The Master b5n65

1984

The Master b5n65

4.5 | en | Action & Adventure

An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.

EP1 Max

Jan. 20,1984

Max Keller meets up with John Peter McAllister, an American who having remained in Japan after World War II, became the only occidental American ever to achieve the status of the Ninja. Having returned to America to locate his newly discovered daughter, he agrees to tutor Max in the ninjutsu arts, while helping a father and daughter fend off an unscrupulous land developer who is trying to get a hold of their airport.

EP2 Out-of-Time Step

Jan. 27,1984

On the trail of his daughter in San Francisco, McCallister and Max aid a nightclub owner against a ruthless Chinese syndicate.

EP3 State of the Union

Feb. 03,1984

After arriving in a coastal down, Max and the Master help a young girl, Kerry, set up a union in the local cannery despite the wishes of the owner.

EP4 Hostages

Feb. 10,1984

Max and McCallister get invited to an exclusive political party at an isolated mansion that is taken over by terrorists. The local CIA head is aware of McCallister's past and suspects him of being involved - McCallister must free the hostages to prove his innocence. And Okasa is lurking nearby to complicate matters even further...

EP5 High Rollers

Mar. 02,1984

A former military squad turns to crime and plans a casino heist, and needs the inside help of a dancer - they kidnap her daughter to get it.

EP6 Fat Tuesday

Mar. 09,1984

McCallister and Max come to the aid of a reporter doing an expose on ruthless gunrunners.

EP7 Juggernaut

Mar. 16,1984

Farmers need the help of the Master and pupil to get their goods to market past a trucking firm's roadblock.

EP8 The Good, the Bad and the Priceless

Mar. 23,1984

To rescue a woman claiming to be the Master's daughter, Max and the Master end up having to steal the British Crown Jewels.

EP9 Kunoichi

Apr. 06,1984

McCallister is framed for murder by an old ""friend.""

EP10 The Java Tiger

Apr. 13,1984

The Master must make his way past a booby-trapped cave in Hawaii to recover a priceless statue.

EP11 Failure To Communicate

May. 04,1984

When a secretary is kidnapped, Max and the Master get involved. The secretary works for Max's negligent, drunk father, and they must protect a blind woman who the kidnappers believe is a witness to their crime.

EP12 Rogues

Aug. 10,1984

The Master takes on a squad of rogue cops using their training and positions to commit a series of robberies.

EP13 A Place to Call Home

Aug. 31,1984

The Master and Max take on a ruthless land developer who is trying to evict a woman and the orphans she takes care of from their property.

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Released: 1984-01-20 | Released Producted By: Viacom Productions , Michael Sloan Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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An aging ninja master and his young pupil travel in a custom van helping people in need along the way.

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Action & Adventure

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Sho Kosugi

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Viacom Productions , Michael Sloan Productions

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Lee Van Cleef

as John Peter McAllister

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Tim Van Patten

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Sho Kosugi

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The Master Audience Reviews 4291k

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Micransix Crappy film

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Lee Eisenberg I understand that "The Master" was a short-lived TV show in 1984, featuring Lee Van Cleef as a martial arts master. Well, everything about it is corny. In fact, the only reason why people nowadays would know about it is because Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank subjected Joel, Servo and Crow to it on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". The trio commented on the scenes where a stunt double got used for Lee Van Cleef, and Timothy Van Patten's muffled speech. Among the referenced people were Martha Graham, Anwar Sadat, Bil Keane and Gloria Vanderbilt. They even referenced "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.So, the series is too weird to enjoy, but you're sure to enjoy MST3K's riff.PS: Robert Clouse is best known as the director of "Enter the Dragon", while Timothy Van Patten went on to direct episodes of notable serials in the 21st century (among them "Sex and the City", "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones").

Movie Nuttball This was good. Lee Van Cleef was very and Van Patten was good.The one with a very young Demi Moore was exciting. This was an excellent ninja show!If you like ninjas and are able to watch it and haven't yet do so because its good!

Rob_Taylor This series will always live on in my memory despite my not having seen it for a number of years. Sho Kosugi was well cast as the ninja bad guy. It is such a shame that he never became a greater star, but such is life. However, the casting of Lee Van Cleef as the good ninja was just pitifully unrealistic. Whilst a fine actor, it required too much of a suspension of disbelief to believe he could do any of the martial arts maneauvers he was supposed to. He was just plain too old. That said, I have many a fond memory of this series. No doubt, were I to watch them again now I would find many of the episodes cringe-inducing (just like some of the original Star Trek series). But still worth a look at on a rainy day.

Alan This movie was simply a combination of the first 2 episodes of a short-lived TV series called "The Master".I must it my bias in this review because I vividly this TV show when it first aired in the mid-80's, and, like any other 11 year-old child, I LOVED it. (I think it even came on right after the A-Team, but I could be wrong). Anyway, when I was that age, I had a 6-month long fetish with Ninja movies, or any thing with Sho Kosugi or Michael Dudikoff. To this day, I still enjoy whenever I can catch one of the "Enter the Ninja" or "American Ninja" movies; just because I can look back at what influenced me as a child.This movie / TV show was a pretty lame attempt at capitalizing on the relative success of those movies. Unless you really enjoy the "Ninja" type movies, you will not enjoy this flick, except to make fun of it. In fact, even Ninja enthusiasts will have to it this is pretty lame.However, as a guilty pleasure, this movie does its job. Trust me... you will feel very guilty after watching it.