First Blood (1982)

After being arrested for a crime which he did not commit, a Green Beret survivor of the Vietnam War begins having terrible nightmares. This gripping, action-packed tale demonstrates the tragic psychological consequences of armed struggle. A classic action movie-war film, RAMBO spawned many successful sequels.

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First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. Wandering into a small, hostile town, ex-Green Beret John Rambo (Stallone) is targeted for persecution and abuse by potbellied Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When he can stand no more, Rambo goes bonkers, killing a deputy and heading into the surrounding hills, armed to the teeth. Only after Rambo has picked off practically every law enforcement officer within a radius of 50 miles do the local authorities bring in his former commanding officer, Trautman (Richard Crenna), for advice. Trautman's response -- that the ...
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locals had better get a lot of body bags ready -- is hardly encouraging. First Blood proved to be one of Stallone's biggest non-Rocky hits. Kirk Douglas had originally been cast as Trautman, but he quit the project when the producers refused to cave in to his demand that Trautman kill Rambo in the finale.
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Ex-commando en oorlogsveteraan John Rambo gaat naar een klein stadje toe om een oude vriend van hem op te zoeken. Hij komt in confrontatie met een stadsheriff, en wordt zonder reden door hem gearresteerd. Op het politiebureau krijgt John traumatische terugblikken van de oorlog in Vietnam; hij raakt door het dolle heen en ontsnapt, waarna er een oorlog begint van 200 man tegen de levende moordmachine.

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