Rambo is a 2008action filmdirected and co-written bySylvester Stallone, based on the characterJohn Rambocreated by authorDavid Morrellfor his novelFirst Blood. A sequel toRambo III(1988), it is the fourth installment in theRambofranchiseand co-starsJulie Benz,Paul Schulze,Matthew Marsden,Graham McTavish, Rey Gallegos,Tim Kang,Jake La Botz, Maung Maung Khin, andKen Howard. The film is dedicated to the memory ofRichard Crenna, who died in 2003. Crenna had playedColonel Sam Trautmanin the previous films. In the film, Rambo (reprised by Stallone) leads a group of mercenaries intoBurmato 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 inChiang Mai, Thailandas well as inMexicoand theUnited StatesinArizonaandCalifornia. While filming nearBurma, 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.”Rambo 4: Cast:
- Sylvester StalloneasJohn Rambo
- Julie Benzas Sarah Miller
- Paul Schulzeas Michael Burnett
- Matthew Marsdenas School Boy
- Graham McTavishas Lewis
- Tim Kangas En-Joo
- Rey Gallegos as Diaz
- Jake La Botzas Reese
- Maung Maung Khin as Major Pa Tee Tint
- Ken Howardas Father Arthur Marsh
- Supakorn Kitsuwonas Myint
- Aung Aay Noi as Lieutenant Aye
- Sornram Patchimtasanakarn as Tha
