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Overview
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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA)
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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
Awards:
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(50 articles)
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User Comments:
Total classic
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | John J. Rambo | |
| Richard Crenna | ... | Col. Samuel Trautman | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | |
| Bill McKinney | ... | State Police Capt. Dave Kern | |
| Jack Starrett | ... | Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt | |
| Michael Talbott | ... | Deputy Balford | |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Deputy Ward | |
| John McLiam | ... | Orval the Dog Man | |
| Alf Humphreys | ... | Deputy Lester | |
| David Caruso | ... | Deputy Mitch | |
| David L. Crowley | ... | Deputy Shingleton (as David Crowley) | |
| Don MacKay | ... | Preston (as Don Mackay) | |
| Charles A. Tamburro | ... | Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro) | |
| David Petersen | ... | Trooper | |
| Craig Huston | ... | Radio operator (as Craig Wright Huston) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Rambo (USA) (TV title)
Rambo: First Blood
Rambo (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Rambo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
A Fúria do Herói (Portugal) [pt]
Acorralado (Spain) [es]
First Blood (Denmark) [da]
Ilk kan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Krigaren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Pirveli siskhli (Georgia) [ka]
Rambo (Japan: English title) [en]
Rambo (Portugal) [pt]
Rambo (France) [fr]
Rambo (Hungary) [hu]
Rambo (Italy) [it]
Rambo - Programado Para Matar (Brazil) [pt]
Rambo - To proto aima (Greece) [el]
Rambo I (France) [fr]
Rambo-Prva Krv (Serbia) [sr]
Rambo: Le dévastateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Rambo: Pierwsza krew (Poland) [pl]
Taistelija (Finland) [fi]
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Rambo: First Blood
Rambo (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Rambo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
A Fúria do Herói (Portugal) [pt]
Acorralado (Spain) [es]
First Blood (Denmark) [da]
Ilk kan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Krigaren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Pirveli siskhli (Georgia) [ka]
Rambo (Japan: English title) [en]
Rambo (Portugal) [pt]
Rambo (France) [fr]
Rambo (Hungary) [hu]
Rambo (Italy) [it]
Rambo - Programado Para Matar (Brazil) [pt]
Rambo - To proto aima (Greece) [el]
Rambo I (France) [fr]
Rambo-Prva Krv (Serbia) [sr]
Rambo: Le dévastateur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Rambo: Pierwsza krew (Poland) [pl]
Taistelija (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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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
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Goofs:
Continuity: Teasle eventaully allows Trautman to try to talk Rambo into coming out of the mountains. This takes place in late afternoon, but it is night before Trautman actually talks to Rambo.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Boondock Saints (1999)
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Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD
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FAQ
Would the radio Rambo had work while in the cave?more
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Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for First Blood (1982)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| opening scene | robertd4861 |
| Why did he ? | Fred_82 |
| green beret in th uk | steven-long2005 |
| Rambo remix on AMC | spacemanjack |
| question about beginning scene | hgohari73 |
| First Blood Tribute | sinbad1971 |
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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.