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First Blood (1982) -- A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it.
First Blood (1982) -- A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it.

Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   47,428 votes
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Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writers:
David Morrell (novel)
Michael Kozoll (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA) more
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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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Don't forget a steady supply of body bags... more

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rambo (USA) (TV title)
Rambo: First Blood
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
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
Company:
Anabasis N.V. more

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Trivia:
After the success of Convoy (1978), Kris Kristofferson was considered as a possible choice for John Rambo. Some felt the former Airborne Ranger would make a solid Rambo, and they hoped his good friend Sam Peckinpah could be persuaded to direct. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the police are hunting Rambo is the woods, Mitch say something along the lines of, "Hunting? We ain't hunting him. He's hunting us." If you look closely at his mouth, it's not even moving. more
Quotes:
Rambo: Sometimes I wake up and I don't know where I am. And I don't talk to anybody. Sometimes a day. Sometimes a week. Can't put it out of my mind. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Innocence (2004/I) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD more

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41 out of 61 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't forget a steady supply of body bags..., 27 January 2004
8/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

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

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