American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

Director:

Sam Firstenberg

Writers:

Gary Conway (story), Gary Conway (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Larry Poindexter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

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Plot Keywords:

island | ninja | blood splatter | motorboat | claw fight | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Ninja 2

Filming Locations:

Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$350,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$4,000,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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)

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Goofs

The bombs that Professor Sandborne detonates in the lab supposedly destroy the entire lab, but it's clearly obvious from their explosions that they only flash brightly for a moment, and are pretty much contained to their respective cells. Their flames don't even touch Sandborne or the Lion.

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Quotes

Wild Bill Woodward: This is really beginning to get on my tits!

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: The Star Wars Holiday Special (2014)

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Soundtracks

Wasteland
Written by Craig Behrhorst and Chris Atchison
Performed by Ruffians
Produced by Paul Zahl
Courtesy of Victory Records

User Reviews

Cheap and cheerful Ninja fun!.

Don't go into this expecting a Steven Seagal or Van Damme type movie. This was made when the Ninja was big on the small screen. I've seen countless Videos of Ninja movies, but this one, with Ninja III:The Domination, stuck in the mind.

Looking back on it, this movie somewhat tacky now but it's about entertainment more than anything. The story is feeble, but you want to see this for the action above anything else.

Steve James is about the only one in the film that acts really, I really can't see how he never made top billing around all the cardboard actors on screen. I saw this movie many years ago and thought it was an excellent movie back in my "Ninja phase", it's bad in places and fun in others. Don't go into this with a straight face, try and enjoy it as a fun "straight to video" movie.