RAMBO III (1988)

MORGAN'S RATING

John Rambo, unwilling to accompany old friend Colonel Trautman behind Soviet lines in Afghanistan, ends up going there on an unofficial resue mission after Trautman is captured. Bullets and bombs fly in all directions as the indistructable Rambo quickly works his way through a large camp of Soviet soldiers.

Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo), Richard Crenna (Colonel Trautman), Marc de Jonge (Col Zaysen), Kurtwood Smith (Griggs), Spiros Focas (Masoud), Sasson Gabai (Mousa), Doudi Shoua (Hamid), Randy Raney (Kourov), Marcus Gilbert (Tomask), Alon Abutbul (Nissem), Mahmoud Assadollahi (Rahim), Joseph Shiloach (Khalid), Harold DIamond (Stick Fighter), Seri Mati (Gun Dealer), Hany Said El Deen (Gun Dealer), Shaby Ben-Aroya (Uri), Marciano Shoshi (Afghan Girl).

GOD WOULD HAVE MERCY. JOHN RAMBO WON'T!

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

BOX OFFICE RESULT: $53.7 million (USA)

DIRECTOR: Peter MacDonald (Legionnaire).

WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $189 million

WRITER: Sheldon Lettich and Sylvester Stallone.

BUDGET: $63 million (USA)

PRODUCERS: Buzz Feitshans, Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna.

- Original director Russell Mulcahy was replaced by Peter MacDonald due to creative differences.

ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jerry Goldsmith.

DISTRIBUTOR: Carolco Pictures.

- The film won a 1989 Razzie Award for Worst Actor, and was nominated for four more for Worst Director, Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Supporting Actor.

QUOTES

[Rambo and Colonel Trautman stand alone facing an enemy army.] Trautman: What do we do? Rambo: Well, surrounding them's out.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"A definate improvement over Rambo: First Blood Part II, this one remains firmly footed in the genre of Idiot Action Movies...Lots of explosions to keep things lively--and some hilarious dialogue too." --Leonard Maltin

Zayson: Who are you? Rambo: Your worst nightmare.

"One could say this installment is less good than the others, but then again, how do you measure that sort of thing? Ludicrous beyond your wildest imaginations would best describe what's been committed to film here..." -- Hal Hinson, Washington Post

"Rambo III, a poorly paced, much less involving show of guns and machismo, makes you miss Rambo II." -- Desson Howe, Washington Post