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| Directed by | George P. Cosmatos |
| Produced by | Buzz Feitshans |
| Screenplay by | Sylvester Stallone James Cameron |
| Story by | Kevin Jarre |
| Based on | Characters by David Morrell |
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| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Larry Bock Mark Goldblatt Mark Helfrich Gib Jaffe Frank E. Jiminez |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25.5 million |
| Box office | $300.4 million |
Rambo: First Blood Part II (also known as Rambo II or First Blood II) is a 1985 American action film directed byGeorge P. Cosmatos and starring Sylvester Stallone, who reprises his role as Vietnam veteran John Rambo. It is the sequel to the 1982 film First Blood, and the second installment in the Rambo film series. Picking up where the first film left, the sequel is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue; it sees Rambo released from prison by federal order to document the possible existence of POWs in Vietnam, under the belief that he will find nothing, thus enabling the government to sweep the issue under the rug. In addition to Stallone, Richard Crenna reprises his role as Col. Samuel Trautman, with Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson, Martin Kove, George Cheung, and Andy Wood also included in the cast.
Despite negative reviews, First Blood Part II was a major worldwide box office blockbuster, with an estimated 42 million tickets sold in the US. It has become the most recognized and memorable installment in the series, having inspired countless rip-offs, parodies, video games, and imitations.
Entertainment Weekly ranked the movie number 23 on its list of The Best Rock-’em, Sock-’em Movies of the Past 25 Years.
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