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First Blood

A ONE-MAN WAR.

firstbloodJohn Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), a Vietnam veteran, arrives in a small town and is subsequently harassed by the police and hunted into the forest where he exacts revenge.Ā Having made threeĀ RockyĀ flicks, Stallone launched his other commercially successful franchise. The first Rambo movie is not exactly believable, but the California woods stand in pretty well for the jungles of Vietnam; the whole movie is an allegory about that war. As long as it remains a straight action picture, everythingā€™s fine, but the sentimental ingredients near the end are less than satisfying. Stallone is fine as the misunderstood veteran.

1982-U.S. 97 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed byĀ Ted Kotcheff. Screenplay: Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone. Novel: David Morell. Music: Jerry Goldsmith. Cast: Sylvester Stallone (John Rambo), Richard Crenna (Sam Trautman), Brian Dennehy (Will Teasle), David Caruso, Jack Starrett, Bill McKinney.Ā 

Trivia:Ā Mike Nichols was allegedly considered for directing duties, with Dustin Hoffman as Rambo and Kirk Douglas as Trautman. Followed by four sequels, starting withĀ Rambo: First Blood Part IIĀ (1985).

Quote:Ā ā€œGod didnā€™t make Rambo, I made him!ā€ (Crenna)

 

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