Rambo III

Rambo III is the 1988 action film in which Sylvester Stallone's character rescues his mentor from Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

The title sometimes appears in casual speech as shorthand for excessive military firepower or over-the-top combat: The police response was like something out of Rambo III.

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Cold War · helicopter · explosives · prisoner · rescue · desert · combat · muscle · headband · machine gun · RPG · colonel · warrior · special forces · revenge · action · war movie · 1988

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Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13