American Ninja
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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American Ninja (1985, USA) is a Ninja film directed by Sam Firstenberg. It was followed by American Ninja 2: The Confrontation.
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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)
- Directed by Sam Firstenberg
- Written by Gideon Amir, Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, James R. Silke
- Starring Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson
- 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
Plot Summary
- American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
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.
