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American Ninja (1986)

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Director: Sam Firstenberg Writers: Paul De Mielche (screenplay), Avi Kleinberger (story) Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James and Judie Aronson American Ninja is a 1985 ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus’s Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 80s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the [...]

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Best of the Best (1989)

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Director: Robert Radler Writers: Phillip Rhee (story), Paul Levine (story) Stars: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones and Sally Kirkland Best of the Best is a 1989 martial arts film directed by Robert Radler and staring Eric Roberts and James Earl Jones. The film was followed by three sequels released in 1993, 1996 and 1998. The [...]

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Bloodsport (1988)

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Director: Newt Arnold Writers: Sheldon Lettich (story), Sheldon Lettich (screenplay) Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb and Leah Ayres Bloodsport is a 1988 martial arts film directed by Newt Arnold and strring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Ken Siu, Bolo Yeung, Leah Ayres. The movie is “based on true events in the life of Frank [...]

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Chinese Super Ninjas (1982)

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Director: Cheh Chang Writers: Cheh Chang (screenplay), Kuang Ni (screenplay) Stars: Tien-chi Cheng, Tien Hsiang Lung and Meng Lo Rating R. Two warring clan leaders challenge each other to a tournament involving their best fighters. One clan loses heavily, and in revenge employs the services of the Five Element Ninjas, whose fighting styles are based [...]

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Dragons Forever (1980)

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Directors: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Corey Yuen Writers: Gordon Chan (original story), Yiu Ming Leung (original story) Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and Biao Yuen A fitfully amazing, frequently disheartening hodgepodge of action, farce, and romance, slapped together as a costarring vehicle for three of Hong Kong’s major movie stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung (who [...]

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Duel to the Death (1983)

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Director: Siu-Tung Ching Writers: Siu-Tung Ching, David Lai Stars: Norman Chu, Damian Lau and Flora Cheung The arrogant Japanese send the ninja swordsman, Hashimoto, to the Shaolin school in China to issue a challenge for supremacy of technique. Ching Wan is chosen to represent the Shaolin school in the challenge. In the course of preparation [...]

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Invincible Pole Fighter (1984)

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Originally called 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Starring: Lily Li Alexander Fu-Sheng Director: Lau Kar-Leung Not Rated A heroic family is double-crossed and massacred on the battlefield. Only two brothers–Gordon Liu and Alexander Fu Sheng– survive the slaughter. Alexander Fu Sheng returns home to his mother and sisters, but has been driven insane by witnessing the [...]

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Kickboxer (1989)

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Kickboxer was directed by Mark DiSalle and David Worth and stared Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan and Michel Qissi. Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Like Van Damme’s previous film, Bloodsport, it showcases Van Damme’s unique fighting style, as well as his ability to do the complete splits. [...]

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Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)

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Kung Fu: The Movie is a 1986 TV movie and the first in a series of sequels which continued the story of the Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, first introduced in the 1972-75 television series, Kung Fu. The role of Caine is resumed by David Carradine. The role of his son, Chung Wang, is portrayed [...]

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Last Man Standing (1987)

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Last Man Standing was directed by Damian Lee, a Canadian film director, writer, and producer. After eight years in an insane asylum, Roo, played Vernon G. Wells, takes a job in a gym owned by Napoleon, played by Michael Copeman. Tormented by memories of shock treatments and inhumane conditions, he channels his pent-up aggression and [...]

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