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American Warrior 3

Original title: American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
6.2K
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David Bradley and Steve James in American Warrior 3 (1989)
A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.
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A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.A man newly trained in the martial arts must save his trainer from experimentation.

  • Director
    • Cedric Sundstrom
  • Writers
    • Avi Kleinberger
    • Gideon Amir
    • Gary Conway
  • Stars
    • David Bradley
    • Steve James
    • Marjoe Gortner
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    6.2K
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    • Director
      • Cedric Sundstrom
    • Writers
      • Avi Kleinberger
      • Gideon Amir
      • Gary Conway
    • Stars
      • David Bradley
      • Steve James
      • Marjoe Gortner
    • 47User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    David Bradley
    David Bradley
    • Sean Davidson - 'The American Ninja'
    Steve James
    Steve James
    • Curtis Jackson
    Marjoe Gortner
    Marjoe Gortner
    • The Cobra
    Michele B. Chan
    Michele B. Chan
    • Chan Lee
    • (as Michele Chan)
    Yehuda Efroni
    Yehuda Efroni
    • Gen. Andreas
    Calvin Jung
    • Izumo
    Adrienne Pearce
    • Minister's Secretary
    Evan J. Klisser
    • Dexter
    • (as Ivan J. Klisser)
    Grant Preston
    • Minister of Interior
    Mike Huff
    • Dr. Holger
    Alan Swerdlow
    • Police Captain
    Thapelo Mofokeng
    • Police Sergeant
    Eckard Rabe
    • Sean's Father
    Stephen Webber
    • Young Sean
    Kevin Friedlander
    • Martial Artist
    George Wong
    • Martial Artist
    Ian Duncan
    • Martial Artist
    Leonardo Donofri
    • Martial Artist
    • Director
      • Cedric Sundstrom
    • Writers
      • Avi Kleinberger
      • Gideon Amir
      • Gary Conway
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    User reviews47

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    6disdressed12

    not quite as good as the two previous movies

    i didn't mind this movie all that much,although i don't think it measures up to the previous two in the series.Michael Dudikoff may not be the greatest actor,but in my opinion,he's much better than David Bradley,who plays the American Ninja in this movie.plus i also like Dudikoff's character more.the plot in this one is almost a carbon copy of the second one,save for the beginning sequence,which sets up the rest of the movie.Steve James appears in this one as well,and has some good lines.he's probably the best actor of the bunch.the fighting sequences are lacklustre to me and not that well executed compared to the previous movie.still,the movie is entertaining enough.for me,American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt is a 6/10
    8retta-88

    American Ninja 3-Blood Hunt

    I don't think any action movies they make are Oscar material. But,for the insomniac in all of us thank god they do make them. If you did watch the movie BLOOD HUNT, retribution was not on the agenda.!!!! Sean saving his master Izumo was the plot of the movie. It just so happens that he became the guinea pig and that the murderer of his father happened to be one of the bad guys. The movie sidekick Dex was utterly the worst even smegal would have been better. More of David's martial arts would have been better I do agree. And considering he was a martial artist who became an actor instead of an actor trying to martial arts like Michael Dudikoff..Hey don't get me wrong I like Micheal too. My favorite movie of his was AVENGING FORCE with our fav sidekick Jackson.
    4sveknu

    A new lead was not what this series needed

    OK. "American Ninja 3 - Blood Hunt". Starring David Bradley as the lead. I don't know why Dudikoff quit, but I wish that it hadn't happened. Not that I dislike David Bradley, but Dudikoff is just a better actor, without doubt. On the contrary, Bradley is better in the fighting scenes, which (as always) makes up an important part in the movie. The problem is that Michael Dudikoff and Steve James had a special chemistry between themselves that now is gone. But it was a relief finding out that James was in this movie. Without him, it had been much worse. "American Ninja 3" has much of the same as in the two first movies, but with lower quality.
    Arild-5

    When you need something worse than American Ninja 1

    This is the pits. Absolutely the pits. If a picture says more than a thousand words, then writing "abysmal" 133,500,000 times should begin to touch the level that this movie is on. Brain death is a good place to start if you want to enjoy this pathetic dribble.

    Stunts that would embarrass Matlock and a script that could frighten the writers of the Menthos commercials.

    Apart from such elements as secret island ninja cults, the obligatory karate championship and the evil European-accent criminal mastermind, this manages to scrape the bottom of a barrel to a degree that even the original movie could not touch when it introduces such wonderfully realistic elements as genetically modified superninjas as a tool to terrorist generals and - here is something new and original - oil sheik arabs driving Mercedeses.

    There is also a female ninja master who sees the light and is turned over to the "good side" and is wooed by the American ninja, as well as a comic relief sidekick, both of whom - and this is the only redeeming feature of the movie - die.

    Apart from this, ninjas that are clearly made from alabaster, judging by how easy they snuff it, fighting sequences that lack any sort of power or punch (the female ninja is absolutely pathetic) and a piano "riff" that plays through every damn single fighting sequence to the point where you can feel it drilling through your ear drums.

    Oh, and the credits song. "The Cobra Strikes". I am considering suing for aggravated assault.
    7manitobaman81

    Good

    You could say that the film is built on a firm base, but it's also one big pile of self-obsession. Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas. If you end up watching this, you will probably be like me in saying that it starts off great then gradually begins to suck. It holds the attention but demands complete suspension of logic. I could've cared less what happened to these characters because there was no depth to them and I didn't feel attached to them at all. Ninja fans will like it. We've seen these clichéd characters a million times.

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    • Trivia
      Michael Dudikoff turned down the lead role in this film for several reasons, among them being the fact that he didn't want to get burned out on martial-arts movies and didn't want to go back to South Africa--where Le ninja blanc (1987) was made--as he was firmly against the apartheid movement and government in that country. He returned for the fourth "American Ninja" entry because it was to be filmed in the nearby African country of Lesotho.
    • Goofs
      When Sean is following the kidnappers with his mentor on to the roof, just when he reaches the bricked windowed house, you can see the kidnappers and the mentor waiting for their cue to get through the door.
    • Quotes

      Curtis Jackson: It's time for action. Let's go!

    • Alternate versions
      The U.K. video version was pre-cut by 1 minute and 4 seconds by the distributors to remove all footage of nunchakus.
    • Connections
      Featured in Obscurus Lupa Presents: American Ninja 2 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cobra Strikes
      Written by George S. Clinton

      Performed by George S. Clinton and Lisa Kauppi

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • South Africa
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
    • Filming locations
      • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Production companies
      • Breton Film Productions
      • Cannon International
      • The Cannon Group
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $902,152
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $222,252
      • Feb 26, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $902,152
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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