Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

David Morrell (characters)
Kevin Jarre (story)
(more)

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

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	...	Gunboat captain
Baoan Coleman	...	Gunboat captain
Steve Williams	...	Lifer
Don Collins	...	POW #1
Christopher Grant	...	POW #2
John Sterlini	...	POW #3
Alain Hocquenghem	...	POW #4
William Rothlein	...	POW #5
Tony Munafo	...	Prison guard
Tom Gehrke	...	Russian pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Cudney	...	Chief radio operator (uncredited)

Directed by
George P. Cosmatos

Writing credits
David Morrell		(characters)
Kevin Jarre		(story)
Sylvester Stallone		(screenplay) and
James Cameron		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mel Dellar	....	associate producer
Buzz Feitshans	....	producer
Mario Kassar	....	executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer (as Andrew Vajna)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Jack Cardiff		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Larry Bock
Mark Goldblatt
Mark Helfrich
Gib Jaffe
Frank E. Jimenez

Casting by
Rhonda Young

Production Design by
Bill Kenney

Set Decoration by
William Ladd Skinner		(as William Skinner)
Sig Tingloff

Costume Design by
Tom Bronson

Makeup Department
Bertha Chiu	....	hair stylist: mexico
Kay Cole	....	hair stylist
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist (as Leonard Engleman)
Elvira Oropeza	....	makeup artist: Mexico
Pamela S. Westmore	....	makeup artist (as Pamela Westmore)

Production Management
Anuar Badin	....	production manager: Mexico
Fred Rollin	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Cisneros	....	first assistant director: Mexico (as Mario Cisneros Rivera)
Patrick Kinney	....	second assistant director
Fred Rollin	....	first assistant director
Peter MacDonald	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Roy Barnes	....	assistant art director
Dennis Butterworth	....	greensman
Martín Cárdenas Moreno	....	property master: Mexico
Enrique Estévez	....	set decorator: Mexico (as Enrique Estevez Labastida)
Howard Hester	....	construction coordinator
Agustín Ituarte	....	art director: Mexico (as Augustin Ituarte Salazar)
Fred Lucky	....	illustrator
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master (as Dennis Parrish)
Ward Welton	....	set painter
Moises Pineda	....	production buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor (as Frederick J. Brown)
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr editor
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Denise Horta	....	sound editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist (as Marge Denecke)
Michelle Pleis	....	assistant sound editor
Michele Sharp	....	sound editor
Rob Young	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Federico Farfán	....	special effects man: Mexico
Thomas L. Fisher	....	special effects coordinator (as Thomas Fisher)
Jay King	....	special effects
William Purcell	....	special effects
Cliff Wenger Jr.	....	special effects

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts (as Simone Michelle Boisseree)
Brad Bovee	....	stunts (as Bradley Bovee)
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Yukio Collins	....	stunts
Danny Costa	....	stunts (as Daniel Costa)
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard 'Diamond' Farnsworth)
George Fisher	....	stunts (as George Jury Fisher)
Joseph Hieu	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts (as Jeffrey Imada)
Loren Janes	....	stunt coordinator: helicopter unit
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts (as John Michael Johnson)
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Eric Lee	....	stunts
Harry Mok	....	stunts
Dan Munson	....	stunts
Vernon Rieta	....	stunts (as Vernon Paul Rieta)
Bill M. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Bill Ryusaki)
Ben Scott	....	stunts (as Benjamin Raymond Scott)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts (as John Wendall Clay Scott)
Daniel Wong	....	stunts (as Daniel Thompson Wong)
Tony Cecere	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited)
Jay King	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Bruni	....	camera operator
Mariano Garcia Cabrera	....	gaffer: Mexico
John Cardiff	....	camera operator
Aldo Colanzi	....	key grip
Bruno Colanzi	....	best boy grip
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer
Luciano Leoni	....	chief gaffer
Peter MacDonald	....	director of photography: helicopter unit
Stan McClain	....	camera operator: aerial unit
Fiorangelo Plocco	....	best boy
Massimiliano Sano	....	first assistant camera
Salvador 'Apache' Serrano	....	dolly grip: Mexico (as Salvador Serrano Pérez)
Salvador Vázquez	....	chief grip: Mexico

Casting Department
Jesús Guerrero	....	casting: Mexico
Donna Rosenstein	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Haleen K. Holt	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Shelley Brown	....	assistant editor
Sergio Ortega	....	assistant film editor: Mexico
Robert Raring	....	color timer (as Bob Raring)
Florent Retz	....	assistant editor (as Danny Retz)
Hilarie Roope	....	assistant editor
Ron South	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music recording consultant
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Kenny Hall)
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
Peter Schless	....	composer: song "Peace In Our Life"

Transportation Department
Moe Blay	....	driver
John Cahill	....	driver
Jon Carpenter	....	driver captain
Donald Collis	....	driver
Terry Collis	....	transportation coordinator
Vic Cuccia	....	driver
Bob Dewitt	....	driver
Joe Dugan	....	driver
Russell H. Hoverson	....	transportation captain (as Russell Hoverson)
Kendall A. Reed	....	driver (as Kendall Reed)
Michael Stevenson	....	driver

Other crew
Teri Abastado	....	accounting assistant
Frank Batt	....	crew: helicopter unit
John Campbell	....	crew: helicopter unit
Mario Cisneros	....	crew: helicopter unit
Franco Columbu	....	body building coach
Gary Compton	....	security officer
Violet Crane	....	production secretary
Charlie Davidson	....	production controller
Jim Davidson	....	production accountant
Bruce Eidahl	....	mechanic: helicopter unit
Joe Ellithorpe	....	archery consultant
Erick Feitshans	....	production assistant
Hugh Forn	....	crew: helicopter unit
Tom Gehrke	....	pilot: helicopter unit
Kevin Griffith	....	crew: helicopter unit
Steve Harding	....	crew: helicopter unit
Harry Hauss	....	pilot: helicopter unit
Jeanne Joe	....	assistant to executive producer
Mario Kassar	....	presenter
Steve Kilfoy	....	production assistant
Linda Lawrence	....	assistant to executive producer
Richard Liebegott	....	production coordinator
Jimmy Lile	....	knife designer
Norah Lozano	....	production accountant: Mexico
Peter MacDonald	....	director: helicopter unit
Tony Maffatone	....	weapons consultant
Robert Mickey	....	mechanic: helicopter unit
Tony Munafo	....	security officer
Edwin L. Perez	....	accounting assistant (as Edwin Perez)
Susan Persily	....	assistant: Mr. Stallone
Juan Clemente Prosper	....	location manager (as Juan Clemente)
Ross Reynolds	....	pilot: helicopter unit
Nigel Rick	....	production assistant
Frank Rousseau	....	weapons specialist
Jeanne Scott	....	script supervisor
Steve Stephenson	....	mechanic: helicopter unit
Ken Sylva	....	unit publicist
Concepcion Taboada	....	production secretary: Mexico
Ceci Vajna	....	assistant to executive producer
Marichu Walker	....	accounting assistant
Barry Wall	....	mechanic: helicopter unit
Karl A. Wickman	....	pilot: helicopter unit
Anna Zappia	....	production coordinator
Frans J. Afman	....	financial services (uncredited)
Bill Cody	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Cliff Wenger Jr.	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Anabasis N.V.

Distributors

• Adams Filmi (1985) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Concorde Film (1985) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (1985) (UK) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1985) (France) (theatrical)
• Ízaro Films (1985) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Carolco Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (19??) (France) (VHS)
• Fuji TV (1993) (Japan) (TV)
• Guild Home Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Live Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) (1989) (Japan) (TV)
• Pioneer LDC (1995) (Japan) (VHS)
• Pioneer (1992) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sandrews (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• TV Asahi (1995) (Japan) (TV)
• Thorn EMI Video (198?) (USA) (video) (Beta)
• Thorn EMI/HBO Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Toho-Towa (1985) (Japan) (TV)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (1990) (Japan) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Fred Griggs & Company  titles and opticals
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  sound re-recorded at
• Hoyt/Easton, USA  bow maker
• Patsa Productions S.A.  mexican production services
• Stembridge Gun Rental Inc.  firearms provided by
• Yamaha  digital keyboards

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:

James Cameron wrote a treatment/screenplay not only for this film, but for Aliens (1986) while production was being delayed on The Terminator (1984).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rambo is preparing his weapons on the helicopter, he has a case of four explosive arrowheads. Throughout the movie he fires five.

Quotes:

John Rambo: Mission... accomplished.
[thrusts knife into table]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

PEACE IN OUR LIFE

Rambo is an Icon

Sylvester Stallone has one of the most recognizable faces in the world for a reason; this genius has created two pop culture Icons Rocky and Rambo. Anywhere, in the world these two characters will be reconized. Stallone has many detractors, but his vision, writing, and acting out these characters has made him rich and sucessful in a highly competitive industry. Before Rambo, his sequel to First Blood, Stallone was just a star like Gene Hackmen, but this movie created a mega star. As part of gen x I love this film, it is a prototype for many action films that followed. The story brings out raw emotions, tension, and adrenaline. The viewer relates with John Rambo his pain, and how the government lies. The action takes the viewer on a incredible ride. I love the battlecry he gives out when he does a chopper assault on the bad guys, and the explosive arrow that smashes his adversary, along with the machine gunning of the computer system at the base. The camera angles, expressions, and physical acting is perfectly done. You leave the picture feeling good, and that is what movie escapism should be. Stallone, who is ridiculed, along with Arnold for his physical acting, can with this ability create a great stage presence. This emotion he creates with his body is done by, how he walks, flexs his arm etc. Could Robert De Niro done this film, maybe(ie Cape Fear) Tom Cruise no way, Val Kilmer No. This film is what an action film should be, I've seen very few lines for an Action movie as long as this one. PS the speech at the end gave the spirit of what the film was about.