The boys talk to Sam Firstenberg about his career directing the films American Ninja 1& 2, Ninja 3: Domination, Breakin' 2:Electric Boogaloo, and the new book "Stories from the Trenches" which includes stories from his time working for Cannon films!
00:00 Intro
00:40 How Sam Got Into Filmmaking
03:07 Sam Comes to America to Pursue Films
00:05:35 How Sam Got into Martial Arts Films
00:12:29 Working with Sho Kosugi
00:13:25 The Challenges of directing Martial Arts/Action Films
00:17:32 Introducing Cannon Films to Western Audiences
18:30 Directing and Planning Action Sequences
19:55 The Job of an Action Movie Director
21:19 American Ninja
29:20 Finding Michael Dudikoff
33:38 Working with Steve James
35:21 What does Sam think about Current Martial Arts Movies?
39:58 Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo
42:42 Directing Dance Movies vs Martial Arts Movies
44:27 Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones
46:10 Special Effects - Dancing on the Ceilings
48:53 Streaming and the Future of Theaters
53:11 Stories from the Trenches Book
57:00 How Home Video Changed Action Films
58:55 The Importance of Cannon and other independent Film Co.
59:17 What it was like working for Cannon Films
01:02:17 Cannon Film Formats
01:03:53 Connecting with Sam Firstenberg
Follow Sam Firstenberg Online
https://www.samfirstenberg.com
https://www.facebook.com/sfirsten
https://www.instagram.com/samfirsten
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpfRkG6T_kUII7sCRO5uAw/about
Learn more about Stories from the Trenches and Cannon Films
http://cannonfilms.com/stories-from-the-trenches
American Ninja Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW9EIjhZaig
American Ninja Trailer 2 Trailer
https://youtu.be/-ilaJquzaQc
Ninja III: The Domination Trailer
https://youtu.be/LIOelgaYlM8
Breakin 2:Electric Boogaloo Trailer
https://youtu.be/9YaNKBmRNvY
Revenge of the Ninja
https://youtu.be/WFncNfFfeA4
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