http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3153Rambo - Wolf Den, this is Lone Wolf. Do you read? Prepare for emergency landing. Arriving with animated Rambo DVDs!
Posted by David Lambert
3/23/2005
Back in 1982 the world saw actor Sylvestor Stallone take on a much different role than his '77 Oscar-nominated turn as Rocky: he changed gears considerably as John J. Rambo, a Viet Nam vet who was simply passing through a small town and got hassled by the local sheriff in the blockbuster film First Blood. Based on a novel by David Morrell, the film introduced the world to the Honor Medal-winning single-man war machine, and in 1985 he came back to the big screen even bigger and bolder in Rambo: First Blood Part II.
Following the second film, and two years before a disappointing third theatrical installment, Ruby-Spears Productions launched a Rambo animated series that started with a 5-part mini-series in April 1986, and continued in daily syndication with 60 more episodes starting in mid-September of that year. A huge line of toys and videogames were marketed based on this series.
Taking over the role of Rambo was Neil Ross, a veteran voice actor with credits to his name that included Voltron, Transformers, G.I. Joe and InHumanoids. Other veteran voice actors were also in the cast, including other Transformers alumni: Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, and Alan Oppenheimer (the latter also known as "Dr. Rudy Wells" in the Bionic television shows). Also present was Star Trek's "Kang", Michael Ansara, and Fresh Prince's "Uncle Phillip", James Avery.
Now the classic animated series comes to DVD on June 14th, in two separate volumes that each contain 11 episodes. The list of episodes wasn't available yet, but Rambo - Volume 1: A World of Trouble and Rambo - Volume 2: Enter The Dragon will each contain approximately 300 minutes of show for just $14.98 SRP per release. Lions Gate is the publisher, and they've provided us with this early look at the cover art:
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