American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 244 this week

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)

 -  Action | Drama  -  8 March 1991 (USA)
3.1
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 3.1/10 from 2,483 users  
Reviews: 20 user | 11 critic

The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.

Director:

Writers:

, , 1 more credit »

Stars:

, , |
0Check in
X Beta I'm Watching This!
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
If your account is linked with Facebook and you have turned on sharing, this will show up in your activity feed. If not, you can turn on sharing here .
0Share...

Own it

Buy it at Amazon.com

Quick Links

Explore More
Show Less

Related News

This Week In Trailers: Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the Light), How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?, Blood Ties, Tornado Alley
| Slash Film
Schwarzenegger In, Who Else Should be "Expendable"?
| JustPressPlay.net
See all 2 related articles »
Create a list »

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

All U.S. Released Movies: 1970-2014
a list of 10000 titles created 3 months ago
 
All the movies I watched so far
a list of 592 titles created 13 Aug 2011
 
Watched Movies
a list of 2274 titles created 10 Jun 2012
 
90's Action Movies: Best and Worst
a list of 210 titles created 1 month ago
 
Anarkrite's movies
a list of 739 titles created 11 months ago
 
See all related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Share this Rating

Title: American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) on IMDb 3.1/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of American Ninja 4: The Annihilation.

Photos

8 photos | 2 news articles »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

0 Next »
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3/10 X  

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Cedric Sundstrom
Stars: David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner
0 Next »
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.2/10 X  

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
Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Larry Poindexter
0 Next »
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Action | Sport | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.7/10 X  

This movie is suppose to be a sequel to the movie which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Only now the movie revolves around the brother of the character that Van Damme played. David Sloan is ... See full summary »

Director: Albert Pyun
Stars: Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, Dennis Chan
0 Next »
Black Eagle (1988)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.3/10 X  

One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, a F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Karson
Stars: Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark
0 Next »
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.1/10 X  

Jason Stillwell, a Bruce Lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of Lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top ... See full summary »

Director: Corey Yuen
Stars: Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, J.W. Fails
0 Next »
Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.9/10 X  

Molly is now a freelance photographer in New York. She runs across a woman at an art show that looks familiar. She goes to L.A. to find out that this woman is in fact, her mother. She also ... See full summary »

Director: Tom DeSimone
Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Mark Blankfield, Emile Beaucard
0 Next »
Street Hunter (1990)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X  

Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless colonel Walsh

Director: John A. Gallagher
Stars: Steve James, Reb Brown, John Leguizamo
0 Next »
Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2.4/10 X  

Two anti-terrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of American schoolchildren in the Philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists.

Director: Emmett Alston
Stars: Shô Kosugi, Brent Huff, Emilia Crow
0 Next »
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Action | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X  

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Carver
Stars: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera
0 Next »
Blood and Bone (2009)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

Director: Ben Ramsey
Stars: Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker
0 Next »
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.6/10 X  

After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his war-buddy's property. He must also ... See full summary »

Director: Menahem Golan
Stars: Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi
0 Next »
Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
Action | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.2/10 X  

Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.

Director: John Glen
Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Rachel McLish, Paul Freeman
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
David Bradley ...
James Booth ...
Mulgrew
Dwayne Alexandre ...
Brackston
Ken Gampu ...
Dr. Tamba
Robin Stille ...
Sarah
Frantz Dobrowsky ...
O'Reilly (as Franz Dobrowsky)
Ron Smerczak ...
Maksood
Kely McClung ...
Super Ninja / Delta Force Team
Jody Abrahams ...
Pango
Anthony Fridjohn ...
Freddie / Treddle
David Sherwood ...
Gavin
Sean Kelly ...
Norris
...
Segal
Deon Stewardson ...
Delta Force Team
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

CIA agent Sean Davidson and his sidekick Carl are sent into the stronghold of sadistic British ex-soldier Mulgrew to rescue some Delta Force commandoes who have been captured and tortured. When Sean, Carl and pretty doctor Sarah run into some problems, Peace Corps vet Joe Armstrong is lured out of retirement to stop Mulgrew's plan to explode a nuclear device in New York City. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@soltec.net>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

ninja | battle | american ninja | delta force | ex soldier | See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama

Certificate:

R | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

8 March 1991 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

American Fighter 4 - Die Vernichtung  »

Filming Locations:

Box Office

Gross:

$358,047 (USA)
 »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only entry in the series to star both actors that portrayed the American Ninja in previous films (Michael Dudikoff of American Ninja 1 & 2 and David Bradley of American Ninja 3). See more »

Goofs

In the opening scene, as the Delta Force commandos hear the sound of one of their comrades screaming, a crew member's lap (wearing jeans) is perfectly visible in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. See more »

Quotes

Mulgrew: Do not kill them... They shall give far more pleasure to Allah and myself - alive.
See more »

Connections

Followed by American Ninja V (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Fight Fire with Fire"
Written by Nic. tenBroek & Jenny Meltzer
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are the differences between the BBFC-18 VHS and the uncut version?
See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
*1/2 OUT OF FIVE
10 July 2003 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Michael Dudikoff returns as Joe Armstrong the original "American Ninja" who is the last hope to save the other "American Ninja" Sean Davidson (David Bradley) from an angry Arab who is developing a nuke that can fit in a suit case in this dull yet much improved sequel. American Ninja 4 has a few okay actionscenes and the overall quality is better this time out, but overall the movie is far too wooden to be much fun. Only a few inspired moments emerge to make this one rise above a "Turkey" rating. My only other observation has to deal with Dudikoff himself, he looks very bored and disinterested with the whole thing,while the other actors are just woeful. Strictly by the numbers.
3 of 7 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?
Review this title | See all 20 user reviews »

Message Boards

Recent Posts
This movie is absolutely splendid Bro2
WoW the_blade337
South Africa connection? ggathman-1
Doesn't it piss you off that Joe makes that sword and never uses it? NinjaJoe
Film Clip danny72
whats up sub_zero092003
Discuss American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990) on the IMDb message boards »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Write review
Create a character page for:
?