First Blood
John J. Rambo, a former soldier in the United States Special Forces who fought in Vietnam. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. However, his experiences in Vietnam are still haunting him. He was visiting a friend in Hope, Washington when he was led out of the town by Sheriff William Teasel, who made an insult to Rambo. Teasel did not realize that Rambo was angry at his insult and became violent, which resulted in Rambo being arrested. He escapes from his county jail and runs through the forest in an attempt to flee the sheriffs, who are trying to kill him. Rambo’s commanding Officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman, tries to rescue both Rambo and the Sheriff’s Department before things get out of control. –John Wiggins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Actors: Bill McKinney, Brian Dennehy, Chris Mulkey, Jack Starrett, Michael Talbott, Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone
Country: United States
