The Bottom Line
A basic action movie from the '80s but it doesn't hold up.
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American Ninja
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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American Ninja
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 30, 1985
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Action
User Score
59%
Original Title
American Ninja
Production Companies
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Director
Sam Firstenberg
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$10,499,694
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
Trailer
Recommendations
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
The Elementary School
Welcome Aboard!
Daylight Robbery
Pray for Death
American Ninja 5
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
Spies Like Us
Missing in Action
Messi
Replicant
The Monster Squad
American Gigolo
Bachelor Party
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
The Patriot
Bingo: The King of the Mornings
