Re: Official John Rambo Movie Thread
Here's a random portion of the script:
RAMBO stays back and keeps a trained eye on the SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. Bloated dogs and cattle lie rotting in the sun. Wild rooster roam the killing zone.
REESE
Go on?
ARTHUR
Yes -
RAMBO glances into a burnt hut and sees blackened bones.
REESE
Go on to what? They even killed the
****in’ dogs! Nobody’s alive after
this!
ARTHUR
We don’t know that!
REESE
I know it.
ARTHUR
You at least have to have a look!
EN-JOO
I think they’re all dead.
ARTHUR
At least you have to do that! How much
further?
MYINT
Three kilometer.
ARTHUR
You have to try and get them.
LEWIS
We don’t have to do ****.
DIAZ
- This wasn’t part of the plan -
REESE
Man told us there was a “few” Burmese not
no hundred strong.
RAMBO (overriding)
You took the man’s money.
LEWIS
Hey, this is none of your ****in’
business, you shouldn’t even be here!
(to Arthur)
We get there an’ see what’s what -
(to group)
If it’s not lookin’ right, anything is
off, we **** off.
In the distance we hear the sound of an approaching MILITARY TRUCK.
MYINT
Army! Go!! Go!!
LEWIS and the others scramble to see over as the TRUCK comes into view.
RAMBO ducks into a safe spot.
ARTHUR’S eyes are as wide as saucers. REESE is beside him, cradling his weapon.
REESE
Hold it together.
86 EXT. - ARMY TRUCK 86
The truck stops and four soldiers get out leading five KAREN PRISONERS. They shove them to the edge of the mined rice paddy.
87 EXT. - TREE LINE - AFTERNOON 87
ARTHUR and the mercenaries observe as the KAREN PRISONERS are shoved forward and kicked to their knees.
RAMBO unslings the pouch from his shoulder and removes his compact bow.
The SOLDIERS loudly debate and money is waved, indicating a BET is being wagered.
The mercenaries watch in dismay as the PRISONERS are shoved into the murky water.
RAMBO now commences to snapping the black combat arrows together.
The doomed PRISONERS beg for their lives. A SOLDIER smacks one and the other prisoners feet are shot at. They are pulled upright and ordered to run. Terrified, they do.
The MERCENARIES watch the brutal sight.
ARTHUR
Can’t we do something?!
LEWIS
What happens when those ass holes don’t
come back?
ARTHUR
Something has -
LEWIS (grabbing his face)
- Shut up!
The PRISONERS are running for their lives. Their eyes bulge in terror knowing each step could be their last. The murky water splashes up into their faces as they reach the middle of the RICE PADDY. The SOLDIERS loudly goad them on.
Gliding stealthfully through the tree line, RAMBO focuses on the soldiers as though he were a lion, and they, intended prey.
ARTHUR and the MERCENARIES watch this drama unfolding. Miraculously, the KAREN PRISONERS arrive at the OPPOSITE side of the lethal rice paddy. Exhausted, they are barely able to breathe.
RAMBO has moved within killing range.
The SOLDIER angrily pays off a bet - Then loudly insists on making another bet. Once done the SOLDIERS yell for The RACERS to rise and run back the other way.
The SOLDIERS fire shots and one KAREN PRISONER weakly musters the strength to defiantly face the infuriated soldiers. He drops to the muddy ground and begins to pray.
Without removing his eyes from the intended target, RAMBO places the arrow on the taunt bow string and slowly draws it back.
The incensed SOLDIER jams the muzzle of his rifle against the prisoner’s head and prepares to pull the trigger. Suddenly a HISSING SOUND is heard and a black ARROW penetrates the soldier's back and protrudes from his chest. The SECOND SOLDIER is attempting to un-shoulder his rifle when another arrow fatally buries itself through his body.
The THIRD soldier is almost killed simultaneously. The FOURTH SOLDIER tries to get to his rifle, but can’t and runs.
RAMBO buries an arrow in his back. The soldier staggers forward and steps into the rice paddy. With his last dying breath he turns and curses RAMBO, who lets another arrow go, which sinks into the defiant soldier’s chest.
He falls forward and collapses on a LAND MINE. His shattered body is blown upwards then crashes to the muddy earth.
The stunned MERCENARIES rise from their cover.
LEWIS (CONT’D) (re: Rambo)
What the **** was that?
ARTHUR steps out into the open, aghast at what
he’s witnessed.
88 EXT. - RICE PADDY - LATE DAY 88
RAMBO’S removing the arrows from the soldier’s body as the mercenaries dash over.
REESE
Yeah, who the **** are you?
He ignores LEWIS and the awe struck mercenaries
and addresses the KAREN GUIDE.
RAMBO (in Thai)
How long before they go missing?
KAREN GUIDE (in Thai)
Three hours - four hours.
REESE
Where’d you learn that ****?
RAMBO
You’re ready to move?
LEWIS
“Move!?” Move to what?
REESE (to bodies)
When these mother****ers don’t show up,
they’re gonna hunt our asses down an’
we’re gonna be layin’ down here all
****ed up - I don’t know about nobody
else, but I got family, I got people
worth stayin’ alive for, that need my
ass.
LEWIS
We’re done - We’re outta here, let’s
get back to the boat, let’s go!! C’mon,
we don’t need this **** -
RAMBO
If you take a man’s money, a good man
keeps his word.
LEWIS
‘Good man?’ Keep ****in’ with me, I
swear on my kid’s eyes, I’ll kill ya!
RAMBO draws back his bow. The arrow tip is inches from LEWIS’ face.
LEWIS (CONT’D)
What you doin,’ man? What ya doin’?
RAMBO
Ever kill anything up close? Ever kill
anything at all?
SCHOOL BOY
Anyone who leaves is gutless, we’ve been
in deep before. (faces Rambo) I’m in.
RAMBO lowers the bow and moves towards the Karen prisoners.
SCHOOL BOY (CONT’D)
So what’s your call?
RAMBO
We’re gettin’ into that compound.
SCHOOL BOY
How?
RAMBO (gestures to the dead soldiers)
...Strip ‘em and sink ‘em.
RAMBO and SCHOOL BOY go to the fallen soldiers and begin to unbutton their uniforms ...After a moment of contemplation REESE steps forward to help DIAZ followed by EN-JOO.
