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First Blood (1982)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:10
Rotten:33
Average Rating:1.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Sylvester Stallone stars as ex-Green Beret John Rambo, a shell-shocked Vietnam vet adrift in the Pacific Northwest. Harassment by an unsympathetic small-town sheriff brings on nasty flashbacks of... Sylvester Stallone stars as ex-Green Beret John Rambo, a shell-shocked Vietnam vet adrift in the Pacific Northwest. Harassment by an unsympathetic small-town sheriff brings on nasty flashbacks of torture at the hands of the Viet Cong; after busting out of the jail where he has been unjustly imprisoned, our psychically-scarred hero vows to get revenge on the ungrateful sheriff. Before blowing the sheriff and his town away, however, Rambo must use his jungle smarts to elude the relentless posse of state troopers and National Guardsmen who pursue him through the forest. [More]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter: Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, Sylvester Stallone
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
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April 09, 2008:
UK Box Office Breakdown: Son of Rambow Highest New Entry
In a piece of news almost as heartwarming as the film itself, Son of Rambow came in at second place in the UK box office this week, with the British indie nabbing almost... More...
April 07, 2008:
Director Garth Jennings on Son of Rambow: The RT Interview
We catch up with one half of Hammer & Tongs to talk First Blood, a return of innocence, and why an 60 year-old bloke sitting on a gun isn't much fun. More...
January 23, 2008:
Total Recall: Journey to the Center of Rambo
This week, Sly Stallone revives one of his most iconic characters. In Rambo, John Rambo is back, after a short twenty year break. The Rambo films are now a staple in 80s pop... More...
June 05, 2007:
"John Rambo" Finds a Home at Lionsgate
When Sylvester Stallone's "John Rambo" hits theaters later this year (or early next year), it'll come baring that creepy grindy-gears Lionsgate logo that all the... More...
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