American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja (1985)
Plot.
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Dudikoff
Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson
Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock
Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
Don Stewart
Victor Ortega
John LaMotta
MSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi Yamashita
Black Star Ninja
Phillip Brock
Pvt. Charley Madison
Tony Carreon
Older Colombian
Phil Brock
Charley
Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian
Richard Norton
MP
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sam Firstenberg
Director
Paul De Mielche
Screenplay
James R. Silke
Screenplay
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Producer
Michael Linn
Original Music Composer
Hanania Baer
Director of Photography
Michael J. Duthie
Editor
Andy Horvitch
Editor
Peter Lee-Thompson
Editor
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Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$10,499,694
Filming LocationsPhilippines
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Wiki.
American Ninja is a 1985 American martial arts action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role and is the first installment in the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987). It had a mixed reception, but it was a financial success, and since then, it has been considered a cult film.
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