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The MIA series ripped off Rambo: First Blood Part II


First off, Missing in Action wasn't even FILMED before Rambo: First Blood Part II.

James Cameron wrote a story treatment for Rambo II in 1983. Cannon Films heard about the storyline and filmed Missing in Action 1 & 2 back-to-back so that the releases of each film would predate Rambo: First Blood Part II (hence the low budgets of each film, the quick production and the identical plots).

People can't actually be that naive to believe that James Cameron would ripoff a sh-tty Chuck Norris B-movie. When would he have been able to? Rambo II was filmed before Missing in Action!

Rambo: First Blood Part II was filmed from June 1984 - August 1984, and was in post-production for 9 months until its release in May 1985.

Whereas, Missing in Action 1 & 2 were filmed back-to-back from June 1984 - October 1984, keep in mind Missing in Action 2 was filmed FIRST because it was NOT intended to be a prequel. Missing in Action was filmed AFTER Missing in Action 2 and AFTER Rambo II. But, the producers found that the "sequel" was better than the "original" so they released Missing in Action as the "original" only ONE MONTH after it was filmed (finished filming in October, then released in November 1984), and remember Rambo II was completed in August 1984, just when they started filming Missing in Action. And, its "prequel (Missing in Action 2)" was released ONLY 4 MONTHS after the "original".

What movie studio releases a sequel only FOUR MONTHS after the original??

And, what was the reason they filmed Missing in Action 1 & 2 back-to-back coinciding with the production of Rambo: First Blood Part II and subsequently released the movies 6 months and 2 months before Rambo II, respectively?? TO CASH IN BEFORE RAMBO II WAS RELEASED, SO THAT THE MISSING IN ACTION MOVIES WOULDN'T BE DUBBED AS DOLLAR-STORE RIPOFFS OF RAMBO!!


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