Rambo (2008)

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writers (WGA):

Art Monterastelli (written by) and
Sylvester Stallone (written by) ...
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Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Heroes never die.... They just reload.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Rambo | Missionary | Burma | Boat | Mercenary

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	John Rambo
Julie Benz	...	Sarah
Matthew Marsden	...	School Boy
Graham McTavish	...	Lewis
Reynaldo Gallegos	...	Diaz (as Rey Gallegos)
Jake La Botz	...	Reese
Tim Kang	...	En-Joo
Maung Maung Khin	...	Tint
Paul Schulze	...	Michael Burnett
Cameron Pearson	...	Missionary #4 (Jeff)
Thomas Peterson	...	Missionary #2 (Dentist)
Tony Skarberg	...	Missionary #3 (Videographer)
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	...	Arthur Marsh
Aung Theng	...	Pirate Leader
Pornpop 'Tor' Kampusiri	...	Snake Village Owner
Wasawat Panyarat	...	Snake Village MC
Kammul Kawtep	...	Snake Village Young Charmer
Sornram Patchimtasanakarn	...	Tha
Noa 'Arunee Prijareonsuk' Jei	...	Karen Interpreter
Kjam Saen	...	Karen Interpreter #2
Aun Lung Su	...	Burmese Hut Guard #1
Pan Dokngam	...	Burmese Hut Guard #2
Han Pik	...	Burmese Hut Guard #3
Tip Tiya	...	Burmese Gate Guard #2
Nee Lungjai	...	Burmese Gate Guard
Yupin Mu Pae	...	Karen Begging Mother
Moan Adisak	...	Burmese Morning Guard #1
Somsak Wongsa	...	Burmese Dancer Trooper #1
Surachai Muangdee	...	Burmese Dancer Trooper #2
Mana Sen-Mi	...	Burmese Patrol Boat Captain
Toole Khan Kham	...	Burmese Sergeant
Saiwan Lungta	...	Burmese Trooper - Lt. Aye's Hut
Watcharentr Sedtho	...	Burmese Young Boy
Rapimpa Dibu	...	Karen Young Naked Girl
May Kung	...	Pirate Bar Hooker #1

Directed by
Sylvester Stallone

Writing credits (WGA)
Art Monterastelli		(written by) and
Sylvester Stallone		(written by)
David Morrell		(character)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	executive producer
Jon Feltheimer	....	executive producer
George Furla	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	co-producer
Florian Lechner	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	producer
Russell D. Markowitz	....	line producer (as Russ Markowitz)
Matthew O'Toole	....	line producer (as Matt O'Toole)
Christopher Petzel	....	associate producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Joachim Sturmes	....	co-producer
Kevin King Templeton	....	producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
David Morrell	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Glen MacPherson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sean Albertson

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Art Direction by
Suchartanun 'Kai' Kuladee

Set Decoration by
Witoon Suanyai

Costume Design by
Lizz Wolf

Makeup Department
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup department head (as Scott Eddo)
Watana Garum	....	makeup artist: Thailand (as Wattana 'Geng' Garum)
Piyathida Phorung	....	assistant hair stylist: Thailand
Sayun Santon	....	hair stylist: second unit
John Schoonraad	....	prosthetic effects
Ngamta Somboon	....	makeup artist: second unit
Vasit Suchitta	....	prosthetic effects
Nicole Venables	....	key hair stylist
Maneerath Vijob	....	key hair stylist: Thailand (as Maneerath 'Tom' Wijob)
Makoree Waekaji	....	assistant makeup artist: Thailand
Christy Wyatt	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Roy Benson	....	post-production supervisor
Russell D. Markowitz	....	unit production manager (as Russell Markowitz)
Matthew O'Toole	....	executive in charge of production (as Matt O'Toole)
Natalie Samanon	....	post-production supervisor
Chanida 'Chompoo' Yasiri	....	assistant production manager
Sean Deveaux	....	production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark	....	first assistant director
Harvey Harrison	....	second unit director
Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Abhijati Jusakul)
Unkana Ngamlertsirichai	....	second assistant director: Thailand (as Unkana 'Ung' Ngamlertsirichai)
Tracey Poirier	....	key second assistant director
Phattana Sansumran	....	second second assistant director: Thailand (as Phattana 'Na' Sansumran)
Inthira Sawantrat	....	first assistant director: Thailand (as Inthira 'O' Sawantrat)
'Aoy' Atchara Takaew	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Atchara Takaew)
Kathatep Thaivanit	....	second second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser
Galo Make Canote	....	poster artist
Pattamawan Chaiwattananan	....	props buyer
Somm Suthinee Chantakarn	....	art department coordinator: Thailand
Sarawut Chincharoen	....	props master: Thailand
Brandi Hugo	....	art department coordinator
Audrey A. Johnson	....	assistant property master
Kent H. Johnson	....	property master
Kent H. Johnson	....	weapons supervisor
Sorayuk Mookleemas	....	stand-by props
Christine Reins	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
James Bailey	....	foley artist
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Pat Cassin	....	boom operator
Greg Chapman	....	sound mixer
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
Donald Flick	....	sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron S. Herbes	....	assistant sound effects editor
Annop Jaikaew	....	boom operator
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Scott Sanders	....	supervising sound editor
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound recordist
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)

Special Effects by
Andy Adam	....	special effects technician (as Andrew Adam)
Alistair Anderson	....	special effects technician
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects technician (as Chad van Baalbergen)
Max Brown	....	special effects technician
Gary Cohen	....	special effects technician
Ryan Conder	....	special effects technician
Chuck Cooke	....	special effects technician: miniatures
Garry Cooper	....	special effects first floor supervisor
Michael Dawson	....	special effects consultant (as Mike Dawson)
Roy L. Downey	....	special effects technician: miniatures (as Roy Downy)
Joseph Geday	....	special effects technician (as Joe Geday)
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects supervisor (as Alex Gunn)
Joe Halford	....	special effects technician
Steve Humphrey	....	special effects technician: miniatures (as Stephen Humphrey)
Darren May	....	special effects technician
David McCarthy	....	special effects technician
Doug McCarthy	....	second unit effects
Gerald McCrory	....	pyrotechnician
David McGeary	....	special effects technician
Chris Motjuoadi	....	special effects assistant
Stephen Paton	....	workshop supervisor (as Steve Paton)
David Payne	....	first unit supervisor
Rangsun Rangsimaporn	....	special effects coordinator
Matthew Roberts	....	special effects technician (as Matt Roberts)
John Schoonraad	....	prosthetics supervisor
John Schoonraad	....	special effects
Tristan Schoonraad	....	pyrotechnician
John K. Stirber	....	special effects supervisor: miniatures (as John Stirber)
Vasit Suchitta	....	prosthetic effects
Harit Taechathummarak	....	special effects technician (as Harit Rechawanvekin)
Jody Taylor	....	special effects technician
Alan Whibley	....	special effects technician
Joss Williams	....	special effects consultant
Sawang Yodnen	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Nikolay Agopyan	....	digital effects artist
Ivaylo Andonov	....	digital compositor
Javor Asenov	....	lead artist
Simeon Asenov	....	visual effects art director
Luba Atanasova	....	colorist
Dilyan Aynadzhiev	....	visual effects systems administrator
Svilen Aynadzhiev	....	digital compositor
Maria Boyuklieva	....	digital compositor
Corey Burton	....	model maker
Scott Burton	....	model maker
Wes C. Caefer	....	visual effects supervisor
Alexander Chaliovski	....	visual effects
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Elin Davidov	....	matte painter
Yasen Denev	....	illustrator
Nina Dimitrova	....	digital artist
Paounka Dimitrova	....	visual effects
Konstantin Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Alexander Dimov	....	visual effects
Ivelina Dobreva	....	digital compositor
Anton Donchev	....	digital compositor
Daniel Donchov	....	visual effects systems administrator
Stanislav Draganov	....	visual effects
Stanislav Dragiev	....	visual effects supervisor
Jack Edjourian	....	miniature design and construction
Jack Edjourian	....	miniature design and engineering
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Kremena Ganeva	....	digital artist
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects supervisor
Kiril Gizdov	....	digital compositor
Lyubomir Grigorov	....	concept artist
Albena Ivanova	....	digital compositor
Ivan Gochev Ivanov	....	visual effects artist
Velichko Ivanov	....	visual effects supervisor
Milen Jiliazkov	....	visual effects lead artist
Ivet Jordanova	....	visual effects artist
Kamen Jordanov	....	digital artist
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital effects artist
Danny S. Kim	....	visual effects
Momchil Kirov	....	digital compositor
Rumen Kirov	....	visual effects
Momchil Koev	....	visual effects compositor
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Martin Marchev	....	visual effects
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Cole McCune	....	model maker assistant
Grant McCune	....	miniature effects supervisor
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Nikolay Mihailov	....	digital compositor
Diana Moneva	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effect assistant editor
Nikolay Peev	....	visual effects
Milena Peneva	....	visual effects coordinator
Nick Peshunoff	....	visual effects coordinator
Julia Petrova	....	digital compositor
Marin Petrov	....	visual effects artist
Iasen Pisarov	....	visual effects
Shero Rauf	....	muzzle flashes
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Monty Shook	....	miniature model shop supervisor
Diana Simeonova	....	matchmove artist
Georgi Staikov	....	visual effects
Atanas Stankov	....	visual effects
Plamen Statev	....	visual effects coordinator
Martin Stoimenov	....	digital artist
Boyan Stoyanov	....	animator
Boyan Stoyanov	....	blood effects
Boyan Stoyanov	....	digital effects artist
Milan Stoyanov	....	digital compositor
Bill Taylor	....	miniature director of photography
Stefan Tchakarov	....	associate supervisor
Peter Tomov	....	visual effects supervisor
Dimitrina Torneva	....	digital compositor
Stoilova Tsvetelina	....	visual effects
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager
Filip Uzunov	....	visual effects
Desislava Valcheva	....	digital compositor
Slavov Yanko	....	matchmove artist
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects systems administrator
Petko Zhivkov	....	digital compositor
Alex Zvezdev	....	visual effects systems administrator

Stunts
Itthipon Chainapong	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Nikorn Chorpsuk	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt performer
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double: Rey Gallegos
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunt double
Justin Rodgers Hall	....	stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Seng Kawee	....	Thai stunt coordinator
Tawin Kongton	....	stunts
Sumate Kunshing	....	stunts
Don McGovern	....	stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunt double: Julie Benz
Manoon Noimanee	....	stunts
Brian Oerly	....	stunt performer
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Thaweesak Samruai	....	stunts
Surawoot Spiratana	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt coordinator
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt double: Sylvester Stallone
Kittichai Tar-Ngarm	....	stunts
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunt performer
Sombat Wantanorm	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Karen Ballard	....	still photographer
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Kenny Groom	....	assistant camera
James Johnson	....	video assist: second unit
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Dave Joshi	....	digital video assist operator
Pat Liampetchakul	....	rigging grip
Ritticom Manonom	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Rittikorn Manonom)
Weeravut Manonom	....	key video assist
Michael E. Matteson	....	grip
Michael E. Matteson	....	key grip
Daniel Page McDonough	....	camera operator
Vern Nobles	....	director of photography: additional photography
Richard Osborn Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Anusorn Poonsup	....	grip
Boonleang Thaisaman	....	grip
Ron Veto	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Susan Paley Abramson	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Matt Rubenstein	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sean Gundlach	....	costume supervisor
Mustapha Mimis	....	on-set costumer
Srirattana Wattanawitkul	....	personal dresser: Mr. Stallone

Editorial Department
Paul Bronkar	....	digital intermediate colorist
David Graubard	....	digital intermediate senior systems engineer
Paul Harb	....	second editor
Nona Khodai	....	assistant editor
Peter Lam	....	apprentice editor
Allan Levine	....	digital intermediate producer
Candice Levy	....	post-production coordinator: Millennium Films
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor: digital intermediate
Evan Schiff	....	assistant editor
Craig W. Smith	....	first assistant editor
Scott Wallace	....	additional editor
Scott J. Wallace	....	additional editor (as Scott Wallace)
David Walters	....	digital intermediate senior producer
Chris Ward	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Jerry Goldsmith	....	composer: themes
Todd Haberman	....	composer: additional music
Tricia Holloway	....	music team
Pakk Hui	....	assistant to composer
Joel Iwataki	....	music scoring mixer
Joel Iwataki	....	score recordist
Simon James	....	music contractor
Gary Krause	....	music editor (as Gary L. Krause)
Kory Kruckenberg	....	protools engineer
Joe Lisanti	....	music editor
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor
Keith Power	....	technical score consultant
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
David Sabee	....	conductor
David Sabee	....	music contractor
Eric Stonerook	....	music preparation
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator
Brian Tyler	....	conductor
Brian Tyler	....	score mixer
Brian Tyler	....	score recordist

Transportation Department
Wanchai 'Jockey' Jaipongsai	....	transportation captain
Chin Kamkloy	....	driver
Kecha Kemtham	....	driver
Anuchart 'Ood' Namwong	....	driver
Chidchanok Plodripu	....	transportation coordinator
Patima Thampirak	....	transport assistant
Prawat Ui	....	driver captain

Other crew
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Daren Bailey	....	marine coordinator
Michael Battaglia	....	production assistant
Nattinee Buapong	....	assistant to line producer
Alexandre Coscas	....	assistant: Mr. Lerner
Ian Creed	....	marine unit supervisor
Thanadda Donkitphai	....	assistant production coordinator
David Fencl	....	armorer
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Melanie Fruchtenicht	....	second assistant: Mr. Stallone
Howard Galbraith	....	balloon technician
Laura Irvine	....	location scout
Marcin Janowski	....	marketing and publicity
Geoff Juckes	....	location scout
Ted Kotcheff	....	technical consultant
Alan J. Lam	....	production controller
Harry Lu	....	armorer
Vair Macphee	....	production coordinator
Scott Major	....	IT manager
Joan Mao	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Kevin McCullough	....	assistant armorer
Kellen McDowell	....	production assistant
Johnny Mulligan	....	production controller
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke	....	unit publicist
Sue Nelson	....	cast coordinator
Craig O'Keefe	....	production assistant
George Pipasik	....	trainer: Mr. Stallone
Rebecca Poulos	....	script supervisor
Supattra 'Pum' Punyadee	....	production assistant
Suwimon Sakaew	....	assistant: Mr. Thompson & Mr. King (as Suwimon 'Mon' Sakaew)
J. Celeste Salzer	....	executive assistant: Mr. Stallone
Vasit Suchitta	....	prosthetic effects
Robert Van Norden	....	production coordinator
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	vice president finance

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• Millennium Films (presents)
• Nu Image Films (as Nu Image)
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG IV (for)
• Emmett/Furla Films (uncredited)
• Rogue Marble (uncredited)

Distributors

• Nu Image Films (2008) (Non-USA) (all media)
• International Film Distribution Consultants (2008) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• CM Entertainment (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Euforia Film (2008) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Magic Box Slovakia (2008) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2008) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• E Stars Films (2007) (China) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2008) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Golden Scene (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Odeon (2008) (Cyprus) (all media)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Pa-Dora D.O.O. (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX (visual effects)
• Grant McCune Design (miniature visual effects)
• Darkside FX (special effects equipment)

Other Companies

• AM Stock-Cameo Film Library  stock footage
• Absolute Rentals  post-production rentals
• BBC Motion Gallery  footage (as BBC)
• Bastyr University  score recorded at (as Bastyr Hall)
• CBS News Archives  footage (as CBS News)
• CRP West Wing Studios  score mixed at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus  music performed by
• Cleared By Ashley  clearances
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• EarCandy  sound editing
• EarCandy  sound post-production
• Electric Picture Solutions  Avid equipment provided by
• Footage Bank  stock footage (as Footage Bank HD)
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  film processing
• Legend Films  production services
• Lionsgate Records  soundtrack
• Modern Film and Video  dailies: Los Angeles
• NT Audio Visual  optical track transfer (as NT Audio)
• Northwest Sinfonia  music performed by
• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.  post-production: Thailand
• Packair Airfreight  international freight
• Post Creations  foley recorded at
• Searchworks  research
• Searchworks  stock footage clearance
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Tyler Too Music Studios  score mixed at
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• Wildfire Studios  digital intermediate facility
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facilities
• Wildfire Studios  sound mixing (as Wildfire)
• Wildfire Studios  sound post-production

Also Known As:

John Rambo (Germany) (USA) (working title)
Rambo 4 (India: English title) (Singapore: English title)
Rambo 4: John Rambo (Singapore: English title)
Rambo IV (USA) (working title)
Rambo IV: End of Peace (USA) (working title)
Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye (USA) (working title)
Rambo IV: Pearl of the Cobra (USA) (working title)
Rambo: First Blood Part IV (USA) (fake working title)
Rambo: To Hell and Back (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic bloody violence, sexual assaults, grisly images and language.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Burmese | Thai

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Norway:18 | Denmark:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Malaysia:18SG | India:A (cinema release) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Brazil:18 | UK:18 | Canada:14A | Ireland:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:18 (cut) (theatrical version) | Australia:R | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18 | Italy:T | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (certificate #42649) | Argentina:16 | Israel:16 | Netherlands:16 | Mexico:C | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | Peru:PT | Austria:16 | South Africa:16LV | Germany:16 (heavily cut) (video version) | Argentina:13 (original rating) | Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

During its long development process, 'Rambo' went through a number of story premises. One un-produced script featured Rambo living a quiet life with wife and child, until white supremacists kidnap his family. Another script found Rambo trying to stop a hostage situation at the United Nations, where he is working as a diplomat, when terrorists (including Rambo's adopted son) take hold of the UN headquarters in New York.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: About an hour into the movie, after the Burmese troops get dispatched, there is a scene where the troops jump off the back of one of the jeeps, and a whole bunch of mud kicks up and gets stuck to the camera lens.

Quotes:

Sarah Miller: Maybe you've lost your faith in people. But you must still be faithful to something. You must still care about something. Maybe we can't change what is. But trying to save a life isn't wasting your life, is it?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (#33.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Chock Muay

Pure action!! Solid Movie.

Rambo is without question a sick action movie and Stallone has proved himself again as an intense actor and as a solid director. This installment combines elements from all three previous movies but this one had a much more realistic feel. Yes some dialog is questionable and there are a few, albeit brief, scenes that don't quite work, but make no mistake, this movie takes no prisoners. Stallone slips back into the role with ease and his supporting players do an admirable job. Critics will whine as they always do about the excessive violence, gore and lack of story. (Stick to giving awful movies like The Skeleton Key thumbs up guys). The ironic thing is that Rambo actually gives a vivid and some would say accurate portrayal of war. It has a similar feel to Black Hawk Down and borrows its chaotic action. Rambo pulls no punches...It's brutality, violence and gore are rooted in reality. Gone is the "fun" action of 2 and 3. It is replaced with realism which amounts to some of the best and most intense action sequences I've ever seen. My only real gripe with the film was scenes that were sped up in post. (No big deal)

Finally, the integrity of the series as a whole has been kept in tact. Everything from the music, to the action to the character to the final scene. An extremely well crafted movie. Rambo/action fans will not be disappointed...And neither will the critics who rave about The Princess Diaries