First Blood
7.7
“This time he's fighting for his life.”
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
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5 films
Cast
39 people
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Known for
Rocky
The Expendables
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Known for
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Leviathan
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Known for
Ratatouille
Romeo + Juliet
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Deliverance
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Nightwish
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
Known for
Miami Vice
Carrie
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
Known for
Whiplash
Twin Peaks
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
Known for
Sleeper
The Missouri Breaks
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
Known for
Atomic Train
My Bloody Valentine
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
Known for
CSI: Miami
Session 9
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
Known for
Out of the Blue
Don MacKay
Preston
Known for
Titanic
School of Life
Ted Kotcheff Director · Sylvester Stallone Screenplay Michael Kozoll Screenplay
Worldwide gross $125M · Budget $15M · United States release October 22, 1982
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$125,212,904
Gross vs. budget
8.3×
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
Anabasis
Production
Elcajo Productions
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio · Production
Anabasis N.V.
Production
United States · Curaçao
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 22, 1982
Theatrical
Argentina
November 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
December 3, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 6, 1982 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 3, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Digitally restored
Denmark
April 8, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
February 4, 1983 · Theatrical
France
March 2, 1983 · Theatrical
November 5, 2025 · TV · CStar
February 14, 2026 · TV · RTL9
October 21, 2026 · TV · CStar
Germany
January 6, 1983 · Theatrical
Greece
June 11, 2002 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 17, 1983 · Theatrical
India
December 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 11, 1982 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 17, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
December 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
December 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 5, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 31, 1983 · Theatrical
March 28, 2002 · TV · V8
May 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 26, 1982 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 18, 1983 · Theatrical · Davao
Portugal
March 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Russia
July 16, 1990 · Theatrical
Serbia
December 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 18, 2009 · TV · Markíza
July 8, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
June 17, 1983 · Theatrical
February 25, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Spain
December 17, 1982 · Theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
January 21, 1983 · Theatrical
April 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 7, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
December 17, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 16, 1982 · Theatrical
June 24, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Uruguay
June 2, 1983 · Theatrical
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