A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.
Michele B. Chan
- Chan Lee
- (as Michele Chan)
Evan J. Klisser
- Dexter
- (as Ivan J. Klisser)
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- TriviaMichael Dudikoff turned down the lead role in this film for several reasons, among them being the fact that he didn't want to get burned out on martial-arts movies and didn't want to go back to South Africa--where American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) was made--as he was firmly against the apartheid movement and government in that country. He returned for the fourth "American Ninja" entry because it was to be filmed in the nearby African country of Lesotho.
- GoofsWhen Sean is following the kidnappers with his mentor on to the roof, just when he reaches the bricked windowed house, you can see the kidnappers and the mentor waiting for their cue to get through the door.
- Quotes
Curtis Jackson: It's time for action. Let's go!
- Alternate versionsThe U.K. video version was pre-cut by 1 minute and 4 seconds by the distributors to remove all footage of nunchakus.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Movie Nights: American Ninja 2 (2011)
Featured review
You could say that the film is built on a firm base, but it's also one big pile of self-obsession. Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas. If you end up watching this, you will probably be like me in saying that it starts off great then gradually begins to suck. It holds the attention but demands complete suspension of logic. I could've cared less what happened to these characters because there was no depth to them and I didn't feel attached to them at all. Ninja fans will like it. We've seen these clichéd characters a million times.
- manitobaman81
- Aug 22, 2014
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- Also known as
- American Fighter III
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- Gross US & Canada
- $902,152
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $222,252
- Feb 26, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $902,152
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989) officially released in India in English?
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