| Product Name: | Rambo: First Blood | | Category: | Movie |
First Blood, also known as Rambo: First Blood, is a 1982 action/adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Sylvester Stallone as the unstoppable John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam War veteran, with Brian Dennehy as his nemesis, Sheriff Will Teasle, and Richard Crenna as his ally, Colonel Samuel Trautman. It was released on October 22, 1982. Based loosely on David Morrell's 1972 novel of the same name, it was the first of the four-film Rambo series.
Since its release, First Blood has been a critical and commercial success, and has had a lasting influence on the genre. It has also spurred countless parodies. The resulting Rambo franchise propelled Stallone to iconic status in the United States, although at the time of its release, Stallone had already gained popularity from the first three Rocky films. The film is also notable for its psychological portrayal of the aftereffects of the Vietnam War, particularly the challenges faced by American veterans attempting to re-integrate into society.
Additional featuresJohn Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is a former member of an elite United States Army Special Forces unit, and was awarded a Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War. The film begins after the war, in America. Rambo is searching for his friend, and soon learns that he has died from cancer due to Agent Orange exposure. Although not yet revealed to the audience, Rambo knows he is now the last surviving member of his unit. The scene cuts to Rambo entering the small town of Hope, Washington (filmed in Hope, British Columbia) on foot. He is soon spotted by the town's sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), who quickly drives Rambo out of town, noting his strong distaste for "drifters." Rambo heads back into town immediately, to Teasle's dismay, who arrests him.
Rambo is generally non-compliant with the officers at the station, and is beaten and harassed by Art Galt (Jack Starrett), the sheriff's head deputy. This causes Rambo to have flashbacks to his time as a prisoner of war, and he eventually snaps. Rambo fights his way out of the station, steals a motorcycle, and is pursued off-road into the nearby mountains. The deputies are eventually forced to search for Rambo on foot, and he climbs down onto a steep cliff to elude capture. Galt, who has spotted Rambo from a helicopter, attempts to shoot him. Rambo drops into a mass of trees, and cornered, throws a rock at the helicopter. The helicopter pitches and Galt, the passenger, falls to his death. Teasle, who did not see Galt's attempt to kill Rambo, vows to avenge his friend's death.
Teasle leads his deputies into the woods in an attempt to capture Rambo. The deputies are inexperienced and bicker, particularly after learning over the radio about Rambo's combat experience and status as a war hero. Rambo quickly disables the small, disorganized team using guerrilla tactics and booby traps, severely wounding- but not killing- the deputies. In the chaos, Rambo isolates and confronts Teasle with a knife to the throat. "Let it go," he warns, before disappearing into the woods. A basecamp is assembled near the site and the National Guard is called in. Colonel Samuel Trautman (Richard Crenna) soon arrives, who takes credit for training Rambo. He is surprised to find any of the deputies still alive, and warns that it would be safer to let Rambo go and find him after the situation has calmed down. Teasle refuses to give in.
Rambo is eventually cornered in a mine entrance. The inexperienced guardsmen fire a rocket launcher at him, collapsing the mine, and assume Rambo is dead. Unbeknownst to his pursuers, Rambo has escaped into the tunnels of the mine with an improvised torch, fighting off rats. He is relieved to eventually find an exit, near a main road. Rambo quickly hijacks a passing Army truck and returns to town, crashing it into a gas station, which effectively blocks the highway to anyone in pursuit. Now armed with a machine gun, Rambo effortlessly destroys a surplus store and a sporting goods shop before making his way to the police station, where Teasle awaits on the roof.
John Rambo follows Colonel Trautman.
Before Rambo can shoot Teasle, Colonel Trautman appears and tells him there's no hope of escaping alive. Rambo, now surrounded by the police, rages about the horrors of war, and the difficulties he has faced adapting to civilian life. He weeps as he recounts a particularly gruesome story about witnessing his friend's death. Rambo then turns himself in to Trautman, and is arrested. The credits roll as he and Trautman exit the police station
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