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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Peter MacDonald |
| Stars: |
Sylvester Stallone |
| Actors: |
Marc De Jonge |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Vengeance · Prison/Prisoners · Justice · Heroes · Rescue |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
012236046707 |
| Release Date: |
1988 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 42min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition; 2-Disc Set; Sensormatic Security Tag, 1hr 43min Release Company: Artisan Entertainment (February 18, 2003) UPC: 012236126553 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Letterboxed, 1hr 42min Release Company: Artisan Entertainment (February 16, 1999) UPC: 012236059332 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Sheldon Lettich |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/25/1988, p.C1, Michael Wilmington): "...Visually spectacular..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
RAMBO III, which could be called "Rambo in Afghanistan," is set in 1988, near the end of the Soviet Union's involvement there. At the beginning of the film, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is living a secluded life in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand. When Rambo's close friend and mentor from the American military, Colonel Trautman (Richard Crenna), asks for Rambo's help with a top-secret mission in Afghanistan, Rambo declines. Trautman goes in anyway and is captured by a ruthless Russian commander. In response, Rambo leaves his peaceful life, determined to rescue Trautman. Armed with only a handful of glow sticks and a dozen detonators, Rambo travels to Pakistan where he meets with a group of Mujaheddin freedom fighters who agree to lead him across the border into Afghanistan. On horseback, Rambo and the Mujaheddin approach the daunting Afghan landscape--high cliffs, jagged desert mountains, and networks of underground tunnels and caves. But before they even reach the prison where Trautman is held, the ... |
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