American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
The ultimate American fighting machine is back!
1987 | 90m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Sam Firstenberg |
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| Writer: | Gary Conway, James Booth |
| Staring: |
| On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors. | |
| Release Date: | May 01, 1987 |
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| Director: | Sam Firstenberg |
| Writer: | Gary Conway, James Booth |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | fight, island, siege, marine corps, army, ninja, camp, one against many, physical comedy, martial arts action, terrorist base, commando unit |
| Production Companies | The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,000,000
Budget: $350,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Dudikoff | Sgt. Joe Armstrong |
| Steve James | Sgt. Curtis Jackson |
| Larry Poindexter | Sgt. Charlie McDonald |
| Mike Stone | Tojo Ken |
| Jeff Celentano | Capt. 'Wild Bill' Woodward |
| Michelle Botes | Alicia Sanborn |
| Gary Conway | Leo 'The Lion' Burke |
| John Fujioka | Shinyuki |
| Jonathan Pienaar | Tommy Taylor |
| Len Sparrowhawk | Pat McCarthy |
| Bill Curry | Inspector Singh |
| Dennis Folbigge | Sir Cloudsly Smith |
| Elmo Fillis | Toto |
| Ralph Draper | Professor Sanborne |
| John Pasternack | Vesuvius |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sam Firstenberg | Director |
| Gary Conway | Story, Screenplay |
| George S. Clinton | Original Music Composer |
| BJ Davis | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director, Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Ed Anders | Stunt Double |
| Mike Stone | Fight Choreographer |
| Kane Hodder | Stunts |
| Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Holger Gross | Production Design |
| Paul Staples | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Gideon Amir | Characters |
| Michael Bishop | Original Music Composer |
| Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Gideon Porath | Director of Photography |
| Audrey M. Bansmer | Costume Design |
| Avi Kleinberger | Characters |
| Gianna Pisanello | Casting |
| Robert Jenkinson | Art Direction |
| James Booth | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mati Raz | Producer |
| Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Avi Lerner | Executive Producer |
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The Bottom Line A significant step down from the first movie. Plot Michael Dudikoff and Steve James are back as Army Ranger buddies sent to an island where some Marines have disappeared. The reason? Witnesses saw guys in black outfits, hoods, and swords carrying them away. What I Liked ... The movie jumps from fight scene to fight scene so the action rarely slows down. And there is a great scene with Steve James using fairly large knives in an epic battle. Overall, most of the secondary fight scenes are much better done than in the first movie. What I Didn't Like The plot is almost non-existent (super soldiers, meh), almost all of the acting is hammy, and the ultimate battle is a let down compared to a big car chase scene doing a bit of a take-off of the first movie's opening scene (person being dragged behind a vehicle).