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American Ninja

American Ninja

Action • R • 1985 • 1 hr 35 min
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4.9
IMDb
5.4

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.

Staring

Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock, John Fujioka

Directed By

Sam Firstenberg

Written By

James R. Silke, Paul De Mielche

Attributes

SimpleFastWatch With Friends

Genre

Action

Release Date

August 30, 1985

User Reviews

Thomas Gurner
Thomas Gurner
This 80s classic is a must see for all fans of action movies regardless of how cheesy it may seem.
Christopher Rydberg
Christopher Rydberg
Multicolored ninjas, throwing stars, lasers, bodybuilder buddy, motorcycles and machine guns. Top quality, bottom rung ridiculousness. Joy!
Tenkawa Ruri
Tenkawa Ruri
Action movie with ridiculous premise. Watch it to hang out & laugh at it.
Clinton Martin
Clinton Martin
I give it a 4/10 for nostalgic reasons. It really is a dumpster fire of a film.
Adam Gonce
Adam Gonce
An action classic. If you love 80s action movies this is a must see.
Miroslav Kostic
Miroslav Kostic
A bit of violence from time to time doesn’t hurt anyone.
Dtracy
Dtracy
Pure '80s cheesy entertainment.
Shutupitybi
Shutupitybi
Classic Canon Ninja goodness
Brandon Hughes
Brandon Hughes
Cheap but likable
Franc
Franc
Horrible

Stats

Ratings
19 (18%)
43 (42%)
37 (36%)
4 (4%)
4.9 – Based on 103 ratings
Attributes
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American Ninja
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.
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas.
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
American Ninja 5
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
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American Ninja (1985) Original Trailer [HD]

Cast & Crew

Sam Firstenberg
Sam
Firstenberg
Michael Dudikoff
Michael
Dudikoff
Steve James
Steve
James
Judie Aronson
Judie
Aronson
Guich Koock
Guich
Koock
John Fujioka
John
Fujioka
Don Stewart
Don
Stewart
John LaMotta
John
LaMotta
Tadashi Yamashita
Tadashi
Yamashita
Phillip Brock
Phillip
Brock
Tony Carreon
Tony
Carreon
James R. Silke
James R. Silke
Paul De Mielche
Paul De Mielche

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