American Ninja 4: The Annihilation

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cedric Sundstrom
Written by	David Geeves
Produced by	Ovidio G Assonitis
Starring	Michael Dudikoff David Bradley James Booth Dwayne Alexandre
Music by	Nic. tenBroek
Distributed by	Cannon Pictures MGM/UA Home Video Warner Home Video
Release date	August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31)(South Africa)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	United States Lesotho [1]
Language	English
Box office	$358,047 (US)

American Ninja 4: The Annihilation is a 1990 American martial arts action film starring Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, and James Booth. A sequel to American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989), it is the fourth installment in the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja V (1993) and was directed by Cedric Sundstrom. The film marked Michael Dudikoff's final appearance in the American Ninja franchise.

Plot

British Colonel Scarf Mulgrew threatens to nuke New York City unless he is paid 50 million dollars. Agents Sean Davidson and Carl Brackston and Joe Armstrong, a former special forces commando now working as a teacher with the Peace Corps, team up to save the city.

Cast

• Michael Dudikoff as Agent Joe Armstrong
• David Bradley as Agent Sean Davidson
• Dwayne Alexandre as Agent Carl Brackston
• Robin Stille as Dr. Sarah ^[2]
• Ken Gampu as Dr. Tamba
• James Booth as Colonel Scarf Mulgrew
• Ron Smerczak as Shiekh Ali Maksood
• Frantz Dobrowsky as Captain O'Reilly
• Kely McClung as Super Ninja
• Jody Abrahams as Pango
• Anthony Fridjhon as Freddie / Treddle
• David Sherwood as Gavin
• Sean Kelly as Norris
• Jamie Bartlett as Segal
• John Pasternak as Carlos
• Robin B. Smith as Schultz
• Montle Moorosi I as Axel
• Shane Safi as Little Special School Child
• Rev'd Fr. (Alan Edward) Clement Mullenger SSM Society of the Sacred Mission as Fr. Hallinger (vicar).

Release

The film was released on South Africa on August 31, 1990 and on March 8, 1991 in the United States. ^[3]

Sequel

Main article: American Ninja V

A sequel titled American Ninja V, was released in 1993.

References

1. Harry Alan Towers: The Transnational Career of a Cinematic Contrarian. McFarland. October 21, 2014. ISBN   9781476615233.
2. Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses. McFarland. January 27, 2015. ISBN   9780786480418.
3. American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, bluray.com, June 21, 2024

External links

• American Ninja 4: The Annihilation at IMDb
• American Ninja 4: The Annihilation at the Disobiki
• American Ninja 4: The Annihilation at Rotten Tomatoes
• American Ninja 4: The Annihilation at Box Office Mojo