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Rambo: First Blood Part II

Casting What-Ifs

Dolph Lundgren; Lee Marvin; local extras; John Travolta as Rambo’s partner

In the discussion (2)
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  • Casting What-Ifs includes Lundgren reportedly removed because of his Drago role, Lee Marvin declining roles across both films, and local Chinese-restaurant workers recruited as extras in Mexico.
  • The producers reportedly wanted John Travolta as Rambo’s partner, an idea Stallone vetoed; the hosts enthusiastically imagine buddy banter and a Quarter Pounder and metric-system exchange.