 A sequel to "Rambo III" (1988), it is the fourth installment in the "Rambo" franchise and co-stars Julie Benz, Paul Schulze, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Rey Gallegos, Tim Kang, Jake La Botz, Maung Maung Khin, and Ken Howard.The film is dedicated to the memory of Richard Crenna, who played Colonel Sam Trautman in the previous films, and who died of heart failure in 2003.The rights to the "Rambo" franchise were sold to Miramax in 1997 after Carolco Pictures went bankrupt.