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Rambo

  • 2008
  • 16
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Sylvester Stallone in Rambo (2008)
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In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.

  • Director
    • Sylvester Stallone
  • Writers
    • Art Monterastelli
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • David Morrell
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Julie Benz
    • Matthew Marsden
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    241K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,883
    171
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writers
      • Art Monterastelli
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • David Morrell
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Julie Benz
      • Matthew Marsden
    • 827User reviews
    • 191Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
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    Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • John Rambo
    Julie Benz
    Julie Benz
    • Sarah
    Matthew Marsden
    Matthew Marsden
    • School Boy
    Graham McTavish
    Graham McTavish
    • Lewis
    Reynaldo Gallegos
    Reynaldo Gallegos
    • Diaz
    • (as Rey Gallegos)
    Jake La Botz
    Jake La Botz
    • Reese
    Tim Kang
    Tim Kang
    • En-Joo
    Maung Maung Khin
    • Tint
    Paul Schulze
    Paul Schulze
    • Michael Burnett
    Cameron Pearson
    Cameron Pearson
    • Missionary #4 (Jeff)
    Thomas Peterson
    • Missionary #2 (Dentist)
    Tony Skarberg
    • Missionary #3 (Videographer)
    James With
    James With
    • Missionary #5 (Preacher)
    • (as James Wearing Smith)
    Kasikorn Niyompattana
    • Snake Hunter #2
    Shaliew 'Lek' Bamrungbun
    • Snake Hunter #1
    Supakorn Kitsuwon
    • Myint
    • (as Suparkorn 'Tok' Kijsuwan)
    Aung Aay Noi
    • Lt. Aye
    Ken Howard
    Ken Howard
    • Arthur Marsh
    • Director
      • Sylvester Stallone
    • Writers
      • Art Monterastelli
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • David Morrell
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    • Trivia
      Rambo was banned in Myanmar (formally Burma), and bootlegs are a hot item. Burmese Freedom Fighters have even adopted dialogue from the movie as battle cries, most notably "Live for nothing, or die for something." Sylvester Stallone said "That, to me, is one of the proudest moments I've ever had in film."
    • Goofs
      The large bomb found in the jungle is not a Tallboy as previously suggested, but a "Grand Slam", the successor to the Tallboy bomb. The key indicator is the overall size of the larger 22,000 pound bomb, and the aerofoil shape of the stabilizing fins, versus the relatively flat fins of the tallboy. It's perfectly plausible that such a bomb could sympathetically detonate after 60 years in the jungle. The explosive filler is a cast RDX/TNT based explosive (torpex) which is more or less impervious to the elements. While it's entirely possible, and quite likely that the secondary booster explosives would have deteriorated, and indeed the very fact that the bomb did not explode when dropped would suggest that the fuses were damaged or misused, it's entirely possible that a very large container of torpex could be sympathetically detonated with a C4-based claymore. The implausible aspect of the bomb is that, indeed, they were only used in Germany, were extremely rare and expensive, and could only be dropped from a fairly specialized Lancaster bomber.
    • Quotes

      John Rambo: [while aiming an arrow at Lewis' eye] Any of you boys want to shoot, now's the time. There isn't one of us that doesn't want to be someplace else. But this is what we do, who we are. Live for nothing, or die for something. Your call.

    • Crazy credits
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    • Alternate versions
      To secure a "Not under 18" rating from the FSK, the German theatrical version was cut by ca. 1 minute. To achieve this rating for the DVD, one additional minute was cut. For the German sell-through version (rated "Not under 16"), almost every violent bit was removed. The uncut version was released with a SPIO/JK certificate.
    • Connections
      Edited into Rambo: Deleted Scenes (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Rambo: First Blood Theme
      Written by Jerry Goldsmith (BMI)

      Published by Universal Music Publishing o/b/o El Cajo Music Company (BMI)

    User reviews827

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    9/10
    tag line says all, the year's first great action movie.
    A straight action film only Stallone could deliver. Nobody else could direct such an uncompromising pursuit of battle. The battle sequences of this movie are glorious and violent in a way that is special, a new extreme level of tension was achieved in my opinion and I don't say this in blind excitement.

    This movie delivers a movie-high that is not often attempted. Movies usually hold back or simply fail at achieving visceral action and instead try to balance themselves between action, plot, drama, comedy, etc, and in many cases in modern films this only lowers the quality of the experience. The downfall of Rambo you could say is its small concern for character drama, indeed the scenes looking at the female lead and the mercenary group are pretty poorly acted (though this allows the scenes to focus on Stallone's disregard for their antics, it can get annoying to sit through).

    The mercenary group's character were so over the top in acting however it came off like farce to me which was actually really entertaining, seeing their macho lines fall dead in the air, Stallone giving them no respect.

    The battles were glorious even if the film has flaws, but it focuses on the battle as it should, and achieves glorious cinematic victory. Great experience.
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    • Jan 25, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2008 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Burmese
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • John Rambo
    • Filming locations
      • Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Lions Gate Films
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Millennium Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,754,105
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,203,876
      • Jan 27, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,244,290
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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