Rambo: First Blood Part II

19851985
RR
1h 36min

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

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Action Adventure Thriller

Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.

Director
- George P. Cosmatos
Writers
- David Morrell(based on characters created by)
- Kevin Jarre(story by)
- Sylvester Stallone(screenplay by)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

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Only a few years after the all-out guerrilla war in First Blood (1982), John Rambo's former commanding officer, Colonel Sam Trautman, pulls him out of jail, only to send him back to a place he swore never to return: the impenetrable jungles of Vietnam. Entrusted with the dangerous task of collecting evidence that American POWs are still being held captive, Rambo agrees to infiltrate the unknown zone, and before long, he finds himself double-crossed, marooned behind the enemy lines. Once, John fought for his country. Now, the government has left him for dead in a Soviet-infested land. Can Rambo fulfil his suicide mission? Will he deliver his lethal justice? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- What most people call hell, he calls home.
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The film is dedicated to stuntman Cliff Wenger Jr., who was accidentally killed by one of the film's explosions.

Goofs
Backfire from a rocket launcher would fry the entire crew of the helicopter.

Quotes
[last lines]
Trautman: John where are you going?
Rambo: I don't know.
Trautman: You'll get a second medal of honor for this.
[Rambo looks over at the rescued POWs]
Rambo: You should give it to them. They deserve it more.
Trautman: You don't belong here, why don't you come back with me?
Rambo: Back to what? My friends died here, and a piece of me did too.
Trautman: The war, the whole conflict may have been wrong, but damn it, don't hate your country for it.
Rambo: Hate? I'd die for it.
Trautman: Then what is it you want?
Rambo: I want, what they want, and every other guy who came over here and spilled his guts and gave everything he had, wants! For our country to love us as much as we love it! That's what I want!
Trautman: How will you live, John?
Rambo: Day by day.

Alternate versions
Gaurav Arts, the film's distributor in India, had cut some of the most violent shots in the film in 1985 in order to receive an 'Adults Only' rating from India's censors board. Among the scenes trimmed were Rambo being tortured in the leech-infested water, Rambo being tortured through electrocution, Rambo's attack on both Podovsky and Vinh's men near the end etc. The cuts were finally restored in 1993 when the film was submitted to be re-rated by India's censors board.

Connections
Edited into Militia (2000)

Soundtracks
Peace in Our Life
Title Song
© 1985 Anabasis Music (BMI) and Elcajo Productions, Inc. (BMI)
Music by Frank Stallone, Peter Schless, Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Frank Stallone
Sung by Frank Stallone

Top review

7/10

I've seen this movie hundreds of times. It only gets better.

I actually had the pleasure to see this film in the theater on opening night. Granted I was only 6 years old at the time, but it's an experience I'll never forget.

Something happened. It might have been the thunderous roar that came over the audience after the opening sequence. Maybe it was the cheering, the yelling, people going insane. Shook the whole damn place. Now I can't explain to you what actually happened, I wasn't born a poet, but it was just incredible. Something that I have yet to see happen again with any other movie. Something only a Rocky or Rambo picture could ever do. It made me a believer.

One of my favorite scenes is when Stallone is slapped by one of the Vietnamese pirate's. "He sold us outThe bastard." Slap No reaction, just a look that could cut through steel. And that's what Rambo is all about. He is every man. Or what every man wants to be. Not simply a hero, but a winner.

"Like you said Colonel, he went home." This picture basically invented the action hero. Why do you think the 80's were filled with the blood and guts routine. Countless spin offs would try to recapture the glory. All but a few would fail. I've even seen movies with direct quote rip-offs that actually steal several direct lines from this movie.

Is it Casablanca? No. Is it Apocalypse Now? No. Is it supposed to be? No. Stallone already made his miracle picture in 1976. It's called Rocky and it's one for the ages. Rambo: Does only one thing. Simply put, kick ass.

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Release date
- May 22, 1985 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Mexico
Official site
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Languages
Also known as
- Rambo
Filming locations
- Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Production companies
- Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
- Anabasis N.V.
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Budget
- $44,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $150,415,432
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,176,217
- May 26, 1985
Gross worldwide
- $300,400,432

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Runtime
- 1h 36min
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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