American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writers:

Gary Conway (story)
Gary Conway (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Sequel | Martial Arts | American Ninja | Second Part

Cast

Michael Dudikoff	...	Sgt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James	...	Sgt. Curtis Jackson
Larry Poindexter	...	Sgt. Charlie McDonald
Gary Conway	...	Leo 'The Lion' Burke
Jeff Celentano	...	Capt. 'Wild Bill' Woodward (as Jeff Weston)
Michelle Botes	...	Alicia Sanborn
Mike Stone	...	Tojo Ken
Len Sparrowhawk	...	Pat McCarthy
Jonathan Pienaar	...	Tommy Taylor
Bill Curry	...	Inspector Singh
Dennis Folbigge	...	Sir Cloudsly Smith
Elmo Fillis	...	Toto
Ralph Draper	...	Professor Sanborne
John Pasternack	...	Vesuvius (as John Pasternak)
Gary Ford	...	Ambassador Scruggs

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | West Germany:16 | USA:R (Certificate #28530) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Cannon Group

Trivia:

The last movie Michael Dudikoff made with Menahem Golan & Yorman Globus. But not the last movie made with Cannon. That would be Chain Of Command (1994)

Goofs:

Continuity: In the backstreet scene where Joe meets Alicia, then fighting the ninjas, one of them was throwing a shuriken (ninja star) at Joe. In the next scene, the shuriken is already tagged on the door, the sound effects added afterward, Joe's ducking and then Alicia screaming.

Quotes:

Sergeant Singh: I'll see if I can find Mr. Burke for you.
Wild Bill Woodward: [referring to Sgt. Singh with a sneer] Catch that little weasel!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Robbing Peter (2004)

Soundtrack:

Slippin' Sands

Another great ninja film!

Here's another great martial arts action film. Prior to the first AN, American Ninja 2, provide lots of action and suspense just like the first one. This time taking on "superninjas" they weren't so super to me there. Both Armstrong and Jackson(Michael Dudikoff and Steve James) were always on top of things. The Marines weren't so warm to the Army Rangers at first, but when it was getting the job done Armstrong and Jackson don't play around. Armstrong was all techniques, Jackson was all power, that's why he is later named "Powerhouse" Jackson. He was the martial artist with attitude. Especially when he stomped on the ninja and he said, "STAY DOWN!" You don't play with Powerhouse Jackson. The outside fight scene with Joe and the ninjas were memorable as well. I liked the part where Joe catches the dart with his hand and took out that ninja with the shuriken(throwing star). These characters were outrageous, they'll make any brawler run home to mama. This movie is just as good as first, however it does have more action though, which I like the best. Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars.