JAMES CAMERON'S RAMBO 2

About this episode

The hosts explore James Cameron's original draft of Rambo 2 and discuss its impact on the film series.

Hosts STEPHEN SCARLATA (producer, Jodorowsky's Dune) and JOSH MILLER (writer, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night) put on their headbands and head into the jungle to rescue James Cameron's original draft of FIRST BLOOD 2: THE MISSION, which Sylvester Stallone rewrote into RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART 2. They're joined on their mission by filmmaker HENRY DARROW MCCOMAS (Wolfman's Got Nards, The Camp Host). They also discuss First Blood author David Morrell's unique novelizations of the sequel films. Theme music by Brian J Casey

People in this episode

Hosts: STEPHEN SCARLATA, JOSH MILLER

Guest: HENRY DARROW MCCOMAS

Topics covered

• James Cameron
• Rambo
• film history
• screenwriting
• novelizations

Keywords

• James Cameron
• Rambo
• First Blood
• Sylvester Stallone
• David Morrell

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: FIRST BLOOD 2: THE MISSION, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART 2, Jodorowsky's Dune, Sonic The Hedgehog, Violent Night, Wolfman's Got Nards, The Camp Host

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