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 a... Read allOn 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.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.
- Wild Bill
- (as Jeff Weston)
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Despite the movie being weighed down by Dudikoff's presence, it's still a fun movie, certainly better than the first movie. The locations are eye-catching, giving the movie a nice backdrop. The pace is quicker, giving us little chance to be bored between the action sequences. And there's certainly plenty of action, with dozens of ninjas popping up everywhere at any time. Yes, there is a cheesiness to the entire enterprise, from George Clinton's synthesizer score to the ludicrous scheme of the villain... but hey, it's a *fun* kind of cheese, one that makes you smile instead of grit your teeth. Sometimes a little silliness is what the doctor ordered, and it's also a nostalgic blast for those into '80s actioners.
Did you know
- TriviaIn an online documentary for this movie, Michael Dudikoff recalled that when it came time for him and Steve James to jump off the large boulder at the end of the beach fight scene, James quickly whispered to Dudikoff that he didn't know how to swim. Dudikoff then told him that that was a serious problem and shouted out to the crew to halt filming. They then brought on James' stunt double to do the jump, but he also admitted that he didn't know how to swim, either. James then did the jump himself with Dudikoff promising that when they both hit the water he would grab James and pull him up to the surface.
- GoofsNear the start when Jackson and Armstrong leaves Capt. Woodward's office, it can be clearly seen that Guy Pringle, Michael Dudikoff's stunt double, plays Dudikoff's role for a brief moment.
- Quotes
Wild Bill Woodward: I don't like that tiny maggot, I don't like him at all. I mean what is this? Ninjas? Drug pushers? My men being kidnapped and murdered? This is really beginning to get on my tits.
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 13 secs (28 secs for the video) to remove all footage of throwing stars. The DVD is uncut.
- ConnectionsEdited into Militia (2000)
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Ninja americano 2: la confrontación
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $350,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,000,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,039,301
- May 3, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $4,000,000
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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