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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   49,796 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
NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 21 October 2009, 9:39 AM, PDT)

Antoine Fuqua Takes Prisoners
 (From EmpireOnline. 30 September 2009, 12:31 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Total classic more (274 total)

Cast

  (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
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:
An element of the book which is underplayed in the movie is that Teasle was a Korean War veteran. Rambo is a veteran of Vietnam; the subtext of the book was a battle of different war tactics. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rambo falls through the trees after jumping off the cliff, he becomes caught (impaled) on his left arm. He hangs for a few seconds by his left arm before the branch breaks and he falls the rest of the way to the ground. When he rolls over, he is clutching his right arm, which is covered in blood. more
Quotes:
Deputy Sergeant Arthur Gault: If you don't fly this thing right, I swear to god I'm going to kill you. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Friends: The One with the Cake (#10.4)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD more

FAQ

Would the radio Rambo had work while in the cave?
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130 out of 162 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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