American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.
John LaMotta
- Rinaldo
- (as John La Motta)
Phillip Brock
- Charley
- (as Phil Brock)
Greg Rocero
- Bodyguard
- (as Gregg Rocero)
Jim Gaines
- Truck Driver
- (as James Gaines)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview with German media in 2012, Michael Dudikoff revealed that he sweated so much during the later fight scenes because he had malaria.
- GoofsAfter Joe jumps Jackson's bike over the wall to the American base, the stuntman, who is not wearing a helmet, smashing his face into the bike's windshield.
- Alternate versionsAll previous cuts were waived for the UK DVD release which is uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie Nights: American Ninja (2011)
Featured review
Yes this is unrealistic and far fetched and whatever word you wanna call it, but its fun. Dudikoff is a speechless loner in the army. In the first five minutes a convoy is hijacked and big Mike defends everyone all by himself, one of many good, if unbelievable, sequences in the movie. Several times Dudikoff is asked to dispatch small armies of ninjas and even though its too Superman-ish, they're nicely choreographed, so you just sit back and shake your head smiling. There's also good chemistry from Dudikoff and James, his buddy through the whole thing. And this probably sets a record for most crushed testicles in a movie, as there are several moments when theyre grinded with heels, knees, or palms. I still laugh 14 years later when James gives the "saw" to a bad dude (or was he saying "sir?"). According to Joe Bob Briggs, this set a record for most deaths in a movie with over a hundred. Even without counting that wouldnt surprise me, though some movie expert claims that Chuck Norris' "Invasion USA" holds the record for most dead, which came out the same year. What a double-bill that would be. This gets my vote for best martial arts film of the 80s.
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,499,694
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,234,837
- Sep 2, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $10,499,694
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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