<P> I think that James Cameron is a brilliant talent, but I thought the politics were important, such as a right - wing stance coming from Trautman and his nemesis, Murdock, contrasted by Rambo's obvious neutrality, which I believe is explained in Rambo's final speech . I realize his speech at the end may have caused millions of viewers to burst veins in their eyeballs by rolling them excessively, but the sentiment stated was conveyed to me by many veterans...(Also) in his original draft it took nearly 30 - 40 pages to have any action initiated and Rambo was partnered with a tech - y sidekick . So it was more than just politics that were put into the script . There was also a simpler story line . If James Cameron says anything more than that, then he realizes he's now doing the backstroke badly in a pool of lies . </P> <P> The film was shot between June and August 1984 . </P> <P> The film was shot entirely on location in Mexico . The waterfall explosion scene was shot in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and the rest of the film in Tecoanapa, Guerrero, Mexico . </P> <P> Rambo: First Blood Part II opened in the US on May 22, 1985, and was the #1 film that weekend, taking in $20,176,217 on 2,074 screens (which made it the first film in the US to be shown on 2,000 + screens). Overall, in the US, the film grossed $150,415,432 and $149,985,000 internationally, giving First Blood Part II a box office total of $300,400,432 . The movie broke various international box office records . </P>

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