Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

David Morrell (characters)
Kevin Jarre (story)

Release Date:

22 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

What most people call hell, he calls home.

Plot:

John Rambo is removed from prison by his former superior, Colonel Samuel Troutman, for a top-secret...

Plot Keywords:

Rambo | Vietnam | Prison | Green Beret | Soldier

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	2:00 AM	AMC
Mon. Nov. 16	1:30 PM	AMC

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna	...	Col. Samuel Trautman
Charles Napier	...	Marshall Murdock
Steven Berkoff	...	Lt. Col. Podovsky
Julia Nickson-Soul	...	Co Bao (as Julia Nickson)
Martin Kove	...	Ericson
George Cheung	...	Capt Vinh (as George Kee Cheung)
Andy Wood	...	Banks
William Ghent	...	Capt. Vinh (POW camp commander)
Voyo Goric	...	Sgt. Yushin (as Vojo Goric)
Dana Lee	...	Captain Kinh
Baoan Coleman	...	Gunboat captain
Steve Williams	...	Lifer
Don Collins	...	POW #1
Christopher Grant	...	POW #2

Also Known As:

First Blood Part II (Australia) (TV title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #27558) | West Germany:18 (video rating) (cut) | Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 (video release) (uncut) (1998) | Finland:K-16 (video release) (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) (cut) (1985) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Germany:Not Rated (uncut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | France:U | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Company:

Anabasis N.V.

Trivia:

Co-writer James Cameron claims that he only wrote the first draft of the script and that Sylvester Stallone made many changes to it. When the film was released, the "political" content of the movie was considered controversial. Many felt the Vietnam conflict was "altered" to look and sound heroic. Cameron commented that he only wrote the "action" and that Stallone wrote the "politics".

Goofs:

Continuity: Rambo's helicopter makes a crash landing in the water. Colonel Podovsky closes in with his helicopter and is about to fire a missile. A closeup of Rambo's helicopter shows a hole in the windshield, but when it cuts to the wide camera shot, there is no hole in the windshield. It cuts back to the closeup, and there is a hole in the windshield, which Rambo fires a rocket launcher through.

Quotes:

Trautman: Good luck son.
Rambo: Murdock said he was with 2nd battalion 3rd Marines at Kon Tum in '66.
Trautman: Yeah.
Rambo: The 2nd Battalion was at Kud Sank. You're the only one I trust.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Korkusuz (1986)

Soundtrack:

PEACE IN OUR LIFE

Best Commando Guerilla Action Film Ever MADE !

The fame of Sylvester Stallone initially picked up with The Rocky series. However, he did not settle to create only the icon of Rocky Balboa. His ambitious and craggy nature took him to endeavor the creation of a new kind of hero cum macho man yet unknown to cine-goers.

Rambo was the culmination of an American war commando who was taught and weathered to sustain and persevere in the most unfavorable, hostile and cruel conditions. Under enemy captivity in Vietnam while trying to rescue American POWs, he showed stoic fortitude and the solid grit not to bend before the enemy bullies. Sylvester Stallone's body and features that seem to be chiseled in stone bore a perfect resemblance to Rambo's character sketch. Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel has also portrayed a good role as Rambo's mentor.

This is by far a most popular and fascinating depiction of a new style of action, adventure thriller of its time and definitely rose Stallone to new heights of stardom and instantly established him as a top favorite Hollywood icon.