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so

Come on, guys.

You're gonna love this place.

All right.

Yeah.

Tom,

where'd you find this place? It's the hottest joint in town.

Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

Three

whiskeys

and beer, chasers?

Yeah, thanks.

Excuse me, sir.

Could you spare a few dollars for a cup of coffee?

We're Marines, not tourists.

Now bug off.

Yankee Marines earn a lot of money.

Give me a dollar.

Hey, what is it? Some kind of shakedown?

Come on, let's get out of here.

Excuse us.

You did good, Tommy. You did good.

Here.

We can have that drink.

Thank you.

What do you think?

I don't know.

Zed.

Hello? You there?

Inspector Singh here.

Looks like the American replacements have just arrived.

I don't think I'm going to like it here, buddy.

Yeah, looks like someone didn't tell someone we were coming, huh?

You guys see

a couple of Marines by any chance?

No.

Shit. We're supposed to pick up these two Marines on this flight.

What were their names?

Armstrong and Jackson.

You're looking at them, pal.

Army?

You guys are supposed to be Marines.

Sorry.

Well, throw your stuff in the back and jump in.

Army.

What a drag.

Anyway, I'm Charlie.

This is Tommy Taylor.

I'm Curtis Jackson.

This is Joe Armstrong.

Welcome to paradise.

Let's go.

So, where'd you guys get this ride?

I borrowed it from Wild Bill.

Wild who?

Our CO.

CO?

The commanding officer's name is Wild Bill.

That makes you feel safe, doesn't it?

I know I'm not going to like it here.

Look, doesn't this wild Bill mind that you're using his wheels?

He doesn't exactly know about it.

Doesn't exactly know about it.

Listen, fellas, I'm not one to stick to tradition, but isn't this a bit

unorthodox? Bud, you haven't seen the half of it yet.

Oh, yes, I have. Look at that.

Oh, I'm tingling again.

i guarantee you the second those little darlings hit the beach everything comes

off you're talking topless bottomless every it's great when you guys ever work

work yeah we don't have time for work

i think i'm gonna like fear

It ain't much, but it's home.

Yeah.

Well, I'm sure glad that guy feels comfortable around us.

Tommy's okay. He's just had a lot of problems lately.

Come on, Marlboro wants to see you.

Yeah.

Yeah. This way.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Damn. Yeah.

Hi, Charlie. Hi, Toto.

Guys, this is Toto. Now, anything you want, Toto will get it for you.

Uh, for a price, that is, huh?

For a price, huh? Listen, I'll do errands. I'll clean your car, polish

your boots. Anything you want. Very cheap.

Hey, hey.

Have I seen things?

Where's these a couple of soldier boys we got around here?

Rangers, my son.

Rangers.

Rangers, huh?

Yeah.

What the hell those bums doing around here?

Sir?

Sergeant Curtis Jackson.

Sergeant Joe Armstrong, sir.

Front and center.

So...

You two are Rangers, huh?

Don't Washington know that Marines guard embassies, not Rangers?

As if my life wasn't complicated enough already.

Do you men know why you're here?

We were told that you would brief us, sir.

Yeah. There are 20 Marines stationed on the island as embassy guards.

We try to dress as little like Marines as possible because there are certain

left-wing elements that stir up trouble against us.

Recently, four of my men have disappeared.

Two on a fishing trip.

Two right here in the middle of town.

Now, a Marine that was with him said one minute he was talking to them, the next

minute they were gone.

Now, I know that sounds crazy, but there's a kid that hangs around the

barracks that said that he saw these two giants dressed head to toe in some kind

of strange black suits taking the men away in a motor launch.

Now, at first, we thought they'd been kidnapped by terrorists, but there's

been no ransom demands and no bodies.

It's a goddamn mystery, men.

So I made my report to Washington asking for help, and they sent you.

Look, all I have to go on is what the kid told me.

Well, who was it that last saw the Marines, sir?

Name's Taylor.

Kind of a strange guy.

Got married to a local girl about a year ago.

It's been going downhill ever since.

I think we've got the picture, sir.

Look, I don't know who you are, what you are, or why you're here, but I've been

told to help you in any way I can.

So your work in the Embassy is site for clerks.

Keep a low profile, and don't mess with my Marines.

We'll do our best sir.

Now get out of here!

Men in black suits.

Sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Come on guys, I'll show you the rooms.

Few of us are going water skiing a little bit later on. You're welcome to

come along if you want.

Water skiing?

Yeah, why not?

Thank you, Toto.

Hey,

how you doing? You know Toto, right?

This right here is Bert Pillar. Now, he may not look like much, but his sister

is so fine.

fan club is beginning to grow.

Let's go already.

Come on, push out.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

You guys want to go ashore and try our luck, huh? Nah, let's go to Mangrove

Island. Wall-to-wall babes. They're all dying for it.

Last I heard, you were still married.

So? Just because I'm on a diet doesn't mean I can't look at the menu, right?

Good point.

Very good point.

Looks like we got a problem.

We'll, uh, put her up there on the beach.

Yeah.

Okay.

You okay, Taylor?

Yeah, sure.

Shit, I don't want to swim all the way back to the base.

It's the carburetor. It's probably the carburetor all over again.

All right, come on. Let's push it in, man.

That's it.

Let me check the engine.

Get in there.

Well, um, let's check the engine, huh?

All right.

The U.S. Marines strike again.

Doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

Not that I can see anyway.

Everything seems to be all right.

Ah, screw it. Let's go for a swim.

Yeah.

Come on.

No, stick around.

Ah, come on, guys.

Nobody's going to steal it.

The army's gonna stay on the beach.

So what do you think?

Keep an eye on Taylor.

Yeah!

Where the hell's your friend?

I don't know.

I'm gonna go look for him.

You guys get this back in the water.

What the hell are ninja?

They're a secret Japanese society expert in the art of assassination.

Tell me, what would Japanese assassins be doing in this part of the world,

taking a vacation?

I believe they were trying to kidnap us, sir.

What would these guys be grabbing you morons for, huh?

That's enough, Sergeant.

Escort these three men outside.

And if a word of this gets out, I'll have you shot. You understand?

Sir!

This is the most ridiculous story I've heard in my life.

Are you telling me that my other four men were abducted by the same ninja?

Yes, sir.

But why?

Are they working for the Russians, the Libyans, or what?

We don't know, sir.

Shit.

I guess I'll have to alert the ambassador.

Uh, sir, if you give us a few more days, I'm sure we can come up with something.

Can you?

We do have a lead, sir.

Okay.

You got one week.

But I don't like it.

They were there on the beach. I'm telling you, Si.

Look.

Ninjas, my ass.

You guys were over at Mangrove Island taking care of the local talent.

Right?

Now, you may have got away with that in the army, fella, but you sure as hell

ain't gonna get away with it here.

Loves you guys.

Yeah.

Hey, look, Charlie, where's Taylor?

I had a phone call.

Who are they?

I don't know who they are. They're rangers, not marines.

What are rangers doing here? They're cipher clerks. They joined us today.

I don't believe it.

They fight like professionals.

Lon one could almost be a ninja.

A ninja?

Okay, I'll try, man, but it's dangerous.

Okay.

Relax.

It's Taylor.

I need your help.

What is it?

Look, I can't talk now.

But you know the blind beggar.

It's on Buccaneer Street.

Meet me there tomorrow at 1500.

Come alone.

Stranger here, ain't you?

Excuse me.

Hey, Yankee asshole.

When I talk to you, answer me.

Nice and polite.

Excuse me.

I'm looking for a Tommy team.

End of the corridor.

Does anyone know you're here?

Only Jackson.

You know about me, don't you?

I know you led us into a trap, but I don't know why.

Armstrong, I didn't want to do it.

Shit!

I'm sorry, man, but he's got my wife. Who's got your wife?

I said who?

The lion.

Who's the lion?

The man who owns Blackbeard Island.

Tell me more about him.

I can't.

Tell me! I can't!

Look, Taylor, I'm the only one that can help you.

I'm the only one.

He's a millionaire.

He made his money big time.

In drugs.

He's doing research.

What kind of research?

I don't know.

They don't tell me.

It's biological stuff, man.

Did you hear that?

Someone's there, man.

I hear somebody.

I'm sorry to inform you of this, but I have some bad news.

Taylor's been killed.

I think you knew him?

Yes, sir.

Any idea who did it, sir?

Not yet, but we shall find him.

The inspector thinks he was involved in the local drug trade and was killed

because he screwed somebody on some kind of a deal.

Well, sir, we think Taylor was being blackmailed. How do you know that?

Because he told me.

His wife was kidnapped and taken to Blackbeard Island.

He was probably afraid that she would be killed as well.

Rubbish. Blackbeard Island is owned by Professor Sanborn.

Why should he be going about blackmailing a nobody like Taylor?

That's a good question.

Why don't we go take a look?

Impossible. Professor Sanborn is a man of impeccable character.

I would require a special warrant from the governor to search the place.

And he would be outraged at such a suggestion.

How would he?

He certainly would, Captain.

Please remember, you people are guests here.

You can't go about trespassing on other people's property just like that.

And for the sake of your good name, Captain, I sincerely hope that no more

of your young men are involved in this sordid business.

I don't like that tiny maggot. I don't like him at all.

I mean, what is this? Ninjas? Drug pushers? My men being kidnapped and

murdered? This is really beginning to get on my tits.

And one more thing.

There's a reception tomorrow afternoon at the governor's mansion.

A token party of officers in other ranks are required to attend.

I would like you men there.

And to avoid any other complications, I want you dressed as Marines.

Marines?

um

Look, it's much like a Marine as a bridesmaid. You know that, huh?

Let's go.

Hey, look, be careful with the uniform, all right? It's the only one I got.

Marines.

I'll just wait here.

I'll park the car.

Ah,

Captain Woodward. Hello, Governor.

I'm so glad that you could come.

Oh, these men are a credit to you, Ambassador.

You do know my wife, I believe, Captain? Yes, I do, sir.

How are you, Captain?

Very well, my dear.

Jolly good.

Enjoy yourselves.

Excuse us.

I don't think I've met these men, Captain.

Well, they're here on a special assignment, sir.

Oh, really?

Tell me, can I have a word with you about the reception next week?

Yes, you may.

stand there staring at the guests mingle.

And you, don't get drunk and go puking on the pavements.

Excuse me, ma'am. Wow.

I don't mean to intrude, but did you know that eating this is very bad for

your health?

Oh, really? So what do you suggest?

Well, isometrics, aerobics.

Yeah, and it looks like he's seen you before, too, pal.

You know how to deal with them.

Excuse me, butler. Yes, sir?

Those two gentlemen over there, who are they?

Welcome to the party, Leo.

Hello. Ah,

friends of the governor, sir.

The man with the glasses is Leo Burke, and the one with the scar is Tojo King,

his assistant, sir.

Thanks.

That's him.

That's who?

The guy that Taylor told me about.

Leo Burke.

Lion. Yeah.

Friends of the governor, too.

This is getting very interesting.

Armstrong, Inspector Singh has something to say to you.

Sergeant Armstrong, I've informed your commanding officer that just before

Marine Taylor was killed, you were seen by several witnesses going into his

room. I must therefore ask you to accompany me to the police station to

answer several serious questions.

Bastard! Bastard!

Who do you think you are, showing up here?

Oh, you scum!

Keep an eye on them, I'll be back.

I'll tell you now, I'd love to kill you!

No!

This man is a drug dealer. Why don't you do something?

You are mistaken. Careful with her. She's not well.

Well, gentlemen, I don't think the U.S. Armed Forces ever let a lady down yet.

Yes, sir. We should kick some ass.

Kick my car.

Yes, sir.

Tell the caddy. What? The caddy.

Thank you.

Hi Jo I thought you'd be back this

way

Come on, you bitches. Come on, you midgets. Come on. Come on. I'm ready to

take you out. Come on.

Come on. How about you, shorty? Come on.

Come on, wait. Let's go.

Come on.

Let's do it some more. Come on.

It seems as if you've lost your transport, Captain.

I don't think so.

Your car, sir.

What is this, Farley?

Some kind of a joke?

Sorry, sir?

Oh, we just had to kick some ass, sir.

Look at the state of you.

You're a disgrace to the Corps.

And they wrecked our uniforms, too.

Shut up!

I told you we're not used to these fancy Marine talks, Sarge.

Where is Armstrong?

You heard the maid. Where's Armstrong?

Heck if I know. He disappeared.

Disappeared, eh?

Yeah, he disappeared.

Well, you had better find him, Captain, and bring him to me.

I don't want to have to do it my way.

Heaven forbid.

Hey, it's... We'll be leaving now, Farley. Yes, sir.

Yo, Jackson, let's go.

Give me a call.

Yes.

What's happening, Leo?

We'll soon find out.

The girl escaped.

It's that damn American ninja.

He fights like a tiger.

We'll have to get rid of him.

If the inspector can't do the job, I know what to do.

We'll use the lamb to catch the tiger.

I want that man.

Okay, it seems these slime buckets have dug themselves in this thing together,

whatever it is.

I think the girl's the key, sir.

Oh, yeah? Well, you better fly, boy, and you better find that girl quick before

Inspector Sim grabs your ass.

Why don't we just take a recon to Blackbeard Island, sir?

That's a good idea, Sergeant.

I'll alert the ambassador and see what we can do about that. Yes, sir.

Armstrong, you know where to find this girl?

No, but I got a pretty good idea who does.

Good.

And good hunting.

Excuse me, just come it's over there

Thank you That'll be three bucks

What do you want?

I want to talk to you.

Okay, come on in.

Thank you, Toto.

Don't mention it.

Three bucks.

Who is he?

My friend Toto.

I'm Joe Armstrong.

I'm Alicia Sanborn.

What do you want from me?

I need you to get to Blackbeard Island.

Well, then turn around. You're going the wrong way.

Point Piper, a friend of mine's got a boat there.

It's not that far from here. We can walk. Come.

Come on.

I need you to do me a favor. Now, this is very important. I need you to go tell

Sergeant Jackson that we're going to Blackbeard Island. You got it?

Five bucks.

I'll pay you later. Come on, let's go.

We can use this one.

The island's about 20 miles from here.

Let's go.

No, wait. We can't go now.

They've got patrols.

Come. We'll have to wait until it's dark.

He's escaped, Leo. The man's inhuman.

We've got to get back to the island.

We've got some business to finish.

Now, look, I want you to call that American ambassador, and you tell him to

get some leashes on his men, or he's going to find himself in the middle of

World War III. Yes, Leo.

So what about the lion?

He's a drug dealer. One of the most powerful drug dealers in the world.

Everybody knows it. And your father?

My mother died of cancer and... My father's a scientist and... After she

died, he clung to this dream. He was going to find a cure for cancer.

He sold everything he possessed, bought the Blackbeard Island and set up a

research laboratory.

He worked hard.

His progress excited the British and American governments, and they invested

large sums of money. Everything was going so well. Dad was on the verge of a

big breakthrough, and... Well, they

simply withdrew.

Dad was devastated.

I was away at school at that time.

When Dad called me... Anyway, then...

Then the lion turned up and he offered Dad money. Lots. Enough to finish his

project.

Dad jumped at the chance. He didn't ask questions. He was so close to finding

his cure.

But the lion had other ideas. And instead of finding his cure for cancer,

Dad ended up producing these attacking monsters. These ninjas.

What do you mean producing?

It's something to do with biological engineering.

Reorganizing a person's genetic code.

That's why they used those Marines for their experiments.

And you?

Where do you fit into all this?

I'm the bait.

As long as they've got me, they can blackmail my father.

If they harm me, he'll stop working for them.

They won't let me near him, though, in case I try to influence him.

Well, I guess we better see what we can do about it, huh?

Come on, let's go.

The ambassador's going crazy. There is no way he's going to give us permission

to go in until he hears from Washington.

Yeah, and that'll take another year. Look, Captain, what are we going to do

about it?

Apparently, the governor won't let us visit the island.

Look, we got a tricky political situation here.

What we got is political red tape, Captain.

You heard what Toto just said. Joe and Alicia are now stuck in that island.

Look, they took the risk. They're just going to have to improvise till we get

the go-ahead.

I'm sorry, Captain, but that's not good enough.

Years ago, we started out on the streets, low, down, and dirty.

But we soon realized to have it all, to really nail it down, We had to control

the source.

So we moved out into the jungles.

We took over the plantations and the factories until we built the biggest

drug empire the world has ever known.

But success brings jealousy.

And we laid out millions in payoffs.

But the greed only grew.

So you came to me and you asked me to find a foolproof way.

a foolproof way to protect ourselves to protect our investment so with the help

of professor sanborn here i think i've achieved

that objective

so there you are

the super ninja the ultimate fighting machine

strong

obedient, heartless and as many of them as we want.

Enjoy yourselves now and let's see what they can do.

It's this way.

Where do they make these things?

At the far end of the complex.

It's on the third floor.

How do you make them, Leo? What are they?

Miracles. Miracles of genetic engineering.

Professor Sanborn will show us how it's done.

Right, Professor?

Look, Captain. If we wait any longer for the ambassador to hear from Washington,

it's going to be too late. Watch your mouth, Jackson. And you chill out, motor

mouth. Look, this unit's already lost five Marines.

Do you want to lose Joe and the girls as well?

Huh? No, I thought not.

I'm boogieing, baby. Anyone coming with me?

This is it.

It's my father.

He looks sick.

Gentlemen, this is it.

Professor, we're all ears.

These flasks contain frozen cells in a solution of amino acids.

What are those men doing?

Micro-injecting DNA hereditary information into a single cell.

By this method, we can control the building blocks of life.

We can make of the human being anything we want it to be. This means he keeps

most of what's left of his human intelligence, but his knowledge of

attack and survival increased 100%. He will be cunning, intelligent, and

devious, like a predatory tiger.

He will feel no pain and know no emotion but hate.

His muscles and sinews will be replaced with the strongest, lightest, high

-tensile steel known to man.

He will run faster than the finest Olympic athlete, be stronger than a

10-ton crane.

And in this next generation, you will witness the most

lethal assassin the world has ever known. And the best part?

You will follow my every order to the letter.

Right, Professor?

I think the professor needs his vitamins.

Take them away.

And now, gentlemen, for another treat.

I'm going to show you something.

that you never dreamed possible.

Alicia, I thought I'd lost you forever.

It's all right.

Please, please, there is no time to lose.

The lion is shipping $5 billion worth of pure heroin to the United States

tomorrow. If that gets through, nothing will ever stop him.

Where are the Marines he kidnapped?

In the basement, cell block A.

Alicia, take your father to the boat. If I'm not back in an hour, leave. Go.

Go.

These symbols will focus the ultimate power of purpose.

Sight.

You were just a baby when I first found you.

I conditioned your body and your senses.

I only teach you what you need to know so that when the time comes, you can

take your place on the field of honor and beat your destiny.

Sing! Kobudera.

The Kobudera.

Ninja magic.

Inton jutsu. The ability to seem invisible to cause fear and paralysis in

your enemies.

You are ready, my son.

I will be with you indeed and in my heart.

Follow the Bushido.

I will honor the...

Okay, hold on.

Okay, ladies, remember, the main objective of our mission is to get

everybody out alive.

There'll be no shooting unless we're shot at first.

Now you know what to do. Let's move out. Okay.

Stevens. Hey, come on.

Hi, guys.

I'm Joe Armstrong.

Wild Bill sent me to take you home.

Let's go.

Wild Bill?

Oh, right.

Come on. Yeah.

Where's this door lead to? The arena.

I can't see.

American Ninja, I presume.

How very nice to meet you.

Your days are over, Burke. On the contrary.

I'm expecting an even more prosperous future.

And parts of you will be a part of that future.

Take him to the lab.

What do you think they are?

I told you so.

Folly, make him dance.

Yes, sir.

Let's do it!

What the hell do I know?

Finish off that son of a bitch. Finish him off once and for all.

The rest of you, come with me.

Alicia, there's something I must do.

I'll come with you. No, no, I must do this alone.

I love you.

Merry Christmas.

All right, it's a party. Let's go.

Oh,

shit.

What do we do now, Leo?

Kiss my ass.

Thank God you came, Captain.

The lion was going to kill me.

Yeah, right. Take him.

I'll see if I can find Mr. Burke for you.

Catch that little weasel.

Let's move out.

What's going on?

What the hell are you doing?

I was hoping we could create a better world, Leo.

Where cripples could walk and the blind could see.

And criminal vermin like you could be made into useful citizens.

But you corrupted me, Leo. But you understood.

You understood what we were trying to create.

Create?

You destroyed everything that I dreamed of.

Now I'm going to destroy your dreams.

Damn you!

Oh, man, am I glad to see you.

Thanks a lot.

I'm going to have everyone's attention.

Jackson, Armstrong.

You know, I must admit, for Army, you're not half bad.

But if you really want to join the Marines, I think I could pull some

strings. Well, I don't know about Jackson, sir, but I think I've got other

plans.

So do I, Colonel.

Well, if you ever round this way again, you be sure and look us up.

Sir.

Good luck, Armstrong.

Right on.

I'll write you.

No, you won't.

I'll call you.

No, you won't.

Right.

Just remember me.

The cafe's up.

Thank you.

You guys, you better hurry if you want to catch that plane, huh?

See you later.

Let's go.

Thank you, sir. Good luck, Armstrong.

Joe,

come on.

Joe, I don't really give credit.

You owe me five bucks.

Remember at the beach? I'll pay you later.

You owe me five bucks.

Oh, yeah.

I almost forgot.

Here.

Open it.

Is it for me?

Yeah, it's for you.

All right.

You like it?

Yeah. Okay, let's go.

Whoa.

Bye.