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First Blood

First Blood
★ 7.5/10•1982•1h 33m•R•Action•Thriller•Drama

This time he's fighting for his life.

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Sylvester Stallone · Screenplay

Ted Kotcheff · Director

Michael Kozoll · Screenplay

William Sackheim · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 22, 1982
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$125,212,904

Actors

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

John Rambo

Richard Crenna

Richard Crenna

Col. Samuel Trautman

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Hope Sheriff Will Teasle

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

State Police Capt. Dave Kern

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott

Deputy Balford

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Deputy Ward

John McLiam

John McLiam

Orval the Dog Man

Alf Humphreys

Alf Humphreys

Deputy Lester

David Caruso

David Caruso

Deputy Mitch

David L. Crowley

David L. Crowley

Deputy Shingleton

Don MacKay

Preston

Charles A. Tamburro

Charles A. Tamburro

Helicopter pilot

David Petersen

David Petersen

Trooper

Craig Huston

Craig Huston

Radio operator

Patrick Stack

Patrick Stack

Lt. Morgen

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