American Ninja
- Director: Sam Firstenberg
- Writer: Gideon Amir; Paul De Mielche
- Producer: Gideon Amir; Yoram Globus
CGiii Comment
As homoerotic as a slice of dry toast.
Not exactly the star vehicle that Dudikoff was expecting...he faded into oblivion...exactly where this horseshit should reside for evermore.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Michael Dudikoff as Pvt. Joe Armstrong;
Steve James as Cpl. Curtis Jackson;
Judie Aronson as Patricia Hickock;
Guich Koock as Col. William T. Hickock;
John Fujioka as Shinyuki;
Don Stewart as Victor Ortega;
John LaMotta as MSgt. Rinaldo;
Tadashi Yamashita as Black Star ninja;
Phil Brock as Pvt. Charley Madison;
Tony Carreon as Older Colombian;
Roi Vinzon as Younger Colombian;
Manolet Escudero as Bodyguard;
Greg Rocero as Bodyguard;
Berto Spoor as Bodyguard;
Michael Hackbart as Bodyguard