American Ninja
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Taglines
- The Orient created the world's deadliest art.Now there's an American master!
- The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.
Main Details
- Released in 1985
- Color
- Running Time: 95 Min.
- Production Co: Cannon Group | Golan-Globus Productions
- Distribution Co: Cannon Film Distributors (1985) (USA) (theatrical) | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (1985) (Canada) (theatrical) | Scotia International Filmverleih (1986) (Germany) (theatrical)
Cast and Crew
- Directed by Sam Firstenberg
- Written by Gideon Amir, Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, James R. Silke
- Starring Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock, John Fujioka, Don Stewart
- Produced by Gideon Amir, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Avi Kleinberger, Ken Metcalfe
- Original Music by Michael Linn
- Cinematography by Hanania Baer
- Film Editing by Michael J. Duthie, Andy Horvitch, Peter Lee-Thompson, Marcus Manton, Marcel Mindlin, Daniel Wetherbee
Synopsis
American Ninja is a 1985 ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role, with Steve James as his side-kick. Domestic box office grosses for the picture totaled $10,499,694.
Production
The film was originally called American Warrior, but was changed to American Ninja prior to its release. The trailer (included on the DVD) contains the original title. In Germany, however, the film was released under the title American Fighter. It was also the first of three films pairing Michael Dudikoff and Steve James, the other two being American Ninja 2: The Confrontation and Avenging Force.