Movie connections for
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

First Blood (1982)

Followed by

Rambo III (1988)
Rambo (2008)
Rambo V: The Savage Hunt (2011)

Edited into

Militia (2000)

Spin off

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) (VG)
Rambo (1987) (VG)

Referenced in

Death Wish 3 (1985)
 -  Promoted on theater sign
"The A-Team: Uncle Buckle-Up (#4.12)" (1985)
 -  Mentioned by Face
Korkusuz (1986)
 -  Turkish remake
F/X (1986)
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (1986)
 -  The name of Rambo was mentioned.
Chopping Mall (1986)
"Saturday Night Live: Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (#11.18)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned by A. Whitney Brown on Weekend Update
One Crazy Summer (1986)
"Reagan: Let's Finish the Job: (#1.2)" (1986)
 -  Ronald wants to watch Rambo for the sixth time
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)
 -  Title displayed on theater marquee as Rambo
"Girls on Top: Bring Me More Flamingoes (#2.4)" (1986)
 -  Amanda mentions the film during a rant about Sly Stallone.
"Galaxy High School: It Came from Earth (#1.13)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned by Japanese tourist
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Strike Commando (1987)
Prison (1988)
 -  There is a poster for Rambo: First Blood Part II in Lasagna's and Tiny's cell.
D.O.A. (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Tremors (1990)
Lord of the Flies (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Wild Rebels (#3.7)" (1990)
 -  referenced as part of Joel & the Bots' comments
Predator 2 (1990)
 -  Jerry Lambert said "There will be no rushing Rambo's" on the train scene.
Blood in the Face (1991)
"Oi aparadektoi: Kane mou ligaki mmm (#1.1)" (1991)
 -  dialogue
City of Joy (1992)
Bébé's Kids (1992)
Sunset Heat (1992)
Sniper (1993)
 -  A painting of Rambo on the back of a truck
Demolition Man (1993)
Historias de la puta mili (1994)
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Cellar Beware (#1.10)" (1994)
 -  The sequence of Bernice equipping herself with cleaning products is a take from the film.
True Lies (1994)
"Married with Children: I Want My Psycho Dad: Second Blood: Part 2 (#9.13)" (1994)
 -  title reference
Higher Learning (1995)
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: In the Nam of the Father (#2.7)" (1995)
 -  Cornfed looks like Sylvester Stallone and destroys the Vietnam village in a similar manner to the
Rangeela (1995)
Back to Back (1996) (TV)
Soldier (1998/I)
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999) (TV)
"Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999)
 -  Brian is camouflaged by a painting in the same way John Rambo is camouflaged by a "wall" of mud.
Revolution OS (2001)
"Saturday Night Live: Seann William Scott/Sum41 (#27.2)" (2001)
 -  Mentioned on The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG)
Rambonomics (2002) (V)
Selling a Hero (2002) (V)
This Is Automat (2002) (V)
Skins (2002)
Reign of Fire (2002)
The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV)
Operation Dance Sensation (2003) (V)
 -  copies one scene
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco (2004) (V)
 -  Film referenced.
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG)
 -  Larry references this film's plot in one of Zanna's conversations.
A Tale of Two Titans (2004) (V)
 -  This title is referenced.
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' (2004) (V)
 -  This title is referenced.
Man yan (2004)
 -  A film editor asks for the title from a DVD vendor.
Amazones (2004)
 -  Mentioned by Reneé
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
Epopeja o bureku (2005)
 -  Captures some highlights from the film
Lord of War (2005)
 -  Andre Baptiste Jr. asks Yuri for the gun of Rambo, Yuri asks him if he means part one, two or three.
Jarhead (2005)
 -  Chris Cooper, when briefing the sniper team on their mission says, "This is not Rambo time."
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
 -  DVDs being sold in the store behind Pamela
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  complained about titles name
Ben Fries the Slaves (2007) (V)
 -  The Rimbaud epic explicitly references the Rambo character's exploits.
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Cutting School (#2.15)" (2007)
 -  This is one of the movies that Chris has seen, from which he recites a line of dialogue.
The Last Sentinel (2007)
 -  soldier rises from under the water while firing a machine gun
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Rambo (#3.2)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned
Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  Kirk mentions the first two Rambo films in discussing Tugg's physique
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Samson & Delilah (#2.1)" (2008)
 -  When Cameron walks by a store window, the cover of Rambo: First Blood Part II can be seen.
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  Title mentioned
"QI: Film (#6.11)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned as a film starring Steven Berkoff as a villain.

Featured in

Precious Images (1986)
Slaying the Dragon (1988) (TV)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
 -  Gizmo enjoyed watching Rambo from his cage and then mimics Rambo in the battles with the gremlins with the exploding arrowheads and red bandanna. He even replies "Rambo" when he bust through the vent.
Vito e gli altri (1991)
Guts and Glory (2002) (V)
Suiting Up: Rambo's Survival Hardware (2002) (V)
We Get to Win This Time (2002) (V)
"I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003)
 -  Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series.
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)
 -  Clip(s) from this film were included. The film was identified by title/year/director in a sub-caption.
Rambo (2008)
 -  (Spoiler) Memory flashbacks of his self
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008)
 -  Several brief clips
Watchmen (2009)
 -  Seen on Ozymandias tv monitor wall

Spoofed in

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (1986)
Ramb-Ohh! (1986) (V)
Ramb-Ohh: The Sex Platoon (1987) (V)
 -  The titles...
Evil Dead II (1987)
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Otto - Der Neue Film (1987)
Twins (1988/I)
UHF (1989)
 -  When George Newman goes to channel 8 to rescue Stanley Spadowski he daydreams that he is John Rambo
A Man Called... Rainbo (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Repossessed (1990)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Spy Hard (1996)
 -  In jungle scene when Steele is arming self
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG)
Fukssvansen (2001)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
 -  the game's fictional movie 'Exploder: Evacuator Part II' is a spoof of Rambo: First Blood Part II
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003) (V)
 -  Sylvester Stallone's interpretation of John Rambo is spoofed by Weird Al in "UHF."
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
 -  While Dick is playing with his son during the music montage after they are making money again, Dick emerges in slowmotion from the water in the pool with a squirtgun, ambushing his son. A spoof of the similar scene in Rambo.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
 -  Spoofs Rambo hiding in the mud, then opens his eye. Paul Blart does that in the Hockey outfit

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