Rambo's first movie, a critically acclaimed 1962 movie told a story extremely similar to the one seen in First Blood.

The First Blood scene, where Rambo tries to escape the town of Hope, Washington, on a motorcycle he steals like it's GTA, ...

Rambo: First Blood was originally released in 1982, and served as the first entry in the Rambo franchise. The film starred Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, and Brian Dennehy.

In First Blood 's making-of featurette, Stallone indicates that he had a problem with the ending from the moment he joined the film. "It was kind of a jinxed project," he recalls. "I was very nervous.

1. I have a scratchy stick-and-poke on my arm that reads, “they drew first blood, not me.” It’s what John Rambo (played with Marlon Brando-esque mumbling aplomb by Sylvester Stallone) says ...

I haven’t watched Rambo: First Blood Part II since I was a little kid as it was making its nonstop rounds on cable. But quarantine has sure changed a lot of my viewing habits, so here we are.

First Blood (1982) was never meant to be a franchise, yet here we are four entries later with a character who has evolved from a cautionary tale about the U.S.’ poor treatment of Vietnam ...