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Studio: Lions Gate Films
Starring: Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Paul Schulze, Sylvester Stallone
Directed By: Sylvester Stallone
Written By: Art Monterastelli, Sylvester Stallone
Produced By: Avi Lerner, John Thompson, Kevin King, Sylvester Stallone
Rated: R
In Theaters: 2008-01-25
DVD Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
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Plot:
Twenty years after the last film in the series, John Rambo (SYLVESTER STALLONE) has retreated to northern Thailand, where he's running a longboat on the Salween River. On the nearby Thai-Burma (Myanmar) border, the world's longest-running civil war, the Burmese-Karen conflict, rages into its 60th year. But Rambo, who lives a solitary, simple life in the mountains and jungles fishing and catching poisonous snakes to sell, has long given up fighting, even as medics, mercenaries, rebels and peace workers pass by on their way to the war-torn region. That all changes when a group of human rights missionaries search out the "American river guide" John Rambo. When Sarah (JULIE BENZ) and Michael Bennett (PAUL SCHULZE) approach him, they explain that since last year's trek to the refugee camps, the Burmese military has laid landmines along the road, making it too dangerous for overland travel. They ask Rambo to guide them up the Salween and drop them off, so they can deliver medical supplies and food to the Karen tribe. After initially refusing to cross into Burma, Rambo takes them, dropping off Sarah, Michael and the aid workers... Less than two weeks later, pastor Arthur Marsh (KEN HOWARD) finds Rambo and tells him the aid workers did not return and the embassies have not helped locate them. He tells Rambo he's mortgaged his home and raised money from his congregation to hire mercenaries to get the missionaries, who are being held captive by the Burmese army. Although the United States military trained him to be a lethal super soldier in Vietnam, decades later Rambo's reluctance for violence and conflict are palpable, his scars faded, yet visible. However, the lone warrior knows what he must do...
Production Notes:
In October 1982, film audiences around the country cheered as they watched a Vietnam vet named John Rambo single-handedly take down a posse of blood-hungry policemen and National Guardsmen in the Oregon wilderness. A rousing populist fable that reflected the public’s growing discontent with the political establishment, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD became a world-wide box office hit, spawning two sequels and transforming Sylvester Stallone, fresh off the success of ROCKY, into one of the biggest stars of his generation. Most notable, however, was John Rambo’s ascension to the ranks of global icon, a position which, two-and-a-half decades later, is undiminished. One can still find Rambo mudflaps and shopping bags in the Far East, Rambo T-shirts in Africa and Rambo action figures in Central America. His presence continues in our political discourse as well, whether it’s former soldier Jessica Lynch disavowing the "little girl Rambo" scenario of her Iraqi capture, or the recent 2007 Pentagon report on the military's mental health programs that was dubbed, "The Rambo Problem.” Now, twenty-five years after RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD’s premiere, Oscar-winner Sylvester Stallone contributes his talents as co-writer, director and star to RAMBO, the next chapter in the saga.
Additional Info:
Sylvester Stallone directs and stars as RAMBO, filmed on location in and around Chiang Mai, Thailand. Also starring are Julie Benz ("Dexter"), Paul Schulze ("The Sopranos"), Matthew Marsden (RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, BLACK HAWK DOWN), Graham McTavish (HBO's "Rome"), Rey Gallegos (AMERICAN WEDDING), Tim Kang ("Third Watch"), Jake LaBotz (GHOST WORLD), Maung Maung Khin and Ken Howard. RAMBO is based on the characters created by David Morrell. Written by Art Monterastelli and Sylvester Stallone. RAMBO is produced by Avi Lerner, Kevin King-Templeton and John Thompson. Executive Producers Jon Feltheimer, Peter Block, Harvey Weinstein , Bob Weinstein. Executive Producers Danny Dimbort, Boaz Davidson, Trevor Short. Executive Producers Andreas Thiesmeyer, Florian Lechner Randall Emmett, George Furla.
URL: http://movies.break.com/rambo/
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