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"John Rambo" redirects here. For the 2008 film of the same name, see Rambo (film). Rambo (also known as Rambo IV or John Rambo) is a 2008 Action film starring Sylvester Stallone
This article is about the Sylvester Stallone character and films. For other uses, see Rambo (disambiguation).
Overview of the violence in Rambo movies
Overview of the violence in Rambo movies

Rambo is a fictional former Green Beret created by David Morrell in his novel First Blood. David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian Novelist from Kitchener Ontario, who has been living in the United States First Blood is a 1972 Novel by David Morrell, on which the Rambo movie franchise was based Morrell's character and ideas were used in the 1980 and 2000s as the basis for a series of popular action films starring Sylvester Stallone. Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter.

The films featuring the character are: First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008), and Rambo V-XXL (2009-2029). First Blood (also known as Rambo First Blood) is a 1982 action / Adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff. Rambo First Blood Part II, released on May 22, 1985, is the second movie in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone Rambo III is a 1988 American Action film released on May 25, 1988. Rambo (also known as Rambo IV or John Rambo) is a 2008 Action film starring Sylvester Stallone The films focus on a troubled Vietnam War veteran and Green Beret, John James Rambo, who is skilled in many aspects of survival, weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and guerrilla warfare. Vietnam Era veteran is a phrase used to describe someone who served in the armed forces of participating countries during the Vietnam War. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc

Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the sound of force" in the name of the rambo apples which he encountered in Pennsylvania, and he felt that its pronunciation was similar to the surname of Arthur Rimbaud, the title of whose most famous work A Season in Hell, seemed to him "an apt metaphor for the prisoner-of-war experiences that I imagined Rambo suffering. The historic Rambo variety of Apple was introduced to the American colony of New Sweden in 1637 by Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, a "Rimbaud" redirects here For other uses see Rimbaud (disambiguation Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (ræm'boʊ or in French aʁtyʁ "[1]

In popular culture, the name has become an eponym for a tactic of military aggression or, alternatively, a person demonstrating great heroism through extreme violence and skill, especially when outnumbered. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and However, the term can also be used somewhat derogatorily to describe someone who thoughtlessly charges into a fight with no regard for personal safety or careful planning. This term is referred to as "Going Rambo" or "doing it Rambo style. " The name is also used in a more figurative sense to describe any action or approach which is deemed to be aggressive (e. g. , "The Committee railroaded through its proposal, Rambo-style, without waiting for debate or taking questions. ")

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Fictional biography

The fictional character of John J. Rambo was born on July 6, 1947 in Bowie, Arizona to a Native American Navajo father (R. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bowie is a Scots surname derived from the Scottish Gaelic word buie (pronounced approximately boe-ay) meaning yellow-haired. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Navajo (sometimes spelled Navaho) or Diné, (means The People in Navajo) refers or relates to the Navajo people, currently Rambo according to the last film) and a mother of German descent. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry Rambo graduated from Rangeford High School in 1965, and then was drafted into the United States Army at the age of 18 on January 2, 1966. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He was deployed to South Vietnam in September of 1966. "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia He returned to the U. S. in 1967 and began training in the Special Forces (Green Berets) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In most countries special forces (SF is a generic term for highly-trained Military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as Reconnaissance In late 1969, Rambo was re-deployed to Vietnam. In November 1971, he was captured by North Vietnamese forces near the Chinese-Vietnamese border and held at a POW camp, where he and other American POWs were repeatedly tortured. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam Rambo escaped captivity in May 1972, but was then re-deployed.

Upon his return to the U. S. , Rambo discovered that many American civilians hated the returning soldiers, and he himself was subject to humiliation and embarrassment by having anti-war "hippies" throw garbage at him and calling him "baby killer". The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world His experiences in Vietnam and back home resulted in an extreme case of post-traumatic stress disorder. Post traumatic stress disorder It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to At the same time, inner questions of self identity and reflectiveness cause Rambo to lash out at society rather than handling difficult situations in a "civilized" manner.

Awards

Per dialogue in Rambo: First Blood Part II, during his Vietnam era service, Rambo was awarded:

This is, apparently, only a partial listing of Rambo's honors as in a deleted scene from Rambo cagarella III, Rambo's "Class A" uniform can clearly be seen with the following 13 ribbons:

In a measure of discontinuity within the storyline, Rambo's Silver Stars and Distinguished Service Cross were missing from his ribbon rack as well as the National Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal, both of which he would have been awarded. The Vietnam Service Medal is a military award which was created in 1965 by order of President Lyndon B The Prisoner of War Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President The Army Service Ribbon is a military decoration of the United States Army which was created in 1981. The Vietnam Wound Medal was a military decoration of South Vietnam which was first created in 1950. The Vietnam Campaign Medal is a military recognition awarded by the Republic of Vietnam, (also known as South Vietnam) to any member of the United States Australian In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, awarded for extreme The National Defense Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military decorations of the United States military.

Various special duty badges can also be seen on Rambo's "Class A" uniform, including:

Additionally, in this same scene, Rambo's Social Security Number is revealed: 936-01-1758. The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB is an award of the United States Army which is presented to those officers warrant officers and enlisted soldiers in the grade For the United Kingdom equivilant see Aircrew brevet. The Aircrew Badge is a qualification badge of the United States military that The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" or "Snow Cone" is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which In the United States, a Social Security number (SSN is a 9-digit number issued to citizens Permanent residents and temporary (working residents under section 205(c(2 However, the Social Security Administration does not issue a SSN with the prefix 936. Citizens in Arizona, Rambo's home state, are issued SSNs with the prefixes 526-527, 600-601, and 764-765. This was probably done to avoid the chances that Rambo's fictional SSN would match that of a real living person.

Feature Films

First Blood

Main article: First Blood
First Blood poster.
First Blood poster. First Blood (also known as Rambo First Blood) is a 1982 action / Adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff.

The film was promoted with the slogan:
"STALLONE.
This time he's fighting for his life. "

Upon returning to the United States, Rambo has difficulty adjusting to civilian life (presumably after losing a job in valet parking for unsatisfactory performance) and wanders the country as a drifter. Valet parking is a Parking service offered by some Restaurants stores, and other Businesses particularly in North America A vagabond is an Itinerant person Such people may be called Tramps rogues or Hobos A vagabond is characterised by almost continuous travelling In December of 1982, Rambo travels to Hope, Washington, in search of an army buddy of his, named Delmore Barry, from the Special Forces, only to find upon arrival to Delmore's supposed residence a little girl who is his daughter and Delmore's depressed widow who tells Rambo that her husband had died from cancer the previous summer due to exposure to Agent Orange, and besides losing her man she must seek out a living as a cleaning lady and on Delmore's Servicemember's Group Life Insurance. Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful Herbicide and Defoliant used by the U Rambo, attempting some cold comfort, gives Mrs. Barry the photograph of Delmore's unit. He is left with a mild sense of survivor's guilt as he is now the last man still living of his once-proud unit. Survivor guilt, otherwise known as Survivor syndrome, is the mental condition that results from the appraisal that a person has done wrong by surviving traumatic events such He then travels to Hope in the attempt to find a diner and maybe a temporary job. A diner is a prefabricated Restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially on Long Island; in New York City; in Unfortunately, however, the town sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), does not welcome Rambo, judging the military hero negatively because of his long hair and scruffy look. Brian Mannion Dennehy (born July 9 1938 is an American two-time Tony Award -winning Actor who has appeared in movies, on television and performed Rambo disobeys the sheriff's order to stay away from Hope, as he has done nothing wrong to the community and he believes such banishment to be a violation of his freedom of movement, and is promptly charged for vagrancy and subject to harassment from the deputies.

The harassment triggers flashbacks of Rambo's traumatic memories of his torture at the hands of the North Vietnamese when he was a prisoner of war, and his mind regresses into thinking he is once again fighting in combat. Rambo fights his way out of the sheriff's department with his bare hands and makes his way into the wilderness. A manhunt ensues. The sheriff and his deputies cannot win against Rambo in the forest, and indeed, all are badly wounded as a result of trying to defeat him. Rambo deals with them efficiently and although capable of, he doesn't kill any of them, prefering to incapacitate them. The Washington State Patrol and about 200 members of the Washington National Guard are called in to assist. The Washington State Patrol (WSP is the State police agency for the State of Washington. For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard.

At this point, Colonel Samuel Trautman (played by Richard Crenna),[2] the former commanding officer of Rambo's old Special Forces unit, arrives in Hope. Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American Film, Television and Trautman warns that continuing the manhunt is dangerous to the authorities, as Rambo is too experienced to be captured easily in the wilderness where he thrives. Instead, Trautman recommends giving Rambo time to return to his senses by allowing him to be by himself in the Pacific Northwest back country, after which he could presumably settle down after some time and be arrested without incident. However, the authorities reject Trautman's recommendation and continue the manhunt, and Rambo's subsequent rampage culminates in the destruction of the sheriff's office and most of the town's main street. Rambo stands poised to eliminate the sheriff, but Trautman finally confronts Rambo face-to-face, and ultimately convinces his former soldier to surrender to the authorities.

In the afterstory of the timeline between the first and second films, Rambo is convicted at a court-martial and remanded to a military prison where heavy duty labor is the norm. A military prison is a Prison operated by the Military. Military prisons are used variously to house Prisoners of war, Enemy combatants, those Despite being a convict, the rigid routine and discipline of prison life provides Rambo with some measure of much-needed stability, as it reminds him of his past in the military and its own rigid hierarchy.

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Main article: Rambo: First Blood Part II
Rambo: First Blood Part II poster.
Rambo: First Blood Part II poster. Rambo First Blood Part II, released on May 22, 1985, is the second movie in the Rambo series starring Sylvester Stallone

The film was promoted with the slogan:
"They sent him on a mission and set him up to fail. But they made one mistake.
They forgot they were dealing with Rambo. "

In the second installment of the series in 1985, Rambo is tasked by Col. Trautman to return to Vietnam to search for American POWs remaining in Vietnamese captivity. Marshall Murdock (Charles Napier), the official in charge of the mission, is portrayed as a corrupt military figure who does not want to expose the truth. Charles Napier (born April 12, 1936) is an American Actor, known for his portrayals of square-jawed tough guys and military types Rambo is ordered to take photographs of a Vietnamese military base to prove to the American public there are no more POWs in Vietnam, although Murdock knows that there are.

Rambo is sent to a part of the jungle where Murdock receives confirmation that no POWs were being held at the time. Rambo works with a Vietnamese woman known as Co, who is an anti-communist Vietnamese rebel serving as an intelligence agent for Rambo. However, Rambo discovers that there is a POW camp where he was dropped. The POWs are rotated from location to location, and coincidentally are in the same area as Rambo when he was dropped. Rambo breaks one POW out of the camp and attempts to escape, only to be refused access to the base by Murdock and to have himself and the POW recaptured by the Vietnamese soldiers. Rambo is immobilized in a pit of sewage and leeches, then tortured by Soviet soldiers, who are allied with the Vietnamese and training Vietnamese soldiers. Sewage is the mainly liquid Waste containing some solids produced by humans which typically consists of washing water Feces, Urine, laundry waste and other Leeches are Annelids comprising the Subclass Hirudinea. There are freshwater terrestrial and marine leeches Co enters the base under the guise of a prostitute for hire, where she aids Rambo in escaping. After Rambo expresses his deepest gratitude for rescuing him, the two share a kiss, after Co implores him to take her back to America with him. However, as they prepared to move on, Co is shot down by surprise gunfire.

Enraged, Rambo then acts on his own initiative and starts a one-man rescue mission, stealing a Soviet helicopter and breaking all the POWs out of captivity. After returning to the US base in Thailand with all the POWs, Rambo becomes enraged at how the United States government has ignored the existence of surviving soldiers being held captive. Rambo then threatens Murdock and tells him to be forthright to the American public with the truth of the POWs and spare no expense in rescuing them all, else he will return for Murdock's hide. When Trautman says Rambo will be honored once again, he declines, saying the POWs deserve medals and accolades more than him as they were regular soldiers who endured torture and extraordinary hardships. For his actions in Vietnam, Rambo is granted a presidential pardon and remains in Thailand to reside. A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it

In the afterstory between the second and third films, Rambo takes up residence near a monastery where he engages in frequent meditation to find a sense of inner peace. Although Rambo believes his soldiering days are apparently over, he does not become a complete pacifist, as he often participates in violent stickfighting matches and donates the purse of his winnings to the monks to help renovate the monastery.

Rambo III

Main article: Rambo III
Rambo III poster.
Rambo III poster. Rambo III is a 1988 American Action film released on May 25, 1988.

The film was promoted with the slogan:
"The first was for himself. The second was for his country.
This time it's for his friend.

The film opens with Colonel Samuel Trautman (Richard Crenna) returning to Thailand (where the second film took place) to once again enlist the help of Vietnam veteran John J. Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American Film, Television and The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Rambo (Sylvester Stallone). Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. After witnessing Rambo's victory in a stickfighting match, Trautman visits the construction site of the temple Rambo is helping to build and asks Rambo to join him on a mission to Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The mission is meant to supply weapons, including Stinger missiles, to Afghan freedom fighters, the Mujahideen, who are fighting the Soviets. A stinger (a Colloquialism for the term "sting" is a common term for a sharp organ or body part found in various Animals (typically Arthropods A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Despite showing him photos of civilians suffering under the Soviet rule, Rambo refuses and Trautman chooses to go on his own.

While in Afghanistan, Trautman's troops are ambushed by Soviet troops while passing through the mountains at night. Trautman is imprisoned in a Soviet base and tortured for information by commanding officer Zaysen (Marc de Jonge) and his henchman Kourov (Randy Raney). Rambo learns of the incident from embassy field officer Robert Griggs (Kurtwood Smith) and immediatly flies to Pakistan where he meets up with Mousa (Sasson Gabai), a weapons supplier who agrees to take him to a village deep in the Afghan desert, close to the Soviet base where Trautman is kept. Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3 1943 is an American television and Film actor Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Mujahideen in the village are already hesitant to help Rambo in the first place, but are defenitely convinced not to help him when their village is attacked by Soviet helicopters after one Mousa's shop assitants has informed the Russians of Rambo's presence. Aided only by Mousa and a young boy named Hamid (Doudi Shoua), Rambo makes his way to the Soviet base and starts his attempts to free Trautman. The first attempt is unsuccesful and results not only in Hamid getting shot in the leg, but also in Rambo himself getting shot in the stomach. After escaping from the base, Rambo tends to Hamid's wounds and sends him and Mousa away to safety.

The next day, Rambo returns to the base once again, just in time to rescue Trautman from being tortured with a blow-torch. After rescuing several other prisoners, Rambo steals a helicopter and escapes from the base. However, the helicopter soon crashes and Rambo and Trautman are forced to continue on foot. After a confrontation in a cave, where Rambo and Trautman kill several Russian soldiers including Kourov, they are confronted by an entire army of Russian tanks, headed by Zaysen. Just as they are about to be overwhelmed by the might of the Soviet Army, the Mujahideen warriors, together with Mousa and Hamid, ride onto the battlefield in an awe-inspiring cavalry charge, overwhelming the Communists. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya In the ensuing battle, in which both Trautman and John are wounded, Rambo manages to kill Zaysen by driving a tank into the helicopter Zaysen is flying in. At the end of the battle Rambo and Trautman say goodbye to their Mujahideen friends, and leave Afghanistan to go home.

After saving Trautman in Rambo III, he departs from Afghanistan, presumably parts with Col. Trautman and continues to reside in Thailand. This is where the fourth film begins.

Rambo

Main article: Rambo (film)
Rambo poster.
Rambo poster. Rambo (also known as Rambo IV or John Rambo) is a 2008 Action film starring Sylvester Stallone

This film was promoted with the slogan:
"Heroes never die. . .
They just reload. "

The film opens with newsreels that depict the killings by the government of Burma (now known as Myanmar) under the iron fist rule of Than Shwe. Then the film depicts the fate of captured pro-democracy rebels. They are thrown into a mine-infested marsh and then gunned down, while a cigarette-smoking Burmese military officer gazes grimly at the scene.

Former Vietnam-veteran John Rambo has returned to Thailand and now resides in a village near the Burmese border. He makes a living capturing snakes and selling them in a nearby village. He also transports tourists in his boat. A missionary, Michael Burnett (Paul Schulze), asks Rambo to take him and his associates up the Salween River to Burma on a humanitarian mission. Rambo refuses but is convinced by Sarah Miller (Julie Benz) to take them.

The boat is stopped by modern-day pirates in a gunboat, who demand Sarah in exchange for passage. After the negotiations fail, Rambo draws a pistol and shoots the bandits. Although his killings save the missionaries, the Christians are upset at the bloodshed. Upon arrival, Michael says that they will travel by road and will not need Rambo's help for the return trip. The mission goes well until the Burmese army attacks the village, killing many villagers and two missionaries and kidnapping the rest. When the missionaries fail to come back after ten days, their pastor comes to Rambo to ask for his help in guiding a team of mercenaries to the village where the missionaries were last seen.

Rambo decides to accompany the soldiers . He pushes them to continue after they see the destroyed village. Hijacking a truck, they create a plan to save the hostages at the P. O. W. camp, doing so within fifteen minutes to avoid alerting the army. Rambo helps Sarah and the others to escape. The Burmese Army unit finds their hostages missing and organizes a massive manhunt with tracker dogs and lines of soldiers combing the jungle. Everyone except for Rambo, Sarah, and "School Boy", a sniper, is captured. Just as the group is to be executed, Rambo hijacks a truck-mounted, belt-fed . 50-caliber machine gun and rakes the Burmese soldiers with gunfire, and the sniper begins taking out Burmese soldiers. A group of Karen rebels joins the fight to help Rambo and the mercenaries defeat the Burmese troops.

Encouraged by Sarah's question about his home, Rambo returns to the United States. The last scene shows him walking along a rural highway, past a horse farm and a rusted mailbox with the name "R. Rambo" on it. He makes his way down the gravel driveway towards the rolling, grassy hills as the credits roll.

Rambo V

Rambo V has been confirmed and is in pre-production [3]. On February 2, 2008, Sylvester Stallone informed Reuters in an interview that making a fifth Rambo would depend on the success of the fourth movie but that he thought he was "gearing one up" and that it would "be quite different". Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson [4] On March 10, 2008, Moviehole. net revealed that in an interview with Metro magazine, Stallone said that he was "half-way through" writing Rambo V and that it would not be another war movie. [5] On March 20, Moviehole. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. net also said that ScreenDaily. com had revealed that the film would be shot in Bulgaria and later received word from a source that Bulgaria was to double for John Rambo's home town in Arizona. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian [6][7]

Series rights

The first film, First Blood, was originally released by Orion Pictures, but all ancillary rights at the time were with Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna (operating as Anabasis Investments). Orion Pictures Corporation was an American company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998 Mario Kassar (ماريو كسار (born October 10, 1951 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a film Producer and industry executive whose projects Andrew George Vajna (born Vajna András György on August 1, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary) is a film Producer who has done After its initial home video release, the rights reverted to Thorn EMI, which later became Weintraub Entertainment Group. Thorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics music defence and retail Shortly after that, Anabasis became Carolco Pictures and thus took over the rights to the Rambo franchise. Carolco Pictures Inc Carolco International NV or Anabasis Investments was an independent production company that within a decade went from producing such blockbuster successes as Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III were released through Tri-Star Pictures, with Carolco retaining all other rights, including home video via Live Entertainment. TriStar Pictures Inc (spelled Tri-Star until 1991 is a film subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of the Columbia TriStar Motion LIVE Entertainment was a Los Angeles -based Home video distribution company originally founded as Family Home Entertainment in 1981 and were previously After Carolco's bankruptcy, the rights were passed on to French production company StudioCanal, which had a partnership with Artisan Entertainment, which became Lionsgate studios and still hold the home video rights to the first three films under a continuing output deal with StudioCanal, while CBS Television Distribution handles television rights. StudioCanal Image SA (aka Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal + Distribution, and Canal+ Image) is a French -based production Artisan Entertainment was a privately held independent American Movie studio until it was purchased by Lionsgate & Universal Studios Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. CBS Television Distribution (CTD is a United States and Global Television Distribution company, a merger of CBS Corporation 's three

Lionsgate acquired the rights to the Rambo franchise, and in association with The Weinstein Company, co-produced the 2008 sequel Rambo. The Weinstein Company is an independent American Film studio founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 2005 after the pair left Rambo (also known as Rambo IV or John Rambo) is a 2008 Action film starring Sylvester Stallone Lionsgate will also handle video rights to the latest film, and by virtue of its output deal with StudioCanal, a box set of all the "Rambo" films was released on May 27th 2008.

Animated series

Video games

Music

The original scores for the first three films were composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer The music from the second film was performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra and the music from the third by the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra. The National Philharmonic Orchestra is a British Orchestra created exclusively for recording purposes Goldsmith's main theme for Rambo was the basis for the end title song "It's A Long Road," performed by Dan Hill, part of the First Blood soundtrack. Dan Hill (born Daniel Grafton Hill IV with whom he wrote the songs "Can't We Try" and "(Can This Be Real Love"

The music for the first film is harsher and more dissonant than that for the sequels, as is keeping with the tone of the film. As such, it bears more of a resemblance to Goldsmith's output of the 1960s and 1970s than it does most of his work in the 1980s. The first film's score does use electronics but is primarily orchestral while the sequel scores incorporate heavier use of electronics. The second film's score is the most popular, being that it is the most exciting. The music in the third film is an extension of the style used in the second, but with a few new themes. Both sequels feature new themes for Rambo that are based on elements found in the original "It's a Long Road" theme, which is also heard in its original form in each film as well.

Since Goldsmith died in 2004, film composer Brian Tyler (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem) scored the fourth film. Brian Tyler is a Composer who has written arranged and conducted musical scores for film The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift ( Wild Speed X3 Tokyo Drift in Japan is a 2006 film directed by Justin Lin and the third Aliens vs Predator Requiem (also known as AVPR) is the 2007 Science fiction film sequel to 2004 's Alien vs He reassured fans at the time of Goldsmith's death that his score would be based on Goldsmith's cues for the first three First Blood/Rambo pictures.

The 2008 film, Rambo (film), was advertised with Drowning Pool's Bodies and features two songs in the film written and performed by Jake La Botz, who portrays the mercenary "Reese" in the movie. Rambo (also known as Rambo IV or John Rambo) is a 2008 Action film starring Sylvester Stallone Drowning Pool is a four-piece metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. "Bodies" is the debut single by heavy metal band Drowning Pool from their Debut album Sinner. Jake La Botz (born 1968 is an American Blues Singer-songwriter from Chicago.

References

  1. ^ Where did you come up with the name Rambo?, David Morrell's FAQ on his website, accessed 17 February, 2008
  2. ^ First Blood (1982)
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1206885/
  4. ^ INTERVIEW-Stallone challenges Myanmar junta, eyes "Rambo 5". David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian Novelist from Kitchener Ontario, who has been living in the United States FAQ is an Acronym for " Frequently Asked Question(s " Reuters. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
  5. ^ Stallone "half-way through" writing Rambo 5. Moviehole. net. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
  6. ^ Rambo 5 to film in Bulgaria. Moviehole. net. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
  7. ^ Rambo will return to America!. Moviehole. net. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of

See also

The Intruder (1986 film), An Indonesian film based on Rambo. The Intruder is a 1986 Indonesian Action film based on the Rambo movies Son of Rambow, Recent film based on Rambo. Son of Rambow is a 2007 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Garth Jennings.

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Rambo

-proper noun

  1. (metaphorically) A militant whom is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, solitarily charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy
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