First Blood is a 1982 American action, adventure, drama film, directed by Ted Kotcheff, and stars Sylvester Stallone, and Brian Dennehy. A Vietnam Vet is in search of an old friend when the town sheriff and his deputies unwisely decide to harass him. That’s when things go bad for all involved.
First Blood is a 1982 American action, adventure, drama film, directed by Ted Kotcheff, and screenplay by Micheal Kozoll. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Bill McKinney, and more. It premiered in the USA on October 22, 1982.
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John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand.