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Aug 27, 2019 · First Blood Part II followed the original film in 1985, Rambo III came along in 1988, and then Stallone carried on the story with Rambo in 2008, proving he still had that classic John...
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First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle.
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John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is a former member of a United States Army Special Forces Green Beret unit, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War. The film begins after the war, in America in December of 1981. Rambo is searching for one of his friends from his unit, Delmar Barry, and soon learns that he has died from...
The TV version of First Blood premiered on NBC on Sunday night, May 12, 1985, as a tie-in to Rambo: First Blood Part II. 3 minutes were edited out, and any suggestive dialog was changed. However, the following scenes were added in order to make up for anything that was cut: A scene in the beginning where Rambo tries to order takeout at a diner, but...
Sylvester Stallone as John RamboRichard Crenna as Colonel Sam TrautmanBrian Dennehy as Sheriff Will TeasleBill McKinney as State Police Captain Dave KernLong before Stallone was hired to play Rambo, other actors were being considered for the role such as Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Nick Nolte, John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, James Garner, Kris Kristofferson, and Michael Douglas. Terence Hill, as recently confirmed during an interview to an Italian TV talk-s...
In the United States, the film was released as First Blood. In International markets after the film became popular, the film was re-titled Rambo: First Blood. In some other countries, the film was titled simply Rambo. In Spain and Latin America the film was titled "Acorralado" (Surrounded). A few years after the film's release, the film was broadca...
First Blood, with a shooting budget of $15 million and a total domestic gross of $47 million and $125 million worldwide, was a moderate financial success, compared to other films released that year. For example, E.T., with a budget of just $10.5 million, brought in nearly $12 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross over $350 million. Si...
Jun 1, 2024 · First Blood, released in 1982, stars Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo and explores the psychological effects of war, shedding light on the mistreatment of veterans and carrying a strong anti-war message.
His original stint as John Rambo, “First Blood,” opened in 1982 and was a more sizable hit than you’d expect for a movie about a Vietnam vet facing all kinds of persecution on American soil.
Vietnam Vet/former Green Beret/Congressional Medal of Honor winner John Rambo has walked American highways to visit an old army comrade. After he discovers his friend has died and he’s the last of his unit still living, he wanders into the small town of Hope, Washington.
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John James Rambo (born July 6, 1945) is a fictional character in the Rambo franchise. [1] He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was played by Sylvester Stallone.
