AMERICAN NINJA 2: THE CONFRONTATION (1987)

MORGAN'S RATING

United States marines are captured by a psychotic Caribbean drug runner and it's up to two army rangers and their deadly ninjitsu skills against an inhuman band of mutant martial arts warriors to save their American comrades.

Michael Dudikoff (Joe Armstrong), Steve James (Curtis Jackson), Larry Poindexter (Sergeant Charlie McDonald), Gary Conway (The Lion), Jeff Weston (Wild Bill), Michelle Botes (Alicia Sanborn), Michael Stone (Tojo Ken), Len Sparrowhawk (Pat McCarthy), Jonathan Pienaar (Taylor), Bill Curry (Sergeant Singh), Dennis Folbigge (Sir Cloudsly Smith), Elmo Fillis (Toto), Ralph Draper (Professor Sanborne), John Pasternack (Vesuvius), Gary Ford (Ambassador Scruggs), Melvin Jones (Chuck), Adrian Waldron (Karl), Jamie Bartlett (Sinclair), Gavin Van Der Berg (Bert Ballard), Anne Curtis (Lady Smith), John Fujioka (Shinyuki), Nava Halimi (Jackson's Girlfriend), Jack Weston.

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: May 1st, 1987 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $1.0 million (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $4.0 million (USA) BUDGET: $350,000 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES: November 1986 -- March 1987 - Followed by three sequels: American Ninja 3 (1989), American Ninja 4 (1991) and American Ninja 5 (1993).

DIRECTOR: Sam Firstenberg (American Ninja). WRITERS: James Booth and Gary Conway. PRODUCERS: Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan. ORIGINAL MUSIC: George S. Clinton. DISTRIBUTOR: MGM

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Tremendous! The fight scenes never stop!" -- Box Office

"Wall-to-wall fight and fury!" -- The Hollywood Reporter

"Delivers the goods." -- Variety!