ringing endorsement for Gordon. But that didn't slow him down, putting Rob Schneider's ginger locks and Leslie Nielsen's admittedly entertaining dictator behind him and bringing his A-game.
Gordon went on to write alongside Lawrence Kasdan and executive produce Wyatt Earp, pen the screenplay for Murder in the First, and The Hurricane. He also wrote the script for Passenger 57, which proves that the mind advising us to "always bet on black" had better than Surf Ninjas in him.