Rambo (2008)
“Rambo 4”
Action, Thriller |
Rambo is a American 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 played Colonel Sam Trautman in the previous films, and who died of heart failure in 2003. In the film, leads a group of mercenaries into Burma to rescue Christian missionaries, who have been kidnapped by a local infantry unit.
The rights to the Rambo franchise were sold to Miramax in 1997 after Carolco Pictures went bankrupt. Miramax intended to produce a fourth film but Stallone was unmotivated to reprise the role. The rights were then sold to Nu Image and Millennium Films in 2005, who green-lit the film before the release of Rocky Balboa. Filming began in Thailand, Mexico, and the United States in January 2007, and ended in May 2007.
Amid the political protests of the Saffron Revolution in Burma, ruthless SPDC officer Major Pa Tee Tint leads Burmese junta army forces to pillage small villages in a campaign of fear. His soldiers sadistically slaughter innocents, abduct teenage boys to be drafted into his army and hold women hostage to be raped as sex slaves.
Meanwhile, 20 years after the events in Afghanistan, Vietnam War veteran John Rambo now lives in Thailand, making a meager living as a snake catcher and by providing boat rides. A missionary doctor from Colorado named Michael Burnett hires Rambo to use his boat to ferry their group up the Salween River into Burma on a humanitarian mission to provide medical aid to a village inhabited by the Karen people. Rambo initially refuses, then agrees when requested by Michael’s fiancé Sarah Miller.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Writers: Art Monterastelli, Sylvester Stallone, David Morrell
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Reynaldo Gallegos, Jake La Botz, Tim Kang
| Sylvester Stallone | … | John Rambo |
| Julie Benz | … | Sarah |
| Matthew Marsden | … | School Boy |
| Graham McTavish | … | Lewis |
| Reynaldo Gallegos | … | Diaz (as Rey Gallegos) |
| Jake La Botz | … | Reese |
| Tim Kang | … | En-Joo |
| Maung Maung Khin | … | Tint |
| Paul Schulze | … | Michael Burnett |
| Cameron Pearson | … | Missionary #4 (Jeff) |
| Thomas Peterson | … | Missionary #2 (Dentist) |
| Tony Skarberg | … | Missionary #3 (Videographer) |
| James With | … | Missionary #5 (Preacher) |
| Kasikorn Niyompattana | … | Snake Hunter #2 |
| Shaliew ‘Lek’ Bamrungbun | … | Snake Hunter #1 |
| Supakorn Kitsuwon | … | Myint (as Suparkorn ‘Tok’ Kijsuwan) |
| Aung Aay Noi | … | Lt. Aye |
| Ken Howard | … | Arthur Marsh |
| Aung Theng | … | Pirate Leader |
| Pornpop ‘Tor’ Kampusiri | … | Snake Village Owner |
| Wasawat Panyarat | … | Snake Village MC |
| Kammul Kawtep | … | Snake Village Young Charmer |
| Sornram Patchimtasanakarn | … | Tha |
| Noa ‘Arunee Prijareonsuk’ Jei | … | Karen Interpreter |
| Kjam Saen | … | Karen Interpreter #2 |
| Aun Lung Su | … | Burmese Hut Guard #1 |
| Pan Dokngam | … | Burmese Hut Guard #2 |
| Han Pik | … | Burmese Hut Guard #3 |
| Tip Tiya | … | Burmese Gate Guard #2 |
| Nee Lungjai | … | Burmese Gate Guard |
| Yupin Mu Pae | … | Karen Begging Mother |
| Moan Adisak | … | Burmese Morning Guard #1 |
| Somsak Wongsa | … | Burmese Dancer Trooper #1 |
| Surachai Muangdee | … | Burmese Dancer Trooper #2 |
| Mana Sen-Mi | … | Burmese Patrol Boat Captain |
| Toole Khan Kham | … | Burmese Sergeant |
| Saiwan Lungta | … | Burmese Trooper – Lt. Aye’s Hut |
| Watcharentr Sedtho | … | Burmese Young Boy |
| Rapimpa Dibu | … | Karen Young Naked Girl |
| May Kung | … | Pirate Bar Hooker #1 |
| George Cheung | … | Tay (archive footage) |
| Richard Crenna | … | Col. Samuel Trautman (archive footage) |
| Matthew Wolf | … | BBC Reporter |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia