Editing Rambo: First Blood Part II (section)

{{Short description|1985 film by George P. Cosmatos}}
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{{Infobox film
| image          = Rambo first blood part ii.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[George P. Cosmatos]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sylvester Stallone]]
* [[James Cameron]]
}}
| story          = [[Kevin Jarre]]
| based_on       = {{based on|[[Rambo (franchise)|Characters]]|[[David Morrell]]}}
| producer       = [[Buzz Feitshans]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sylvester Stallone]]
* [[Richard Crenna]]
* [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]]
* [[Steven Berkoff]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jack Cardiff]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mark Goldblatt]]
* [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]]
}}
| music          = [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Carolco Pictures]]
* Anabasis Investments, N.V.
* [[Estudios Churubusco]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/funcion/2015/09/14/1045627 | title=Los estudios Churubusco, un sendero con historia | work=Excelsior | date=September 14, 2015 | access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref>
}}
| distributor    = [[Tri-Star Pictures]]<ref name="AFI">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58323|title=Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref>
| released       = {{Film date|1985|05|22}}
| runtime        = 96 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 95:53--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/first-blood-1970-4 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909011347/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/first-blood-1970-4 | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 9, 2015 | title=''RAMBO – FIRST BLOOD PART II'' (15) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=May 28, 1985 | access-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref>
| country        = United States<ref>{{cite web |title=Film #14948: Rambo: First Blood Part II |work=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]]| url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=14948 | access-date=March 21, 2021}}</ref>
| language       = English
| budget         = $25.5&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news|title=It's Fade-Out for the Cheap Film As Hollywood's Budgets Soar: It's Fade-Out for Films Once Made on the Cheap |author=ALJEAN HARMETZ|date=December 7, 1989|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=C19}}</ref>
| gross          = $300.4&nbsp;million<ref name="mojo"/>
}}
'''''Rambo: First Blood Part II''''' is a 1985 American [[war film|war]] [[action film]] starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as [[Vietnam War]] veteran [[John Rambo]]. A sequel to ''[[First Blood]]'' (1982), it is the second installment in the [[Rambo (franchise)|''Rambo'' franchise]]. The film was directed by [[George P. Cosmatos]] from a story by [[Kevin Jarre]], with a screenplay by [[James Cameron]] and Stallone. It co-stars [[Richard Crenna]], who reprises his role as [[Colonel Sam Trautman]], along with [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], [[Julia Nickson]], and [[Steven Berkoff]].

The film's plot is inspired by the [[Vietnam War POW/MIA issue]]. In the movie, Rambo is released from prison in a deal with the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] to document the possible existence of missing [[prisoners of war]] (POWs) in Vietnam, but is given strict orders not to rescue any. When Rambo defies his orders, he is abandoned and forced once again to rely on his own brutal combat skills to save the POWs.

''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' was released on May 22, 1985, by [[Tri-Star Pictures]], becoming a major global [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]], with an estimated box office gross of $150 million in the United States, becoming the second [[1985 in film|highest grossing film at the domestic box office]] and the third highest grossing film worldwide in 1985. It has become one of the most recognized installments in the series, having inspired countless [[Plagiarism|rip-offs]], [[Parody|parodies]], [[video game]]s, and imitations. In 2009, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked the movie number 23 on its list of "The Best Rock-'em, Sock-'em Movies of the Past 25 Years".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20219939_2,00.html |title=The Action 25 Films: The Best Rock-'em, Sock-'em Movies of the Past 25 Years |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] at [[Wayback Machine]] |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=October 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203113241/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20219939_2,00.html |archive-date=February 3, 2009 }}</ref>

Despite its success and pop-culture status, ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' earned mixed reviews from critics, with many feeling Rambo's compelling nature was lost from its predecessor in favor of a more typical [[action hero]] portrayal. Additionally, it was nominated in seven categories at the [[6th Golden Raspberry Awards]], winning four, including [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]]. However, it was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Effects Editing]] at the [[58th Academy Awards]].