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First Blood

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
259K
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Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
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A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
259K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,315
56
  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • David Morrell(based on the novel by)
    • Michael Kozoll(screenplay by)
    • William Sackheim(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Brian Dennehy
    • Richard Crenna
  • Director
    • Ted Kotcheff
  • Writers
    • David Morrell(based on the novel by)
    • Michael Kozoll(screenplay by)
    • William Sackheim(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Sylvester Stallone
    • Brian Dennehy
    • Richard Crenna
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 555User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos3

    Rambo: First Blood
    Trailer 2:21
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    Rambo Collector's Trilogy
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    Photos284

    David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone and Brian Dennehy in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
    Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
    Alf Humphreys and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
    Brian Dennehy and David Morrell in First Blood (1982)
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    Brian Dennehy in First Blood (1982)

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Rambo
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Teasle
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Trautman
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Kern
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Galt
    Michael Talbott
    Michael Talbott
    • Balford
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Ward
    John McLiam
    John McLiam
    • Orval
    Alf Humphreys
    Alf Humphreys
    • Lester
    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Mitch
    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
    • Trooper
    Craig Huston
    Craig Huston
    • Radio Operator
    • (as Craig Wright Huston)
    Patrick Stack
    Patrick Stack
    • Lt. Clinton Morgen
    Stephen E. Miller
    Stephen E. Miller
    • Guardsman #1
    Raimund Stamm
    • Guardsman #2
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • David Morrell(based on the novel by)
      • Michael Kozoll(screenplay by)
      • William Sackheim(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The large piece of rotten canvas that Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a makeshift coat was in fact not a movie prop, but a real piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production. Since there was only one piece, Sylvester Stallone joked about how the canvas became a treasured prop on the set. After filming ended, Stallone kept the rotten canvas and still has it in his possession to this very day.
    • Goofs
      When Rambo is racing down the pavement on the motorcycle, shouting "get out of the way" to terrified pedestrians, his mouth indicates he is shouting "fucking move it".
    • Quotes

      Trautman: [1:24:53] You did everything to make this private war happen. You've done enough damage. This mission is over, Rambo. Do you understand me? This mission is over! Look at them out there! Look at them! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. Is that what you want? It's over Johnny. It's over!

      Rambo: Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about!

      Trautman: It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It's all in the past now.

      Rambo: For *you*! For me civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor, you watch my back, I watch yours. Back here there's nothing!

      Trautman: You're the last of an elite group, don't end it like this.

      Rambo: Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job *parking cars*!

    • Alternate versions
      NBC edited 3 minutes from this film for its 1985 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Edited into First Blood: Deleted Scenes: Dream in Saigon (2014)
    • 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

    User reviews555

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Rambo is an icon.
    The adaptation of this novel to the big screen is a great accomplishment. The film is not only the beginning of one of the greatest action trilogies of all-time, but it charts the developments of its characters, something rarely done by an action movie. "First Blood" is a moving story about the realities of post-Vietnam America and is very underrated as a film.
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    FAQ27

    • Is it true Rambo was originally going to end up in a mental hospital after he got arrested?
    • Why did Galt abuse Rambo?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rambo: First Blood
    • Filming locations
      • Hope, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Anabasis N.V.
      • Cinema '84
      • Elcajo Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,212,904
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,642,005
      • Oct 24, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $125,212,904
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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