Directed by Peter MacDonald   Written by David Morrell   Sylvester Stallone   Sheldon Lettich   Cast Sylvester Stallone ... Rambo Richard Crenna ... Col. Samuel Trautman Marc de Jonge ... Colonel Zaysen Kurtwood Smith ... Griggs Spyros Fokas ... Masoud (as Spiros Focas) Sasson Gabay ... Mousa Doudi Shoua ... Hamid Randy Raney ... Kourov Marcus Gilbert ... Tomask Alon Aboutboul ... Nissem (as Alon Abutbul) Masud Asadollahi ... Rahim Yosef Shiloach ... Khalid (as Yosef Shiloah) Harold Diamond ... Stick Fighter Mati Seri ... Gun Dealer (as Seri Mati) Hany Said El Deen ... Gun Dealer Shaby Ben-Aroya ... Uri Marciano Shoshi ... Afghan Girl Sadiq Tawfik ... Helicopter Person Julian Patrice ... Helicopter Person Tal Kastoriano ... Helicopter Person Benny Bruchim ... Helicopter Person Tikva Aziz ... Helicopter Person Milo Rafi ... Helicopter Person Uncredited Cast R.T. Freeman ... Afghan Warrior Iyad Hajjaj ... Arabic Shop Assistant Paul Dion Monte ... Russian Gunner Guy Nicholls ... Soldier on Bridge Produced by Buzz Feitshans   Mario Kassar   Tony Munafo   Andrew G. Vajna   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: May 25, 1988 DVD Release: October 21, 1998 Blu-ray Release: May 27, 2008 Country: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Carolco Pictures Distributors TriStar Pictures   (1988) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Artisan Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (DVD) Artisan Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (VHS) Artisan Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Avid Home Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) International Video Entertainment (IVE)   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Lionsgate   (2007-) (USA) (all media) Live Home Video   (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Live Home Video   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Pictures   (USA) (video) (Netflix print) Philips   (1995) (USA) (video) (CD-i) Trifecta Entertainment and Media   (2017) (World-wide) (TV) (syndicated print) Worldvision Enterprises   (1993) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.9 / 10 Our Rating 6.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.0 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,322 / 21,127 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 5 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,318 Mortal Engines (2018) #1,319 Hellraiser (1987) #1,320 The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (2005) #1,321 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba: Season 1 (2019) #1,322 Rambo III (1988) #1,323 Smallville: Season 8 (2008) #1,324 Smallville: Season 10 (2010) #1,325 Smallville: Season 2 (2002) #1,326 Smallville: Season 3 (2003)