American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja (1985)
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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

Phil Brock
Charley

Tony Carreon
Older Colombian

Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian

Richard Norton
MP

Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)

Paul De Mielche
Screenplay

Sam Firstenberg
Director

Ken Metcalfe
Producer / Casting

Daniel Wetherbee
Editor

Menahem Golan
Producer

Peter Lee-Thompson
Editor

Marcus Manton
Editor

Avi Kleinberger
Producer / Story

Michael J. Duthie
Editor

Gideon Amir
Producer / Story

Perry Bullington
Casting

Robert MacDonald
Casting

Hanania Baer
Director of Photography

Marcel Mindlin
Editor

James R. Silke
Screenplay

Yoram Globus
Producer

Michael Linn
Original Music Composer

Adrian Gorton
Production Design

Andy Horvitch
Editor

Tony Artieda
Makeup Artist

Steven Lambert
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double

Totoy Cerna
Assistant Makeup Artist

Editha Sanchez
Assistant Makeup Artist

Audrey M. Bansmer
Costume Design
Media.














Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$10,499,694
Filming LocationsPhilippines
Genres
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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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