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First Blood (1982)

R  93 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  22 October 1982 (USA)
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A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it.

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

David Morrell (novel), Michael Kozoll (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Richard Crenna ...
Brian Dennehy ...
Bill McKinney Bill McKinney ...
Jack Starrett Jack Starrett ...
Michael Talbott Michael Talbott ...
Chris Mulkey ...
John McLiam John McLiam ...
Alf Humphreys ...
David Caruso ...
David L. Crowley David L. Crowley ...
Shingleton (as David Crowley)
Don MacKay Don MacKay ...
Preston (as Don Mackay)
Charles A. Tamburro Charles A. Tamburro ...
Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)
David Petersen David Petersen ...
Craig Huston Craig Huston ...
Radio Operator (as Craig Wright Huston)
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Storyline

John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested, as he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. Written by John Wiggins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Rambo | Sheriff | Deputy | Escape | Colonel  | See more »

Taglines:

One war against one man. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rambo See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,642,005 (USA) (24 October 1982) (901 Screens)

Gross:

$125,212,904 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

James Garner turned down the lead role. A veteran of the Korean war with two Purple Hearts, Garner did not want to play a man who comes home from war and starts fighting cops. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Rambo is driving truck over the bridge road block towards the end of the movie, it is daylight. When he reaches the town which is not that far from the bridge, it is dark. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Rambo: Can you tell me if Delmar Berry lives here?
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Connections

Referenced in Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"IT'S A LONG ROAD"
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Lyrics by Hal Shaper
Arranged by David Paich and Marty Paich
Produced by Bruce Botnick
Sung by Dan Hill See more »