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First Blood

  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
248K
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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
248K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
999
28
  • 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
Top credits
  • 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
    • 535User reviews
    • 199Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos2

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Ramboas Rambo
    Brian Dennehy
    Brian Dennehy
    • Teasleas Teasle
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Trautmanas Trautman
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Kernas Kern
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Galtas Galt
    Michael Talbott
    Michael Talbott
    • Balfordas Balford
    Chris Mulkey
    Chris Mulkey
    • Wardas Ward
    John McLiam
    John McLiam
    • Orvalas Orval
    Alf Humphreys
    Alf Humphreys
    • Lesteras Lester
    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Mitchas Mitch
    David L. Crowley
    David L. Crowley
    • Shingletonas Shingleton
    • (as David Crowley)
    Don MacKay
    Don MacKay
    • Prestonas Preston
    • (as Don Mackay)
    Charles A. Tamburro
    Charles A. Tamburro
    • Pilotas Pilot
    • (as Chuck Tamburro)
    David Petersen
    David Petersen
    • Trooperas Trooper
    Craig Huston
    Craig Huston
    • Radio Operatoras Radio Operator
    • (as Craig Wright Huston)
    Patrick Stack
    Patrick Stack
    • Lt. Clinton Morgenas Lt. Clinton Morgen
    Stephen E. Miller
    Stephen E. Miller
    • Guardsman #1as Guardsman #1
    Raimund Stamm
    • Guardsman #2as Guardsman #2
    • Director
      • Ted Kotcheff
    • Writers
      • David Morrell(based on the novel by)
      • Michael Kozoll(screenplay by)
      • William Sackheim(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details 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
      Galt and the pilot speak on-board the helicopter without radio headsets. This would be impossible over the sound of the chopper.
    • Quotes

      Trautman: 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 reviews535

    Review
    Top review
    Stallone is the most underestimated actor of his age
    this is certainly not the greatest film ever made. in fact, it's plot is predictable and formulaic, and every character is two-dimensional.

    having said that, this is a film that is often dismissed as a macho action flick with no redeeming feature. these are opinions i would defy.

    while the only imagination put into the film seems to be the various ways in which John Rambo can kill people, the basic theme is nevertheless a pretty strong one. this is not meant to be a Fellini-esque commentary on life, the universe, and everything.

    the three most important characters in the film are all played by pros. you have Stallone's John Rambo, Dennehy's Sheriff Teasle, and Richard Crenna's Colonal Trautman.

    Brian Dennehy hasn't missed a beat in his entire career; he's been a superb character actor since i've been watching movies, and - like Michael Caine - he always puts everything into each performance. his Sheriff Teasle is menacing, bigoted, and protective. he comes across like a man who's marked his territory and won't permit intrusions. i won't say he's brilliant, but he is absolutely believable as a small-town sheriff faced with a situation so far out of his own experience that he cannot figure out why he can't solve the problem.

    Crenna is a patriarchial character, such as he often seems to play. he gives the Spec Ops Colonal Trautman enough soul to make him seem human, and enough blood and guts to make him seem like a veteran soldier.

    of course, the centrepiece to the film is Sylvester Stallone. Stallone always suffers from the perception engendered by his appearance. he is a somewhat short fellow with a body of bulging unpronoucable muscles, and a sad bassett-hound face that looks like it was designed by someone out of "Oliver Twist."

    but the man can flat-out act. he gives John Rambo depth and reality. he comes across as far too fit and far too silent because Rambo is far too fit and far too silent. like his character in "Copland," Stallone is playing a guy who pretty much wants to be left alone and is caught up by a bunch of people around him who are overly enthused by their own status.

    while i can understand the dismissal of this film as just a patriotic action sop, i cannot also accept that Stallone does not give a good performance. the man has been characatured; he's an easy target. he's a really built short-guy. but Stallone's intelligence and creativity drove his first film, "Rocky," and neither quality has deserted him since. like Michael Caine, he does seem to take any old lame role offered to him. but he always gets paid, and he always puts everything into his performances.

    i'll never campaign for this film to be considered a "great" film, but i think i'll always defend it's star as a guy who works too hard too often to get the such little credit.

    i guess the best way i can put it is, i watched "First Blood," and i believed him. i believed Stallone.

    last time i checked, that is what an actor is supposed to do.
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    • Was Trautman inside the jail the entire time Rambo was shooting up the town? He was there right after Rambo shot Teasle through the ceiling.
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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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