With the Vietnam War now officially over, the public has become increasingly concerned over news that US POWs have been left in enemy custody in Vietnam. Three years after the events in Hope, Washington, former US Army Green Beret John Rambo, now imprisoned at a penal labor facility, receives a visit from his former mission commander, Colonel Sam Trautman. In 2009, Entertainment Weekly ranked the movie number 23 on its list of "The Best Rock-'em, Sock-'em Movies of the Past 25 Years". It has become one of the most recognized installments in the series, having inspired countless rip-offs, parodies, video games and imitations.
The film earned just $73,000 less than Stallone's other blockbuster of 1985, Rocky IV. When Rambo defies his orders, he is abandoned and forced once again to rely on his own brutal combat skills to save the POWs.ĭespite mixed reviews, Rambo: First Blood Part II was a major global blockbuster, with an estimated $150 million sold in the United States, becoming the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office and the third highest grossing film worldwide in 1985. In the movie, Rambo gets released from prison in a deal with the United States government to document the possible existence of missing POWs in Vietnam, but is given strict orders not to rescue any. The film's plot is inspired by the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. It co-stars Richard Crenna, who reprises his role as Colonel Sam Trautman, along with Charles Napier, Julia Nickson, and Steven Berkoff. A sequel to First Blood (1982), it is the second installment in the Rambo franchise, followed by Rambo III. Cosmatos and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Rambo: First Blood Part II is a 1985 American action film directed by George P.
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