Rambo is a 2008 action film directed and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, based on the character John Rambo created by author David Morrell for his novel First Blood. A sequel to Rambo III (1988), it is the fourth installment in the Rambo franchise and co-stars Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Rey Gallegos, Tim Kang, Jake La Botz, Maung Maung Khin, and Ken Howard. The film is dedicated to the memory of Richard Crenna, who died in 2003. Crenna had played Colonel Sam Trautman in the previous films. In the film, Rambo (reprised by Stallone) leads a group of mercenaries into Burma to rescue Christian missionaries, who have been kidnapped by a local infantry unit.
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Filming:
Stallone stated that due to the small production budget the only way to make the film memorable was to make it graphically violent. He said “we were all sitting around in looking at the small production budget. Then I said ‘Hey, fake blood is cheap, lets make it all-out bloody.'” Filming started on January 22, 2007, and ended on May 4, 2007. It was shot in Chiang Mai, Thailand as well as in Mexico and the United States in Arizona and California. While filming near Burma, Stallone and the rest of the crew narrowly avoided being shot by the Burmese military. Stallone described Burma as a “hellhole”. He said, “We had shots fired above our heads” and that he “witnessed survivors with legs cut off and all kinds of land-mine injuries, maggot-infested wounds and ears cut off.”ÂRambo 4: Cast:Â
- Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo
- Julie Benz as Sarah Miller
- Paul Schulze as Michael Burnett
- Matthew Marsden as School Boy
- Graham McTavish as Lewis
- Tim Kang as En-Joo
- Rey Gallegos as Diaz
- Jake La Botz as Reese
- Maung Maung Khin as Major Pa Tee Tint
- Ken Howard as Father Arthur Marsh
- Supakorn Kitsuwon as Myint
- Aung Aay Noi as Lieutenant Aye
- Sornram Patchimtasanakarn as Tha
