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Rambo III (1988)

R 102 min  -  Action | Adventure | Thriller  -   25 May 1988 (USA)
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Rambo's Vietnam commanding officer Colonel Trautman is held hostage in Afghanistan, and its up to Rambo to rescue him.

Director:

Peter MacDonald
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Richard Crenna ...
Marc de Jonge Marc de Jonge ...
Kurtwood Smith ...
Spiros Focás Spiros Focás ...
Masoud (as Spiros Focas)
Sasson Gabai ...
Doudi Shoua Doudi Shoua ...
Randy Raney Randy Raney ...
Marcus Gilbert Marcus Gilbert ...
Alon Aboutboul ...
Nissem (as Alon Abutbul)
Mahmoud Assadollahi Mahmoud Assadollahi ...
Joseph Shiloach Joseph Shiloach ...
Khalid (as Yosef Shiloah)
Harold Diamond Harold Diamond ...
Matti Seri Matti Seri ...
Gun Dealer (as Seri Mati)
Hany Said El Deen Hany Said El Deen ...
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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. Written by Todd Baldridge  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Rambo | Colonel | Rescue | Soviet | Afghanistan  | See more »

Taglines:

God would have mercy John Rambo won't! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rambo: First Blood Part III See more »

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$63,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,745,418 (USA) (30 May 1988)

Gross:

$189,015,611 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Carolco Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Finland: (1988) (heavily cut) (VHS version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Original director Russell Mulcahy was replaced after two weeks of filming by Peter MacDonald due to creative differences. Three cinematographers (directors of photography) also succeeded. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the shot of the helicopter exploding, seen through the sight of the heavy machine gun, it can be seen for a fraction of a second that the chopper is actually a relatively crude model suspended from a wire. See more »

Quotes

[after barely escaping the explosion of a fuel bomb dropped by a helicopter]
Colonel Trautman: That was close John. How are you?
Rambo: Well done.
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Connections

Referenced in Showbiz - eller hvordan bli kjendis på en-to-tre! (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"THE BRIDGE"
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
Written by Tom Whitlock
Performed by Giorgio Moroder featuring Joe Pizullo See more »