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Sam Firstenberg

Director | Second Unit or Assistant Director | Writer

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Since 1980 Sam Firstenberg has been in the independent filmmaking field. Directing 22 theatrical feature films since completing his graduate studies in film at Loyola Marymount University. One More ... read full biography

Known for One More Chance (1983), American Ninja (1985), Cyborg Cop II (1994), Cyborg Cop (1993)

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Mar 13, 1950 (age 68)

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1 official web site & 9 more links

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46 titles

Past Film & Video (37 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Groove Street (2018) Producer Producer See fewer	$1.5MM
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) Himself - Filmmaker, Our Deepest Appreciation Himself - Filmmaker, Our Deepest Appreciation See fewer			$864
The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (2003) (Video) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Quicksand (2002) Director Director See fewer	$3.5MM
Criss Cross (2001) Director Director See fewer
Spiders II: Breeding Ground (2001) Director Director See fewer
Crocodile (2000) (Video) - Second Unit Director Second Unit Director See fewer	$2.8MM
The Alternate (2000) Director Director See fewer	$1.7MM
McCinsey's Island (1998) Director Director See fewer
Motel Blue (1997) Director Director See fewer	$1.2MM
Cyborg Cop II (1994) Director, Writer (story) Director, Writer (story) See fewer
Cyborg Cop (1993) Director Director See fewer
Blood Warriors (1993) Director Director See fewer
American Samurai (1992) Director Director See fewer
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) Director Director See fewer
The Day We Met (1990) Director (as Shmulik Firstenberg) Director (as Shmulik Firstenberg) See fewer
Riverbend (1989) Director Director See fewer
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) Director Director See fewer	$350K	$4MM	$4MM
Avenging Force (1986) Director Director See fewer	$4MM	$4.7MM	$4.7MM
American Ninja (1985) Director Director See fewer	$1MM	$10MM	$10MM
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) Director Director See fewer		$15MM	$15MM
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) Director Director See fewer		$7.6MM	$7.6MM
Revenge of the Ninja (1983) Director Director See fewer	$700K	$13MM	$13MM
One More Chance (1983) Director (as Samuel Firstenberg), Writer (as Samuel Firstenberg) Director (as Samuel Firstenberg), Writer (as Samuel Firstenberg) See fewer
Worlds Apart (1979) Second Assistant Director Second Assistant Director See fewer
The Jesus Film (1979) Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer	$6MM
For the Sake of the Dog (1979) Director (as Shmulik Firstenberg), Writer (as Shmulik Firstenberg) Director (as Shmulik Firstenberg), Writer (as Shmulik Firstenberg) See fewer
The Fox in the Chicken Coop (1978) Location Manager Location Manager See fewer
Operation Thunderbolt (1977) Assistant Director (second unit) Assistant Director (second unit) See fewer	$2.5MM
500,000 Black (1977) Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Bo Nefotzetz Million (1977) Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Mansion of the Doomed (1976) Grip (as Schmulik Firstenberj) Grip (as Schmulik Firstenberj) See fewer
The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976) Grip (as Shmulik Firstenberg) Grip (as Shmulik Firstenberg) See fewer
Lupo Goes to New York (1976) Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Tzanani Family (1976) Assistant Director Assistant Director See fewer
Diamonds (1975) Second Assistant Director (as Shmuel Firstenberg) Second Assistant Director (as Shmuel Firstenberg) See fewer
Lepke (1975) Production Assistant (uncredited) Production Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	$900K

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Operation Delta Force (1997) (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer
Sweating Bullets (1992) (TV Series) - Director (6 episodes, 1992) Director (6 episodes, 1992) See fewer Over My Dead Body (Oct 12, 1992) Season 3, Episode 4 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6

Self (7 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Ninjapocalypse (2019) Himself Himself See fewer
In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) Himself Himself See fewer
Force of One (2017) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Nanaroscope ! (2017) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017) Himself (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Clash of the Ninja (Jan 9, 2017) Season 1, Episode 6 - Himself Himself See fewer
An American Ninja in Cape Town: Making 'American Ninja 2' (2016) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer	$5K
Rumble in the Jungle: The Making of 'American Ninja' (2016) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer	$5K
Remo, Rambo, Reagan and Reds: The Eighties Action Movie Explosion (2014) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer

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