Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $15 million Box office $125.2 million First Blood (also known as Rambo and Rambo: First Blood) is a 1982 American directed. It was co-written by and starred as, a troubled and misunderstood who must rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town. It is based on 's 1972 and is the first installment of the. And also appear in the film as supporting roles. The film was released in the United States on October 22, 1982. Despite initial mixed reviews, the film was a box office success, grossing $125.2 million at the box office.
First Blood (also known as Rambo and Rambo: First Blood) is a 1982 American action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It was co-written by and starred Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town.
Since its release, First Blood has received reappraisal from critics, with many praising the roles of Stallone, Dennehy, and Crenna, and recognizing it as an influential film in the action genre. The film's success spawned a, consisting of four sequels (all of which were co-written by and starred Stallone), an, comic books, novels, and a remake. A fifth film, tentatively titled Rambo: Last Stand, was cancelled in January 2016 when Stallone stated that he was retiring the character. In May 2018, a revised fifth film titled was announced, and is scheduled for a fall 2019 release.
Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] Seven years after his discharge, veteran travels by foot to visit one of his old comrades, but learns upon his arrival that his friend has died from cancer due to exposure during the war. Rambo continues to travel, wandering into the small town of Hope,. He is intercepted by the town's Sheriff, Will Teasle, who considers Rambo an unwanted nuisance.
When Rambo asks for directions to a diner, Teasle drives him out of town and tells him not to come back. After Rambo returns, Teasle arrests him on charges of vagrancy, resisting arrest and possessing a concealed knife.
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Led by chief deputy Art Galt, Teasle's officers abuse Rambo, triggering flashbacks of the torture he endured as a in Vietnam. When they try to dry-shave him with a straight razor, Rambo overwhelms the patrolmen, fights his way outside, regains his knife and flees into the woods. Teasle organizes a search party with automatic weapons, dogs and a helicopter to recapture him. During the search, it is revealed that Rambo is a former and received the for his service. Galt spots Rambo and resorts to lethal force in defiance of orders, attempting to shoot Rambo from the helicopter. Trapped on a high cliff over a creek, Rambo leaps into a tree, injuring himself in the process. As Galt leans out of the helicopter to aim, Rambo throws a rock, which fractures the helicopter's windshield; the pilot's sudden reaction causes Galt to lose his balance and fall, taking a deadly plummet onto the rocks below.
Rambo tries to persuade Teasle and his men that it was an accident and that he wants no more trouble, but the cops open fire and pursue him into a wooded area. Using his combat skills, Rambo disables the deputies non-lethally one by one until only Teasle is left. Holding a knife to his throat, Rambo tells him he could have killed them all and threatens to fight back much harder if Teasle doesn't let go.
Teasle chooses to press the issue and the state police and national guard are called in to assist in the manhunt. At the same time, Rambo's mentor and former commanding officer, Colonel arrives. Warning of his former soldier's abilities, which were put to good use in Vietnam, Trautman advises that Rambo be given a gap to slip through so he can be recaptured more safely later. Confident that Rambo is hopelessly outnumbered, Teasle refuses.
But since Rambo stole a police radio while escaping, Teasle does allow Trautman to contact Rambo and try to persuade him to surrender peacefully. Rambo recognizes Trautman’s voice but refuses to give up, condemning Teasle and his deputies for their abuse and noting 'They drew first blood' before hanging up. A National Guard detachment corners Rambo at the entrance of an abandoned mine. Against orders, they use a rocket, collapsing the entrance and seemingly killing Rambo.
He survives, however, finds an alternative way out and hijacks a supply truck, which he uses to return to town. From the truck, he takes an and ammunition. To distract his pursuers, he blows up a gas station, shoots out most of the town's power, and destroys a gun store near the police station. Teasle has positioned himself on the roof of the station to search for Rambo.