Original subtitles

[MEN GRUNTING]

Man: HEY, LET'S KEEP THOSE HAMMERS WORKIN'.

Man: RAMBO!

LET'S GO.

HOW ARE YA, JOHNNY?

GOOD.

THAT'S ALL.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

JOHN, I'M SORRY THEY SENT YOU TO SUCH A HELL HOLE.

I'VE SEEN WORSE.

YEAH, YOU HAVE, HAVEN'T YOU?

JOHN, I TOLD YOU THAT I'D HELP YOU WHEN I COULD.

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY WANT TO STAY HERE

FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS.

WELL...

IN HERE AT LEAST I KNOW WHERE I STAND.

JUST HEAR ME OUT FIRST.

A COVERT OPERATION'S BEING GEARED UP IN THE FAR EAST.

YOUR NAME WAS DUG OUT BY THE COMPUTER

AS ONE OF 3 MOST ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MISSION.

THE MISSION?

RECON FOR P.O.W.s IN 'NAM.

WHY NOW? WHY ME?

THE PRISON CAMP YOU ESCAPED FROM IN '71

IS THE TARGET AREA.

NOBODY KNOWS THAT TERRAIN BETTER THAN YOU DO.

THE RISK FACTOR'S VERY HIGH.

YOU'D BE TEMPORARILY REINSTATED IN THE FORCES,

AND IF THE MISSION'S SUCCESSFUL,

THERE MAY BE A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON.

YOU INTERESTED?

YEAH.

GOOD. GOOD.

I'LL GET THE NECESSARY CLEARANCE.

THE NEXT TIME WE MEET, IT'LL BE IN THAILAND

WITH THE SPECIAL OPS DESIGNATE WHO HAUNTS THE OPERATION.

YES, SIR.

ALL CLEAR? YES.

JOHN, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DID WHAT I COULD TO KEEP YOU OUT OF HERE.

I KNOW.

YEAH.

SIR?

DO WE GET TO WIN THIS TIME?

THIS TIME IT'S UP TO YOU.

THAT'LL BE ALL.

HOW YOU DOING, RAMBO? I'M ERICSON.

WHY DON'T WE MAKE IT OVER TO THE HANGAR?

SO YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE, HUH?

YOU MADE A HELL OF A REP FOR YOURSELF IN 'NAM.

ANYWAY, I'M GLAD I'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU.

THIS PLACE MAY NOT BE HEAVEN,

BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE OUT OF THE JOINT.

HE'S HERE.

MORNING, JOHN.

SIR.

THIS IS MARSHALL MURDOCK.

HE'S IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FROM WASHINGTON.

THANK YOU, COLONEL. RAMBO...

BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP? NO PROBLEMS? NO.

NOT EXCEPT FOR THE DAMN HEAT, RIGHT?

NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE IT.

COME ON IN. LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

I WAS GLANCING OVER YOUR FILES.

MAKES FOR SOME PRETTY INTERESTING READING.

RAMBO, JOHN J. BORN 7/6/47.

BOWIE, ARIZONA. OF INDIAN-GERMAN DESCENT.

THAT'S A HELL OF A COMBINATION.

JOINED THE ARMY 8/6/64.

ACCEPTED SPECIAL FORCES SPECIALIZATION, LIGHT WEAPONS.

CROSS-TRAINED AS MEDIC. HELICOPTER AND LANGUAGE QUALIFIED.

59 CONFIRMED KILLS, 2 SILVER STARS, 4 BRONZE,

4 PURPLE HEARTS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS,

AND MEDAL OF HONOR.

YOU GOT AROUND, DIDN'T YOU? INCREDIBLE.

RAMBO, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT THERE'S ALMOST 2,500 AMERICANS

STILL MISSING IN ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

NOW, MOST OF THESE BOYS ARE PRESUMED KILLED,

BUT TO THE LEAGUE OF FAMILIES, CONGRESS, AND LOTS OF AMERICANS,

IT'S STILL A VERY EMOTIONAL ISSUE.

GIVE ME SOMETHING COLD, PLEASE.

RAMBO, YOU CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT ME AS I DO YOU.

BUT I HONCHED WITH THE SECOND BATTALION, THIRD MARINES

AT KOM TUM IN '66. I LOST A LOT OF GOOD MEN.

SO I KNOW WHAT YOU AND EVERY VET FEELS.

NOW, MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT DIDN'T CARE.

MAYBE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION DIDN'T CARE.

MY COMMITTEE CARES.

SO WHAT HIS COMMITTEE NEEDS IS CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT AMERICANS ARE BEING HELD.

AND ONCE DONE, REST ASSURED WE'LL GET OUR MEN BACK.

NOW, IF THERE'S ANY OF OUR MEN AT THIS P.O.W. TARGET CAMP,

YOU'RE TO CONFIRM THEIR PRESENCE BY TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

PHOTOGRAPHS?

JUST PHOTOGRAPHS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU TO ENGAGE THE ENEMY.

I'M SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEM THERE?

I REPEAT: DO NOT ENGAGE THE ENEMY.

THE PHASE 2 DELTA FORCE ASSAULT TEAM

LED BY COLONEL TRAUTMAN WILL HANDLE THE EXTRACTION.

OK?

ANYWAY, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I FEEL WITH YOUR PARTICIPATION

THIS MISSION HAS A BETTER THAN AVERAGE CHANCE TO SUCCEED

WHERE OTHERS HAVE FAILED.

I'LL MEET YOU BOTH IN THE OPERATIONS CENTER IN ONE HOUR.

FROM THAILAND AND NORTH LAOS, INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF VIETNAM TO THE DROP ZONE.

YOU'LL BE FLYING A CEILING OF 250 FEET WHEN YOU BAIL OUT.

SINCE YOU'RE GOING IN SOLO, YOU'LL HAVE TO RELY

ON MORE EQUIPMENT THAN YOU'VE EVER USED BEFORE.

AND USE IT.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS DON'T TRY THE BLOOD AND GUTS ROUTINE.

LET TECHNOLOGY DO MOST OF THE WORK.

AND JOHN, I WANT YOU TO TRY TO FORGET THE WAR

AND REMEMBER THE MISSION.

THE OLD VIETNAM'S DEAD.

SIR, I'M ALIVE; IT'S STILL ALIVE, ISN'T IT?

[COMPUTERS BEEPING]

YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT ALL THIS IS FOR YOU.

IMPRESSED?

BESIDES THE MONITORING DEVICES YOU SEE HERE,

YOU'LL BE ISSUED EVERY ULTRA-MODERN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE

TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY.

RAMBO, YOU CAN FEEL TOTALLY SAFE

BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MOST ADVANCED WEAPONS IN THE WORLD

AVAILABLE TO US.

I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE MIND IS THE BEST WEAPON.

TIMES CHANGE.

FOR SOME PEOPLE.

DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT YOU, COLONEL.

UPON INSERTION, CALL INTO BASE CAMP ON TRANS SAT,

AND THEN PROCEED TO POINT HAWK SEPTEMBER

TO RENDEZVOUS WITH YOUR GROUND CONTACT--

INDIGENOUS AGENT CO BAO.

IS HE LISTENING?

INDIGENOUS AGENT CO BAO.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

COLONEL...

YOU SURE HE'S STILL NOT IMBALANCED FROM THE WAR?

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE ANYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS MISSION

WHO MIGHT CRACK UNDER PRESSURE IN THAT HELL.

PRESSURE? LET ME JUST SAY

THAT RAMBO'S THE BEST COMBAT VET I'VE EVER SEEN.

A PURE FIGHTING MACHINE WITH ONLY A DESIRE

TO WIN A WAR THAT SOMEONE ELSE LOST.

AND IF WINNING MEANS HE HAS TO DIE, HE'LL DIE.

NO FEAR, NO REGRETS.

AND, UH, ONE MORE THING.

WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO CALL HELL, HE CALLS HOME.

STANDBY, START A.T.U.

Man over loudspeaker: T-MINUS 20.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Man: T-MINUS 5.

YOU'VE GOT 36 HOURS TO GET THE HELL IN AND OUT,

SO DON'T STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES, OK?

YEAH.

RUN INTO ANY TROUBLE,

TRY TO GET TO THE HILLTOP EXTRACTION SITE MARKED ON YOUR MAP.

READY TO ROLL, COLONEL.

GOOD LUCK, SON. THANKS.

LET'S GO.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN MURDOCK SAID

HE WAS WITH THE SECOND BATTALION, THIRD MARINES IN KOM TUM IN '66?

YEAH.

SECOND BATTALION WAS AT KUD SANK.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I TRUST.

THINK HE'LL FIND SOMEONE?

P.O.W.s? DOUBTFUL.

BUT THERE'S PEOPLE TO SATISFY

AND QUESTIONS THAT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED.

YOU DON'T SOUND TOO EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT.

WASN'T MY WAR, COLONEL.

I'M JUST HERE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS.

Man: AWACS 2-5 HAS ACQUIRED. THEY'RE HOLDING TIME LINE.

Man on radio: INSERTION MINUS ONE.

AFFIRMATIVE, WOLF DEN. OVER.

BACK IN THE BADLANDS, MY MAN.

STAND BY YOUR POSITION.

INSERTION MINUS 15 SECONDS.

PARTY TIME.

5 SECONDS.

4, 3, 2...

JUMPER AWAY. [BUZZER]

[GRUNTS]

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

TURBULENCE! HE'S HUNG UP!

HE'LL BE TORN APART.

CONDITION RED. HE'S HUNG UP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S HUNG UP? WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S BEING DRAGGED.

[GRUNTING]

LIFER, CUT HIM LOOSE.

I CAN'T FREE HIM!

[GRUNTING]

HE'S CUTTING AWAY HIS EQUIPMENT!

[GRUNTING]

UNH!

HE'S OUT!

COME IN, THIS IS DRAGONFLY ONE. DO YOU READ? OVER.

DRAGONFLY ONE, COME IN. I READ YOU.

ANY VISUAL BEARINGS BY FLARES?

NEGATIVE. WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

MAYBE THE SMART THING TO DO

IS TO ABORT THE MISSION RIGHT NOW BEFORE THERE'S

ANYMORE COMPLICATIONS

I MEAN, WHO COULD SURVIVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

HE DESERVES THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

HE'S GOT 36 HOURS TO COMPLETE THE MISSION

AND REACH THE EXTRACTION POINT.

WE OWE HIM THAT.

WELL, OF COURSE WE DO.

BUT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING NOW--

36 HOURS, WE PULL OUT.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[ANIMALS CHITTERING]

HA!

RAMBO!

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

DID NOT EXPECT A WOMAN, NO?

WE BETTER GO.

GO TO RIVER.

HOW COME YOU SO LATE?

GOT HUNG UP.

[ANIMALS CHITTERING]

I HAVE ARRANGED BOAT TO TAKE US DOWN RIVER.

OLD WAYS NOT SAFE.

YOU COME A LONG WAY, RAMBO, TO SEE EMPTY CAMP.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

Rambo: YOU'RE USING PIRATES?

BEST WAY DOWN RIVER.

NOT GET ARMY SUSPICIOUS.

[CHICKENS CLUCKING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

WHAT ABOUT PATROL BOATS?

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

HUH? AH!

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[CHUCKLING]

Co: RUSSIAN.

RAMBO....

WANT TO EAT?

MAYBE LATER.

HOW YOU GET INTO THIS?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

LONG RIDE.

WELL, UH...

AFTER I LEFT THE SPECIAL FORCES,

I MOVED AROUND A LOT.

WHY YOU LEAVE ARMY?

I, UM...

CAME BACK TO THE STATES

AND FOUND THERE WAS ANOTHER WAR GOING ON.

WHAT WAR?

KIND OF LIKE A QUIET WAR.

A WAR AGAINST, UM, ALL THE SOLDIERS RETURNING.

IT'S THE KIND OF WAR YOU DON'T WIN.

IT'S, UH... IT'S MY PROBLEM.

HOW ABOUT YOU? HOW'D YOU GET INTO IT?

MY FATHER WORKED FOR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

HE KILLED, AN I TAKE HIS PLACE.

THERE'S TOO MUCH DEATH HERE.

DEATH EVERYWHERE.

JUST WANT TO LIVE, RAMBO.

MAYBE GO AMERICA,

LIVE THE QUIET LIFE.

WHAT YOU WANT?

OH, TO WIN, TO SURVIVE...

NOT SO EASY TO SURVIVE.

STILL WAR HERE.

TO SURVIVE A WAR, YOU GOTTA BECOME WAR.

THAT WHY THEY PICK YOU?

BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO FIGHT?

NAH.

I'M EXPENDABLE.

WHAT MEAN "EXPENDABLE"?

IT'S LIKE IF SOMEONE INVITES YOU TO A PARTY

AND YOU DON'T SHOW UP,

IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

WHAT IS THIS?

IT BRING ME GOOD LUCK.

WHAT BRING YOU GOOD LUCK?

I GUESS THIS.

NO FURTHER REPORT.

I WANT TO GO UP WITH THE EXTRACTION TEAM AT DAWN.

DENIED. DENIED?

IT'S AN UNNECESSARY RISK.

WE HAVE A SCHEDULE TO KEEP.

WITH WHO? WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF RAMBO'S ALIVE.

THE ODDS ARE AGAINST IT.

YOU SAID WE'D GO THROUGH AS PLANNED.

OK, IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH IT, WE WILL.

COLONEL'S GONNA BE JOINING THE EXTRACTION TEAM.

YOU'RE A DAMN GOOD MAN, TRAUTMAN.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

Co: SEE? CAMP EMPTY.

WE MOVE CLOSER.

[BIRD CALLS]

[FOOTSTEP]

[WHISPERING] Hide.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MEN LAUGHING AND CHATTERING]

CYCLO-GIRL WHORE FROM VILLAGE.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[WHISPERING] Come on.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[BIRD CALLING]

WHAT IS IT?

A BOW--NO SOUND.

YOU'RE NOT GOING IN THERE.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED ONLY TO TAKE PICTURES.

WHAT ABOUT ORDERS?

NO MORE ORDERS, CO.

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[GRUNTING]

[BIRD CALLING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[FLY BUZZING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE] [GIGGLING]

[GIRL MOANING]

[DOOR LATCH OPENS]

[MEN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN COUGHING]

[MAN GROANING]

[SHIVERING AND WHIMPERING]

[WHISPERING] Come to get you out.

[GROANING]

Don't talk.

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[BOARDS CREAKING]

[P.O.W. COUGHING]

[BIRD CALLING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH!

[BIRD CALLING]

[COUGHING]

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH!

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[GIRL SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[GIRL SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH!

[WHISPERING] All right, let's go.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[BLOWS WHISTLE]

[WHISTLES BLOWING, MEN SHOUTING]

YOU HAVE CLEARANCE.

MINUS ONE HOUR TO EXTRACTION.

I HOPE FOR HIS SAKE WE'RE NOT JUST WASTING FUEL.

LET'S GET MOVING.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU CAME WHEN YOU DID.

WHY IS THAT?

THEY MOVE US AROUND A LOT TO HARVEST THE CROPS.

ONLY BEEN THERE A WEEK.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN THAT CAMP?

A YEAR. YEAH.

WHAT YEAR IS IT, ANYWAY?

1985.

CAMP'S SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY.

YEAH, SUPPOSED TO BE. COME ON.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

L.Z. 2 CLICKS UP RIVER.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[COMPUTERS BEEPING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

WHAT HAS HAPPENED?

Rambo: WE'VE BEEN SOLD OUT.

YOU LITTLE BASTARD.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH!

AAH!

AAH!

ALL RIGHT, JUMP!

I FIGHT.

JUMP! GO ON!

[MACHINEGUN FIRING]

AAH!

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH!

[GRUNTING]

THE BOAT! RAMBO!

[GRUNTING]

[CHOKING]

AAH!

[GRUNTS]

JUMP!

YOU MADE IT, RAMBO!

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[WHISPERING] Come on.

Here, you take this.

I'll go on from here.

BETTER I STAY TILL END.

THIS IS THE END.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

RAMBO...

YOU NOT EXPENDABLE.

COLONEL...

3 MINUTES.

[COCKS MACHINE GUN]

THAT'S RAMBO!

[GRUNTS] YOU CAN DO IT.

HE'S FOUND ONE.

COME ON. COME ON.

RELAY TO COMMAND: RAMBO'S FOUND ONE OF OURS.

MR. MURDOCK, DRAGONFLY REPORTS THAT GROUND CREW

HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN AMERICAN P.O.W. WITH HIM.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

THEY'VE GOT ONE OF OURS.

[SOLDIERS CHEERING]

THIS STATION'S ON CONDITION BRAVO.

MEYERS, HARRISON, GOODELL, EVERYBODY, OUT!

COME ON, MOVE!

GO TO YOUR COMINT PRIORITY FREQUENCY. GIVE ME THE MIC.

DRAGONFLY, THIS IS COACH ONE.

THIS IS AN ALPHA-KILO-VICTOR COMMAND PRIORITY.

COME ON!

I WANT YOU TO ABORT THE MISSION IMMEDIATELY.

I SAY AGAIN: THIS IS A RECALL. CONFIRM OVER.

SAY AGAIN, COACH ONE. SAY AGAIN.

I'M TELLING YOU TO ABORT.

COLONEL, I'VE BEEN ORDERED TO ABORT BEFORE PICKUP.

MURDOCK! MURDOCK, WE'VE GOT HIM IN SIGHT.

MURDOCK, DO YOU READ?

COME ON!

WE'RE GOING DOWN. YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

YOU GOD DAMN MERCENARIES.

THERE'S MEN DOWN THERE. OUR MEN!

COME ON!

NO, YOUR MEN. DON'T BE A HERO.

DOWN!

DON'T LEAVE!

COME ON!

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'VE DONE?

DON'T ACT SO INNOCENT, COLONEL.

YOU HAD YOUR SUSPICIONS.

AND IF YOU SUSPECTED THEN, YOU'RE SORT OF AN ACCESSORY, AREN'T YOU?

DON'T EVER COUNT ME WITH YOU AND YOUR SCUM.

IT WAS A LIE, WASN'T IT?

JUST LIKE THE WHOLE DAMN WAR! IT WAS A LIE!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT CAMP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY.

RAMBO GOES IN, A DECORATED VET.

HE FINDS NO P.O.W.s. THE CONGRESS BUYS IT. CASE CLOSED.

AND IF HE HAPPENS TO GET CAUGHT,

NOBODY KNOWS HE'S ALIVE EXCEPT YOU AND YOUR COMPUTERS,

AND YOU CAN REPROGRAM THAT, CAN'T YOU?

WHO IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO, TRAUTMAN?

A STINKIN' BUREAUCRAT THAT'S TRYING TO COVER HIS ASS.

NO, NOT JUST MINE, TRAUTMAN.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NATION'S.

BESIDES, IT WAS YOUR HERO'S FAULT.

NOW, IF YOUR WARRIOR HAD GONE IN AND DONE

WHAT THE HELL HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO,

WE'D BE OUT OF THIS CLEAN AND SIMPLE.

HE WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO TAKE PICTURES.

AND IF THOSE PICTURES SHOWED SOMETHING,

THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST, WOULDN'T THEY?

AW, TRAUTMAN, I STILL DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

SAME AS IT ALWAYS IS--MONEY.

IN '72, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PAY THE CONG $4.5 MILLION

IN WAR REPARATIONS. WE RENEGED.

THEY KEPT THE P.O.W.s.

AND YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN.

AND WHAT THE HELL WOULD YOU DO, TRAUTMAN?

PAY BLACKMAIL MONEY TO RANSOM OUR OWN MEN

AND FINANCE THE WAR EFFORT AGAINST OUR ALLIES?

WHAT IF SOME BURNT-OUT P.O.W. SHOWS UP ON THE 6:00 NEWS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO-- START THE WAR ALL OVER AGAIN?

YOU WANT TO BOMB HANOI? WANT EVERYBODY SCREAMING FOR ARMED INVASION?

YOU THINK SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET UP ON THE FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE

AND ASK FOR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A COUPLE OF FORGOTTEN GHOSTS?!

MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY!

THAT'S ENOUGH! TRAUTMAN...

I'M GONNA FORGET THIS CONVERSATION EVER TOOK PLACE.

[SIGHS]

YOU BASTARD.

AND IF I WERE YOU, I'D NEVER MAKE THE MISTAKE

OF BRINGING THIS SUBJECT UP AGAIN.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S MAKING THE MISTAKE.

YEAH, WHAT MISTAKE?

RAMBO.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[PIGS SQUEALING]

[SPITS]

[MEN COUGHING]

[HELICOPTER APPROACHING]

P.O.W.: DAMNED RUSSIANS BASTARDS.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

HE'S DEAD NOW.

BRING HIM UP.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

UNH! [BIRD CALLING]

YOUR KNIFE.

THESE PEOPLE ARE SO VULGAR IN THEIR METHODS.

THEY LACK COMPASSION.

I AM LIEUTENANT COLONEL PODOVSKY.

I DO NOT KNOW WHO YOU ARE YET,

BUT I WILL.

TAKE HIM AND CLEAN HIM UP.

[GRUNTING]

[GAGGING]

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN VINH.

LEAVE ONE GUARD, PLEASE.

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

I SEE YOU ARE NO STRANGER TO PAIN.

PERHAPS YOU HAVE BEEN AMONG MY VIETNAMESE COMRADES BEFORE, HMM?

NO ANSWER?

DO YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR NAME?

WHAT POSSIBLE HARM CAN THAT CAUSE?

PRIDE IS A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENCE.

WHAT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

IS THAT WE HAVE TO INTERROGATE YOU.

TO SERGEANT YUSHIN HERE YOU ARE A PIECE OF MEAT-- A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT.

BUT TO ME YOU ARE A COMRADE, SIMILAR TO MYSELF.

JUST OPPOSED BY AN ACT OF FATE.

I KNOW YOU WERE TRYING

TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF WAR CRIMINALS

HELD BY THIS REPUBLIC.

I CAN APPRECIATE THIS.

BUT THIS INCIDENT, YOUR CAPTURE,

IS...EMBARASSING.

YOU MUST HAVE EXPLANATION.

FIRST OF ALL, I WISH YOU TO RADIO YOUR HEADQUARTERS

AND SAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AND CONDEMNED

FOR ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES,

AND THAT NO SUCH CRIMINAL AGGRESSION

SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED IN THE FUTURE,

OR THEY WILL MEET WITH THE SAME FATE AS YOURS.

[RADIO STATIC]

FUCK YOU.

YOU WISH TO TEST YOUR STRENGTH.

GOOD. GOOD.

YUSHIN...

[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHING]

[CHUCKLING]

[ALL SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[THUNDER]

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING] AAH!

[GRUNTING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

[GROANS]

COMRADE, HERE IS SOMETHING

THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU--

A TRANSCRIPT OF THE CONVERSATION

BETWEEN YOUR HELICOPTER PILOT AND HIS COMMANDER.

WE INTERCEPTED IT.

"DRAGONFLY, WOLF DEN."

COLORFUL NAMES. HERE WE ARE.

"WE HAVE THEM IN SIGHT."

AND THE REPLY: "ABORT THE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY.

"THIS IS A RECALL.

"CONFIRM. OVER."

[GRUNTS]

IT SEEMS YOU WERE ABANDONED ON DIRECT COMMAND.

AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU PROTECT

WITH YOUR PAIN.

[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

[THUNDER]

YOU MAY SCREAM.

THERE IS NO SHAME.

[SNAPS FINGERS]

[SCREAMING]

[GRUNTING]

YOU ARE STRONG.

VERY STRONG!

THE STRONGEST SO FAR. [GRUNTS]

BUT YOU'RE NEARLY DEAD.

FOR WHAT?

MAKE THE RADIO CALL.

[THUD]

TO TALK, TO OBEY WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER.

YUSHIN... [SPEAKING RUSSIAN.]

[GASPS]

[THUNDER]

YUSHIN HAS A MEMENTO FOR YOU

OF THIS OCCASION.

[SIZZLING]

[GRUNTING]

PUT IT IN HIS EYE.

[GRUNTS]

[THUNDER]

IF YOUR LIFE MEANS NOTHING TO YOU,

THEN PERHAPS HIS DOES.

DON'T TELL THEM ANYTHING.

YOU WILL TALK.

[GRUNTING]

YES?

[WHIMPERING]

UH-HUH.

[SPEAKING RUSSIAN]

AAH! UHH.

UNH!

[THUNDER]

[THUNDER]

UNH.

DON'T DO IT.

UNH!

DO IT. NOW!

[THUNDER]

[RADIO STATIC]

[MEN SPEAKING VIETNAMESE ON RADIO]

220-56...

LONE WOLF. RECEIVE.

THIS IS LONE WOLF. 220-56.

LONE WOLF, THIS IS WOLF DEN.

TRANSMIT LOCATION AND STATUS. OVER.

WHAT IS IT? WOLF DEN...

IT'S RAMBO, SIR. RECEIVE. OVER.

WE READ YOU, LONE WOLF.

WHAT IS YOUR POSITION? OVER.

I SAY AGAIN, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION? OVER.

UNH!

YOUR FRIEND DIES IF YOU DO NOT ANSWER.

LONE WOLF...

JOHNNY, THIS IS TRAUTMAN. WHERE THE HELL ARE YA?

JOHN, COME IN.

MURDOCK?

HE'S HERE.

RAMBO, THIS IS MURDOCK. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE ALIVE.

WHERE ARE YOU?

GIVE US YOUR POSITION, AND WE'LL COME TO PICK YOU UP.

MURDOCK...

[THUNDER]

I'M COMING TO GET YOU.

AAH! AAH!

[GRUNTING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[GUNSHOT]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

UNH!

AAH!

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

READY.

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

[SHOUTING IN RUSSIAN]

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE]

AAH!

[SHOUTING IN RUSSIAN]

[GRUNTING]

COME ON.

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE]

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE]

[ROCKETS FIRING]

THIS WAY.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

WE SAFE FOR NOW.

[BIRD CHIRPING]

YOU LOOK LIKE HELL, RAMBO.

TOUGH NIGHT.

MAYBE YOU NEED THIS.

YOU HURT BAD.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[FABRIC RIPS]

LISTEN, UH, WHAT YOU DID BACK THERE,

I WON'T FORGET IT.

THANKS.

WHAT YOU DO NOW?

TRY AND GET ACROSS TO THAILAND?

YEAH.

THEN GO AMERICA?

YEAH.

YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU?

YOU TAKE ME.

YEAH.

I THINK YOU MAKE GOOD CHOICE.

YEAH.

WE GO?

LET'S GO.

AAH!

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

[WHEEZES]

RAMBO?

YEAH? YEAH?

YOU...

YOU...WON'T FORGET ME?

NO.

NO. NO.

I WANT THE RESCUE TEAM READY TO GO IN ONE HOUR.

YOU'RE RISKING YOUR CAREER, YOUR REPUTATION,

EVEN YOUR FAMILY'S SECURITY.

DO YOU HONESTLY THINK ANY ONE MAN'S WORTH ALL THAT?

YES, I DO.

I'M GIVING YOU A DIRECT ORDER

TO WITHDRAWAL FROM THIS PROJECT.

DO I GET THE RESCUE TEAM,

OR DO I GO OVER YOUR HEAD?

YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

I'M IN CHARGE HERE.

YOU'RE JUST A TOOL.

WE'RE THE MACHINE.

I WANT HIM PLACED UNDER ARREST.

HE'S NOT TO LEAVE THE BASE.

HE NEVER HAD A CHANCE, DID HE?

LIKE YOU SAID, COLONEL,

HE WENT HOME.

[THUNDER]

[GRUNTS]

UHH!

[SNAP]

[GUNSHOT]

[SPLASH]

[BANG]

UHH!

UHH.

[WHEEZES]

[GROANING]

OHH!

[ALL SHOUTING]

[SPEAKS RUSSIAN]

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE]

[CHICKENS CLUCKING]

[BABY CRYING]

[CLUCKING]

[BABY CRYING]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[SPEAKING VIETNAMESE]

[MAN SHOUTS IN VIETNAMESE]

[SHOUTING IN VIETNAMESE

AAH!

[WHIRS]

[MEN SHOUTING]

[ALL SHOUTING]

[ALL SCREAMING]

[GUNSHOT]

UHH!

[SHOUTS]

GET HIM!

[GRUNTS]

UHH.

[GROANING]

[GRUNTS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[GRUNTING]

UHH!

AAH!

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[HELICOPTER]

[MEN SHOUTING]

AAH!

UHH!

UHH!

AAH!

HUH!

UP HERE!

GET BACK.

GO ON, GET MOVING.

COME ON. RUN FOR COVER.

MOVE, MOVE!

MOVE IT. KEEP GOING.

DON'T STOP.

GET IN THE CHOPPER.

GO!

COME ON, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE.

COME ON, GET UP. KEEP GOING.

COME ON, MOVE IT. MOVE IT!

GO, GO, GO.

UHH!

[INDISTINCT]

YEAH. YEAH.

GUYS, WE MADE IT.

Man: CHOPPER IN TOW!

Rambo: HANG ON.

[SHOUTING]

HURRY!

[BABY CRYING]

[DOG BARKING]

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

AAH!

HOLD ON.

LONE WOLF CALLING WOLF DEN. OVER.

LONE WOLF CALLING WOLF DEN. OVER.

WOLF DEN, IT'S LONE WOLF.

DO YOU READ?

WOLF DEN, THIS IS LONE WOLF. OVER.

Man: YES, WE HEAR YOU, LONE WOLF. OVER.

PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

ARRIVING WITH AMERICAN P.O.W.s.

[CHEERING]

YOU HEARD.

PREPARE FOR ARRIVING P.O.W.s.

[SIRENS]

Man: THEY'RE IN THERE!

Second man: LET'S GO.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

EASY NOW.

GLAD YOU MADE IT.

[GRUNTS] [GRUNTS]

YOU'RE DOING GOOD. OK. DOING GOOD.

AAH!

RAMBO, I DON'T MAKE THE ORDERS.

I TAKE THEM JUST LIKE YOU.

I SWEAR TO GOD,

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS.

IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.

[GRUNTS]

MISSION...ACCOMPLISHED.

YOU KNOW THERE'S MORE MEN OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

FIND THEM,

OR I'LL FIND YOU.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Man: THERE'S A HOTSPOT RIGHT OVER THERE.

EASY, EASY.

JOHN.

WHERE YOU GOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'LL GET A SECOND MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THIS.

YOU SHOULD GIVE IT TO THEM.

THEY DESERVE IT MORE.

YOU CAN'T KEEP RUNNING, JOHN.

YOU'RE FREE NOW.

COME BACK WITH US.

BACK TO WHAT?

MY FRIENDS DIED HERE.

PART OF ME DIED HERE.

THE WAR, EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED HERE MAY BE WRONG,

BUT DAMMIT, DON'T HATE YOUR COUNTRY FOR IT.

HATE?

I'D DIE FOR IT.

THEN WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

[SIGHS]

I WANT...

WHAT THEY WANT...

AND EVERY OTHER GUY WHO CAME OVER HERE

AND SPILLED HIS GUTS

AND GAVE EVERYTHING HE HAD WANTS--

FOR OUR COUNTRY TO LOVE US

AS MUCH AS WE LOVE IT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

HOW WILL YOU LIVE, JOHN?

DAY BY DAY.

♪ WE GAVE OUR HEARTS, WE GAVE IT ALL ♪

♪ FLAME IN THE FIRE BURNS FOREVERMORE ♪

♪ SORROW IN BELIEVIN', HONOR AND TRUTH ♪

♪ GRAY SPIRES CLIMBING ♪

♪ WRAPPED AROUND OUR YOUTH ♪

♪ PEACE IN OUR LIFE, REMEMBER THE CALL ♪

♪ OH, A CHEER FOR MY BROTHERS ♪

♪ THINK OF THEM ALL ♪

♪ HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪

♪ WE'LL NEVER FALL ♪

♪ THE STRENGTH OF OUR NATION ♪

♪ BELONGS TO US ALL ♪

♪ TIME IS THE HEALING OF SOULS LAID TO REST ♪

♪ PEACE IS THE VIRTUE NEVER FORGET ♪

♪ TOMORROW'S AN ANGEL WATCHING US ALL ♪

♪ TELLING THE PEOPLE SHE WRAPS AROUND OUR HEARTS ♪

♪ PEACE IN OUR LIFE, REMEMBER THE CALL ♪

♪ OH, A CHEER FOR MY BROTHERS ♪

♪ THINK OF THEM ALL ♪

♪ HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪

♪ WE'LL NEVER FALL ♪

♪ THE STRENGTH OF OUR NATION ♪

♪ BELONGS TO US ALL ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ PEACE IN OUR LIFE, REMEMBER THE CALL ♪

♪ OH, A CHEER FOR MY BROTHERS ♪

♪ THINK OF THEM ALL ♪

♪ HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪

♪ WE'LL NEVER FALL ♪

♪ THE STRENGTH OF OUR NATION ♪

♪ BELONGS TO US ALL ♪

♪ PEACE IN OUR LIFE, REMEMBER THE CALL ♪

♪ OH, A CHEER FOR MY BROTHERS ♪

♪ THINK OF THEM ALL ♪

♪ HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪

♪ WE'LL NEVER FALL ♪

♪ THE STRENGTH OF OUR NATION ♪

♪ BELONGS TO US ALL ♪