Monday Morning Maybe

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American Ninja

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1985 | 95 min | Action, Adventure

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    0% on Rotten Tomatoes, 20 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerStrong

    $10 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 78K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sam Firstenberg

  • Michael DudikoffPvt. Joe Armstrong
  • Steve JamesCpl. Curtis Jackson
  • Judie AronsonPatricia Hickock
  • Guich KoockCol. William T. Hickock
  • John FujiokaShinyuki
  • Don StewartVictor Ortega
  • John LaMottaMSgt. Rinaldo
  • Tadashi YamashitaBlack Star Ninja
  • Phillip BrockPvt. Charley Madison
  • Tony CarreonOlder Colombian