Movie: American Ninja (1985)
Tagline: The Orient created the world's deadliest art.Now there's an American master!
Trivia: All three major cast members of the American Ninja franchise starred in 3 entries of the series. They all starred with each other at least once but NEVER all three in the same film. Michael Dudikoff starred with Steve James in American Ninja 1 and 2 and starred with David Bradley in American Ninja 4. David Bradley starred with Steve James in American Ninja 3 and by himself in American Ninja 5.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: The pick ax that a man falls upon during the roadside ambush scene is clearly made of rubber.
"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. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>"
