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Rambo III (1988)

R  |   |  Action, Adventure, Thriller  |  25 May 1988 (USA)
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Rambo's Vietnam commanding officer Colonel Trautman is held hostage in Afghanistan, and it's up to Rambo to rescue him.

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Marc de Jonge ...
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Spiros Focás ...
Masoud (as Spiros Focas)
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Doudi Shoua ...
Randy Raney ...
Marcus Gilbert ...
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Nissem (as Alon Abutbul)
Mahmoud Assadollahi ...
Joseph Shiloach ...
Khalid (as Yosef Shiloah)
Harold Diamond ...
Matti Seri ...
Gun Dealer (as Seri Mati)
Hany Said El Deen ...
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Storyline

John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen. Written by Todd Baldridge

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The first was for himself. The second for his country. This time it's to save his friend. See more »


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Release Date:

25 May 1988 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Rambo 3  »

Box Office

Budget:

$63,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$53,715,611 (USA)
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| (1988) (heavily cut) (VHS)

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(4 channels)

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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

John Rambo's horse also appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) as Indiana Jones' horse. See more »

Goofs

Just before the first chopper attack on the Mujahadeen village, when the helicopters take off from the Soviet fort, we clearly see the number "45" painted on the side of the MI-24 Hind copter, but a few shots later (particularly the POV shot from the wing of the Hind) as the copters are nearing the village, we see the number on the side of the copter has changed to "42" instead. See more »

Quotes

Colonel Trautman: How's the wound?
Rambo: You taught us to ignore pain, right?
Colonel Trautman: Is it working?
Rambo: Not really. Don't take it personal.
Colonel Trautman: Thanks.
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Crazy Credits

The Film is dedicated to the Gallant People of Afghanistan See more »

Connections

Referenced in Spaced: Battles (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

IT IS OUR DESTINY
Produced by Péter Wolf (as Peter Wolf)
Written by Péter Wolf (as Peter) and Ina Wolf
Performed by Bill Medley
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User Reviews

 
take it for what it is!
12 June 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Rambo III is a action film as simple as that. a hero that does nearly impossible things and thats the attraction of a action hero he's not a real person it's a movie. movies like this just want to entertain you for 90mins. to 2hrs. and no matter how impossible or unrealistic things are you take it for what it is. that's the idea of wild action films they take you to another place, as a film lover i try not to have such high hopes for things, i want to see it with just a open mind . some things you will like and some you don't. rambo III is one i like. people talk about plot and what this film does and does not do . this film gives you just what you think it will.


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