Two years before "First Blood", there's "Ruckus". A Vietnam veteran(Dirk Benedict who was fresh off from "Battlestar Galactica") arrives at a small town. He is trying to get back to civilization when the local rowdies decided to harass him. He uses his techniques from his military days to even the score.
Dirk Benedict would years later play a lieutenant in the army TV show "The A-Team" where he is more of a slick than a soldier.
Linda Blair plays a mother and widow of a Vietnam veteran who asked the veteran if he had known her husband.
This movie is more of the comedic version of "First Blood". Not a satire. Just comedic. Yes, there's a lot of action, and a lot of slapstick. This movie is just plain funny. It has opened up a door to future entertainment.
It was great fun.
3 out of 5 stars
