“The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.” 💥 39 years ago today, the Sam Firstenberg classic AMERICAN NINJA hit theaters!

I’ll never forget seeing this one for the first time! This cult classic action flick stars the always amazing Michael Dudikoff in the title role, alongside the legendary Steve James. This Cannon Films classic kicked off the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, American

Ninja 3: Blood Hunt, and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation. There is an American Ninja 5, but if it’s cool with you, let’s just pretend it doesn’t exist.

American Ninja is the perfect gateway into action cinema—so why not just dive right in? What’s the worst that could happen?!