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American Ninja

Not Rated
Action
5.9/10(421 ratings)

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.

08-30-1985
1h 35m
American Ninja
Backdrop for American Ninja

Main Cast

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

Pvt. Joe Armstrong

Steve James

Steve James

Cpl. Curtis Jackson

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Patricia Hickock

Guich Koock

Guich Koock

Col. William T. Hickock

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Shinyuki

Don Stewart

Don Stewart

Victor Ortega

John LaMotta

John LaMotta

MSgt. Rinaldo

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Sam Firstenberg
Production:
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Revenue:
$10,499,694
Budget:
$1,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Sam Firstenberg
Producer:
Gideon Amir
Screenplay:
James R. Silke
Producer:
Yoram Globus
Story:
Gideon Amir

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en