AMERICAN NINJA - BLU-1985-MICHAEL DUDIKOFF

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• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Action, Martial Arts
• 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.
• Cast: Judie Aronson, Rohy Batliwala, Steve James, Michael Hackbart, Jim Gaines, Joey Galvez, John Fujioka, Steve Cook, Nick Nicholson, Jerry Bailey, Manolet Escudero, Michael Dudikoff, Richard Norton, Don Stewart, Brian Robillard, Zenon Gil, Tony Carreon, Berto Spoor, Henry Strzalkowski, Willie Williams, Tadashi Yamashita, Eric Hahn, John LaMotta, Roi Vinzon, Guich Koock, Phil Brock, Christian Hoss, Gregg Rogero, Sam Firstenberg, Gideon Amir
• Director: Sam Firstenberg
• Runtime: 1:36
• Company: The Cannon Group, Inc, Golan-Globus Productions, Olive Films
• Media Format: Movie