Rambo (2008 film)

Rambo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sylvester Stallone
Produced by	Avi Lerner Kevin King Templeton John Thompson
Written by	Art Monterastelli Sylvester Stallone
Based on	Characters by David Morrell
Starring	Sylvester Stallone Julie Benz Paul Schulze Matthew Marsden Graham McTavish Rey Gallegos Tim Kang Jake La Botz Maung Maung Khin Ken Howard
Music by	Brian Tyler
Cinematography	Glen MacPherson
Edited by	Sean Albertson
Production company	Millennium Films Nu Image Films Emmett/Furla Films for Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH
Distributed by	Lionsgate The Weinstein Company
Release date	January 25, 2008 (2008-01-25)
Running time	92 minutes (Theatrical) 99 minutes (Extended)
Country	United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$113.2 million

Rambo (also known as John Rambo or Rambo IV) is a 2008 American independent action film directed, co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone reprising his iconic role as Vietnam veteran John Rambo. It is the fourth and final installment in the Rambo franchise, set twenty years after the events of the previous film, Rambo III. This film is dedicated to the memory of Richard Crenna, who played the character Colonel Sam Trautman in the previous three films, and who died of heart failure in 2003.

The film is about John Rambo (Stallone), a hardened former Green Beret, who is hired by a church pastor to help rescue a group of Christian missionaries who were kidnapped by men from a brutal Burmese military regime.

The film was released on January 25, 2008. Upon its release, Rambo received a mixed reception from film critics who generally praised its acting, action sequences, and soundtrack by Brian Tyler, but were critical of its writing, plot, and violence. The film grossed $113,244,290 during its run at the international box office and $41,500,683 in DVD sales. The film had its cable television premiere on Spike TV on July 11, 2010. However, it was the extended cut that was broadcast, not the theatrical version. The extended cut was released on Blu-ray two weeks later.

Despite not being as successful as the previous films, Stallone had confirmed that a sequel titled Rambo: Last Blood was still in the works but was converted into a reboot for the series. This film was ultimately cancelled in March 2016.

Amid the political protests of the Saffron Revolution in Burma (Myanmar), ruthless SPDC officer Major Pa Tee Tint leads an army 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, twenty years after the events in Afghanistan, John Rambo now lives in Thailand, making a meager living as a snake catcher & by providing boat rides. A doctor and missionary 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 of Karen tribespeople.