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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

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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
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Total classic more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rambo (USA) (TV title)
Rambo: First Blood
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Samuel Trautman was named after Uncle Sam, according to author David Morrell. Uncle Sam created the soldier John Rambo. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Rambo is hiding on the hillside above the road waiting for an opportunity to jump onto the canvas top of the last truck in the convoy. As that truck approaches the canvas sides are unrolled and "down". Seconds later when he jumps on top, the canvas is rolled "up" halfway. Seconds later as the same truck in shown going down the road the sides are back down. more
Quotes:
Deputy Sergeant Arthur Gault: What's the matter Mitch? Don't you like water sports? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Rocky + Drago: Sydney (#3.6)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD more

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125 out of 155 people found the following comment useful:-
Total classic, 19 June 2001
10/10
Author: Shawn Watson (gator_macready@yahoo.com) from The Underverse

Everything about this movie rocks. From Goldsmith's rousing score to Stallone's perfect performance. Yes, you heard me. Stallone does act in this movie. I feel so sorry for Rambo. People are real nasty to him. Especially the deputy with the moustache. He was a real jerk. The scene in which Rambo finally explodes in the jail cell is way cool. The music that goes with this scene is SO intense.

I highly recommend this movie and the soundtrack. This is a proper movie by the way. I know that the character of Rambo became a 'little' exaggerated and silly in the sequels but do not let that alter your opinion of this movie.

The Pacific Northwest scenery is also very beautiful and atmospheric. The sound design seems to be crafted so that dialogue sound natural like it would in a mountain forest or in dead cold environments where the air cannot carry sound so well.

See this movie in widescreen to appreciate how cool it really is.

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rambo prequel ejones1981
speech from watching over 200 times..i know its sad!!!but true!!! theshape78
First Blood shows Rambo's Humanity in 'Action' Hero8Unltd
Why did Rambo freak out about the rats? will7370
Wasn't Rambo shot in the face? the_diggler
Great movie, but had ALOT MORE POTENTIAL thewoodsman50
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