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First Blood
First Blood

First Blood

1982 93 min ★ 7.5 Action, Thriller, Drama

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

John Rambo

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Col. Samuel Trautman

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Hope Sheriff Will Teasle

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

State Police Capt. Dave Kern

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott

Deputy Balford

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Deputy Ward

John McLiam

John McLiam

Orval the Dog Man

Alf Humphreys

Alf Humphreys

Deputy Lester

David Caruso

David Caruso

Deputy Mitch

Details

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Screenplay

Michael Kozoll

Tagline

"This time he's fighting for his life."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$125,212,904

Production

Carolco Pictures, Anabasis, Elcajo Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

March 18, 2019

★ 9/10

It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It's all in the past now. First Blood is directed by Ted Kotcheff and adapted by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim and Sylvester Stallone, from the novel written by David Morrell. It stars Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney and Jack Starrett. Cinematography is by Andrew Laszlo and the music scored by Jerry Goldsmith. Locations for the ...

W

Wuchak

May 2, 2020

★ 9/10

**_Action/adventure masterpiece about a one-man-army_** Vietnam vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) drifts into a Rocky Mountain town looking for a war buddy, only to learn that he died due to exposure to Agent Orange the prior summer. The town's sheriff (Brian Dennehy) tries to steer Rambo out of town and winds up arresting him. Big mistake because Rambo is an ex-Green beret, a virtual one-man...

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CinemaSerf

June 28, 2022

★ 6/10

Sylvester Stallone Is "John Rambo", a Vietnam War veteran who is shocked to learn that the only other survivor from his crack team of Green Berets has died of a pretty pernicious cancer. He wanders aimlessly looking for a cheeseburger when he is escorted out of town by the sheriff "Will Teasle" (Brian Dennehy), who takes him for a vagrant. When he tries to come back into town, he is arrested and t...

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GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

Am I the only one that thought that Rambo was supposed to be Native American? Or at least partially so? Anywho... this is NOTHING like the sequels. The basic plot was that a small town tries to bully a Vietnam Vet and gets a little more than they bargained for. it was more dramatic, it had more character, and had a better story than just about anything that followed. And it worked as a survi...

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