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The 80s · soon after the first film

Rambo: First Blood Part II

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Rambo leaves prison to look for POWs in Vietnam

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Do you need to watch it before John Rambo?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to John Rambo.

Where it falls in the order

  • Chronological2 of 6
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Quick recap

Rambo is serving time in a labor prison when Trautman turns up with an offer: freedom in exchange for a mission in Vietnam. He is to photograph a POW camp and avoid combat. The operation's boss, Murdock, only wants proof that nobody is there. Rambo finds living Americans, tries to bring one out, and Murdock cancels the extraction and abandons them. Rambo is captured and tortured by the Soviets, escapes with his guide Co Bao and goes back to free every prisoner. Then he settles accounts with Murdock and asks for nothing but recognition for veterans.

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Hidden details

  1. CameoJames Cameron on the script

    James Cameron wrote the first draft while prepping The Terminator and Aliens. Stallone rewrote it, and both get the screenplay credit.

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  2. Behind the scenesTravolta was left out

    The producers wanted John Travolta as Rambo's sidekick on the mission. Stallone vetoed it, and Rambo went in alone.

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  3. Behind the scenesMexico stands in for Vietnam

    Shooting ran from June to August 1984 in the Mexican state of Guerrero and in Thailand. The score is by Jerry Goldsmith.

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