American Ninja
1985 · Movie · 1h 35m · R
ActionAdventure
"The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
0%
Metacritic
20/100
Key crew
- Paul De MielcheScreenplay
- Sam FirstenbergDirector
- James R. SilkeScreenplay
- Michael LinnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael DudikoffPvt. Joe Armstrong
- Steve JamesCpl. Curtis Jackson
- Judie AronsonPatricia Hickock
- Guich KoockCol. William T. Hickock
- John FujiokaShinyuki
- Don StewartVictor Ortega
- John LaMottaMSgt. Rinaldo
- Tadashi YamashitaBlack Star Ninja
- Phillip BrockPvt. Charley Madison
- Tony CarreonOlder Colombian
- Roi VinzonYounger Colombian
- Richard NortonMP
Stills
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Themes
daughterswordrebelwildernessninjasoldiergaijin