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.
| Writing | Paul De Mielche | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sam Firstenberg | Director |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Producer |
| Editing | Daniel Wetherbee | Editor |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Lee-Thompson | Editor |
| Editing | Marcus Manton | Editor |
| Production | Avi Kleinberger | Producer |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Production | Gideon Amir | Producer |
| Production | Perry Bullington | Casting |
| Writing | Avi Kleinberger | Story |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Camera | Hanania Baer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gideon Amir | Story |
| Production | Ken Metcalfe | Casting |
| Editing | Marcel Mindlin | Editor |
| Writing | James R. Silke | Screenplay |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Linn | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Adrian Gorton | Production Design |
| Editing | Andy Horvitch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Artieda | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Totoy Cerna | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Editha Sanchez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey M. Bansmer | Costume Design |
