First Blood

First Blood (1982)

Action, Adventure, Thriller, War1 hour and 33 minutes
75%
User score

This time he's fighting for his life.

Description

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Ted Kotcheff
Director
David Morrell
Original Story, Novel
Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay
William Sackheim
Screenplay
Michael Kozoll
Screenplay

Actors

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
John McLiam
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
David Caruso
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
Don MacKay
Preston
Charles A. Tamburro
Charles A. Tamburro
Helicopter pilot
David Petersen
David Petersen
Trooper
Craig Huston
Craig Huston
Radio operator
Patrick Stack
Patrick Stack
Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm
Raimund Stamm
Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe
Robert Metcalfe
Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #4
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$125,212,904

Keywords
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