First Blood - First Blood
Artisan (1982)
Action, Drama, Thriller
In Collection
#4700
0*
Seen ItYes
012236115007
IMDB   7.6
1 hr 34 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Sylvester Stallone John Rambo
Richard Crenna Trautman
Brian Dennehy Teasle
David Caruso Mitch
Jack Starrett Galt
Michael Talbott Balford
David Crowley Shingleton
Chris Mulkey Ward
Don Mackay Preston
Alf Humphreys Lester
Bill McKinney Capt. Dave Kern State Police
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Producer Buzz Feitshans
Mario Kassar
Writer Sylvester Stallone
William Sackheim
David Morrell
Cinematography Andrew Laszlo
Musician Jerry Goldsmith


First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. Wandering into a small, hostile town, ex-Green Beret John Rambo ( Stallone ) is targeted for persecution and abuse by potbellied Sheriff Will Teasle ( Brian Dennehy ). When he can stand no more, Rambo goes bonkers, killing a deputy and heading into the surrounding hills, armed to the teeth. Only after Rambo has picked off practically every law enforcement officer within a radius of 50 miles do the local authorities bring in his former commanding officer Trautman ( Richard Crenna ) for advise. Trautman's response, that the locals had better get a lot of body bags ready, is hardly encouraging. First Blood proved to be one of Stallone 's biggest non- Rocky hits. Kirk Douglas had originally been cast as Trautman, but he ankled the project when the producers refused to cave in to Douglas ' demand that Trautman kill Rambo in the finale. — Hal Erickson
Edition Details
Distributor Live / Artisan
Chapters 30
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Vocally Enhanced Motion Menus
Commentary Track with author David Morrell
Trivia Game
Featurette-"Fisrt Blood: A Look Back"
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Cast & Crew Information