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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   49,839 votes
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Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writers:
David Morrell (novel)
Michael Kozoll (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
One war against one man. more
Plot:
A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead (DVD Review)
 (From Fangoria. 21 October 2009, 9:39 AM, PDT)

Antoine Fuqua Takes Prisoners
 (From EmpireOnline. 30 September 2009, 12:31 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
The only good rambo movie more (274 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rambo (USA) (TV title)
Rambo: First Blood
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 (video release) (1998) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) (1983) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (re-rating) | USA:R (certificate #26816) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | France:-12 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (VHS rating) | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16
Company:
Anabasis N.V. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the stunt drivers, Bennie E. Dobbins, broke his back jumping his police car. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Teasle wrecks his police cruiser, the horn is stuck in the "on" position. It stays on for several seconds and then magically becomes unstuck without explanation. more
Quotes:
Teasle: They found Rambo's body. As a matter of fact, it stole an army truck. Blew up a gas station the other side of town.
Trautman: The kid is resiliant.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Righteous Kill (2008) more
Soundtrack:
IT'S A LONG ROAD more

FAQ

Would the radio Rambo had work while in the cave?
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66 out of 109 people found the following comment useful.
The only good rambo movie, 17 November 2004
8/10
Author: Wallace Chaplain III (regalia06@yahoo.com) from United States

How people can call this the worst one of the series or just a bad movie in general is beyond me. The action is actually believable and not something out of a video game. And the storyline is good and paints a good picture of life in America after the Vietnam war. Following the tale of the best of the best it is certainly not the best but very good. Better yet is the laughs that come from watching the bad cops get theirs. The only I have to complain about this movie is that the sequels were atrocious and painful. This is often looked over excellent movie that puts many other in the genre to shame. Many of you who find it boring are just gore junkies who thrive off of cheap explosions and a plethora of bullets in the air. Take it for a man trying to survive, not bringing down a whole army.

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