Rambo III
Action, Thriller, War
Artisan  (1988) 102 mins R

4.7 (24,476 votes)
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is requested to go on a mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan with his old friend and former commanding officer Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna). After declining Trautman’s request, Trautman gets captured by the Soviets. Afterwards Rambo ends up going to rescue Trautman on an unofficial mission. The mission is helped along by the Mujahedeen rebels fighting the Soviets. With the help of the Mujahedeen Rambo is able to successfully rescue Trautman from the Russian Colonel Zaysen (Marc de Jonge). Afterwards Rambo & Trautman have to escape the heavily defended Soviet camp in which Trautman was being held captive....

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Cast and Crew
Sylvester Stallone  ......  John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna  ......  Colonel Samuel Trautman
Marc de Jonge  ......  Colonel Zaysen
Kurtwood Smith  ......  Griggs
Spiros Focás  ......  Masoud
Sasson Gabai  ......  Mousa
Director  .....  Peter MacDonald
Producer  .....  Mario Kassar; Buzz Feitshans
Writer  .....  Sheldon Lettich; Sylvester Stallone; David Morrell
Cinematography  .....  John Stanier
Musician  .....  Jerry Goldsmith
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: Zaysen’s rank is a Colonel, but he wears a kind of mixture between Senior Lieutenant (3 small stars and 1 stripe) and Colonel (3 big stars and 2 stripes -- he has 3 small stars and 2 stripes). His army coat is also obsolete. (more)

Trivia:
This was noted by the Guiness Book of World Records (1990) as to being the most violent film. It was noted with 221 acts of violence and over 108 deaths. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bangkok, Thailand (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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Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations (more)