Rambo III

Rambo III
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter MacDonald
Written by	Sylvester Stallone Sheldon Lettich
Based on	John Rambo by David Morrell
Produced by	Buzz Feitshans
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna
Cinematography	John Stanier
Edited by	James Symons Andrew London O. Nicholas Brown
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production company	Carolco Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures[1]
Release date	May 25, 1988 (1988-05-25) (United States)
Running time	101 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$58–63 million[3][4]
Box office	$189 million[5]

Rambo III is a 1988 American action movie directed by Peter MacDonald and is the third movie in the Rambo franchise. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros Focás, Sasson Gabai, Doudi Shoua and was distributed by TriStar Pictures.

The movie shows fictional events that take place during the Soviet-Afghan War. In the movie, Rambo goes on a risky mission to Afghanistan to save his former commander and best friend, Col. Sam Trautman, from a very strong Soviet Army colonel. The colonel wants to kill both Trautman and Rambo. At the same time, Rambo helps a group of Afghan rebels who are fighting against the Soviet forces. The Soviet forces are a threat to the rebels' village, and Rambo wants to stop them from destroying it.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Rambo III (1988)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
2. ↑ "BBFC Cinema Rating, 1988". Bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
3. ↑ Hall, Sheldon; Neale, Stephen (2010). Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters: a Hollywood history. Wayne State University Press. pp. 239–240. ISBN 978-0-8143-3008-1. Rambo III (1988) cost a then-record $58 million.
4. ↑ Robertson, Patrick (1991). Guinness Book of Movie Facts and Feats. Abbeville Press. p. 33. ISBN 9781558592360.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference mojo was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).