Rampage (1986 film)
Turkish commando battles terrorists in a mountain stronghold.
Rampage is a 1986 Turkish cult action film directed and written by Çetin Inanç. The lead role is played by bodybuilder Serdar Kebapçılar, who portrays a Turkish commando tasked with locating and capturing a terrorist group hiding in the mountains. This movie is the second of two films—the first being *Wild Blood* (Turkish: *Vahşi Kan*, 1983), also by Çetin İnanç—that are often referred to as "Turkish Rambo" due to their plot and style, which closely imitate George P. Cosmatos’s *Rambo: First Blood Part II* (1985). An English-dubbed version was released in U.S. theaters by Ed Glaser.
The story follows Serdar, a highly trained commando sent on a secret mission to infiltrate a terrorist organization based in a remote mountain fortress. The terrorists have stolen a sensitive military disk containing top-secret intelligence, endangering national security. During the operation, Serdar’s unit is ambushed and killed, and he is captured and brutally tortured. After escaping, he launches a solo assault on the camp, using a rocket launcher and explosive-tipped arrows to destroy the terrorist infrastructure, eliminate the enemy forces, and recover the stolen disk.
The original Turkish cast includes Serdar Kebapçılar as Serdar, Osman Betin as Osman, Yılmaz Kurt as Terrorist #3, Tuğrul Meteer as Captain Ömer, Hüseyin Peyda as Ziya, Filiz Taçbaş as Girl, Sümer Tilmaç as Sait / Major Fuat, Mehmet Uğur as Terrorist #2, Sami Hazinses as Kid's Father, and Mehmet Samsa as Terrorist #1. The English dub voice cast features Andy Dallas as Sait, Peter A. Davis as Ziya & Terrorist #3, Steve Glaser as Sergeant & Kid's Father, Eric W. Sizemore as Serdar, Osman & Captain Omer, Jennifer Zahn as Girl, Meagan Benz as Meagan Rachelle, Alex Mitchell, and Al Morrison.
The film was released on DVD on April 24, 2009, by Dark Maze Studios, but was discontinued on June 12, 2013.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Çetin Inanç
- Producer
- Mehmet Karahafız / Ed Glaser (English version)
- Writer
- Cagdas Agirdas / Çetin Inanç (scenario)
- Starring
- Serdar Kebapçılar / Filiz Taçbaş / Hüseyin Peyda
- Editing
- Necdet Tok
- Music
- Jake Kaufman (English version)
- Cinematography
- Dinçer Önal
- Distributor
- Anıt Ticaret
- Released
- 6 July 1986 · Turkey
- Runtime
- 74 minutes
- Country
- Turkey
- Language
- Turkish
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The film follows Serdar, a highly trained Turkish commando dispatched on a covert mission to infiltrate a terrorist organization operating out of a remote mountain stronghold. The group has stolen a sensitive military disk containing top-secret intelligence. During the operation, Serdar’s unit is ambushed and killed, leaving him to be captured and subjected to brutal torture by the insurgents. Upon escaping, he launches a retaliatory one-man assault against the camp, armed with a rocket launcher and explosive-tipped arrows, dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and eliminating the enemy forces to successfully retrieve the stolen disk.
Reader's Guide
Rampage holds significance as a notable example of Turkish exploitation cinema from the 1980s, directly copying the plot and stylistic elements of Rambo: First Blood Part II. It is the second of two films by Çetin Inanç that are commonly referred to as Turkish Rambo, reflecting a trend in Turkish cinema of producing unauthorized, low-budget adaptations of popular Hollywood action films. The film also received an English-dubbed U.S. theatrical release produced by Ed Glaser, indicating its reach beyond Turkey. Its DVD release by Dark Maze Studios in 2009, though discontinued in 2013, helped preserve it for cult film enthusiasts. The cast includes bodybuilder Serdar Kebapçılar in the lead role, with a separate English dub voice cast providing voices for the U.S. release.
Did You Know?
- The film is the second of two Turkish Rambo films, the first being Wild Blood (1983).
- It was released in an English-dubbed U.S. theatrical version produced by Ed Glaser.
- The lead actor Serdar Kebapçılar was a bodybuilder.
- The DVD release by Dark Maze Studios was discontinued on June 12, 2013.
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