
John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a... (Full plot summary below)
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John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand.
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| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyThe film that introduced John Rambo is a gripping survival adventure with an emotional ending that's downright moving. Jerry Goldsmith contributes an excellent musical score. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carra powerful, complex and captivating film that serves as a blockbuster action film and a serious drama |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealStallone's dogged tale of survival seems so fresh you'd swear it was made last week . . . except for the sad truth that they don't make 'em like that anymore. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioRambo defeats the United States!!! The reason there shouldn't be sequels. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThis action film hangs on an interesting reversal, taking the crazed-killer-in-the-woods theme from Friday the 13th and turning it inside out-- the psychopath is now our hero, a maladjusted ex-Green Beret played by Sylvester Stallone. |
| UGOKeith UhlichThe entryway to the disturbed psychological headspace of a single man, one bent evermore on survival, instinct trumping all. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceAs befits a story of internal conflict, Ted Kotcheff lays out the action in an adroit style derived from Anthony Mann |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterEven the biggest fans of this type of film must acknowledge that this is an embarrassingly sloppy production. |
| EmpireAdam SmithThere's the fact that First Blood is a first-rate, taught action thriller. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSylvester Stallone is one of the great physical actors in the movies, with a gift for throwing himself so fearlessly into an action scene that we can't understand why somebody doesn't really get hurt. |