Cast
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
Preston
Charles A. Tamburro
Helicopter pilot
David Petersen
Trooper
Craig Huston
Radio operator
Patrick Stack
Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #1
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood
(I)
Guardsman #5
Donald Adams
Guard C.O.
Ian Hutchinson
Man on Street #3
Gary Hetherington
Hunter
Alex Kliner
Hunter
Bruce Paul Barbour
Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai
Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Helene Udy
Small Girl (uncredited)
Cynthia Dale
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Directing
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Jacques Hubert
Third Assistant Director
Otta Hanus
Second Assistant Director
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Writing
Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay
Michael Kozoll
Screenplay
William Sackheim
Screenplay
David Morrell
Novel
Art
Wolf Kroeger
Production Design
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decoration
Stéphane Reichel
Art Department Coordinator
David Willson
Construction Coordinator
Bill Thumm
Property Master
Camera
Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography
Joseph Lederer
Still Photographer
Tom Neuwirth
Helicopter Camera
Tim Hogan
Key Grip
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
John Holbrook
Second Unit Director of Photography
Chris Harris
Second Assistant Camera
Crew
Will Harper
Stunts
Burton Elias
Unit Publicist
Mario Kassar
Presenter
Scott Irvine
Transportation Coordinator
Lesley Beale
Craft Service
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Charles A. Tamburro
Stunts
George Erschbamer
Special Effects Assistant
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunt Double
John Thomas
Special Effects Best Boy
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Bobby Sargent
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunt Double
Don Charles McGovern
Stunt Double
Alex Green
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Production
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Herb Nanas
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Lisa Freiberger
Casting Associate
Gordon Mark
Location Manager
Lynne Carrow
Additional Casting
Karen Stewart
Production Secretary
Paul L. Tucker
Production Manager
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting Director
Costume & Make-Up
Tom Bronson
Costume Design
Salli Bailey
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Christopher Ryan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Editing
Joan E. Chapman
Editor
Pamela Jule Yuen
Assistant Editor
Michael Smith
Assistant Editor
Lighting
Russell Engels
Gaffer
John W. Scott
Lighting Technician
Sound
Fred J. Brown
Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Young
Sound mixer
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Margie O’Malley
Foley Artist
Keith Henderson
Boom Operator
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist