American Ninja (1985)
- Directed by
- Sam Firstenberg
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film, ninja film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 489 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A U.S. soldier with ninja training uses his skills to protect a military convoy from a criminal group. It is a low-budget 80s action movie with martial arts fights and explosions.
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What happens
American Ninja is a 1985 American martial arts 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 and is the first installment in the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987). It had a generally negative reception from critics, and it was a financial success at the box office and on home video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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