American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt


American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt is a 1989 American martial arts action film directed by Cedric Sundstrom and starring David Bradley. It is based on a story by Gary Conway. A sequel to American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, it is the third installment in the American Ninja franchise, followed by American Ninja 4: The Annihilation.

Plot

A powerful terrorist known as "The Cobra", has infected Sean Davidson, the American Ninja, with a deadly virus. He uses Sean as a test subject in his biological warfare experiments. Sean and his partners Curtis Jackson and Dexter have no choice but to fight The Cobra and his army of genetically-engineered ninja clones led by the female ninja Chan Lee.

Cast

Production

The film, shot in South Africa, was the first in the American Ninja series to feature a lead actor other than Michael Dudikoff ; Bradley was cast after Kurt McKinney turned down the offer.

Reception

It was received poorly by critics. "Cart." of Variety described the film as a "cheap-looking pic" and "Even for this level of by-the-numbers action filmmaking, Cedric Sundtrom script is incredibly lame and his staging of chop-socky violence is little better." David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews gave it 1.5 out of 4 and called it "An obvious low point for the American Ninja movies"

Home media

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt was released on home video in the United Kingdom by Pathé in September 1989.

Sequel

A sequel titled American Ninja 4: The Annihilation, was released in 1990.