Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

No man, no law, no war can stop him.

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.

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos

Written by: Sylvester Stallone, James Cameron

Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson, Martin Kove, George Cheung, Andy Wood, William Ghent, Vojislav Govedarica

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War

Released: 1985-05-22

Runtime: 96 minutes

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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Lee Marvin (who had been considered for the role of Colonel Trautman in the first film) was offered the role of Marshall Roger Murdock, but declined, and the role was given to Charles Napier.
• Development of a sequel to First Blood began when Carolco Pictures sold foreign distribution rights to distributors in Europe and Japan in 1983, initially scheduling the film for a December 1984 release.
• James Cameron was then hired to write a first draft of the screenplay, which he was concurrently writing along with The Terminator and Aliens, both of which he would go on to direct.
• Producer Mario Kassar arranged this to capitalize on the popularity of the first film.
• The film was shot between June and August 1984 on location in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, and Thailand.
• The musical score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, conducting the British National Philharmonic Orchestra, although Goldsmith also made heavy use of electronic synthesized elements.
• In France, the film had a record opening day with 269,564 admissions and a record week with 2,075,238 admissions.
• The film was directed by George P. Cosmatos from a story by Kevin Jarre, with a screenplay by James Cameron and Stallone.

Source: Wikipedia

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