American Ninja (1985)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.7/10   

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Escritores:

Gideon Amir (story)
Paul De Mielche (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

30 agosto 1985 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Deporte

Frase comercial:

The Orient created the world's deadliest art.Now there's an American master!

Plot:

American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Training | Ninja | Ninja Magic | Punched In The Face

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A ninja today, keeps the doctor away.

Reparto

Michael Dudikoff	...	Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James	...	Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson	...	Patricia Hickock
Guich Koock	...	Col. William T. Hickock
John Fujioka	...	Shinyuki
Don Stewart	...	Victor Ortega
John LaMotta	...	MSgt. Rinaldo (as John La Motta)
Tadashi Yamashita	...	Black Star ninja
Phil Brock	...	Pvt. Charley Madison
Tony Carreon	...	Older Colombian
Roi Vinzon	...	Younger Colombian
Manolet Escudero	...	Bodyguard
Gregg Rogero	...	Bodyguard
Berto Spoor	...	Bodyguard
Michael Hackbart	...	Bodyguard

También conocida como:

American Warrior (USA) (trailer title)
El guerrero americano (Spain) [es]

Duración:

95 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (TVC)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Singapore:NC-16 | West Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (uncut) | Australia:M | USA:R (Certificate #27866) | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | Germany:Película restringida en Alemania

Locaciones de Filmación:

Philippines

Compañía:

Cannon Group

Trivialidades:

In an interview in the late eighties, Steve James stated that when he came on board American Ninja he wanted to change a lot of the dialogue, as it was written like "no problems, whatever you say....partner."

Errores:

Continuidad: One of the dead soldiers in the beginning of the movie seems to be getting up in the background even though he was killed in the previous scene by a Ninja.

Citas:

Shinyuki: The Black Star Ninja has betrayed the code.
Joe: Then... he must die.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Robbing Peter (2004)

A ninja today, keeps the doctor away.

A new army recruit proves to have Ninja skills which he then uses to fight hi-jackers and ninjas. Nobody seems to be impressed that the soldier saved the equipment and saved the colonel's daughter, just upset he got people killed. However this is because high officials in the army are in on the scam. Also the black-star ninja looks to do in our hero. American Ninja is one of those movies they just don't make anymore. The action sequences are well staged (Although edited poorly) and there are enough cheesy moments to make American Ninja just lovable. For example the part where the black star ninja pushes over a palm tree which then falls near Dudikoff's love interest. Also the climax has so much goofy action and ponderous zen philosophy (I dare anyone not to smile when Dudikoff says "Then he must die!") that the movie is even more fun now than it was in 1985.

* *1/2 out of 4-(Pretty good)