First Blood

1982 · directed by Ted Kotcheff

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

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.

First Blood (1982), directed by Ted Kotcheff, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Sylvester Stallone
• Richard Crenna
• Brian Dennehy
• Bill McKinney
• Jack Starrett
• Michael Talbott
• Chris Mulkey
• John McLiam
• Alf Humphreys
• David Caruso

Crew

• Andrew Laszlo — Director of Photography
• Joan E. Chapman — Editor
• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
• Michael Kozoll — Screenplay
• Sylvester Stallone — Screenplay
• William Sackheim — Screenplay

More from Ted Kotcheff

1. Wake in Fright (1971) — 80/100 · hit
2. North Dallas Forty (1979) — 74/100
3. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) — 69/100
4. Borrowed Hearts (1997) — 67/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) — 62/100
6. Switching Channels (1988) — 60/100

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