First Blood

Released Date
October 22, 1982
Distributor
Orion Pictures
Genre
Action
Rating
R
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$47,212,904 + $78,000,000 = $125,212,904
78
Sylvester Stallone

as Rambo

68
David Caruso

as Mitch

1938-2020
Brian Dennehy

as Teasle

1926-2003
Richard Crenna

as Trautman

1931-2011
Bill McKinney

as Kern

76
Chris Mulkey

as Ward

1936-1989
Jack Starrett

as Galt

About First Blood

A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

About

Based on the 1972 novel of the same name by David Morrell, the first film in the Rambo movie franchise is recognized as an influential film in the action genre. It is about a misunderstood military veteran who is forced into a one-man war against an abusive law enforcement agency.

Trivia

The movie was directed by Ted Kotcheff. It was followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III, Rambo (2008) and Rambo: Last Blood.