American Ninja

– Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himse..

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Movie
Rating:
5.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1985
American Ninja (1985)

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will 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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Release Date:

30 Aug 1985

Language:

English, Spanish, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writer:

Paul De Mielche (screenplay), Avi Kleinberger (story), Gideon Amir (story)

Main Actors:

Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock

Plot:

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will 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 Patricia, the base colonel's daughter, who happens to be along for the ride. Joe rescues Patricia and gets her safely back to the base, but everyone else in the platoon is killed, leading his superiors to conclude that Joe is guilty of cowardice, collaboration or simple incompetence. At the same time, the rebel leader vows revenge against the serviceman who disrupted his plans, and sends an army of ninjas to assassinate him and bring back Patricia. If he wants to survive and save the girl, Joe's going to have to draw on every last ounce of his training.

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
Metacritic:
20%