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First Blood (1982)

R | | Action, Adventure, Drama | 22 October 1982 (USA)
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Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Rambo
... Trautman
... Teasle
... Kern
... Galt
... Balford
... Ward
... Orval
... Lester
... Mitch
... Shingleton (as David Crowley)
... Preston (as Don Mackay)
... Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)
... Trooper
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

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He never fought a battle he couldn't win. See more »

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Action | Adventure | Drama

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Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,642,005, 24 October 1982, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$47,212,904

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$125,212,904
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Sylvester Stallone accidentally broke the nose of Alf Humphreys (Lester) during the jail escape scene by elbowing him in the face, which is why he is seen wearing a band-aid throughout the rest of the film. Coincidentally, this is what Rambo does to a policeman in the novel during the exact same scene. See more »

Goofs

Rambo endangers the lives of innocent families living in the area when he causes them to lose electricity and heat in the dead of the December winter after he shoots out city transformers with his M-60 weapon. See more »

Quotes

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

Referenced in Edgemont: Friday Night's All Right (2002) 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
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does the movie end?
Q: Why did Teasle berate Galt when Galt tried to shoot Rambo in the street?
Q: What is the body count in 'First Blood'?
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A Mesmerising Action Masterpiece
31 July 2014 | by – See all my reviews

The ultimate action film and the ultimate psychological thriller! 'First Blood' was among others like 'Die Hard' as being one of the first action films I saw when I was younger, I even owned it on VHS. This film has Sly showing off his acting ability (which is saying something for an actor with such little capability of "acting") as the iconic John Rambo in the film that sparked off the eponymous film franchise, whilst the sequels were heavily classified as flops, 'First Blood' is a daring and thrilling survival adventure that follows a Vietnam Vet and the post-war trauma he suffers from. A dark yet sensitive film that follows one of the great action stars as he fights to survive, a mesmerising action masterpiece.
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