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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
One war against one man. more
Plot:
A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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(50 articles)
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The only good rambo movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | John J. Rambo | |
| Richard Crenna | ... | Col. Samuel Trautman | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | |
| Bill McKinney | ... | State Police Capt. Dave Kern | |
| Jack Starrett | ... | Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt | |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Deputy Balford | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Deputy Ward | |
| John McLiam | ... | Orval the Dog Man | |
| Alf Humphreys | ... | Deputy Lester | |
| David Caruso | ... | Deputy Mitch | |
| David L. Crowley | ... | Deputy Shingleton (as David Crowley) | |
| Don MacKay | ... | Preston (as Don Mackay) | |
| Charles A. Tamburro | ... | Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro) | |
| David Petersen | ... | Trooper | |
| Craig Huston | ... | Radio operator (as Craig Wright Huston) |
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93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Finland:K-16 (video release) (1998) |
Finland:K-18 (original rating) (1983) |
Malaysia:18SG |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A (re-rating) |
USA:R (certificate #26816) |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 |
New Zealand:M (DVD rating) |
New Zealand:R16 (VHS rating) |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:16
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Originally budgeted at $11 million, the film ultimately cost closer to $17 million as the production ran months late.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the end scene, with Rambo and the Colonel in the police station, Rambo is talking about how he came home from the war and was met by protesters at the airport and he makes the comment "So I come back from the war and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting, calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap". However, when the audio says "crap" at the end, his mouth can clearly be seen forming the word "shit".
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Trautman:
Company leader to identify Baker Team - Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta, Jurgensen, Barry, Krakauer confirm! This is Colonel Trautman.
Rambo: They're all gone Sir.
Trautman: Not Barry, he made it.
Rambo: Barry's gone too Sir. Got himself killed in Nam, didn't even know it. Cancer ate him down to the bone.
Trautman: I'm sorry, I didn't know.
Rambo: I'm the last one Sir.
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Rambo: They're all gone Sir.
Trautman: Not Barry, he made it.
Rambo: Barry's gone too Sir. Got himself killed in Nam, didn't even know it. Cancer ate him down to the bone.
Trautman: I'm sorry, I didn't know.
Rambo: I'm the last one Sir.
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Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD
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Would the radio Rambo had work while in the cave?more
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How people can call this the worst one of the series or just a bad movie in general is beyond me. The action is actually believable and not something out of a video game. And the storyline is good and paints a good picture of life in America after the Vietnam war. Following the tale of the best of the best it is certainly not the best but very good. Better yet is the laughs that come from watching the bad cops get theirs. The only I have to complain about this movie is that the sequels were atrocious and painful. This is often looked over excellent movie that puts many other in the genre to shame. Many of you who find it boring are just gore junkies who thrive off of cheap explosions and a plethora of bullets in the air. Take it for a man trying to survive, not bringing down a whole army.