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Sarah Miller

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Full Name
Sarah Miller
Appeared in
Occupation
Sixth-grade schoolteacher
Missionary
Family
Michael Burnett (fiancé)
Goals
Went into Burma to give aid to the Karen tribespeople
Nationality
American
Status
Alive
Portrayed by


"Maybe- maybe you've lost your faith in people. But you must still be faithful in something. You must still care about something. Maybe we can't change what is. But trying to save a life isn't wasting yours, is it?"
―Sarah Miller to John Rambo

Sarah Miller is a sixth-grade schoolteacher and member of the Christ Church of Colorado. She was among the missionaries that were kidnapped by the Tatmadaw when they went into Burma to give aid to the Karen tribespeople. She became one of John Rambo's only friends because she was kind to him and it was because of her that his faith in humanity was restored.

Sarah is one of seven women the series to have any dialogue or interact with Rambo in the Rambo series, aside from Gabrielle, Maria, Gizelle, Carmen, Co Bao, and Mrs. Barry from the start of First Blood.

She was portrayed by actress Julie Benz.

Rambo IV[]

"We are so close now! What happened here, it's horrible! But people are being killed like this every day. Michael, this was your idea! We made a commitment! I know you don't believe in what we're doing, but it's our choice. Our life. "
―Sarah to Michael Burnett and John Rambo.
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Sarah first appears, when she visits the snake farm John Rambo works at with her fiancée, Michael Burnett when he asks if he can taxi them down the river because the Tatmadaw have laid too many land mines on their usual route since their last visit. Rambo refuses, because Burma is a war-zone and it is useless for them to do anything if they aren't armed. However, Sarah talks to Rambo privately and because of her kindness, Rambo agrees to take them down river at no charge. On the boat ride, she is the only person who attempts to start a conversation with him and the two develop a friendship. Later that night, a band of pirates on a boat arrive and order Rambo to hand Sarah over. Rambo knows that they will rape her and kills them all with his Colt M1911 pistol. This shocks Michael and he talks some sense into him when he claims that they would have killed them all and raped her if he had not intervened. Rambo attempts to turn the boat around, but Sarah persuades him otherwise and Rambo agrees to keep going. When they reach their destination, Michael tells Rambo that he will be reporting the murders of the river pirates, because "killing is never right". Sarah, however, thanks him for saving her life and gives him a cross bracelet. A week or so later, Rambo is told by the pastor of Sarah's church, Reverand Arthur Marsh, that he has hired mercenaries to retrieve the missionaries and asks Rambo to be their guide. Rambo agrees and taxis them down river. Rambo kills a drunk Tatmadaw soldier by ripping his throat out when he tries to rape Sarah, and escorts her out of the camp.

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An emotionally devastated Sarah at the end of Rambo.

When two Tatmadaw soldiers find them, they attempt to kill Sarah, and Rambo jumps in front of her to protect her. School Boy, one of the mercenaries, saves them by killing the guards with his suppressed Barrett M82CQ sniper rifle, and they flee the Tatmadaw camp. Rambo leaves Sarah with Schoolboy so they will be safe and starts a massive firefight with the Tatmadaw that frees the missionaries and mercenaries. Sarah is seen embracing with Michael after the battle, and a traumatized and dirty Sarah looks up at Rambo and begins to cry, grateful and shocked at the carnage she has witnessed.

Rambo later goes back to his home in Arizona, finally having moved on with his life, because of Sarah's words.

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=Trivia[]

  • In a deleted scene, while Rambo, Sarah, and Schoolboy are running to meet up with the others, Sarah gets a cut on her foot, and they stop at a river where Rambo tends to her foot. At the same time, Sarah admitting this all her fault, though Rambo had told her fighting changes not words, though she doesn't believe that. The scene appears in the Rambo IV: Director's Cut.
  • In an alternate version of the film, after the gruesome battle, Rambo and Sarah wave goodbye to each other, before Rambo walks off leaving Sarah to witness the carnage.
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