Directed by : Peter MacDonald Produced by : Buzz Feitshans,Mario Kassar,Andrew G. Vajna Written by Screenplay : Sylvester Stallone,Sheldon Lettich Characters : David Morrell Starring : Sylvester Stallone,Richard Crenna,Marc de Jonge,Kurtwood Smith,Sasson Gabai Music by : Jerry Goldsmith Distributed by : TriStar Pictures Release date(s) : May 25, 1988 Running time : 101 min. Country : United States Language : Thai Budget : $58,000,000 [1] Gross revenue Domestic : $53,715,611 Worldwide : $189,015,611 Preceded by : Rambo : First Blood Part II (1985) Followed by : Rambo (2008)
The film opens with Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) returning to Thailand to once agai n enlist the help of Vietnam veteran John J. Rambo (Sylvester Stallone). After witnessing Rambo's vict ory in astick fighting match, Trautman visits the construction site of the Buddhist temple Rambo is help ing to build and asks Rambo to join him on a mission to Afghanistan.