Rambo III (1988)

Rambo's Vietnam commanding officer Colonel Trautman is held hostage in Afghanistan, and its up to Rambo to rescue him.

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writers:

David Morrell (characters), Sylvester Stallone,

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	Rambo
Richard Crenna	...	Col. Samuel Trautman
Marc de Jonge	...	Colonel Zaysen
Kurtwood Smith	...	Griggs
Spiros Focás	...	Masoud (as Spiros Focas)
Sasson Gabai	...	Mousa
Doudi Shoua	...	Hamid
Randy Raney	...	Kourov
Marcus Gilbert	...	Tomask
Alon Aboutboul	...	Nissem (as Alon Abutbul)
Mahmoud Assadollahi	...	Rahim
Joseph Shiloach	...	Khalid (as Yosef Shiloah)
Harold Diamond	...	Stick Fighter
Matti Seri	...	Gun Dealer (as Seri Mati)
Hany Said El Deen	...	Gun Dealer

Storyline

John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen.

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Plot Keywords:

rambo | colonel | rescue | soviet | afghanistan | 

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Taglines:

The first was for himself. The second for his country. This time it's to save his friend.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

25 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rambo - krigaren 3

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

$63,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$53,715,611 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min 87 min (1988) (heavily cut) (VHS)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Victor Banerjee passed on this film.

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Goofs

The AK74 assault rifle that Rambo is using during the showdown at the Pakistan border (with the Hind D) has a U.S.-made MP203 grenade launcher fitted under the barrel instead of the Soviet GP-25 used by Soviet troops during the real-life occupation of Afghanistan c. 1979 - 1988.

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Quotes

Hamid: What's that?
Rambo: It's blue light.
Hamid: What does it do?
Rambo: It turns blue.

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Connections

Spoofed in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

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Soundtracks

"HE AIN'T HEAVY... HE'S MY BROTHER"
Written by Bob Russell & Bobby Scott
Harrison Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Jenny Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Performed by Bill Medley
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
Courtesy of Voss Records

User Reviews

Judge it on the action not the subject matter

I think this film was judged too much on subject matter and not as an excellently shot action film. Each action sequence is done with immense skill and quality. Sure the script is dodgy, USA v USSR so what!

Its time to turn your brain off and enjoy!