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Rambo III

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
134K
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Sylvester Stallone in Rambo III (1988)
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Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
134K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,961
543
  • Director
    • Peter MacDonald
  • Writers
    • David Morrell(characters)
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Sheldon Lettich
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Richard Crenna
    • Marc de Jonge
  • Director
    • Peter MacDonald
  • Writers
    • David Morrell(characters)
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Sheldon Lettich
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Richard Crenna
    • Marc de Jonge
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 255User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Rambo III
    Trailer 1:59
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    Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna in Rambo III (1988)
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    Top cast

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rambo
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Trautman
    Marc de Jonge
    • Zaysen
    Kurtwood Smith
    Kurtwood Smith
    • Griggs
    Spyros Fokas
    Spyros Fokas
    • Masoud
    • (as Spiros Focas)
    Sasson Gabay
    Sasson Gabay
    • Mousa
    • (as Sasson Gabai)
    Doudi Shoua
    • Hamid
    Randy Raney
    • Kourov
    Marcus Gilbert
    Marcus Gilbert
    • Tomask
    Alon Aboutboul
    Alon Aboutboul
    • Nissem
    • (as Alon Abutbul)
    Masud Asadollahi
    Masud Asadollahi
    • Rahim
    • (as Mahmoud Assadollahi)
    Yosef Shiloach
    Yosef Shiloach
    • Khalid
    • (as Yosef Shiloah)
    Harold Diamond
    • Stick Fighter
    Mati Seri
    Mati Seri
    • Gun Dealer
    • (as Seri Mati)
    Hany Said El Deen
    • Gun Dealer
    Shaby Ben-Aroya
    • Uri
    Marciano Shoshi
    • Afghan Girl
    Sadiq Tawfiq
    • Helicopter Person
    • Director
      • Peter MacDonald
    • Writers
      • David Morrell(characters)
      • Sylvester Stallone
      • Sheldon Lettich
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sylvester Stallone asked for a Gulfstream jet (cost: $12 million) as part of his pay for the film. He got one.
    • Goofs
      In First Blood (1982), Rambo has tons of scars on his back. In this movie, in the scene right before Rambo goes into the warehouse for the stick fight, there is a shot of his back and you can see that the scars are gone.
    • Quotes

      Hamid: What's that?

      Rambo: It's blue light.

      Hamid: What does it do?

      Rambo: It turns blue.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits open with a message that says, "This Film is dedicated to the Gallant People of Afghanistan".
    • Alternate versions
      Released shortly after the Hungerford massacre in the UK, the BBFC removed just over 1 minute of violence from the cinema version and a total of 3 minutes of both violence and weapon scenes from the 1989 video version. Among the cuts made to the film were heavy edits to the opening stick fight, butts and kicks during fight scenes, electrical torture scenes, and heavy reductions to closeups of knives and bullet wounds. The uncut version has turned up many times on pay TV (Sky and Bravo).
    • Connections
      Edited into The Marine (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      HE AIN'T HEAVY... HE'S MY BROTHER
      Written by Bob Russell & Bobby Scott

      Harrison Music Corp. (ASCAP)

      Jenny Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

      Performed by Bill Medley

      Produced by Giorgio Moroder

      Courtesy of Voss Records

    User reviews255

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    take it for what it is!
    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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    • mwwmb
    • Jun 12, 2005

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    FAQ6

    • What was Trautman doing in Afghanistan?
    • What is 'Rambo III' about?
    • Is 'Rambo III' based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Rambo 3
    • Filming locations
      • Chiang Mai, Thailand(Buddhist Monestary)
    • Production company
      • Carolco Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $63,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,715,611
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,034,238
      • May 29, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $189,015,611
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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