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First Blood (1982)

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Reviews Counted:815

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Average Rating:7.5/10

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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