American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja (1985)
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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Cast

Michael Dudikoff Michael Dudikoff As: Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James Steve James As: Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson Judie Aronson As: Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock Guich Koock As: Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka John Fujioka As: Shinyuki
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Action

Language: English

Release Date: 30 August 1985

Country: US

Runtime: 95m

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Company Credits

Company: The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Budget: $1,000,000

Revenue: $10,499,694

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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

Tadashi Yamashita

Tadashi Yamashita

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Phillip Brock

Phillip Brock

Pvt. Charley Madison

Tony Carreon

Tony Carreon

Older Colombian

Roi Vinzon

Roi Vinzon

Younger Colombian

Richard Norton

Richard Norton

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Henry Strzalkowski

Henry Strzalkowski

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tony Artieda

Tony Artieda

Makeup Artist

Audrey M. Bansmer

Audrey M. Bansmer

Costume Design

Totoy Cerna

Totoy Cerna

Assistant Makeup Artist

Editha Sanchez

Editha Sanchez

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sound

Michael Linn

Michael Linn

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Hanania Baer

Hanania Baer

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Adrian Gorton

Adrian Gorton

Production Design

Other Crew

Steven Lambert

Steven Lambert

Stunt Coordinator

Steven Lambert

Steven Lambert

Stunt Double

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