First Blood (1982)

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Writers:

David Morrell (novel)
Michael Kozoll (screenplay) ...
(más)

Release Date:

22 octubre 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Thriller

Frase comercial:

One war against one man.

Plot:

A mentally unstable Vietnam war vet, when abused with a small town's police force, begins a one man war with it.

Plot Keywords:

Anti Hero | Colonel | Sadist | Shower Scene | Cruelty

Awards:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

They drew first blood not me. They drew first blood.

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna	...	Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy	...	Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney	...	State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett	...	Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott	...	Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey	...	Deputy Ward
John McLiam	...	Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys	...	Deputy Lester
David Caruso	...	Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley	...	Deputy Shingleton (as David Crowley)
Don MacKay	...	Preston (as Don Mackay)
Charles A. Tamburro	...	Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)
David Petersen	...	Trooper
Craig Huston	...	Radio operator (as Craig Wright Huston)
Patrick Stack	...	National Guard Lt. Clinton Morgan
Stephen E. Miller	...	Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm	...	Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe	...	Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos	...	Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood	...	Guardsman #5
Earl Klein	...	Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna	...	Boy
Peter Lonstrup	...	Attendant
Mike Winlaw	...	TV reporter
Donald Adams	...	Don (National Guard commanding officer)
David Menzies	...	Miner
Frank Richter	...	Man on street #1
Graham L. Galativik	...	Man on street #2
Ian Hutchinson	...	Man on street #3
Amy Alexander	...	Woman on street
Gary Hetherington	...	Hunter
Alex Kliner	...	Hunter
R.G. Miller	...	Hunter
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Stephen Chang	...	VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai	...	(uncredited)
John Rigg	...	Bobby (base camp radio operator) (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Ted Kotcheff

Créditos del guión
David Morrell		(novel)
Michael Kozoll		(screenplay) &
William Sackheim		(screenplay) and
Sylvester Stallone		(screenplay)

Producida por
Buzz Feitshans	....	producer
Mario Kassar	....	executive producer
Herb Nanas	....	co-executive producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer (as Andrew Vajna)

Música original por
Jerry Goldsmith

Fotografía por
Andrew Laszlo		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Joan E. Chapman		(as Joan Chapman)

Diseño de producción por
Wolf Kroeger

Decorados
Kimberley Richardson

Diseño de vestuario por
Tom Bronson

Departamento de maquillaje
Salli Bailey	....	hair stylist
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist
Phyllis Herman	....	makeup artist
Michael Westmore	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Paul L. Tucker	....	production manager (as Paul Tucker)

Ayudante de dirección
Otta Hanus	....	second assistant director
Jacques Hubert	....	third assistant director
Craig Huston	....	first assistant director (as Craig Wright Huston)
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director

Art Department
Gary Brolly	....	stand-by carpenter (as Garry Brolly)
Wayne McLaughlin	....	assistant property master
Stéphane Reichel	....	art department coordinator
William Stout	....	storyboard artist
Grant Swain	....	property assistant
Bill Thumm	....	property master (as Bill Thumm)
David Willson	....	construction coordinator
Gary J. Williams	....	greensman (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Bub Asman	....	sound editor
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	assistant sound editor
Erick Feitshans	....	assistant to sound department
Keith Henderson	....	boom operator
Steven Kilfoy	....	assistant to sound department
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist (as Margie Denecke)
Edward L. Sandlin	....	sound editor
Alan Snelling	....	sound recording engineer
Fred Stafford	....	sound editor
Leonard Wolf Jr.	....	apprentice sound editor
Rob Young	....	sound mixer
Judy Clapp	....	assistant sound engineer (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
George Erschbamer	....	special effects assistant
Thomas L. Fisher	....	special effects coordinator (as Thomas Fisher)
John Thomas	....	special effects best boy

Visual Effects
Thom Noble	....	visual consultant

Especialistas
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as Bruce Barbour)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (as Bennie Dobbins)
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunts (as Richard 'Diamond' Farnsworth)
Will Harper	....	stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts (as Buddy Jo Hooker)
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Bobby Sargent	....	stunts (as Bobby Sargeant)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alex Green	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John S. Bartley	....	lighting consultant (as John Bartley)
Arthur Collier	....	key grip: second unit (as Art Collier)
Shelley Degen	....	best boy
Theo Eglseder	....	first assistant camera
Russell Engels	....	chief gaffer (as Russ Engels)
Dave Gordon	....	dolly grip
Chris Harris	....	second assistant camera
Tim Hogan	....	key grip
John Holbrook	....	director of photography: second unit
Stephen Jackson	....	best boy
Joseph Lederer	....	still photographer (as Joe Lederer)
Tom Neuwirth	....	helicopter camera operator (as Thomas Neuwirth)
Rod Parkhurst	....	director of photography: second unit
Curtis Petersen	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Curtis Peterson)
Brent Spencer	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jimmy Turrell	....	camera operator (as Jim Turrel)
John W. Scott	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynne Carrow	....	additional casting
Lisa Freiberger	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christopher Ryan	....	wardrobe supervisor
Monica Araiz	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Michael Smith	....	assistant editor (as Mike Smith)
Pamela Jule Yuen	....	assistant editor (as Pamela Yuen)

Music Department
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator
David Paich	....	music arranger: "It's a Long Road"
Marty Paich	....	music arranger: "It's a Long Road"

Transportation Department
Bob Bowe	....	driver captain
Scott Irvine	....	transportation coordinator

Otros miembros del equipo
Lorraine Baird	....	assistant auditor
Lesley Beale	....	craft service
Lesley Beale	....	first aid
Jean Bereziuk	....	script: second unit
Fitch Cady	....	unit location: second unit
Jan Campbell	....	production assistant
Charlie Davidson	....	production accountant
Beth Hickman	....	assistant: Mr. Feitshans
Cindy James	....	dog handler
Jeanne Joe	....	assistant to executive producer
Mario Kassar	....	presenter
Gordon Mark	....	unit location manager
Diane Minshall	....	rat wrangler
Bridget Murphy	....	production office coordinator
Hugh Oaks	....	boar handler
Brigitte Roch	....	accounting clerk
Joanne Ryan	....	first aid
Syd Stembridge	....	weapons specialist
Karen Stewart	....	production secretary
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
Andrew G. Vajna	....	presenter (as Andrew Vajna)
Ceci Vajna	....	assistant to executive producer

Production Companies

• Anabasis N.V.
• Elcajo Productions

Distributors

• Adams Filmi (1983) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Artisan Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1982) (UK) (theatrical)
• Guild Home Video (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Live Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures (2007) (UK) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Orion Pictures Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Home Video
• S.N. Prodis (1983) (France) (theatrical)
• Stockholm Film (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Goldwyn Sound Facility  sound re-recorded at
• Intrada  score album released by
• Lynn Stalmaster, Toni Howard & Associates  casting (as Lynn Stalmaster Toni Howard and Associates)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Varèse Sarabande  score album released by (remastered version)

También conocida como:

Rambo (USA) (TV title)
Rambo: First Blood
Rambo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Acorralado (Spain) [es]

Duración:

94 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Finland:K-18 (original rating) (1983) | Malaysia:18SG | Finland:K-16 (video release) (1998) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (re-rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | France:-12 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (VHS rating) | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Golden Ears Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Anabasis N.V.

Trivialidades:

Sylvester Stallone hated the first cut of the film so much that he tried to buy the film back and destroy it. When he couldn't do that, he suggested that the producers cut much of his part and let the rest of the characters tell the story. That cut the movie time in half and set a precedent for future action movies.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Rambo jumps onto the top of the army truck, a landing pad can be seen underneath the canvas.

Quotes:

Teasle: [Teasle is giving Rambo a lift] So where you heading?
Rambo: Portland.
Teasle: You said you were heading north. Portland is south.
Rambo: You got some place I can eat around here?
Teasle: Theres a diner about thirty miles up the road.
Rambo: Is there a law against me getting something to eat here?
Teasle: Yeah, me.
Rambo: Why you pushing me?
Teasle: [haughty] What'd you say?
Rambo: I said why you pushing me, I didn't do nothing.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Road House (1989)

Soundtrack:

IT'S A LONG ROAD

They drew first blood not me. They drew first blood.

First Blood is simply one of the best films ever made. I think it transcends the action film genre and has stood the test of time. Stallone was immensely popular back in the 80's and if it is true that he hated the first cut of the film, then one can only say that he is lucky that he didn't get his wish to scrap the entire thing.

John Rambo is first introduced to us as he is walking into a small town to look for a friend of his that he served in Vietnam with. Upon discovering that he contracted cancer coming back from the war, Rambo wanders aimlessly into town. He is greeted by a small town overzealous sheriff named Will Teasle, played wonderfully by Brian Denehy. He at first tells Rambo that he will help him out and give him a ride. When Rambo asks if he can find a good place to eat, Teasle directs him to a diner about 10 miles up the highway. Rambo asks if there is a law against him eating in the town, Teasle, says yea, me. This sets up the premise as Rambo begins walking back into town. Arrested for vagrancy, Rambo is taken to the local jail and we meet some of the local redneck officers, notably, a young David Caruso, who seems to be the only one who empathizes with Rambo. Finally, he escapes the jail and takes the entire small town sheriff department and the military on a hunt into the local "jungle."

First Blood has strength of character. It has frenetic action scenes and every actor in the film is at the top of their game. Samuel Trautman, Rambo's mentor and former Colonel in the war, is played by Richard Crenna as a no nonsense but empathetic man. He knows Rambo has pushed back a little too hard but he understands where his plight comes from. He wants to avoid more bloodshed but at the same time he doesn't completely agree with how Rambo has been treated. He is obviously a law abiding citizen, but he knows that not all the laws were upheld when dealing with Rambo.

Sylvester Stallone is RAMBO. There is no one else that could play him. Just like Harrison Ford embodies Indiana Jones and Bruce Willis is John McClane, Stallone is about as good as he has ever been here. He is quiet, he is strong and his physicality creates a character that many of us can empathize with and eventually root for. David Morell wrote a different character in his book but Stallone paints him more as a sympathetic character. He is correct in doing so. While Morell's vision is still present, this is more of Stallone's creation. Rambo is about as unique a character present in film history.

First Blood is a film released in 1982, but in my opinion it set a new standard for action film stars. I think James Bond was pretty much your standard action film star before that. He was smooth and debonair and nothing went wrong for him. Rambo, at least in First Blood, is realistic. He bleeds, he cries, and he wears his emotion on his sleeve. This is someone that many of us could and can relate to. The sequels made him larger than life and that is fine, but this small film done by the Carolco guys is about as perfect a film as you can get.

10/10