American Ninja
American Ninja – Added to Collection Archive
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap Patricia, the base colonel’s daughter, who happens to be along for the ride. Joe rescues Patricia and gets her safely back to the base, but everyone else in the platoon is killed, leading his superiors to conclude that Joe is guilty of cowardice, collaboration or simple incompetence. At the same time, the rebel leader vows revenge against the serviceman who disrupted his plans, and sends an army of ninjas to assassinate him and bring back Patricia. If he wants to survive and save the girl, Joe’s going to have to draw on every last ounce of his training.
Soundtrack Listing:
“Prologue – Playing Games”
Performed by Michael Linn
“Main Titles – Move Em’ Out“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Convoy Ambush“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Jungle Escape“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Patricia’s Theme”
Performed by Michael Linn
“Joe’s Past“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Shinyuki’s Theme“
Performed by Michael Linn
“The Training Grounds“
Performed by Rob Walsh
“Black Star Ninja“
Performed by Rob Walsh
“Dinner Off Base“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Joe vs. Jackson“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Infiltrating Ortega’s“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Ortega’s Escape“
Performed by Michael Linn
“Saving Patricia”
Performed by Michael Linn
“Destiny Fullfilled”
Performed by Michael Linn
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation – Added to Collection Archive
Now promoted to Army Rangers, Joe Armstrong and Curtis Jackson are sent to aid the Marine Corps investigate the disappearance of many of its soldiers. Upon arriving, they are not met with open arms by the Marines. While being given a tour, Armstrong and Jackson are set up by a Marine mole sent by a crimelord named “The Lion”, who is experimenting on the kidnapped Marines for his super soldier project. Ninjas appear and attack both Joe and Jackson, but escape. Upon their report, their claims are discarded. Joe uncovers the mole Marine named Taylor who is killed by a ninja before revealing anything to Joe. Even more suspicious, he enlists the help of Alicia, a daughter of a kidnapped scientist working for “The Lion”, and Toto, a freelance boy employed by the Marines as a tour guide, Joe manages to get into stronghold of “The Lion” and attempts to rescue the kidnapped Marines.
Soundtrack Listing:
“Opening Credits: The Ride“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Battle at the Blind Begger“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Burke’s Super Ninja“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Tojo’s Demonstration“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Joe and Alicia’s Beach Talk“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Destroying The Lab”
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Joe vs. Tojo“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“Marines To The Rescue“
Performed by George S. Clinton
“End Credits“
Performed by George S. Clinton
Like Father Like Son
Like Father Like Son – Added to Collection Archive
Chris Hammond (Kirk Cameron) is a high school senior. He’s an average student, a decent track team participant, and likes a girl at school who happens to be dating a jock. And, his dad, Jack (Dudley Moore) is breathing down his neck to get him into an Ivy League school to study pre-med, leaving Chris secretly wanting to tell his dad to just let him make his own decisions about what he wants to do.
Chris’ buddy, Trigger, has a wacky uncle who’s staying with him. He lived in the desert for a while, experimenting with body-switching potions. Trigger gets a hold of the brain transference serum and it switches Chris and Jack’s brains so that Chris is Jack and Jack is Chris.
But, it makes for a whole lot of trouble. The big-shot Dr. Hammond has to settle on being a teenager a while. And Chris has to deal with being Dr. Hammond. Neither can screw things up. For Dr. Hammond, he hopes to get the ordeal with over quickly; but for Chris, there’s advantages to not having to show up for school, take tests, and the like. Still, they each grow quite irritable of the situation as they tend to screw up each other’s lives. Dr. Hammond has a few nasty run-ins with the bully as Chris. And Chris, involved in an affair with the boss’ wife, not only sets the living room on fire, but also risks his father’s chances of becoming chief of staff.
Soundtrack Listing
“Dance All Night“
Performed by Autograph
“She Never Looked That Good For Me“
Performed by Autograph
“I Ching“
Performed by Mark Jordan
“It Comes to Me Naturally“
Performed by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
“Hard Times in the Land of Plenty”
Performed by Omar & the Howlers
“Everybody Have Fun Tonight“
Performed by Wang Chung
“(Dude) Looks Like a Lady“
Performed by Aerosmith
“Somebody Put Something in My Drink” (WMG Pulled)
Performed by Ramones
“All in the Name“
Performed by Mötley Crüe
“Wild Side“
Performed by Mötley Crüe
