1985-1986VIETNAM WAR
THE REAL RAMBO PART 2
Story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in the war, his name was Arthur John Rambo. The only Rambo who died in Vietnam. Interviews with his family.
Story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in the war, his name was Arthur John Rambo. The only Rambo who died in Vietnam. Interviews with his family.
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Reel Opens - The Real Rambo - Part 2
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| 01:00:02 2.42 |
Silhouette of a military helicopter taking off against a pink sky at dusk
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| 01:00:08 8.56 |
Pointy knife blade sliding into ? something
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| 01:00:11 11.43 |
Action clips from the movie, Rambo
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| 01:00:48 48.87 |
Cutaway from action clips to entrance to a cemetery. Sign on wooden post "Cemetery Entrance", an open iron gate and road in.
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| 01:00:58 58.53 |
Shots in the cemetery. A bouquet of white and yellow roses by a gravestone, various stone headstone, a person in the bkgd. is seen digging a grave.
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| 01:01:07 67.79 |
Pan in to CU on a headstone with the name "Arthur John Rambo - Montana...Dec 16, 1944 - Nov 26, 1969. With narration, unseen, states, "this is the only Rambo who died in Vietnam..."
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| 01:01:31 91.53 |
CU on woman (Helen Rambo, widow of Arthur John Rambo, speaking to an unseen interviewer - the widow of A. Rambo. She reflects on her time with him.
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| 01:02:03 123.45 |
Newspaper clippings with headlines "Arthur Rambo Killed in Vietnam", "Memorial Fund in Rambo's Memory", "American Armored Units in 'Artian Near Cambodian Border"...
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| 01:02:20 140.73 |
Color photo still Arthur John Rambo. Pan from photo to a wall of military medals.
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| 01:02:36 157 |
Cover of book "First Blood"
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| 01:02:38 158.59 |
CU of the "First Blood" movie tie-in paperback book. Starring Sylvester Stallone, art of his face on the book cover.
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| 01:02:47 167.72 |
Cutaway from poster to a WS of a river at night, some trees along its banks, dark cloudy sky, a train's whistle is heard.
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| 01:02:52 172.5 |
Var shots of Libby, Montana. Man riding bicycle down dirt road with parked train box cars on tracks, western lumber mill town with mountains and evergreens, steam plume coming from lumbermill, freight train tracks
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| 01:03:12 192.13 |
Large sign on Amtrack building "LIBBY"
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| 01:03:14 194.11 |
Freight train coming toward camera - headlight on, dark foggy night, blows right through the station and doesn't stop
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| 01:03:20 200.29 |
Shots of the train's box cars moving quickly through the station, cu the wheels of the train moving along the tracks.
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| 01:03:26 206.47 |
POV train station - the caboose of the freight train as it rolls down the tracks through the trestle overhead
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| 01:03:31 211.67 |
Man (maybe homeless or a hiker) carrying backpacks is seen walking across the railroad tracks with his dog
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| 01:03:40 220.59 |
Cutaway to photo stills from the family album of Arthur John Rambo
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| 01:04:18 258.32 |
CU on Arthur Rambo's sister, Kathleen, as she talks to an unseen interviewer about how Art was reported as missing first, and the feelings the family had that "this doesn't happen to us".
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| 01:04:37 277.76 |
Kathleen walking through town with a small child, other peds and kids seen in the town. Narrator unseen states because Libby was such a small town and everyone knew everyone so no one was untouched by Vietnam
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| 01:04:49 289.37 |
WS school, kids playing in school yard. CU of the kids playing ball.
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| 01:04:55 295.11 |
Photo still, Art Rambo's younger sister, Patty, as a child
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| 01:04:58 298.54 |
CU Patty speaking to unseen interviewer about growing up with Art, playing ball with him.
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| 01:05:30 330.9 |
POV baseball field through broken chain link fence. Signs on ballfield fence for sponsors "United Bank - Esthers Beauty Salon - Vernas
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| 01:06:02 362.88 |
Var Still shots at night in Libby sunset with black clouds some blue sky poking through, barren trees. Mountain range dark, some light still in sun setting sky,
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| 01:06:15 375.73 |
B&W photo still Art's parents. Pan of their old home on a pond.
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| 01:06:30 390.27 |
Beauty landscape shots in Libby, Montana - pond with sun glistening down on it, horse grazing in a pasture, mountains, sparkling rays of sunshine through the trees hitting the river.
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| 01:06:45 405.22 |
CU Mr. and Mrs. Rambo talking to interviewer about how they aren't bitter, and they try not to think about it - Mrs. Rambo states that as time goes on the pain eases a bit. - but doesn't feel "time heels all wounds"
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| 01:07:55 475.54 |
Beauty shots of the area where the real "Rambo" came from - a beautiful meadow, snowy mountains and Aspen trees, a farm house, snow capped mountains.
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| 01:08:23 503.74 |
Fade to end part 2.
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| 01:08:33 513.81 |
Slate
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| 01:08:42 522.86 |
Blank
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| 01:08:53 533.43 |
Next segment opens to Countdown
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| 01:09:03 543.27 |
Reporter standing on a hillside overlooking the valley in Helena, Montana. He points out the college Art Rambo attended and met his wife at.
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| 01:09:18 558.15 |
Slow z'in on Carroll College in Helena, MT.
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| 01:09:27 567.93 |
Color photo still of Helen Ryan (Rambo) from college days, Art Rambo's to be wife.
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| 01:09:35 575.58 |
Mrs. Rambo current day, talking with unseen reporter, reflects on the college days when she met her husband. Various photo stills are shown of them from college as she speaks, as well as their wedding photos in 1967 and family photos of their children.
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| 01:11:01 661.62 |
More photo stills Arthur Rambo wearing Army fatigues and holding his first child, photo of the sign for the U.S, Army Training Center in Ft. Lewis Washington from 1968, group shot of his training troupe - as Helen continues tellingher story.
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| 01:11:46 706.12 |
Pan in on country home in Montana, overlooking a tranquil lake with snowcapped mountains in bkgd.
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| 01:11:55 715.99 |
Family members speaking with unseen interviewer about the days before Rambo left for Vietnam
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| 01:12:26 746.2 |
Various photo stills of Arthur Rambo, baby photo and from Vietnam, and a handwritten letter he wrote to his wife, Helen.
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| 01:13:27 807.3 |
Rambo's mom talks sadly into camera about how Rambo died in Vietnam. Various photo stills of the Rambo family and further reflections on his life and death by his wife.
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| 01:14:47 887.78 |
Slate.
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| 01:15:03 903.64 |
Reel end.
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