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American Ninja (1985)

Movie"The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American."
Audience Score
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R 1 hr 35 minAug 30th, 1985ActionAmerican Ninja Collection PosterPart of American Ninja Collection
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.
StarringMichael DudikoffSteve JamesJudie Aronson
DirectorSam Firstenberg

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 30th, 1985
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 2nd, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$10,499,694 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Movie Tags:
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American Ninja Collection

American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries.