American Ninja

Ranked: Michael Dudikoff – The Cannon Years

In past editions of Ranked we have ranked the Cannon filmographies of the two cornerstones of that company… Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris. Now in honor of his birthday, we rank the Cannon films of another...

The Ultimate Ninja Movie Countdown

The Tradition Continues… It has become a tradition here at Bulletproof Action each year the staff of the site teams ups with a “panel of experts” for a mega-post, that looks at the best of the...

Bulletproof Podcast: Episode 27 – American Ninja

Another Cannon classic is covered as our one year anniversary celebration continues with a discussion about 1985’s American Ninja. Join Chris The Brain, Chad Cruise and Chris DePetrillo as they talk about the role that made...

Stories From The Trenches

After a successful crowdfunding campaign and months and months of hard work, Marco Siedelmann’s book, Stories From The Trenches: Adventures in Making High Octane Hollywood Movies from Cannon Veteran Sam Firstenberg is now available for action...

Scene of the Week: American Ninja 2

For those keeping score at home, this will be the third time that 1987’s American Ninja 2: The Confrontation has been featured in the Scene of the Week spotlight. Which is a testament to how much...

Bullet Points: American Ninja 4: The Annihilation

By the time 1991 rolled around and American Ninja 4: The Annihilation was released, Cannon Group had seen better times. The glory days of releasing dozens of films each year with the hopes that a select...

Cannon’s Honorable Mentions

Bulletproof Action celebrated its four year anniversary in grand fashion this year when we presented The Ultimate Cannon Countdown! The Top 10 list, generated by compiling the opinions of the Bulletproof Action staff and some friends...

Bullet Points: Black Fire

The story I am about to tell you is not true… but it very well could be. Jim Gaines is on the set of Cannon’s American Ninja in the Philippines. Gaines has a small role in...