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American Ninja (1985)
Directed by Sam Firstenberg
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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.
Rated R | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Michael Dudikoff | Steve James | Judie Aronson | Guich Koock | John Fujioka | Don Stewart | John LaMotta | Tadashi Yamashita | Phillip Brock | Tony Carreon | Roi Vinzon | Richard Norton | Henry Strzalkowski
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/2014 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
The template for so many movies that followed. Not that this is original (a lot is borrowed heavily from Godfrey Ho) but this really is an early predecessor to films like NINJA or characters like Snake Eyes, the idea of an American or foreigner studying ninjutsu as a child from a Japanese master then becoming a lone wolf badass that goes on to fight boatloads of ninja.
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