Rambo III (1988)

Sylvester Stallone: Rambo

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• Hamid : What's that?

  Rambo : It's blue light.

  Hamid : What does it do?

  Rambo : It turns blue.

• Zaysen : Who are you?

  Rambo : Your worst nightmare!

• Mousa : This is Afghanistan... Alexander the Great try to conquer this country... then Genghis Khan, then the British. Now Russia. But Afghan people fight hard, they never be defeated. Ancient enemy make prayer about these people... you wish to hear?

  Rambo : Um-hum.

  Mousa : Very good. It says, 'May God deliver us from the venom of the Cobra, teeth of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.' Understand what this means?

  Rambo : That you guys don't take any shit?

  Mousa : Yes... something like this.

• Zaysen : [over the chopper's radio]  Drop the weapons! Now! You have no chance of escape! Come forward! I wish to take you back alive! This is your last warning! The choice is yours!

  Colonel Trautman : What do you say, John?

  Rambo : Fuck 'em!

  [Shoots at one of the Soviet trucks with his grenade launcher] 

• Colonel Trautman : How's the wound?

  Rambo : You taught us to ignore pain, right?

  Colonel Trautman : Is it working?

  Rambo : Not really. Don't take it personal.

  Colonel Trautman : Thanks.

• Colonel Trautman : Can you fly that helicopter?

  Rambo : Let's find out!

• [Rambo and Colonel Trautman stand alone, surrounded by a large number of heavily armed Soviet troops] 

  Colonel Trautman : You got any ideas?

  Zaysen : [over the chopper's radio]  Drop your weapons!

  Rambo : Surrounding them's out.

  Colonel Trautman : Hell of a time for humor, John.

• [after barely escaping the explosion of a fuel bomb dropped by a helicopter] 

  Colonel Trautman : That was close John. How are you?

  Rambo : Well done.

• Mousa : [as Rambo prepares to play Afghan game 'buzkashi']  God must love crazy people.

  Rambo : [getting on horse]  Why?

  Mousa : He make so many of them!

  [laughs] 

• Masoud, Afghan Mujahedeen Leader : Now you see how it is here. Somewhere in the war there's supposed to be honor. Where's the honor here? Where? Now, we're taking the survivors to the border. Are you coming?

  Rambo : I'm going to the fort.

  Masoud, Afghan Mujahedeen Leader : Have you not seen enough death? Go! Go while you can! This isn't your war.

  Rambo : It is now.

  Masoud, Afghan Mujahedeen Leader : So be it. You're a good friend.

• [last lines] 

  Colonel Trautman : Hard to believe, John.

  Rambo : What's that, sir?

  Colonel Trautman : Well, I hate to admit it, but the truth is, I think we're getting soft.

  Rambo : Maybe just a little, sir. Just a little.

• Colonel Trautman : I'm sorry I got you into this Johnny.

  Rambo : No you're not.

• Mousa : Well, I do not know who you really are. But by the way you look, I can see you have no experience in war, do you? C'mon, do you?

  Rambo : [sarcastically]  I've fired a few shots.

  Mousa : [laughing at Rambo]  A few shots? Come on! Maybe you should go back home and think it all over again. For a very long time!

  Rambo : [Turns to face Mousa and gives him a dirty look]  I did think it over.

  Mousa : You did? Well... This is your choice. But let me tell you, you cannot get this American alone. If you fail, do not blame me. I will accept no responsibility.

  Rambo : Sounds familiar...

• Mousa : Why must you do this?

  Rambo : Cause he'd do it for me.

• Mousa : You do not look like men Griggs sent before. You not look like you are with military.

  Rambo : I'm not.

  Mousa : What you are? Mercenary?

  Rambo : No.

  Mousa : You're not with military, not mercenary - what you are? Lost tourist?

  Rambo : I'm no tourist.

• Griggs : I want you to know upfront that if you're captured or any of this leaks, we'll deny any participation or even knowledge of your existence.

  Rambo : I'm used to it.