In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.
Practical Effects
Stallone somehow made 2008 feel like 1985. Practical blood geysers.
Direction
Sly directed himself brooding in rain. Self-aware or self-indulgent? Both.
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stallone explicitly wanted to spotlight the real Burmese military junta's atrocities; the film was banned in Myanmar and bootlegged by resistance groups.
That river boat? Stallone built it himself during pre-production in Thailand because the budget was tight and he's apparently handy.
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