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It's 1969 and Sylvester Stallone is Jim Ramroc, a U.S. Army Private who, runs away from the Vietnam war to avoid getting shot. With the FBI, the CIA, the IRS and the District of Columbia Record & Tape Club all hot on his heels, Ramroc tunes in, turns on and drops out. He changes his his name to Rainbo and joins a group of subversive, radical, dirty commie hippies. Together they concoct a fiendish plot to overthrow the United States; a diabolical scheme involving bombings, phone sex, platform shoes, Richard Nixon, radioactive dog poop, and World War III. Can this devious plan be thwarted? Can our freedom-loving democracy be preserved? Can you make any sense whatsoever out of this hilarious combination of outtakes, new picture and sound, and a Really Big Star? Find out in "A MAN CALLED...RAINBO."

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    • Author: IGOT
    This movie makes me laugh out loud more than any other movie I have ever seen. Most "comedies" are 80% drama with some comical moments. But every single sound, gesture, and image of this film is perfectly put into place to make you laugh. If you ever have the chance to watch A Man Called Rainbo, don't miss it. This movie is becoming more and more rare, but is definitely worth tracking down. If my VHS tape ever got damaged, I would gladly pay up to $100 to replace it as this movie is truly in a class of its own! I can't praise it enough.

    Sylvester Stallone as a hippie who goes AWOL, steps in radioactive dog-poo, gets hassled by a horse, attempts to start World War III, and is being hunted by government agencies as well as the District of Columbia record and tape club. This movie has it all. I don't think it's possible to be any more hilarious! I repeat - if you ever get a chance to view this film, DO NOT MISS IT!!! This is the epitome of comedy; they don't get better than this -
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    • Author: Naktilar
    If you're ready for a ton of dog poo jokes, and want to see early Sylvester Stallone outtakes bolted together in a really fun parody, then A Man Called...Rainbo is the perfect film to see. This movie made me laugh out loud again and again with its combination of outrageous physical gags and political barbs. The more you watch it, the more you will see...this is a surprisingly well-layered movie, worth seeing again and again!
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    • Author: ChallengeMine
    This is like a wacked out version of "What's Up, Tiger Lily." Stallone plays this stupid hippie who's trying to get this girl in bed and she keeps blowing him off. It's really hilarious. This is a great tape to have going on during a party.
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    • Author: Lightbinder
    this is a great movie to watch with friends that you don't mind being immature around. it's full of really funny, but stupid humor. buy some beer and watch it with those you love (to get drunk with). horrible overdubs, crude jokes, stallone lampooned. what could be better?
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    • Author: Saintrius
    This is one of the most HILARIOUS movies I have EVER seen! This spoof (of the 1970 movie "No Place To Hide") is about a group of hippies out to subvert politicians bent on espionage. It's filled with funny talk, poop jokes & has lots of cooties on the slovenly cast. Sly keeps scratching himself like the camera's not even rolling (obviously some outtakes were put back in). There's a hippie chick that talks in the funniest voice I've EVER heard (due to excellent dubbing). One guy keeps referring to the agency in charge as "The FBI: In Color" (a throwback to the '60s). I just can't stop myself from laughing throughout, no matter how hard I try. This is one of the few movies that I enjoyed so much, that an immediate second viewing had to take place!
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    • Author: Yanthyr
    I can't seem to find this movie anywhere to buy :( I saw this in about 1994, and I've never forgotten it.. It is a pretty badly edited pile of Stalone's "Rebel" film, put together with a pasted on plot. Are you ready for this? Rainbow has a crash into some toxic waste, and treads on some radioactive dog-poop. This has tremendous destructive power, and so naturally the FBI (in color)soon end up pursuing Rainbow all over the place.. Even the president is involved! OK - mindless drivel. But still worth at least 5/10 simply for the quote "Hey man, shut the door! You're letting all the gravity in!" Now butter up, go watch, and seek help ASAP. Now, I wonder if that girl would measure me for size?
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    • Author: Llanonte
    This is one of the dumbest spoofs ever made.

    Like Kung Pao, it splices together scenes from older (also crappy) movies.

    It also adds a dubbed soundtrack rivaling that of an 10-year-old with a $20 tape recorder.

    I'm not sure what possessed anyone to make this spoof.

    The smelly poop joke that occurs throughout the movie is especially painful to endure.

    It wasn't funny the first time we see it.

    It becomes even less so, each subsequent time. By the 15th time, I felt like hurting someone.

    Unless you like spending your time watching movies that were so poorly done they elicit an physical reaction, steer clear.

    Why?? Why did they allow this movie to be made? Why!?!?
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    • Author: Gindian
    My friends Braden and Dan said that there was an absolutely terrible movie out there, called The Man Called Rainbo, and I said "Nothing is worse than Manos!" (Manos, Hands Of Fate). I never thought I would say it, but this is worse than Manos. First of all, the movie is NOT FUNNY in any way whatsoever. The guys dubbing it mention the lack of continuity in the film. However, they screwed up the continuity! You can't bash something that YOU put into a film! TERRIBLE! I need therapy after watching this!
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    • Author: Virtual
    Just finished watching on YouTube A Man Called...Rainbo which took the early pre-Rocky Sylvester Stallone movie No Place to Hide, or the alternate title Rebel that I found on VHS, inserted some extraneous scenes, and dubbed a new script which attempts to add humor of the mostly poop kind. The results were, in a word, lame to the point I got quickly bored and kept hoping it to end. And having a voice-over impersonation of Richard Nixon with the actor's head to the back of us was another bit that got old real quick. In fact, I was only amused at the part where someone ordered a doughboy and we see the Pilsbury Doughboy get microwaved to death! Oh, and also his credit at the end as being played by Popping' Fresh! Okay, I'll just now say if you're curious enough, A Man Called...Rainbo is worth a look but that's it.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Tony Page Tony Page - Tommy Trafler
    Rebecca Grimes Rebecca Grimes
    Roy White Roy White
    Vickie Lancaster Vickie Lancaster
    Dennis Tate Dennis Tate
    Barbara Lee Govan Barbara Lee Govan
    Henry G. Sanders Henry G. Sanders
    Jed Mills Jed Mills
    David Orange David Orange
    Joe Kottler Joe Kottler
    Scott Dowd Scott Dowd - That Guy
    Scott Altizer Scott Altizer - Voice
    Deke Anderson Deke Anderson - Voice
    David Casci David Casci - Voice (voice)
    Jeffrey Hilton Jeffrey Hilton - CIA agent
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