Commando Ninja is a 2018 English-language French martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Benjamin Combes.
It pays homage to 1980s action films such as Commando, The Terminator, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Predator, and American Ninja.
[2] The film stars Eric Carlesi, Philippe Allier, Stéphane Asensio, Olivier Dobremel, Anaëlle Rincent, and Charlotte Poncin.
In 1986 Canada, John is paid a visit by Hopkins and is informed that his ex-wife Lori has been murdered and his daughter Jenny has been kidnapped by ninjas working for an illegal arms dealer.
John travels to the Central American country of Val Verde and storms through Kinsky's villa to rescue his daughter, but discovers that Kowalsky has been converted into a cyborg.
In addition, he cast his former film schoolteacher Olivier Dobremel and Stéphane Asensio, Combes brought in his niece Anaëlle Rincent for the role of John's daughter Jenny.
Martial arts instructor Thyra Hann Phonephet was cast as Yin Sensei after Combes saw some of his works in indie films.
In contrast to Kung Fury, which relied on using a digital sound stage, the film used real sets and practical special effects.
[4] For the international version, all of the characters were dubbed over by English-speaking voice actors through the website VoiceBunny.com, except Charlotte Poncin and Thyra Hann Phonephet, who speak fluent English.
[7] The film's soundtrack score was composed by Thomas Cappeau and features songs by synthwave musicians Cobra Copter, Flash Arnold, and OGRE.
[4] In composing the score, Cappeau drew inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith and Paul Hertzog, who extensively used synthesizers on Rambo: First Blood Part II and Bloodsport, respectively.
[4] All tracks are written by Thomas Cappeau, except where indicatedCommando Ninja: Back in 'Nam is a comic book prequel that takes place 12 years before the film.
Released on YouTube on 13 November 2020, the short film is set in 1978 New York City, where Hopkins becomes a vigilante following a string of homeless veteran murders.