Series

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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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

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)