American Ninja
1985 · 95 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 17,485 VOTES · DIR. Sam Firstenberg
Overview
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with 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 the base colonel's daughter.
Dialogue Timeline — 700 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:53 Hey, I'm great at that game.
00:05:04 Freeze.
00:10:22 (screams)
00:15:17 If my father saw us out here like this, he would absolutely kill you.
00:17:12 Another incident like this, I might have to shut down the entire operation.
00:19:40 Get outta my sight.
00:23:23 Qué cosas más lindas tienes aquí en tu palacio.
00:27:51 There are other buyers also interested.
00:30:34 (soldiers) Whoa!
00:33:21 The guy's trouble. Move it.
00:35:53 - Who? - Who?
00:37:49 Look, Joe, call me a worrywart, call me irresponsible...
00:41:33 Dad really likes him.
00:44:15 Well, I'll have you drivin', all right.
00:55:24 We must stop him.
00:58:18 But he's always had witnesses before. This time he was alone.
01:01:31 Hey, Tuck? Tucker?
01:07:13 - I can't. - We're the only two people you can trust.
01:09:37 Is it true, Joe?
01:14:07 For me, this is not a private crusade for a noble cause.
01:17:39 ...so that when the time comes, you can take your place on the field of honour...
01:20:25 The missile is in a container with everything else. It's all ready to go.
01:23:30 Víctor, esto es demasiado riesgo para mí.
01:32:19 Joe!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed700
Dialogue density7.4 lines / min
First line00:00:53
Final line01:32:19
Production Record
DirectorSam Firstenberg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$10,499,694
IMDb votes17,485