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  • @JasonBrant
    @JasonBrant  Před rokem +24

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    • @robertlong6027
      @robertlong6027 Před rokem

      I wouldn't give my father anything for that Father's Day

    • @tahnadana5435
      @tahnadana5435 Před rokem +1

      dude The Hunted 1995, Christopher Lambert vs ninjas in a train

    • @robertlong6027
      @robertlong6027 Před rokem

      @@tahnadana5435 with him holding a whip

    • @rickyd-lux9067
      @rickyd-lux9067 Před rokem

      Have you heard of Mad Heidi? It's one of those Fathom events, that only plays one day. It's on June 21st. It looks like she's fighting Swiss fascism with a Haliburton.

    • @jjkcharlie
      @jjkcharlie Před rokem

      If you haven't yet, Revenge of the Ninja, please?

  • @Jude30
    @Jude30 Před rokem +77

    This was legitimately my grandmother's favorite movie. I watched it with her multiple times.

  • @DonVerbal
    @DonVerbal Před rokem +56

    “According to witnesses testimony’s in evidence, this message is the work of ninjas” one of the great cinematic lines of our time😂😂😂😂😂

  • @seedsy2061
    @seedsy2061 Před rokem +26

    Michael Dudikoff is a legend. I stayed in the same hotel as the cast and crew while they filmed American ninja 4 in Africa. There was a fire in the Hotel and Michael Dudikoff was helping rescue people

    • @mattk5020
      @mattk5020 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Where was it filmed and what hotel??

    • @seedsy2061
      @seedsy2061 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@mattk5020 it was filmed in Lesotho. And the hotel was the Maseru Sun. I was a kid at the time

  • @toniheikkila5607
    @toniheikkila5607 Před rokem +39

    I laughed at the drum scene. "Ninjas, assemble!" A call for all the ninjas who happen to be hanging around in hearing distance. In daylight.

    • @genxer1
      @genxer1 Před rokem +6

      You'd think the gunfire and exploding grenades and military vehicles flying in would be enough warning and the drum wouldn't really be necessary.

    • @toniheikkila5607
      @toniheikkila5607 Před rokem +2

      @@genxer1 Except if gunfire and explosions are daily occurrance in those parts.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +4

      They had to get the trainees off the swing/spike trap somehow.

  • @TheNaturalPatHarris
    @TheNaturalPatHarris Před rokem +100

    Erin’s tribute to her Dad was wholesome as hell.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +22

      I thought so too!

    • @nobbynoris
      @nobbynoris Před rokem +8

      @@JasonBrant Just keep an eye on your car mate.

    • @McNubbys
      @McNubbys Před rokem +3

      ​@@nobbynoris Don't worry, Brian already is🤣

    • @robertlong6027
      @robertlong6027 Před rokem

      I hate I don't like my dad he's a child abuse and a wife beater

    • @johnbush5347
      @johnbush5347 Před rokem

      It was so bad it's good

  • @DVAcme
    @DVAcme Před rokem +43

    "Well, according to witnesses' testimony and evidence, this massacre was the work of ninjas."
    THAT IS A SENTENCE, holy shit.

  • @doctorfunkopolis7311
    @doctorfunkopolis7311 Před rokem +20

    Steve James absolutely ruled. RIP to a legend

    • @genxer1
      @genxer1 Před rokem +1

      Yeah, he was great. Too bad he died at 41.

    • @alucard624
      @alucard624 Před rokem +2

      @@genxer1 Damn cancer took him way too soon.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +2

      Total legend.

  • @Timelord007
    @Timelord007 Před rokem +29

    Originally this was written as a Chuck Norris vehicle but he refused to cover his face.
    The sequel is nuts with clone ninjas & the fourth features David Bradley from American Ninja 3 & Michael Dudikoff.
    Hilarious reaction to a Cannon classic.

  • @dirtycrewman
    @dirtycrewman Před rokem +56

    Finally, my all time martial arts cheese. I can't count the times I watched it with my buddies to get inspired to beat the sh*t out of each other in the back yard. God, I love being an '80's kid.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +4

      Wish I'd seen this as a kid!

    • @TirpitzLuminare
      @TirpitzLuminare Před rokem +2

      I had a vine maple tree, me and my buddies made more swords from that thing than I can remember, and we beat the ever living shit out of each other. Thanks in part to this movie along with pretty much anything Sho Kosugi did. Flipping loved the 80's.

    • @pablom-f8762
      @pablom-f8762 Před rokem +1

      I had a VHS recorded from TV of this movie. I still remember the ads btw. The final confrontation was the best ninja stuff I had ever seen. Lasers! Flamethrowers! You kidding me?

  • @ognickea7180
    @ognickea7180 Před rokem +13

    This movie had me throwing ninja stars my mom bought from a flea market at trees

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Nice!

    • @mummifiedgamer
      @mummifiedgamer Před rokem +1

      I had the whole ninja kit, suit, swords and throwin stars, of course they were all cheap plastic.

  • @ToniMcGinty
    @ToniMcGinty Před rokem +18

    I'm friends with Sam Firstenberg. One of the loveliest men to ever walk the Earth! He came to our bad movie festival in Spain as the Lifetime Achievement Award winner. We had a show that was a compilation of trailers and loose scenes. He laughed his way through the whole thing, but lost it in one scene in particular: "Oh my God, Toni, you have to tell me the name of this movie! It's so sh*t! I have to see it!" Then I told him the title, Cyborg Cop 2, and the name of the director: Sam Firstenberg. He nearly died laughing.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +7

      You're kidding me! That's freaking hilarious!

    • @ToniMcGinty
      @ToniMcGinty Před rokem +9

      @@JasonBrant Deadly serious, man! We get all kinds of guests: Claudio Fragasso, Matt Hannon, JD Shapiro, writer of Battlefield Earth (now a very dear friend), Luigi Cozzi, Robert Bronzi, the Wakaliwood guys, even Steven de Souza, for directing Street Fighter. Our star guest a few years ago was Greg Sestero, who's coming back in a couple of months. He's sent me a few trailers of his new films for my opinion. Weird world to be caught up in!

    • @gertruidagertruida3920
      @gertruidagertruida3920 Před rokem

      "blue steel..." that cracks me up

  • @toupac3195
    @toupac3195 Před rokem +32

    Another Cannon masterpiece and a stand alone masterpiece as well. Let's go!!

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +2

      Tons of fun.

    • @toupac3195
      @toupac3195 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant I recommended 'I'm gonna get you sucka' a long time ago and assumed it's not really for the channel and to watch it on your personal time... but.... it features Steve James and he is brilliantly funny in it. 🤔😂

  • @quinkelly1441
    @quinkelly1441 Před rokem +20

    I'm playing a Drinking game take a drink everytime the word ninja is said.

    • @megatronjenkins2473
      @megatronjenkins2473 Před rokem

      How drunk are you, not even 15min in?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @toupac3195
      @toupac3195 Před rokem +3

      U should probably go ahead and call an ambulance now. 🤔

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Good luck.

    • @quinkelly1441
      @quinkelly1441 Před rokem +1

      @@JasonBrant I shotgun 3 cans of cosmic crisp blueberry cider and I feel good Ninja was a great word for the drinking game for this video

    • @megatronjenkins2473
      @megatronjenkins2473 Před rokem

      @@quinkelly1441 feelin' good?🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Fardawg
    @Fardawg Před rokem +17

    Dudikoff was purposefully channeling James Dean in this role. Menahem Golan and Firstenberg noted his strong resemblance to Dean and wanted him to play it that way as it was perfect for the character.

    • @CorbCorbin
      @CorbCorbin Před rokem +1

      Yeah, it was weird, when I first saw him in movies like Bachelor Party, and an older slasher flick, after American Ninja.
      He seemed like he was on speed in comparison.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Ahh, thanks for the info.

    • @rickastley2308
      @rickastley2308 Před rokem

      ​@@CorbCorbin oh, Bachelor Party... Can you imagine Tom Hanks in American Ninja?

  • @michaelhayward2166
    @michaelhayward2166 Před rokem +7

    I think I've seen this movie over a hundred times and I never get bored of it, its a classic and gets better every time

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Do you pick up on new stuff with every watch?

    • @michaelhayward2166
      @michaelhayward2166 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant yeah and the same with a lot of the films you watch. im a child of the vhs boom in the 90`s, i adore shit films lol

  • @foundwisdom
    @foundwisdom Před rokem +6

    "Just cause i'm on a diet, doesn't mean i cant look at the menu" that line stuck with me since i was a kid. Have used it many times. Classic! Thanks guys.
    Its one of the American Ninjas. Cant remember which.

  • @SteelJaguar9672
    @SteelJaguar9672 Před rokem +6

    Thanks for reviewing on of my favorite movies from the 80's of all time. American Ninja was the movie that helped spur me into taking up martial arts and even when I watch this movie to this day it has a soft spot in my heart. When I was a kid it was just a badass movie and as an adult it just has enough entertainment and action with that touch of cheese that makes it still fun. Really love watching the reviews with you guys as you make the show feel like I get to be right there bantering along with the rest of you ( without you hearing me of course ). This one was a special watch for me, so thank you very much for that. Keep it up guys and I'll be there with you every step of the way.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot. Glad this movie has a special place for you - it's a lot of fun.

  • @davidfausel9029
    @davidfausel9029 Před rokem +9

    The ninja master - played by Tadashi Yamashita. a real deal legend :-)

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Yeah?

    • @davidfausel9029
      @davidfausel9029 Před rokem +1

      @@JasonBrant Though he never carried a flamethrower or a laser lol....... (and let me clarify a traditional Okinawan martial arts guy - he was not a ninjitsu guy as far as I know. But he did fight Chuck Norris in The Octagon - costarring Richard Norton...)

    • @Dystopia1111
      @Dystopia1111 Před rokem

      +1 recommendation for The Octagon. It's Canon, it has Chuck, and more ninja training camps. Really checks all the boxes.

    • @davidfausel9029
      @davidfausel9029 Před rokem

      @@Dystopia1111 Actually ( checked to be sure) it was the classic American Cinema Productions/Releasing who did it - Chuck did a string of films with them, starting with 'Good Guys Wear Black', before he went to Cannon. I'd love to see the gang do it - but I think it's just a solid martial arts movie. 🙂

  • @CoryShowtime
    @CoryShowtime Před rokem +2

    Steve James. Top 5 underrated mustaches in film history.

  • @brucemangan3807
    @brucemangan3807 Před rokem +9

    God this brings back childhood memories... This was the movie that originally got me into martial arts back before I gravitated to music ❤

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      I'm sure a lot of kids were using throwing stars because of this movie.

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 Před rokem +3

    23:12 That guy got machine gunned, but there was no way in hell he was falling over the edge, so he climbed over to fall. 🤣

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Had to make sure he hit his mark 🤣

  • @gregorykizer5538
    @gregorykizer5538 Před rokem +7

    In my opinion this is one of the best ninja movies ever. I love this movie. Thank you for reviewing it.

  • @nothernmonkey8612
    @nothernmonkey8612 Před rokem +1

    Favourite bit was at 23:13 steve james chopping people down with the M60 the actor acts shot throws his gun away then clumsily steps over the barrier had me in stitches

  • @mvyper
    @mvyper Před rokem +1

    When I was a kid, I was SO into ninjas. The American ninja serie is a pillar of my childhood.

  • @jackflash8218
    @jackflash8218 Před rokem +4

    Jason wins the shirt battle today. The Gozer shirt is sweet, but it's pretty hard to beat the simple, iconic Cannon logo. It just represents waaaay too much awesomeness! Maybe a bit of a cheeky win for Jason? He's probably the kind of guy that always picks Sagat in Street Fighter. 😉😁

  • @jaredlitherland2670
    @jaredlitherland2670 Před rokem +6

    SBIG makes Thur/Sun my favorite days of the week. THX for another awesome episode! Hope 'The Last Kumite' shoot is off to an excellent start -- please give us an update.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +2

      Thanks! Posting updates on Patreon and put a pic up on Twitter and Instagram yesterday.

  • @gumbomudderx7503
    @gumbomudderx7503 Před rokem +1

    American Ninja II is my favorite of all these. You’ll love it when you get around to it

  • @fatcat3211
    @fatcat3211 Před rokem +2

    Dave doing the ninja finger thing should be the thumbnail for American Ninja. 😆

  • @Uncultured_Barbarian465
    @Uncultured_Barbarian465 Před rokem +7

    Most people I know think of Michael Dudikoff when they think of this film. I think of Steve James, and we lost him way too soon. And I think that he, too, was in Weird Science, in that bar that Lisa took the guys to.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      James was definitely the star of the series. And I totally forgot he was in that!

    • @JCIce007
      @JCIce007 Před rokem +2

      When I was 7 made my hair like Dudikoff. Now I'm 40 and would kill for a physique like Steve James.

    • @joeriveracomedy
      @joeriveracomedy Před rokem +2

      Long live Kung Fu Joe

  • @Kamgraphica
    @Kamgraphica Před rokem +52

    I used to love this movie as a kid. Michael Dudikoff what a bad ass. Haha. Its so terrible yet so good. The beach / rock fight scene was intense. 😂

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +6

      Some really cool stuff in this one.

    • @jump_jab_arcade1179
      @jump_jab_arcade1179 Před rokem +6

      Wasn't that part 2. Lol.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +4

      I don't remember a beach in this, but I drink a lot.

    • @stefanhoffmann4525
      @stefanhoffmann4525 Před rokem +3

      ​@@JasonBrant The Beach Scene is in American Ninja 2. Also great like part 1. Greetings from Leipzig/Germany 🙂

    • @alucard624
      @alucard624 Před rokem +2

      The beach fight is in part 2.

  • @Dustyphoto915
    @Dustyphoto915 Před rokem +1

    You have no idea how many times we watched this at grandmas house as kids. Legendary.

  • @joshweaver7654
    @joshweaver7654 Před 11 měsíci

    The simultaneous yes form you and Erin, regarding the bike jump In his dress uniform, was perfect.

  • @coreyberry5283
    @coreyberry5283 Před rokem +9

    LOVED THIS AS A KID!!! I think it was responsible for at least several purchases of flea market shuriken of dubious quality and nunchaku not much better. How we all reached adulthood with all our fingers and eyes intact I'll never know.

    • @jjryan1352
      @jjryan1352 Před rokem +1

      Haha no orders from martial arts catalogs? I could really use a pair of those Chuck Norris kickin jeans.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +2

      I had a sweet pair of nunchakus.

    • @ryan124007
      @ryan124007 Před rokem +1

      I made my own nunchakus, and the sticks would often come off the rope as I swung them.

    • @ryan124007
      @ryan124007 Před rokem +1

      @@jjryan1352Century Martial Arts?

    • @jjryan1352
      @jjryan1352 Před rokem

      @@ryan124007 me too. I took apart one pair very carefully to see how they were strung. One I made was broomstick handle in copper pipe.

  • @SuperMickyChow
    @SuperMickyChow Před 7 měsíci +1

    Just a quick note to say that the actress in Weird Science was British model/actress Kelly LeBrock and the actress in American Ninja is Judie Aronson - although they look similar, so I can see how you'd think it was the same person.
    I know this because as a younger man I had the biggest crush on Kelly and watched anything and everything she was in

  • @13ISHOP80
    @13ISHOP80 Před rokem +1

    When I was nine, I had this movie on permanent reserve at my local VHS rental.

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 Před rokem +4

    "The most bonkers Ninja movie of all time."
    Wait, you had Revenge of the Ninja on this channel. If this is more bonkers than that...THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Fair point - that one might be crazier.

    • @danielemerson312
      @danielemerson312 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant Has anyone sent you 'Nine Deaths of the Ninja' yet? The bar can still be raised.

    • @alucard624
      @alucard624 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant Just wait until you see Enter the Ninja. That one is amazing and has a scene that became an infamous meme no less.

    • @stonecoldku4161
      @stonecoldku4161 Před rokem

      @@alucard624 "Enter the Ninja" sounds like the porn parody of one of these movies.

    • @Fardawg
      @Fardawg Před rokem

      They also saw Ninja III, which combined The Exorcist and Flash Dance with mystic Ninja.

  • @Elliot8654
    @Elliot8654 Před rokem +3

    I really feel like if you love this, and you want a more modern interpretation, "Ninja Assassin" From 2009 is amazing, and it has Sho Kosugi in it!

    • @arthuryong8562
      @arthuryong8562 Před rokem

      Never thought Sho Kosugi played the villain in that movie.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Is it SBIG?

    • @arthuryong8562
      @arthuryong8562 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant yeah. Watched it 7 times.

    • @Elliot8654
      @Elliot8654 Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant I would say it's just good in general. But the big battle at the end is glorious violence.

  • @waynesmiley2207
    @waynesmiley2207 Před rokem +1

    Wasn't expecting the ninja to turn into Boba Fett with the wrist flame thrower 😆

  • @insanitypepper1740
    @insanitypepper1740 Před rokem +1

    Jason: OMG ACTOR X!!
    Erin: Who's that?
    Jason *explains*
    Erin: oooh 🤔 (still doesn't know)

  • @mummifiedgamer
    @mummifiedgamer Před rokem +3

    This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, had it on VHS, must've watched it 100 times. I didn't know it had sequels until I saw the second one in TV much later.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Did you like the sequels?

    • @mummifiedgamer
      @mummifiedgamer Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant I honestly don't remember. But I think I've only seen the first two.

  • @eduardodiaz9942
    @eduardodiaz9942 Před rokem +8

    Cannon Films continues to deliver. I'm suprised you didn't watch this one earlier, it's bona fide classic 80's cheese.

  • @mikeydo9567
    @mikeydo9567 Před 3 měsíci

    Her reaction when you said you were watching American Ninja 1, "There were 5 of these.." "Ugh!!" This was one of the best reaction vids! Laughed so hard! Why that one guy fell over in the big fight: Peer pressure!

  • @johngriffey3902
    @johngriffey3902 Před rokem +2

    Saw this movie in 1986, I was 8 and in Zaragoza, Spain. I was in karate at the time and thought this was the SHIT!!! So me being an 8 year old ninja in training thought I could pull off the bucket on the head trick! Needless to say, it didn't work out for me! 😅 But damn this movie brings back some memories! So this is an A+ movie for me cuz, seeing it in theaters was an experience. And me and my ninja brewed of friends had alot of fun playing American Ninja 🥷 whenever we were outside fighting each other! GREAT FLICK, but as an adult. CHEEEEZY GOODNESS!

  • @Fardawg
    @Fardawg Před rokem +5

    I love that Erin called Judie Aronson, a Jewish woman whose grandfather was a Rabbi and president of the Rabbinical Assembly of America, "the Asian chick." LOL

    • @StuntFan
      @StuntFan Před rokem +1

      Why does that bring to mind that one little exchange from The Delta Force? XD
      "Are you Jewish?"
      "No, I'm Chinese."

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      🤣

    • @groothewanderer3710
      @groothewanderer3710 Před rokem +2

      She was also in Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter. Like any kid back then, I remembered her because she showed her bewbs. :)

  • @znep2751
    @znep2751 Před rokem +3

    You gotta see part 2, where you get a clear, up close shot of Dudikoff's stunt double in his place. And he's not even performing a stunt.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Haha, really?

    • @alucard624
      @alucard624 Před rokem

      American Ninja 2 is amazing.

    • @User-rf3iq
      @User-rf3iq Před rokem +2

      Dudikoffs stand-in just walks out of a room in AM 2, facing the camera. They didn't bother to change the angle

  • @SullyMac83
    @SullyMac83 Před rokem

    One of the greatest movies of all time. Watched it religiously as a kid in the 90's.

  • @freddie6307
    @freddie6307 Před rokem

    10:24 "we shall call him 'airtight'" underrated joke lmaooooooo i died💀

  • @letitiadominica2588
    @letitiadominica2588 Před rokem +3

    I remember my mom rented this movie from the VHS store, it contained a ninja porn parody of this movie instead...

  • @spyridonjenkins3001
    @spyridonjenkins3001 Před rokem +4

    I was wondering when you guys would get to this series, grew up with this one, as a kid I thought it was awesome

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      We have a video for the third one up already.

    • @spyridonjenkins3001
      @spyridonjenkins3001 Před rokem +2

      @@JasonBrant you guys are the best, I got sucked into this Steven Seagul vortex of bad movies that i had no idea he made and found your channel. Never stop lol

  • @jjkristensen5252
    @jjkristensen5252 Před rokem

    There should be a Steve James statue in every major city. Never forget and always remember.

  • @whenwasthat
    @whenwasthat Před rokem

    "Ninjas in full daylight" is by far the best expression I've ever heard to describe a "unique" idea/choice.

  • @JCIce007
    @JCIce007 Před rokem +1

    Dudikoff was a male model before acting, so he was legimately trained in Blue Steel.

  • @Neon-Covenanter
    @Neon-Covenanter Před rokem +2

    American Ninja 2 is my favorite of the series. It's got more beaches, betrayals, and bikes, what can I say?

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Looking forward to it.

    • @JCIce007
      @JCIce007 Před rokem +1

      ​@Jason Brant it may have the highest ratio of ninja fights to runtime of any film ever made.

  • @Scott_Forsell
    @Scott_Forsell Před rokem +1

    "According to witnesses' testimony and evidence, this massacre was the work of ninjas."
    That line did not write itself. Some genius wrote that out of their brain.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      Written by cocaine.

    • @Scott_Forsell
      @Scott_Forsell Před rokem

      @@JasonBrant
      I appreciate the effort - somebody tried their best.
      It takes a lot of chutzpah to dare to write a story, a book, a screenplay. Staring at a blank page or all white screen is daunting. And like Twain said fiction has to make sense which is damn hard to do.
      They did their best and hats off. Their best sucked, but they tried.

  • @chuckn4851
    @chuckn4851 Před rokem +1

    8:17 is probably the best one-off line in any Cannon film, ever

  • @jrruss453
    @jrruss453 Před rokem

    This is amazing and no joke! My dad had that john wayne "painting" in his bedroom for my entire childhood. The exact same one!

  • @famijher
    @famijher Před rokem +1

    I loved the Look of Shock on Brian's face when we saw the Ninja Laser.

  • @phyrr2
    @phyrr2 Před rokem

    11:29 this is the best application of a kusari-fundo ever (friggin' garden hose!)

  • @CptEnoch
    @CptEnoch Před rokem

    Because you all want to be singing this when it gets mentioned! 🥷
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    [Verse 1]
    There's fire in their eyes
    No mercy in their hearts
    They tell their dirty lies
    To finish what they start
    Evil is their drive
    Hell possesses souls
    Won't get them alive
    The feeling's twisted cold
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    You might also like
    Friends
    Dragon Sound
    Flowers
    Miley Cyrus
    Off The Mud Pt. 2
    JB Sleeze
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwondo
    [Verse 2]
    We strive for worldly peace
    To stop the vicious night
    As the energy would cease
    Taekwondo is our way of life
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    Against the ninja
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwondo
    [Guitar solo]
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Outro]
    Against the ninja
    Against the ninja

  • @stephenbaluran3298
    @stephenbaluran3298 Před rokem

    I used to watch Dudikoff's movies when I was a kid. Now I can't unsee the Blue Steel. Thanks a lot, Erin.

  • @TheScottThomas
    @TheScottThomas Před rokem +1

    An absolute classic, I love this film. Also no CGI, love it.

  • @paulleach3612
    @paulleach3612 Před rokem

    For that brief period in Western culture when everything ninja was the coolest. I "borrowed" my cousin's copy of this on VHS and rewatched it so many times that the tape was garbage in under 6 months. To a 10 year old me it was everything I needed in a film.

  • @davidebriganti2761
    @davidebriganti2761 Před rokem

    Goons: *attack*
    Dudikoff channeling Moon Knight: "RANDOM BULLSHIT GO!"

  • @Ryanimal
    @Ryanimal Před 10 měsíci

    Huh, apparently the lyrics are:
    🎶
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    🎶

  • @stonecoldku4161
    @stonecoldku4161 Před rokem

    24:48 Best Dr. Evil voice: "I have one small request and that is to have Ninjas with freakin' laser beams attached to their hands..."

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem

      I didn't expect the laser, but I should have.

  • @chatpilot
    @chatpilot Před rokem +1

    This brings me back to the ninja craze days. I remember how Ninja books and uniforms were flying off the shelves in the martial arts stores at the time. Some of the most successful movies of the day were the string of Ninja films starring Sho Kosugi.

  • @johnlloyddy7016
    @johnlloyddy7016 Před rokem

    This movie was actually filmed in the Philippines and co-starred some well known 80s Filipino character actors like Tony Carreon, the bearded guy with the Jean Claude Van Damme pants and Roi Vinzons who plays his mustachioed bodyguard holding his briefcase.

  • @thedragonlee76
    @thedragonlee76 Před rokem

    Michael Dudikoff was always talked fondly about Steve James when hes been interviewed over the years.He and Steve did other fims together.

  • @TheMeJustMe75
    @TheMeJustMe75 Před rokem

    My mom rented American Ninja for me as a kid. I love those movies. I had already seen Chuck Norris movies. I had a subscription to an actual ninja magazine and was trying to save money for a ninja suit. A friend of mine had one and it was awesome. He had the hand claws and could climb trees like a squirrel. His dad bought him an actual ninja sword and it was razor sharp.

  • @patrickstivers7387
    @patrickstivers7387 Před 11 měsíci

    Judy Aronson was in Weird Science and Friday the 13th part 4. She was the one who got gutted while lying in the inflatable raft that didn't immediately sink after the gutting.

  • @BigBear--
    @BigBear-- Před rokem +1

    The one thing I love about Cannon films (besides all the other things), is that they at least seemed to love the USA. Can't say that about a lot of the more modern hollywood stuff.

  • @lesliehenry3441
    @lesliehenry3441 Před rokem +1

    The actress (Weird Science) also got killed in an inflatable raft in Friday the 13th Part 4: Final Chapter. She was the one with the "reputation".

  • @krono5el
    @krono5el Před rokem +2

    This was at a absolute height of ninja loving for kids at that time. knew those ninjutsu hand symbols better than any prayer i was taught and would try to make those wicked gadget gloves the bad guy wore :D

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      I would have loved this as a kid.

  • @seaneddy1
    @seaneddy1 Před rokem

    I'd love a reboot with Ryan Gosling and Terry Crews. Jet Li as the master, and Don Johnson as the pinky-ringed drug dealer.

  • @kdgood4
    @kdgood4 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Man this was my shit was I was a kid!!! Cool to see you guys enjoy it!

  • @OKNERO
    @OKNERO Před rokem

    The Pinky ring thing is an incredible observation. Every movie haha! I can't believe I never noticed it but it does seem to be a common theme hahaha

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph6386 Před rokem

    I remember wearing out the tape rewinding the part of the villain’s ninja training camp. 😂

  • @Dale_V
    @Dale_V Před rokem

    I watched this so many times in the 80’s and I still can’t enough .I think I know every line.Thanks for the great review.Hopefully there is a remake in the works ,but why mess with a classic.

  • @michelvanderlinden8363

    Ahh, the Ninja, the silent, inconspicuous assassin that nobody ever suspects, the perfect infiltrator, sly as the fox, quick to strike like a snake, and agile like a cat. Silence and darkness are his allies..
    *80's ninja movies*
    "Yeah so this ninja guy fires loud bullets from his gloves, wears his ninja gear in broad daylight, oh and he has a flamethrower and a laser in his gauntlets too!"
    "This is a Wendy's Sir"

  • @galogiha
    @galogiha Před rokem +1

    8:46 wait... ist that Alf's neighbour, Mr. Ochmonek?
    12:26 "Sam Hurtsemberg" strikes again!

  • @renegadeleader1
    @renegadeleader1 Před rokem

    If your Last Kumite film doesn't end with ninjas randomly storming in and killing everyone I am going to be severely disappointed. Lol!

  • @eddiearniwhatever
    @eddiearniwhatever Před 11 měsíci

    The part where they were all trying to imitate his hand signal made me laugh so hard I cried

  • @FlyboyHelosim
    @FlyboyHelosim Před rokem

    "He did take three guys at once. We shall call him airtight." 😬😂

  • @jonpaulevans31
    @jonpaulevans31 Před rokem +1

    Thanks to Rifftrax, the cultured among us know some of the lyrics to 'Against the Ninja.'
    "Against the ninja. Put me down for 20 bucks, against the ninja."

  • @sbsp83
    @sbsp83 Před rokem

    Back in the old country we were one of few people who had vcr. and had this on tape. i would watch several times a day sometimes. I made friends by inviting them over and watching together.

  • @megatronjenkins2473
    @megatronjenkins2473 Před rokem +1

    11am in Alaska, coffee and dabs ready to go, let's do this!!!
    I interrupted another video for you, how could I NOT?!?

  • @mikemitchell4814
    @mikemitchell4814 Před rokem

    Against the Ninja Lyrics
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    [Verse 1]
    There's fire in their eyes
    No mercy in their hearts
    They tell their dirty lies
    To finish what they start
    Evil is their drive
    Hell possesses souls
    Won't get them alive
    The feeling's twisted cold
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    You might also like
    Friends
    Dragon Sound
    Flowers
    Miley Cyrus
    Off The Mud Pt. 2
    JB Sleeze
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwondo
    [Verse 2]
    We strive for worldly peace
    To stop the vicious night
    As the energy would cease
    Taekwondo is our way of life
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Post-Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    Against the ninja
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwon, taekwon
    Taekwondo
    [Guitar solo]
    [Pre-Chorus]
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We will end this evil war
    We will stop the senseless killing
    We'll even up the score
    [Chorus]
    Against the ninja
    We will fight the battle to win
    Against the ninja
    We will fight to battle the sin
    [Outro]
    Against the ninja
    Against the ninja

  • @badas45
    @badas45 Před rokem

    Here's a quote from a idea for a movie
    I just got
    "Im tired of these mother effing Ninjas on this mother effing plane"

  • @joelspringman523
    @joelspringman523 Před rokem

    Early Onset Dementia is TIGHT! I can watch these over and over, and it's always like the first time. 😀

  • @benjaminbernal4729
    @benjaminbernal4729 Před rokem +1

    I saw this movie in theaters when it first came out in my native country of Mexico
    I remember at the end army showed up at end to help the American ninja
    I was jumping 7 year old me out my seat with excitement
    Oh memories

  • @someonesane
    @someonesane Před rokem

    The VHS store I rented this movie from, sent me a thank you letter when their kid graduated college.

  • @bruceleeds7988
    @bruceleeds7988 Před rokem

    "Against The Ninja, We will fight the battle to win, Against The Ninja, we will fight to battle the sin"
    YOU'RE WELCOME! 😊

  • @micahlelugas5139
    @micahlelugas5139 Před rokem

    Loved this movie when I was a kid in the 80s. Still have fond memories even though I haven't seen it in more than 30 yrs.

  • @blackjack19811
    @blackjack19811 Před rokem

    Growing up my buddy and I loved all these movies. Steve James was our favorite. It’s awesome how each installment gets progressively more ridiculous. 😂

  • @giantmonkee1199
    @giantmonkee1199 Před rokem

    RIP Steve James. One of my favorite movies to rent as a kid. You should have a running count of SBIG movies filmed the the Philippines.

  • @Betoni
    @Betoni Před rokem

    Also when this aired on tv over here back in 1993 i asked my mom to draw the star on my cheek with a ballpointpen before she took me to kindergarten for the day

  • @2112splunge
    @2112splunge Před rokem

    Love at 23:14 the dude on the patio gets blasted with about 400 M60 rounds but still has the wherewithal to carefully climb over the railing with 3 points of contact. I guess he heard about the injuries commonplace in Sam Firstenberg movies but was behind on his health insurance premiums.

  • @iambiggus
    @iambiggus Před rokem +1

    Pre-Covid Ninja... That sounds like a movie they need to watch on this show.

    • @JasonBrant
      @JasonBrant  Před rokem +1

      Haha, I'd watch that.

    • @rickitynick4463
      @rickitynick4463 Před rokem +1

      They can only fight 6 feet apart, and only after they have properly sanitized their throwing stars.
      Edit: Sorry, I thought we were talking about the sequel, Post-Covid Ninja. Ignore that.

  • @BingleBangleBungle
    @BingleBangleBungle Před rokem

    Finally! You all got to see Steve James literally crushing someone's balls. 😂