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 the base colonel's daughter.
Unfortunately the movie American Ninja is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Sam Firstenberg | Director |
| Writing | Paul De Mielche | Screenplay |
| Production | Gideon Amir | Producer |
| Writing | James R. Silke | Screenplay |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Linn | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Gideon Amir | Story |
| Writing | Avi Kleinberger | Story |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Producer |
| Editing | Marcus Manton | Editor |
| Art | Adrian Gorton | Production Design |
| Camera | Hanania Baer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andy Horvitch | Editor |
| Editing | Peter Lee-Thompson | Editor |
| Production | Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Production | Avi Kleinberger | Producer |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Casting |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Editing | Marcel Mindlin | Editor |
| Editing | Daniel Wetherbee | Editor |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Artieda | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey M. Bansmer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Editha Sanchez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Totoy Cerna | Assistant Makeup Artist |
