THE RAMBO DECADE
Nov. 26th, 2013 09:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogIt says a lot about 1980s America that Rambo became a cultural signpost of the decade – the fantasy of a one-man All-American army making up for the shame of Vietnam by going back to the jungle to kick some Commie ass and rescue all the POW-MIAs left behind in 1973.
Even pinball games weren’t immune.
According to Internet Pinball Database, the name comes from Rambo’s code name in the first two Rambo films. Of course, the ad tagline is a reference to Chuck Norris, not Sylvester Stallone. But then Norris jumped on that bandwagon as soon as R:FB2 became a hit.
As did Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose line at the end of Commando pretty much sums up America’s attitude to foreign policy in the 80s.
Okay, that was South America, not Vietnam. But you see what I’m saying.
Right. Anyway …
The IPDB doesn’t explain why “Raven” is a babe. Probably because Raven sounds more like a girl’s name. Plus it appeals to Rambo fans for whom the ideal girlfriend is a heavily armed hot babe who enjoys killing Commies and drinking beer as much as they do.
Or something.
Kill ‘em all,
This is dF
Even pinball games weren’t immune.
According to Internet Pinball Database, the name comes from Rambo’s code name in the first two Rambo films. Of course, the ad tagline is a reference to Chuck Norris, not Sylvester Stallone. But then Norris jumped on that bandwagon as soon as R:FB2 became a hit.
As did Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose line at the end of Commando pretty much sums up America’s attitude to foreign policy in the 80s.
Okay, that was South America, not Vietnam. But you see what I’m saying.
Right. Anyway …
The IPDB doesn’t explain why “Raven” is a babe. Probably because Raven sounds more like a girl’s name. Plus it appeals to Rambo fans for whom the ideal girlfriend is a heavily armed hot babe who enjoys killing Commies and drinking beer as much as they do.
Or something.
Kill ‘em all,
This is dF
