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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
One war against one man. more
Plot:
A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations
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Don't forget a steady supply of body bags...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | John J. Rambo | |
| Richard Crenna | ... | Col. Samuel Trautman | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | |
| Bill McKinney | ... | State Police Capt. Dave Kern | |
| Jack Starrett | ... | Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt | |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Deputy Balford | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Deputy Ward | |
| John McLiam | ... | Orval the Dog Man | |
| Alf Humphreys | ... | Deputy Lester | |
| David Caruso | ... | Deputy Mitch | |
| David L. Crowley | ... | Deputy Shingleton (as David Crowley) | |
| Don MacKay | ... | Preston (as Don Mackay) | |
| Charles A. Tamburro | ... | Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro) | |
| David Petersen | ... | Trooper | |
| Craig Huston | ... | Radio operator (as Craig Wright Huston) |
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93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Finland:K-16 (video release) (1998) |
Finland:K-18 (original rating) (1983) |
Malaysia:18SG |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A (re-rating) |
USA:R (certificate #26816) |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 |
New Zealand:M (DVD rating) |
New Zealand:R16 (VHS rating) |
Norway:18 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:16
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John Travolta was considered for the part of Rambo.
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Factual errors: 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.
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IT'S A LONG ROAD
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Dramatic action classic features Sylvester Stallone as one of his two iconic film characters (the other being Rocky Balboa, of course): John Rambo is a sullen and traumatized Vietnam veteran who starts his own private war in the Northwestern United States when ignorant, bullying small-town sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy) pushes him too far. Rambo's long-ago superior, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna) comes in to try to talk some sense into him.
I'm not really interested in the political views involved in such a movie; all I know is that this movie has kept me entertained for years. It's slick as all get out, violent, energetic, amusing, and well acted (especially by Dennehy); heck, some of those forest scenes are even suspenseful. David Caruso has one of his earliest film roles as the young deputy Mitch. Jerry Goldsmith's music score is memorable and the closing song ("It's A Long Road") sung by Dan Hill (better known for his sappy love ballads) is pretty good too. The script is the only drawback because it suffers from some holes and implausibilities that some people may not be prepared to put up with.
Filmed in the town of Hope in British Columbia, Canada, and followed by two sequels that are very much typical macho action movies.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I really enjoy "First Blood".
8/10