# Magic Kid > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Kid > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magic_Kid.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Kid > Source revision: 1341715088 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1993 film by Joseph Merhi This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Magic Kid" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) ***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 [Kalamazoo, Michigan](/source/Kalamazoo%2C_Michigan), who spends his summer with his uncle, Bob Ryan and his girlfriend Anita in [California](/source/California). His older sister Megan Ryan 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 crush, 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](/source/Stephen_Furst) as Bob Ryan - [Ted Jan Roberts](/source/Ted_Jan_Roberts) as Kevin Ryan - Shonda Whipple as Megan Ryan - [Joseph Campanella](/source/Joseph_Campanella) as Tony - [Sandra Kerns](/source/Sandra_Kerns) as Anita - [Irwin Keyes](/source/Irwin_Keyes) as The Bookie - [Don "The Dragon" Wilson](/source/Don_Wilson_(kickboxer)) as Himself ## Release *Magic Kid* was released [direct-to-video](/source/Direct-to-video) 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.[1] ## Sequel In 1994 a sequel was made, called *[Magic Kid 2](/source/Magic_Kid_2)*. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Grand Opening Feb. 1!"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U5cVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688%2C4445934). *[Manila Standard](/source/Manila_Standard)*. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. January 31, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved April 16, 2021. ## External links - [*Magic Kid*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107482/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Magic Kid*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/magic_kid) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) v t e Films directed by Joseph Merhi The Glass Jungle (1988) L.A. Heat (1989) Midnight Warrior (1989) Repo Jake (1990) CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992) Final Impact (1992) Firepower (1993) Magic Kid (1993) Direct Hit (1994) Zero Tolerance (1994) Last Man Standing (1995) The Sweeper (1996) Game of Life (2007) This article about a martial arts film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Martial-art-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AMartial-art-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Martial-art-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Magic Kid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Kid) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Kid?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.