Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Director:

George P. Cosmatos

Writers:

David Morrell (characters)
Kevin Jarre (story)

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 | Soldier | Green Beret

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28	12:30 AM	AMC
Wed. Dec. 30	1:00 AM	AMC
Wed. Dec. 30	6:00 PM	AMC

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna	...	Col. Samuel Trautman
Charles Napier	...	Marshall Murdock
Steven Berkoff	...	Lt. Col. Podovsky
Julia Nickson	...	Co Bao
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	...	Captain Kinh
Baoan Coleman	...	Gunboat captain
Steve Williams	...	Lifer
Don Collins	...	POW #1
Christopher Grant	...	POW #2

Also Known As:

First Blood Part II (Australia) (TV title)
Rambo II - Der Auftrag (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Rambo II: La mission (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
A Vingança do Herói (Portugal) [pt]
Acorralado, II parte (Spain) [es]
Rambo - krigaren 2 (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Rambo - taistelija 2 (Finland) [fi]
Rambo 2 (Poland) [pl]
Rambo 2 (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Rambo 2. (Hungary) [hu]
Rambo II (Portugal) [pt]
Rambo II (Venezuela) [es]
Rambo II - A Missão (Brazil) [pt]
Rambo II: I apostoli (Greece) [el]
Rambo II: la vendetta (Italy) [it]
Rambo-Ilk kan 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Rambo: First Blood 2 (Denmark) [da]

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) (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-16 (video release) (uncut) (1998) | 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:

Dolph Lundgren auditioned for a part and actually got it but Stallone realized that it was the same man who was going to be in Rocky IV (1985) so he didn't get the part.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the helicopter battle, the minigun appears mounted on the side of Rambo's chopper in a fixed forward position in some shots, is being aimed and fired by a POW in internal cut shots, and then returns to the fixed forward position in the exterior shots.

Quotes:

Rambo: Murdock said he was with 2nd battalion 3rd Marines at Kon Tum in '66.
Trautman: Yeah
Rambo: The 2nd Battalion was at Kud Sank. You're the only one I trust.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Girls on Top: Bring Me More Flamingoes (#2.4)" (1986)

Soundtrack:

PEACE IN OUR LIFE

6 stars + Let's look at the 'whole' picture...

A lot of negative reviews I see, but what about the heart of the movie? Doesn't it make you remember the main point--Vietnam and the POW's still there? How they were treated when they came home?

So there are flaws in the movie, we know when Rambo fires the missle in the helicopter, the guys in back would have been toast, but that didn't matter. It's good against evil; and if you know anything about that time frame, you can see so much "truth" in characters like Murdock and what goes on in reality.

The action is excellent, non-stop, with heart, and instead of critical and harsh comments on acting, look at the Broad Picture here, or like Murdock...did you forget too?

A hell of an action film, well done stunt work (mostly done by Stallone) Well worth watching for many reasons.