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Olive Films to Release American Ninja 1-4 on DVD and Blu This August

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AMERICAN NINJA 

MICHAEL DUDIKOFF (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, TRON)
STEVE JAMES (I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, To Live and Die in L.A.)
JUDIE ARONSON (Weird Science, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Deep Core)
TADASHI YAMASHITA (The Octagon, Sword of Heaven, Rising Sun)
PHIL BROCK (Highlander II: The Quickening, Enough Said, River’s Edge)

Directed by
SAM FIRSTENBERG (American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Avenging Force)

Actor and martial artist Michael Dudikoff would have his breakout screen role as Joe Armstrong in the phenomenally successful American Ninja, reprising his character in two sequels – American Ninja 2: The Confrontation and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation.

YEAR: 1985
GENRE: ACTION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 96 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO:  1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: MONO

EXTRAS:

  • Audio Commentary with director Sam Firstenberg
  • “A Rumble in The Jungle” – The Making ofAmerican Ninja: Featuring interviews with director Sam Firstenberg, actors Michael Dudikoff and Judie Aronson, Screenwiter Paul De Mielche and Stunt Co-ordinator Steve Lambert
  • Theatrical Trailer

The first film in the successful martial arts franchise,American Ninja stars Michael Dudikoff as Joe Armstrong, a one-man ninjitsu fighting machine. Serving in the army to avoid a prison sentence, Joe will find himself battling the deadly ninjas of the Black Star Order, as well as corrupt military leaders in order to bring down an illegal arms sales conspiracy.

Joining in on the adventure is Joe’s comrade-in-arms Curtis Jackson (Steve James, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka) and Patricia Hickock (Judie Aronson, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), the daughter of Joe’s commanding officer Colonel William Hickock (Guich Koock, North Dallas Forty).

American Ninja is directed by Sam Firstenberg (Avenging Force) from a screenplay by Paul De Mielche (based on a story by Gideon Amir and Avi Kleinberger) and produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan.

AMERICAN NINJA 2: THE CONFRONTATION 

MICHAEL DUDIKOFF (American Ninja, TRON, Avenging Force)
STEVE JAMES (American Ninja, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka)
LARRY POINDEXTER (S.W.A.T., 17 Again, Going Berserk)
GARY CONWAY (Once Is Not Enough, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein)

Directed by
SAM FIRSTENBERG (American Ninja, Avenging Force, Criss Cross)

Actor Michael Dudikoff reprises his role as the ninja-skilled Joe Armstrong in American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, the sequel to the phenomenally successful American Ninja.

YEAR: 1987
GENRE: ACTION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 90 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO:  1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: STEREO

EXTRAS:

  • Audio Commentary with director Sam Firstenberg
  • “An American Ninja in Cape Town” – The Making of American Ninja 2: Featuring interviews with director Sam Firstenberg, actors Michael Dudikoff and Gary Conway, Executive Producer Avi Lerner and Stunt Co-ordinator BJ Davis
  • Theatrical Trailer

Michael Dudikoff is back in action as Joe Armstrong in American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, the sequel to the highly successful martial arts extravaganzaAmerican Ninja.

Joining Joe is Curtis Jackson (a returning Steve James, American Ninja) who, like Joe, is promoted to the Army Rangers and sent on a mission to the Caribbean in search of missing Marines. Quicker than you can say déjà vu, Joe and Curtis are battling scientifically-engineered Super Ninjas in an attempt to bring down a dreaded drug lord known as The Lion (Gary Conway, Once is Not Enough).

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, directed by Sam Firstenberg (American Ninja) from a screenplay by Gary Conway and James Booth (from a story by Conway based on the characters created by Gideon Amir and Avi Kleinberger), is produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan.

AMERICAN NINJA 3: BLOOD HUNT 

DAVID BRADLEY (American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, Cyborg Cop)
STEVE JAMES (American Ninja, To Live and Die in L.A.)
MARJOE GORTNER (Earthquake, Hellhole, Viva Knievel!)
MICHELE CHAN (Vietnam, Texas; TV’s Danger Bay)
MIKE HUFF (District 9, American Kickboxer, The Trail)
EVAN J. KLISSER (American Kickboxer, Hellgate, Final Cut)

Directed by
CEDRIC SUNDSTROM (Captive Rage, American Ninja 4: The Annihilation)

Martial arts expert David Bradley took over leading man duties from American Ninja star Michael Dudikoff in American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt, the third installment in the popular franchise. 

YEAR: 1989
GENRE: ACTION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 90 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO:  1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: STEREO

EXTRAS:

  • “Strike Me Deadly” – The making of American Ninja 3: Featuring interviews with director Cedric Sundstrom, Executive Producer Avi Lerner, and actor Gary Conway
  • David Bradley Audition Tape
  • Theatrical Trailer

Martial artist David Bradley (Cyborg Cop) takes the reins as Sean Davidson in this third installment of theAmerican Ninja franchise, teaming up with the returning Steve James (American Ninja and Amerian Ninja 2: The Confrontation) in yet another explosive action-packed adventure, American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt.

With the aid of Curtis Jackson (James), Davidson battles “The Cobra” (played to the hilt by Marjoe Gortner, Earthquake), a maniacal terrorist experimenting with biological warfare and an army of genetically-cloned ninjas led by Chan Lee (Michele Chan, TV’s Danger Bay).

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt is directed by Cedric Sundstrom (Captive Rage) from a screenplay by Gary Conway based on the characters created by Gideon Amir and Avi Kleinberger.

AMERICAN NINJA 4: THE ANNIHILATION 

MICHAEL DUDIKOFF (American Ninja, TRON)
DAVID BRADLEY (American Ninja 5, Cyborg Cop, American Samurai)
JAMES BOOTH (Zulu, Pray for Death, The Breed)
DWAYNE ALEXANDRE (Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel, Sci-Fighter)

Directed by
CEDRIC SUNDSTROM (American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt, The Revenger)

Michael Dudikoff, star of American Ninja andAmerican Ninja 2: The Confrontation, would return for this fourth installment of the popular martial arts/action series.

YEAR: 1990
GENRE: ACTION
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH (with optional English subtitles)
LABEL: OLIVE FILMS
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 100 mins
RATING: R
VIDEO:  1.85:1 Aspect Ratio; COLOR
AUDIO: STEREO

EXTRAS:

  • “Last Tango in Lesotho” – The making ofAmerican Ninja 4: Featuring interviews with director Cedric Sundstrom, Executive Producer Avi Lerner, and actor Michael Dudikoff
  • “The Cobra Strikes” Music Video
  • Theatrical Trailer

American Ninja star Michael Dudikoff returns for the fourth installment in the popular action series,American Ninja 4: The Annihilation. Teamed with CIA operative Sean Davidson (martial artist David Bradley, American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt), Joe Armstrong (Dudikoff) is out to help foil the plans of Mulgrew (James Booth, The Breed), a terrorist hell-bent on annihilating New York City.

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, directed by Cedric Sundstrom (American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt) from a screenplay by David Geeves based on the characters created by Gideon Amir and Avi Kleinberger, is produced by Christopher Pearce.

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