Title:
First Blood
Synopsis:
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is a former member of an elite United States Army Special Forces unit, who has been awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War. In December 1982, Rambo is searching for one of his friends from his unit, Delmar Berry, and soon learns that he has died from cancer due to Agent Orange exposure. Although not yet revealed to the audience, Rambo knows he is now the last surviving member of his unit. Soon after, Rambo tries to enter the fictional small town of Hope, Washington. With his long hair and army jacket, he is quickly spotted by the town’s arrogant and abusive sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy), who decides that Rambo is a "drifter” and escorts him out of town. Rambo immediately heads back towards town, angering Teasle, who arrests him.
At the station, Rambo stays silent and refuses to cooperate with the deputies. Led by Art Galt (Jack Starrett), Teasle’s cruel head deputy, they respond by bullying and harassing him. The brutal harassment triggers a flashback to Rambo’s torture in the war; he breaks loose, overpowers three officers and fights his way out of the station, stealing a motorcycle and fleeing into the nearby mountains. After spotting Rambo from a helicopter, Galt disregards Teasle’s orders and attempts to shoot him in cold blood. Rambo, while cornered and under fire, throws a rock at the helicopter. The helicopter pitches, and Galt falls to his death. Teasle vows to avenge his friend’s death.
Rambo is unable to persuade the deputies that Galt’s death was an accident, and Teasle leads his deputies into the woods in an attempt to capture him. The deputies are inexperienced and bicker. Rambo quickly disables the small, disorganized team using guerrilla tactics and booby traps, severely wounding but not killing the deputies. In the chaos, Rambo isolates and confronts Teasle with a knife to the throat, warning him that he could have killed the deputies and that he will fight back harder if provoked further, before disappearing into the woods.
A base camp is assembled near the site, and the State Patrol and National Guard are called in. United States Special Forces Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) arrives, explaining that he trained Rambo, and that the Army sent him to "rescue” them. He makes them aware of Rambo’s capabilities as an expert in guerrilla warfare, survivalism, and "[disposing] of enemy personnel.” He urges Teasle to let Rambo go and find him again once the situation has calmed down; Teasle refuses.
Rambo is eventually cornered by the National Guard at a mine entrance. Against Teasle’s orders, the novice guardsmen fire a M72 LAW rocket at Rambo, collapsing the entrance and trapping him inside. They assume Rambo is dead, leaving an angry and humiliated Teasle to berate the guardsmen for disobeying his orders. Unbeknownst to his pursuers, Rambo has avoided death by moving deeper into the mine, and escapes the mine through an air vent.
Rambo hijacks a passing National Guard cargo truck and crashes through a roadblock set up by state troopers. Rambo returns to town in the truck, knocking over the gas pump of a gas station and igniting the spilled fuel. With police and firefighters preoccupied with fighting the conflagration, Rambo goes through the town undetected and shoots out utility lines to cut the power. Armed with an M60 machine gun from the truck, Rambo destroys several businesses in an attempt to confuse Teasle and locate his position, ultimately spotting him on the roof of the police station.
Aware that Teasle is on the roof, Rambo darts under the skylight to draw fire so as to reveal Teasle’s exact location. Teasle immediately fires at Rambo and Rambo returns fire through the ceiling, injuring Teasle, who then falls through the skylight onto the floor. Rambo steps over him, prepared to kill him. Before Rambo can shoot Teasle, Colonel Trautman appears and tells him that there is no hope of escaping alive.
Rambo, now surrounded by the police, snaps and rages about the horrors of war. Realizing he has nothing left to fight for, Rambo then turns himself in to Trautman and is arrested while Teasle is taken to the hospital.
At the station, Rambo stays silent and refuses to cooperate with the deputies. Led by Art Galt (Jack Starrett), Teasle’s cruel head deputy, they respond by bullying and harassing him. The brutal harassment triggers a flashback to Rambo’s torture in the war; he breaks loose, overpowers three officers and fights his way out of the station, stealing a motorcycle and fleeing into the nearby mountains. After spotting Rambo from a helicopter, Galt disregards Teasle’s orders and attempts to shoot him in cold blood. Rambo, while cornered and under fire, throws a rock at the helicopter. The helicopter pitches, and Galt falls to his death. Teasle vows to avenge his friend’s death.
Rambo is unable to persuade the deputies that Galt’s death was an accident, and Teasle leads his deputies into the woods in an attempt to capture him. The deputies are inexperienced and bicker. Rambo quickly disables the small, disorganized team using guerrilla tactics and booby traps, severely wounding but not killing the deputies. In the chaos, Rambo isolates and confronts Teasle with a knife to the throat, warning him that he could have killed the deputies and that he will fight back harder if provoked further, before disappearing into the woods.
A base camp is assembled near the site, and the State Patrol and National Guard are called in. United States Special Forces Colonel Sam Trautman (Richard Crenna) arrives, explaining that he trained Rambo, and that the Army sent him to "rescue” them. He makes them aware of Rambo’s capabilities as an expert in guerrilla warfare, survivalism, and "[disposing] of enemy personnel.” He urges Teasle to let Rambo go and find him again once the situation has calmed down; Teasle refuses.
Rambo is eventually cornered by the National Guard at a mine entrance. Against Teasle’s orders, the novice guardsmen fire a M72 LAW rocket at Rambo, collapsing the entrance and trapping him inside. They assume Rambo is dead, leaving an angry and humiliated Teasle to berate the guardsmen for disobeying his orders. Unbeknownst to his pursuers, Rambo has avoided death by moving deeper into the mine, and escapes the mine through an air vent.
Rambo hijacks a passing National Guard cargo truck and crashes through a roadblock set up by state troopers. Rambo returns to town in the truck, knocking over the gas pump of a gas station and igniting the spilled fuel. With police and firefighters preoccupied with fighting the conflagration, Rambo goes through the town undetected and shoots out utility lines to cut the power. Armed with an M60 machine gun from the truck, Rambo destroys several businesses in an attempt to confuse Teasle and locate his position, ultimately spotting him on the roof of the police station.
Aware that Teasle is on the roof, Rambo darts under the skylight to draw fire so as to reveal Teasle’s exact location. Teasle immediately fires at Rambo and Rambo returns fire through the ceiling, injuring Teasle, who then falls through the skylight onto the floor. Rambo steps over him, prepared to kill him. Before Rambo can shoot Teasle, Colonel Trautman appears and tells him that there is no hope of escaping alive.
Rambo, now surrounded by the police, snaps and rages about the horrors of war. Realizing he has nothing left to fight for, Rambo then turns himself in to Trautman and is arrested while Teasle is taken to the hospital.
Format:
DVD
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Movie Release Year:
1982
Genre:
Action
Drama
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Show Type:
Movie
Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:13:10
Original Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Actors:
Sylvester Stallone
Brian Dennehy
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Directors:
Ted Kotcheff
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Date Added:
2018-02-07 18:13:10
