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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...

20 Reasons Why You Rock: American Ninja 2

Michael Dudikoff probably didn’t envision himself as a future action star when as a young actor he landed a spot in a Coppertone commercial. From there Dudikoff appeared as a guest star in various TV sitcoms...

Scene of the Week: Meet the Pentangle

Of all the villains that Michael Dudikoff battled over the course of his film career, I don’t think any of them come close to the level of evil as the Pentangle from the 1986 film, Avenging...

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...

Hall of Fame: Sam Firstenberg

Director Sam “Shmulik” Firstenberg may not have set out to become a filmmaker synonymous with the action genre, but when Cannon impresarios, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, tapped Firstenberg to direct 1983’s Revenge of the Ninja...

Bullet Points: Operation Delta Force

Operation Delta Force has no direct connection to 1986’s The Delta Force but one can’t help but feel like it is the illegitimate distant cousin to the Cannon produced film starring Chuck Norris. And for good...

Scene of the Week: Battle of the Boogaloo

It is safe to say that the Cannon Group is synonymous with the action genre. Their biggest stars were Charles Bronson, Chuck Norris, Michael Dudikoff and Jean-Claude Van Damme. With that stable of talent Cannon gave...

Bullet Points: Riverbend

Steve James spent most of his Hollywood career portraying a sidekick. Michael Dudikoff, Chuck Norris, Robert Ginty, Don “The Dragon” Wilson and even David Bradley had the benefit of having one of the most underrated action...