Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Mexico, Curaçao
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- vietnam
- helicopter
- government
- prisoner
- chase
- submachine gun
- liberation of prisoners
- photography
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Sylvester Stallone
John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Charles Napier
Marshall Murdock
Steven Berkoff
Lt. Col. Podovsky
- Julia Nickson — Co Bao
- Martin Kove — Ericson
- George Cheung — Capt Vinh
- Andy Wood — Banks
- William Ghent — Capt. Vinh
- Vojislav Govedarica — Sgt. Yushin
- Dana Lee — Gunboat captain
- Baoan Coleman — Gunboat captain II
- Steve Williams — Lifer
- Don Collins — P.O.W. #1
- Christopher Grant — P.O.W. #2
- Directed
- George P. Cosmatos
- Written
- James Cameron, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Jarre
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 4,449 ratings
- Studio
- Carolco Pictures, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Anabasis
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1982First Blood
Where it starts.
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · You’re here
Rambo III
1988
Rambo
2008
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
