American Ninja Page #2

Synopsis: Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap Patricia, the base colonel's daughter, who happens to be along for the ride. Joe rescues Patricia and gets her safely back to the base, but everyone else in the platoon is killed, leading his superiors to conclude that Joe is guilty of cowardice, collaboration or simple incompetence. At the same time, the rebel leader vows revenge against the serviceman who disrupted his plans, and sends an army of ninjas to assassinate him and bring back Patricia. If he wants to survive and save the girl, Joe's going to have to draw on every last ounce of his training.
Director(s): Sam Firstenberg
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
R
Year:
1985
95 min
620 Views


Wasn't it?

- Bienvenido.

- Hola, amigo Ortega.

- Welcome to the Ortega estate.

- Thank you very much.

- Welcome. Pasen, por favor.

- Mm, no est mal.

- Hi.

- Janette.

- Enchant.

- Juliette.

Very nice to meet you.

Qu cosas ms lindas

tienes aqu en tu palacio.

Pero, es espeluznante

todo esto, verdad?

Everything that you see

here... it all belongs to me.

We are totally autonomous here.

We grow our own food, train our staff...

...and store our product

until the right buyers...

...such as yourselves, can take delivery.

Very impressive.

This way.

This is Shinyuki. He's responsible for the

beautiful landscape you see around you.

I found him when I bought the estate.

He was hiding in the jungle...

...in uniform, a Japanese soldier, who was

unaware for years that the war was over.

He never says a word. Well, hardly ever.

But as you can see, he is truly an artist.

Ah, very impressive.

This is my private army.

In addition to ensuring safe acquisition

and delivery of the merchandise...

...each member of my special duty staff

here is specially trained to...

...help you with any problems

you may encounter with the opposition.

The results are quite efficient and final.

Black Star Ninja is the only top-ranking

ninjutsu sensei outside Japan.

Believe me when I tell you this man

is deeply honoured to die at his hands.

This way, please.

You have an excellent inventory.

It's all straight from the factory.

I don't deal in used equipment.

You'll find only the best here.

But items which are most valuable

to us, you still don't have.

Do you think you can

comply with our needs?

I'm expecting the final items

in the next few days.

If we can agree on a price, it can be

included in the next shipment.

Tres miliones, para todo.

There are other buyers also interested.

Bastante completo el equipo.

Podemos pagar cuatro millones.

- Cash on delivery.

- But of course.

It's a pleasure doing business with you,

my friend, and you, pleasure.

- Pleasure.

- And now for some champagne.

(soldiers chant)

Hey!

So you're the new driver, huh?

I hear you think yourself to be

some kind of a tough guy.

A karate boy.

- Hey, I'm talkin' to you, hero.

- He thinks he's a real bad-ass, Jackson.

I think you should

teach him a lesson there, ace.

- Bad-ass?

- Mm-hm.

You know, every place you go, there's

someone who thinks he's a bad-ass.

- Then there are those few who are.

- He ain't one of 'em.

Are you some kind of

a bad-ass, karate boy?

Because from what I heard,

you didn't act like one the other day.

And we lost some good

friends because of it, huh?

We like to know where a person stands.

We pride ourselves on teamwork here.

We left all the glory boys back in Vietnam.

Because glory boys like you get people

killed. You understand what I'm sayin'?

Yeah, you understand what I'm sayin'.

So let's go, bad-ass.

Let's see what kind

of stuff you're made out of.

- Don't push it.

- Good.

Very good. I've touched somethin'.

Let's go.

I'm talkin' to you, Mr Hero.

OK. All right, let's do it.

Come on, baby. Come on, fight me.

Who the f*** are you? Come here!

Come on, fight me, man.

(soldiers) Whoa!

Shut up!

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Hey! We don't stop

till one of us goes down.

Now. Let's go.

What are you gonna do

with that hose? Play with yourself?

Show me what you do.

Jackson, get up.

Here. Go and get him with this.

- You damn right I'll get him.

- Yeah! Yeah!

- What's this?

- Mess him up now.

- What is this?

- He can't even see you.

All right, all right, all right.

(groans)

Hey.

I'm Jackson.

Joe.

Curtis Jackson is man enough

to admit when he's wrong.

- Joe's all right, right?

- Right.

Ain't this a b*tch? I've been instructing

martial arts in the army for many years...

...and you've got some sharp moves.

Who'd you study with?

Nobody. I just picked up a few things

here and there, in the streets.

In the str...

Well, look, thanks for the demonstration.

That's the lesson for today, guys.

If you can get your opponent off balance,

you use his own energy to defeat him.

- Get your ass in my office.

- But Sarge, he was just...

Don't try to cover up for him, Jackson.

I saw the whole thing. He started it.

- Sarge, you got it wrong.

- Knock it off. He's not worth it.

The guy's trouble. Move it.

Still on the sh*t list?

Till they decide whether to

court-martial me or not. Go ahead.

Ah, man, that ain't gonna happen.

You know, Charley said six ninjas

went after you and Patricia.

Those guys aren't amateurs,

and neither am I.

Now, level with me.

Where'd you learn those moves?

And don't give me that look. I know it's

not from the streets. I'm from the streets.

I don't know where I learned 'em.

I just know 'em. As far back

as I can remember, I just know 'em.

Come on, gimme a break, will ya?

Look, your moves are too perfect.

Somebody had to teach them to you.

- It's a long story.

- OK.

I lost my memory a few years ago.

My whole childhood is

completely wiped out.

I remember bits of things sometimes,

but they're like dreams.

I can't seem to figure 'em out.

Look, I still think you can make some

good use of those fancy moves of yours.

You know, you and I, man,

we could make a staged exhibition.

You know, like wrestling, in the States?

The crowds go crazy for that kind of stuff.

I don't like crowds.

Look, Joe, read my lips.

We can make some easy money.

Look, Jackson, I don't wanna fight, I don't

like crowds and I don't need money.

Miss, we'd better get going.

There'll be a lot of trouble

if we don't... leave now.

Yeah, you don't need money.

Hey, what do you need?

Glad to see you're still human.

She's cute, isn't she?

- Who?

- Who?

You may have kicked my ass,

but you did not make me blind.

- Jackson, she's the colonel's daughter.

- I know, but nobody's perfect.

But she is cute, isn't she? Isn't she?

Huh? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You're tinglin'. You're tinglin'.

I knew I've touched something again.

Yeah.

Boy, you sure are lucky goin' back

to California. I wish I was.

You couldn't tell by lookin' at me,

but I'm a famous surfer.

- I love nothin' more than wiping a few...

- Charley, stop the car.

- What's wrong?

- Stop the car.

What is it? Hijackers?

I gotta get you home.

- Listen, you gotta do me a big favour.

- No, I can't. I can smell trouble already.

Charley, there'll be

no trouble if you keep quiet...

...and take me back home

right now. I'll explain it all later.

OK.

OK. Hey, listen, you through thinkin'

about those exhibitions yet?

Cos we can make a great team. We could

quit the army. We'd make a fortune.

- Maybe Charley can help you.

- No thanks. Sweating's bad for ya.

It means you're puttin' forth effort.

Jackson, you gotta help me.

I set myself up with a date with this girl,

but the colonel's got me runnin' errands.

In 30 minutes, I'm to meet her

at the country club, and I won't make it.

Could you run a note over there

and tell her I'll be late?

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