American Ninja
5.5
“The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.”
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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5 films
Cast
26 people
Michael Dudikoff
Pvt. Joe Armstrong
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Avi Kleinberger
Steve James
Cpl. Curtis Jackson
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The Warriors
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Judie Aronson
Patricia Hickock
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Weird Science
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Guich Koock
Col. William T. Hickock
Known for
Piranha
Picasso Trigger
John Fujioka
Shinyuki
Known for
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
Pearl Harbor
Don Stewart
Victor Ortega
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Carnival Magic
Lost
John LaMotta
MSgt. Rinaldo
Known for
ALF
Vampire in Brooklyn
Tadashi Yamashita
Black Star Ninja
Known for
The Octagon
Gymkata
Phillip Brock
Pvt. Charley Madison
Known for
Highlander II: The Quickening
Enough Said
Tony Carreon
Older Colombian
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The Impossible Kid
The Muthers
Roi Vinzon
Younger Colombian
Known for
The Iron Heart
Sam Firstenberg Director · James R. Silke Screenplay Paul De Mielche Screenplay
Director
Sam Firstenberg
Screenplay
James R. Silke
Screenplay
Paul De Mielche
Story
Avi Kleinberger
Story
Gideon Amir
Composer
Michael Linn
Cinematographer
Hanania Baer
Editor
Andy Horvitch
Editor
Peter Lee-Thompson
Editor
Marcus Manton
Production designer
Adrian Gorton
Costume designer
Audrey M. Bansmer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $1M · United States release August 30, 1985
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,499,694
Gross vs. budget
10.5×
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
Golan-Globus Productions
Production
United States · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 30, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
July 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 24, 1986 · Theatrical
France
January 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
May 9, 1986 · Theatrical
Greece
December 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 7, 2009 · TV · Markíza
August 1, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
Spain
March 24, 1986 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 6, 1985 · Theatrical
February 11, 2002 · Physical · DVD
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