American Ninja
“The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.”
Director
Sam Firstenberg
Screenplay
Paul De Mielche, James R. Silke
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.
Release
Aug 30, 1985
Budget
$1M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$10M
Cast
Michael Dudikoff
Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson
Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock
Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
John LaMotta
MSgt. Rinaldo
Tadashi Yamashita
Black Star Ninja
Phillip Brock
Pvt. Charley Madison
Tony Carreon
Older Colombian
Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian
Richard Norton
MP
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
Eric Hahn
Supply Sergeant
Jim Gaines
Trucker
Reviews
TMDB
6/10
★★★★★
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