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First Blood

First Blood is a 1982 American action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. The film was directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, and Stallone based on the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell. It is the first installment in the Rambo film series. The story follows Rambo, who, after…

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Based on
First Blood by David Morrell
Box office
$125.2 million
Budget
$15–18 million
Cinematography
Andrew Laszlo
Country
United States
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff

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First Blood

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First Blood

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related to In popular culture · 26
First Blood → August, Bleed Out, British, Danny DeVito, David Hornsby, Dennis, Dennis Reynolds, Frank Reynolds, Glenn Howerton, In, It, It's, It's Always Sunny, Long Road, Mac, Manhunters, Philadelphia, Rambow, Rickety Cricket, Rob McElhenney
related to Development · 22
First Blood → American, At, Brooks, Canadian-American, Columbia Pictures, David Morrell's, December, However, In, John Rambo, Lawrence Turman, Littlefield, Morrell, New Mexico, Richard Brooks, Rowman, Sheriff Will Teasle, Sylvester Stallone, Teasle, The
related to Music · 20
First Blood → Carolco, CD, First Blood Part II, Freedom, Intrada, Intrada Records's, It's, Jerry Goldsmith, La-La Land Records's Extreme, Long Road, LP, MAF, No Power, November, Prejudice, Rambo, Regency, The, The Force, Varèse Sarabande
related to Home media · 18
First Blood → April, Blu-ray, Both, David Morrell, DVD, February, First Blood Special Edition, First Blood Ultimate Edition, HD DVD, Lionsgate, Momentum Pictures, November, Rambo, Sylvester Stallone, The Punisher, This, UHD Blu-ray, United Kingdom
related to Critical response · 17
First Blood → Brian Dennehy, Conversely, Crenna, Film, He, In, Jack Hawkins, Janet Maslin, Maslin, Rambo, Roger Ebert, Stallone, Stallone's, The, The New York Times, Variety, Vietnam War
related to Legacy · 9
First Blood → Blade, Gil Hibben, In, Jimmy Lile, Mike Carter, Morrell, Rambo, Sylvester Stallone's, The
related to Box office · 5
First Blood → China, Hollywood, It, October, The
Production companies · 3
First Blood → Anabasis Investments, N.V., Carolco Pictures, The Wallis Interactive
Screenplay by · 3
First Blood → Michael Kozoll, Sylvester Stallone, William Sackheim
Starring · 3
First Blood → Brian Dennehy, Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone

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First BloodBased onFirst Blood by David Morrell1.00infobox
First BloodBox office$125.2 million1.00infobox
First BloodBudget$15–18 million1.00infobox
First BloodCinematographyAndrew Laszlo1.00infobox
First BloodCountryUnited States1.00infobox
First BloodDirected byTed Kotcheff1.00infobox
First BloodDistributed byOrion Pictures1.00infobox
First BloodEdited byJoan Chapman1.00infobox
First BloodLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
First BloodMusic byJerry Goldsmith1.00infobox
First BloodProduced byBuzz Feitshans1.00infobox
First BloodProduction companiesThe Wallis Interactive1.00infobox
First BloodProduction companiesCarolco Pictures1.00infobox
First BloodProduction companiesAnabasis Investments, N.V.1.00infobox
First BloodRelease dateOctober 22, 1982 (1982-10-22)1.00infobox
First BloodRunning time93 minutes1.00infobox
First BloodScreenplay byMichael Kozoll1.00infobox
First BloodScreenplay byWilliam Sackheim1.00infobox
First BloodScreenplay bySylvester Stallone1.00infobox
First BloodStarringSylvester Stallone1.00infobox
First BloodStarringRichard Crenna1.00infobox
First BloodStarringBrian Dennehy1.00infobox
First Bloodis a1982 American action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo0.90text
First Bloodis athrilling survival adventure that takes full advantage of Sylvester Stallone's acting skills0.90text

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