Not a good movie but it brought attention to the plight of POWs and a key image of the 1980s. R.I.P.
"Tombstone" is one of my all time favorites! Great score. Great acting. And still reasonably historically accurate.
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Tombstone (1993)
Leviathan (1989)
Cobra (1986)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Escape to Athena (1979)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976) (as George Pan Cosmatos)
... aka Cassandra Crossing (Italy) (West Germany)
... aka Treffpunkt Todesbrücke (West Germany)
Rappresaglia (1973)
... aka Massacre in Rome (USA)
The Beloved (1970)
"Rambo," the 1985 film about a U.S. combat veteran who returns to Vietnam on a one-man mission to rescue soldiers missing-in-action.
Isn't that II. or III.?
All that and no Irving G. Thalburg award?
[snicker]
I always thought Rambo, in every incarnation was dreadful. It wasn't until many years after it was released that I discovered that it was thoroughly bogus, in addition to being an artistic nightmare. Like so many Vietnam veteran movies, it brought attention (or reinforced attention) to an omnipresent condition that simply doesn't exist, now or ever, except in extremely rare cases. I'm willing to wager the (PTSD) condition is 100% nonexistent among Special Forces veterans (Seals, Green Berets etc.).
I loved Tombstone. Doc Holliday was one of Val Kilmer's best roles.
My fav 80's movie was the documentary "Red Dawn."
They're showing it all day at your local Ammu-nation
And he was born in Italy, grew up in Egypt & Cyprus, live in Canada and made Rambo.
Irony or what.
Ted Kotcheff directed Rambo: First Blood..the sequels were a little over the top.
ESCAPE to ATHENA!! That's a rare gem
Escape to Athena (1979)
Directed by
George P. Cosmatos
Writing credits
Edward Anhalt
George P. Cosmatos (story)
Genre: Action / Adventure / War
Tagline: The patriot, the professor, the comic and the stripper, were fighting for what they believed in. Getting rich!
Plot Summary: During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. They don't want only their freedom... (more)
User Comments: an underrated, underdog of a movie (more)
User Rating: 5.2/10 (427 votes)
Roger Moore .... Major Otto Hecht
Telly Savalas .... Zeno
David Niven .... Professor Blake
Stefanie Powers .... Dottie Del Mar
Claudia Cardinale .... Eleana
Richard Roundtree .... Nat Judson
Sonny Bono .... Bruno Rotelli
Elliott Gould .... Charlie
As a wife that has had to sit through umpteen viewings of Rambos I through 674 over and over again, I still say, Rest In Peace. And I hope to God you left no heirs to pass this legacy on to.
A friend of mine was a cavalry-extra in one of the Rambo sequels (IV?).