This is the best movie ever filmed. I live in Hope B.C. where it was filmed. was in grade 3 I think and we got to go for field trips down town to watch film. I watched the filming when he ran out of the police station and tackled the guy on the motor cycle it was awesome. In filming the the bike actually went into the crowd and hit my cousin. My dad has the ladder that was in the police station that pulled from the roof.
He was a great Cool Actor I remember he was in a film before his iconic role as Col Trautman, the film was titled Devil's Dog The Hound Of Hell, He played a typical Father and Husband who deafeted the Devil's Dog At the end👍👍👍🥂
When he passed away the mentioned in the news he was iconic as Coloniel Trautman even though he played so many other roles before and after the Rambo Films, "I Come To Get My Boy. I recruited Him, I Trained Him, I Commanded him in Vietnam for four Years, I say that makes him Mine!" ( Trautman speaking to the Sheriff Teasel and Officer Dave at the control center)
Seeing this movie in the early 80's as a kid really made a strong impression. For me and a couple friends of mine at the time who loved everything military and playing in the woods....everything about the movie captured your imagination if you were that kind of kid. Fast forward to the late 90's, myself and a friend found ourselves in Hope BC while hitchhiking across Canada. absolutely beautiful and scenic little town and surrounding area. I remember stopping at a small coffee/doughnut shop and they had some literature pamphlets about First Blood being filmed there...which was an awesome little surprise.
Still the best film in the franchise, that fact that he never kills anyone is probably my favorite fact about the movie. We get to see that he's dangerous and highly skilled but the fact that he never kills anyone and he gives that line, "Don't push it, I'll give you a war you wouldn't believe" after incapacitating all the deputies... damn. That's some heavy shit, I still get goosebumps about it.
One of the most suspenseful action pacted films I've ever seen. I was absolutely thrilled watching First Blood the first time and it never gets boring.
I remember when my mom and dad took me in my brother to see Rambo at the movies it was a double feature so we got to see Rambo and red Dawn. Rambo is and will always be one of my favorite movies. And I love the book
going to a false war to kill innocent ppl aint a service to your country but to the filthy coward political agenda of the higher command..u could hve just said NO..Mohammed ali did nd others.
"just say no to it...huh! Okay thats fine....then move to a different country! If you dont want to fight....then serve it in a different way.....If your called then go.
Rocky will be the more revered of the two legendary characters, but First Blood is Stallone’s FINEST acting performance by miles .. just an outstanding piece of cinema, my 3rd all-time favorite
Glad to have found this. Great trip thru memory lane. This was always looked upon as a successful action movie but i think it goes just a little deeper. It's an emotional time bomb that goes off in that final moment when Rambo falls apart. I was about 10 when it came out. It's the part i still love most till this day.
Music was incredible...Goldsmith!!! End scene is one of the great acting performances Stallone never will get credit for...and that is what makes him a legend! We have such low expectations for Stallone he always wins in the end.
Laz N "First Blood" by Dave Morrell.... (don't read the forward in till you have finished book... spoilers) It's like Two Bucks these days.... Because people forgot how to read...LOL, OMG, FTW, ...RIP!
Vietnam Vets are still not treated with the respect they deserve . Its a shame and a dark stain upon the American people and Government ! This movie is a great lesson to those who dont know about that war and how the war was faught with a not all in to Win mentality . Same for the Afghanistan war for a more contemporary example . Our Vets should have the best of everything because thats what they gave to all of us !!
This is the movie that made Sylvester Stallone stand out to me and rank him as my favorite actor. I knew that Stallone had done the Rambo movies but never seen any of the Rambo movies, it wasn’t until I saw First Blood on AMC when I said “Okay, Mr. Stallone, now you have my attention.”
This movie is a masterpiece from top to bottom.They way story is told it's so captivating and Stallone makes the role of his life showing top skills.I' ce seen this movie on video tape in 95 when I was just 11 years old and since then I got to see it again for 30 or 40 times.Like Alien, like Terminator 2, like Platoon, full metal jacket and many super movie that are far better than what we have today, First Blood is there in the peak of the American cinematography.
Very important movie in my life, theres alot to learn from our friend Rambo. Everytime i watch First Blood, i get a little bit emotional. Love this movie!👍
The last 10 minute scene in First Blood was the greatest acting moment of Sylvestre Stallones career. He should have received an Oscar for that performance. It hits hard at the truth and has reduced me to tears. This film is iconic, brilliant, and legendary. It is action packed from start to finish. It brought out the plight of Vietnam veterans. It highlighted the specialised skills of the Green Beret's to perfection and illustrated why 'elite special forces' are called that. Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy gave totally superb performances. Altogether one of the best films I have ever watched in my life.
Thank you for posting this…Through the power of UA-cam you get to see and hear things you would normally not ….Clicked on this on a whim..Always loved Sylvester …But …Hearing his take on the Vietnam Soldiers and how he didn’t want them to feel that there was no way out…Well…That really seals the deal…True legend and a nice guy too….
This movie will always be one of the best action/drama movies of all time. I'm from 94 and when I was 8 I saw it the first time and from that time off I was hooked and saw every Rambo and Rocky movie about 20-30 times :D
Great film. The story, the acting, and the scenery. I think the 1st time I saw it, I was 10 years old when it aired on USA television for the 1st time, just before Rambo II came out, I think a couple of weeks. And I was just mesmerized by the whole thing and still am.
Stollone is never seen as an intellectual or "bright" but he has a wisdom and sensibility that has proven gold over his career. In the end, he was the brightest of them all! How many studio execs have come and gone, writers, directors? We can all give grace to any man in Hollywood attaching to the wrong woman...that's a given.
After Columbia, Warners and Universal were all turned down "Rambo: First Blood" for a host of reasons then Orion finally picked up and it became a winner, when the film released on October 22, 1982 and went on to become a box office success. The "Rambo" franchise has been both successful and profitable. The rights were now owned by Lionsgate/StudioCanal between May 12, 1985 and today while Trifecta Entertainment & Media got the TV syndication rights on most films such as the "Rambo" trilogy, according to Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle along with Julie Kirgo, Lem Dobbs, Jeff Bond, Jon & Marilee Burlingame, Elayne Boosler and Bill Siddons, Shelley Ackerman, Bonita, Brenda Strong, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Rydell, Nicholas Meyer, Christine Lahti and Thomas Schlamme, Stefanie Powers, Elaine Wilkes, Terry Moore, Karen & Kat Kramer, Camille Fielding, Molly Haskell Sarris and Dr. Ruth Mandel.
i live in the north west. in the mountains. just like where rambo was. i make adventure videos in the mountains. many gun and survival videos. some i even use rambo music etc. i have the real rambo knife. tons of military gear. rambo was a hero to me as a kid. i have done many tribute videos to rambo on my channel. rambo is the best.
greatest movie ever about the vets. they were trained to fight and to survive. but when they were home in the states, they were called babykillers. SUCH A SHAME! i was born in germany. my dad was a soldier in viet and germany. the last days he lived, he told me about vietnam. the did what they had to do. the Civilian people hated them for it. vets are the victims. as a upright person i say: we owe them so much! never forget! greetings from cologne, germany arthur brehm
I am so happy i grew up with the Rambomovies in my childhood and when i was a teenager 😊. First Blood is a timeless Classic 😃. All he wanted was something to eat and then they pushed him . I can’t imagine John Rambo without Sylvester Stallone :). I saw Rambo Last Blood in the Cinema with my boss and we both loved it :) !
I love it. Beautiful soundtrack. One of the saddest scenes is right at the start of the film happy and smiling to when he realises his old friend from his special forces team had died leaving him as the last one wandering lost with PTSD in grief...
I remember first watching First Blood, and I loved it. I looked into it and found out that it was based on the novel of the same name, and that its character, John Rambo, was more violent, even more merciless than this movie version. The more I read about the Rambo character in the novel, the more I liked the movie version of Rambo.
My favorite movie of all time. Great acting, great actors, great directing, great story, great filming locations, beautiful music. The only movie I have watched over and over and never get sick of it. For some reason it touches my soul.
i really like how they edited it...especialy when cl. says, "there was a time when he was very special.." and then the music starts in the background. i wonder if others appreciate this kind of stuff...
The filming location and music was perfect. The miserable weather and beautiful scenary really gave it a cold intense wintery feel, weather i'm used to seeing here in the U.K.
I can't remember seeing the movie as a kid but I definitely remember wanting a Rambo Knife. A killer knife and secret survival kit in one package? Amazing!! Every boy's dream.
I saw First Blood part II first and I was impressed. At the end of that one was this exchange between Trautman and Rambo: "You'll probably get another Medal of Honor, Johnny." "Give it to them. (Pointing at the guys he just rescued) They deserve it." "Everything that happened here may be wrong, but dammit, don't hate your country for it." "Hate it? I'd die for it." "Then what DO YOU want?" "I want what they want! I want what every guy came over here and spilled his guts for wants! For our country to love us as much as we... love it! That's what I want!" I was in the USAF at the time and I got choked up. I didn't have to fight in a shooting war when I was in the military, thank God. But I got it. And I heard that there were many Viet Nam war veterans who saw it and burst out crying after that scene.
Great short film about First blood. Thank you so much for posting it here. My favourite movie and soundtrack. There is some kind of magic with the movie.
I busted off, when Richard Crenna says "we wanted to see Rambo successfully get on with his life" because immediately the arrest and the labor camp came to mind (from the beginning of First Blood II).
This movie got everything right. Great cast(Sly, Dennehy, Crenna, Caruso, Jack Starrett), great cinematography, great film orchestration, great script. Bad ass movie through and through
+Omar Gallegos Of course you don't. My proper diction and grammar and so on are too much for you. Why are you on this board here if First Blood isn't your deal? Go back to bed and sleep it off, amigo.
+Omar Gallegos Just a few years? It shows, Mr. Miserable. By the way bitch, I also have better things to do with my time then arguing further with a punk who throws out homophobic slurs at others. Have a sweet life.
Just watched all 4 movies again in a marathon for the first time in like 10 years. Amazing movies, as an older man, it has more meaning now because of the political & emotional topics in it. The crazy thing is, all the movies still hold up today, especially the first one! Ty for uploading this, it really educates me about the process of these classics!
+Jeremy Costello I did not like the series much. The first movie-First blood was great The sadness of it. The lonly soldier that has to fight back. But the coming movies where just action. And rambo turned out to be this real mascular person showing of his body-Stalon in the first movie hardly looked like a body builder
Rambo brought a weak version of the Vietnam to his fellow Americans, but did not murder them like he and his kind did to the innocent people of Vietnam. Fuck 'Rambo' and everything he wasted his life on.
Brother Malachai. Most times when there is a succeful movie Holliwod will make non stop sequels that most of the time would be shit. Some time a sequel is very good- Like in Back to the future 2, The goodfather 2, Terminator 2(which is better then the first one in my opnion) But when u go on to 3,4,5 most times they have not got nothing to do with the first one. I did not like the rocky series much- The second one was shit and very slow but- Rocky 3 was one of the best movies ive seen. Silvester Stalone wrote the script and gave everything in that movie. But that was one of the only number 3s that was better then all the others. Back to the future 3 was no level close to one and two. The goodfather 3.... after i watched Ramo 2 and 3 i realy did not like them. As i had not liked rocky 4,5,6- He should have stoped at rocky 3- But they never stop when they think they would cash in on the sequels. First blood told A commando soldiers story. He fought alone for his life. That was what made it so big in my opnion. Then They thought-Sly is a big star The movie was a big succes so lets do what we always do- Destroy the gretness of the first one by making crapi sequels.
The best action movie I’ve ever seen! Stallone is amazing in the lead role, with Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna contributing massively to the movie! Great music throughout the film!
I was 6 years old when this movie was in the cinema.My dad tried to sneak me in but we got caught.So dad got a pirate copy a few weeks later.Ive also read the book several times or more which in its on way is just as good as the film.Interesting difference in the book,when rambo escapes from jail he isnt wearing any clothes and so steals that motorbike naked.
Great movie and an epic soundtrack from Jerry Goldsmith. One of those movies you absolutely have to watch when flipping channels, even though you've already seen it a hundred times!
Delmore's mother could have been a little more hospitable toward Rambo I mean considering he did serve in the war with her son,I understand she was still bitter about losing him to cancer but could have at least ask John to sit and rest a while.
marc dewey you ever lose anyone to a war? Or anything affected your life by YOUR! Family by any war? WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom? Then STFU!!
She could’ve but if you watch the scene again he was so devastated from the news of his death that I don’t think he would’ve stayed for a drink or gone in her home. He hands her his picture of his special unit so she had a lasting memory of her son healthy. Also, as he walks away you see him throw his address book away as he now has no one to turn to or to visit. As a kid I didn’t grasp the message of that scene. Now, having a father and uncle who served in Vietnam, they explained it to me and I realized the magnitude of the scene.
the reason she didn't is because she didn't approve of her son going. and she blames anyone associated with it for taking her boy. including Rambo. that's what grief is . it's irrational. but it's true
Oh how I love this film. I remember the first time i saw First Blood when my school showed it in the school hall..the moment Rambo ran Amok in the police station, all of us high school boys went into a frenzy and started throwing chairs. We Felt his anger..until our school teacher had to stop the film at that moment and all of us received a tounge lashing. After about 15 minutes of Apologizing and begging to him to put the film back finally he took pity on us and continued the film again. We all watch it quietly after that until the end. We loved First Blood so much!
Thanks so much. Didn't know Kirk Douglas was offered the part of the colonel. My first motorbike was the Yamaha XT 250 which I bought new in 1981. Great example of the high concept film. Unforgettable.
The whole thing could have been avoided for the price of a burger and fries (and he would have picked up the check to boot). Watching him eat wouldn't have been a very good movie though. : )
My Uncle Alpha was an 18 year old machine gunner on a Huey in the Vietnam war. He got back and was treated so bad that he just started doing drywall until he saved up a few thousand dollars and bought 300 acres of land out in the middle of nowhere Arkansas right off the Little Red River and became a cattleman / farmer. Anyway, one of the greatest men I've ever known. Great hunter, great cowboy, great human being. He died a few years ago. He never, ever talked about the war or his time over there. I was watching Rambo 2 one time where the scene starts right after Rambo says "Muhhhhdoccc, I'm comin to get you". Anyway, my uncle Alpha walked in for a visit about that time and was talking to my Dad and I as he was sort of watching the movie we had turned down. At one point during a helicopter scene and blasts going off he said "You know, that's a lot like what it was over there". And then he just kind of paused for a while and then we kept on talking. Never heard 'em reference Vietnam before or after. Yeah, our boys were treated like absolute garbage for just doing their jobs. That's why I like FIRST BLOOD so much because I think Stallone understands that and really did a great job of portraying the feelings at the end of the movie. Gets me every time.
Jeez its amazing to see so much effort being put before bringing out a movie. One of my favourite movies. Terrific script and brilliant acting , never bores you.
I still LOVE this movie today. It's because it is very real and believable. That the absolute best green beret could do all these things. Unlike so many movies that are just unbelievable in so many ways. However, the greatness of First Blood, is the story behind the action scenes. There was nothing that left me disappointed or left wondering. It's probably my favorite movie ever as far as action movies go, with a great story behind it, which is really the foundation for the movie. That, and I have always been a huge Stallone fan.
Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy. Two of the best movie actors ever. RIP to both of them.
Richard Crenna one of ”the best movie actors ever” - that really says something about your preferences...! XD
@tb8573 and why are you here? You wish you had half the talent Crenna had so keep being a pathetic troll.
@@tb8573lol 😂😂
First Blood is timeless!
Rambo's breakdown, the going back to being a kid in need for real human proximity. Boy that hits hard 😞
This is the best movie ever filmed. I live in Hope B.C. where it was filmed. was in grade 3 I think and we got to go for field trips down town to watch film. I watched the filming when he ran out of the police station and tackled the guy on the motor cycle it was awesome. In filming the the bike actually went into the crowd and hit my cousin. My dad has the ladder that was in the police station that pulled from the roof.
+nwslimbubba awesome dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is so cool, man.
@@mrwriter1357 never believe anyone on the internet
Cool
Yeh and then your head came out of your arse and ate your own bullshit
Richard passed away in 03 . R.i.p Colonel Trautman
John Minion rest in piece richard crenna
Richard Crenna was special...he brought compassion to First Blood...the first 3 tbh
He was a great Cool Actor I remember he was in a film before his iconic role as Col Trautman, the film was titled Devil's Dog The Hound Of Hell, He played a typical Father and Husband who deafeted the Devil's Dog At the end👍👍👍🥂
When he passed away the mentioned in the news he was iconic as Coloniel Trautman even though he played so many other roles before and after the Rambo Films, "I Come To Get My Boy. I recruited Him, I Trained Him, I Commanded him in Vietnam for four Years, I say that makes him Mine!" ( Trautman speaking to the Sheriff Teasel and Officer Dave at the control center)
Fantastic film with legendary music.
Yes the music is great
Best movie of all time
The soundtrack is epic ... homecoming 👌
NOTHING IS OVER ! NOTHING !!!
YOU JUST DON'T TURN IT OFF
ITS OVER JHONNY, ITS OVER
" ...ALL THOSE MAGGOTS AT THE AIRPORT PROTESTIN' ME .... SPITTIN' ! "
BrokenTengu99 Don't Blame your country Rambo,I die for it!love Rambo!
Same here !!!
My absolute favorite movie of all time. Filmed half an hour from my hometown, with one of my favorite leading actors.
I live across the state watched the movie like when I was ten. I’m 27 now I still find this film a 10/10 to watch.
Stallone 's best performance ever .The best of the Rambo trilogy .
Seeing this movie in the early 80's as a kid really made a strong impression. For me and a couple friends of mine at the time who loved everything military and playing in the woods....everything about the movie captured your imagination if you were that kind of kid. Fast forward to the late 90's, myself and a friend found ourselves in Hope BC while hitchhiking across Canada. absolutely beautiful and scenic little town and surrounding area. I remember stopping at a small coffee/doughnut shop and they had some literature pamphlets about First Blood being filmed there...which was an awesome little surprise.
If you come to Hope on July 1st they celebrate Rambo day
@@K1ng1995 Awesome. Are you from there?
@@Abruzzo333 I live in BC but not Hope.
Great movie, one of those 80s action films like Terminator and Robocop that entertains you and makes you think and feel at the same time.
i wouldnt put robocop in same sentence, terrible movie
Johan Öberg I agree everything u said. Terminator 1 , Robocop and Rambo first blood were truly Awsome.
KC Gunz unless you’re talking about the shitty remake
Now is about diversity and feminism movies. Sigh, what happened to the masterpiece?
@@immortal_jairo88 lol yeah no more war or action movies right?
One of my favourite films.
Weter Pels the casting, location, feeling and scoring (music) is unbelievable ❗️💥💥💥
Still the best film in the franchise, that fact that he never kills anyone is probably my favorite fact about the movie. We get to see that he's dangerous and highly skilled but the fact that he never kills anyone and he gives that line, "Don't push it, I'll give you a war you wouldn't believe" after incapacitating all the deputies... damn. That's some heavy shit, I still get goosebumps about it.
It’s left ambiguous as to whether some of them were killed.
The cop that fell out of the helicopter was pretty dead. Great movie I love do
Honestly, this film is my favorite of all time. Rambo! Rambo!
One of the most suspenseful action pacted films I've ever seen. I was absolutely thrilled watching First Blood the first time and it never gets boring.
I remember when my mom and dad took me in my brother to see Rambo at the movies it was a double feature so we got to see Rambo and red Dawn. Rambo is and will always be one of my favorite movies. And I love the book
The music is timeless...
This movie was released at a time when it was "Veterans need not apply." Wearing my veteran's cap in public was unthinkable. Especially in Seattle.
Seattle is disgusting.
going to a false war to kill innocent ppl aint a service to your country but to the filthy coward political agenda of the higher command..u could hve just said NO..Mohammed ali did nd others.
"just say no to it...huh! Okay thats fine....then move to a different country! If you dont want to fight....then serve it in a different way.....If your called then go.
fight who,wht,why ? u r not just a bullet in a gun held by your master.
They were forced through the draft. you must be a liberal.
Rocky will be the more revered of the two legendary characters, but First Blood is Stallone’s FINEST acting performance by
miles .. just an outstanding piece of cinema, my 3rd all-time favorite
I'm so glad kirk Douglas left the movie and crenna played troutman, a much better film with him. First blood is amazing.
bruceleejunfan13 crenna did an amazing job. one of my fav movies.
bruceleejunfan13 crenna did an amazing job. one of my fav movies.
Richard Crenna was perfect as Col. Trautman. Fuck Kirk Douglas for acting like a prima donna and wanting to change the script to his liking.
I agree, Richard Crenna was the perfect choice, wonderful actor.
I always heard Douglas didn’t get along with Stallone.
Glad to have found this. Great trip thru memory lane. This was always looked upon as a successful action movie but i think it goes just a little deeper. It's an emotional time bomb that goes off in that final moment when Rambo falls apart. I was about 10 when it came out. It's the part i still love most till this day.
Timeless cult classic!
Respect to those Vietnam Veterans. . . .
Music was incredible...Goldsmith!!! End scene is one of the great acting performances Stallone never will get credit for...and that is what makes him a legend! We have such low expectations for Stallone he always wins in the end.
Stallone is a hero of mine in every way, Sly the man has an indomitable spirit and the will of a god.
for me the film starts being very emotional when the cop drives him out of town and leaves him there in the rain. a masterpiece
If you have not read the book.... your in for a hell of a ride!!
what book? author?
Laz N
"First Blood" by Dave Morrell.... (don't read the forward in till you have finished book... spoilers) It's like Two Bucks these days.... Because people forgot how to read...LOL, OMG, FTW, ...RIP!
*****
@@lazn9863 "First Blood" by David Morrell.
Vietnam Vets are still not treated with the respect they deserve . Its a shame and a dark stain upon the American people and Government ! This movie is a great lesson to those who dont know about that war and how the war was faught with a not all in to Win mentality . Same for the Afghanistan war for a more contemporary example . Our Vets should have the best of everything because thats what they gave to all of us !!
I really adored the late 70s and 80s movies...they made so much sense
They just dont make em like this anymore
This is the movie that made Sylvester Stallone stand out to me and rank him as my favorite actor. I knew that Stallone had done the Rambo movies but never seen any of the Rambo movies, it wasn’t until I saw First Blood on AMC when I said “Okay, Mr. Stallone, now you have my attention.”
This movie is a masterpiece from top to bottom.They way story is told it's so captivating and Stallone makes the role of his life showing top skills.I' ce seen this movie on video tape in 95 when I was just 11 years old and since then I got to see it again for 30 or 40 times.Like Alien, like Terminator 2, like Platoon, full metal jacket and many super movie that are far better than what we have today, First Blood is there in the peak of the American cinematography.
I have worked in behind the scenes for years, on shows like Doctor Who and Sherlock and I can say that this is a great making of!
Very important movie in my life, theres alot to learn from our friend Rambo. Everytime i watch First Blood, i get a little bit emotional. Love this movie!👍
The last 10 minute scene in First Blood was the greatest acting moment of Sylvestre Stallones career. He should have received an Oscar for that performance. It hits hard at the truth and has reduced me to tears. This film is iconic, brilliant, and legendary. It is action packed from start to finish. It brought out the plight of Vietnam veterans. It highlighted the specialised skills of the Green Beret's to perfection and illustrated why 'elite special forces' are called that. Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy gave totally superb performances. Altogether one of the best films I have ever watched in my life.
Thank you for posting this…Through the power of UA-cam you get to see and hear things you would normally not ….Clicked on this on a whim..Always loved Sylvester …But …Hearing his take on the Vietnam Soldiers and how he didn’t want them to feel that there was no way out…Well…That really seals the deal…True legend and a nice guy too….
The greatest damn action movie ever made!
this and predator
went to the drive-in to see it when it came out...i was 7yrs old and to this day it's still a top fave of mine.
@@lazn9863 and Die Hard and RoboCop and Commando and Terminator 1
Simple and straight but so deep and layered. One of the best movies of all time.
This movie will always be one of the best action/drama movies of all time. I'm from 94 and when I was 8 I saw it the first time and from that time off I was hooked and saw every Rambo and Rocky movie about 20-30 times :D
Great film. The story, the acting, and the scenery. I think the 1st time I saw it, I was 10 years old when it aired on USA television for the 1st time, just before Rambo II came out, I think a couple of weeks. And I was just mesmerized by the whole thing and still am.
Stollone is never seen as an intellectual or "bright" but he has a wisdom and sensibility that has proven gold over his career. In the end, he was the brightest of them all! How many studio execs have come and gone, writers, directors? We can all give grace to any man in Hollywood attaching to the wrong woman...that's a given.
After Columbia, Warners and Universal were all turned down "Rambo: First Blood" for a host of reasons then Orion finally picked up and it became a winner, when the film
released on October 22, 1982 and went on to become a box office success. The "Rambo" franchise has been both successful and profitable. The rights were now
owned by Lionsgate/StudioCanal between May 12, 1985 and today while Trifecta
Entertainment & Media got the TV syndication rights on most films such as the
"Rambo" trilogy, according to Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and
David Weddle along with Julie Kirgo, Lem Dobbs, Jeff Bond, Jon & Marilee
Burlingame, Elayne Boosler and Bill Siddons, Shelley Ackerman, Bonita,
Brenda Strong, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Rydell, Nicholas Meyer, Christine Lahti
and Thomas Schlamme, Stefanie Powers, Elaine Wilkes, Terry Moore, Karen &
Kat Kramer, Camille Fielding, Molly Haskell Sarris and Dr. Ruth Mandel.
i live in the north west. in the mountains. just like where rambo was. i make adventure videos in the mountains. many gun and survival videos. some i even use rambo music etc. i have the real rambo knife. tons of military gear. rambo was a hero to me as a kid. i have done many tribute videos to rambo on my channel. rambo is the best.
greatest movie ever about the vets.
they were trained to fight and to survive.
but when they were home in the states, they were called babykillers.
SUCH A SHAME!
i was born in germany. my dad was a soldier in viet and germany. the last days he lived, he told me about vietnam.
the did what they had to do.
the Civilian people hated them for it.
vets are the victims.
as a upright person i say: we owe them so much!
never forget!
greetings from cologne, germany
arthur brehm
I am so happy i grew up with the Rambomovies in my childhood and when i was a teenager 😊. First Blood is a timeless Classic 😃. All he wanted was something to eat and then they pushed him .
I can’t imagine John Rambo without Sylvester Stallone :). I saw Rambo Last Blood in the Cinema with my boss and we both loved it :) !
Finally,.. lots of itching question answered in this series of interviews,.. EXCELLENT!!
"God didn't make Rambo, I made him" Haha.. Classy.. lmao
I love it. Beautiful soundtrack. One of the saddest scenes is right at the start of the film happy and smiling to when he realises his old friend from his special forces team had died leaving him as the last one wandering lost with PTSD in grief...
I remember first watching First Blood, and I loved it. I looked into it and found out that it was based on the novel of the same name, and that its character, John Rambo, was more violent, even more merciless than this movie version. The more I read about the Rambo character in the novel, the more I liked the movie version of Rambo.
My favorite movie of all time. Great acting, great actors, great directing, great story, great filming locations, beautiful music. The only movie I have watched over and over and never get sick of it. For some reason it touches my soul.
i really like how they edited it...especialy when cl. says, "there was a time when he was very special.." and then the music starts in the background. i wonder if others appreciate this kind of stuff...
How suave Richard Crenna was. Top class.
I was 17 when it came out and I was so pumped by the end of the film. Who didn’t want to be Rambo!! sans the psychotic breakdown of course 😆
The filming location and music was perfect. The miserable weather and beautiful scenary really gave it a cold intense wintery feel, weather i'm used to seeing here in the U.K.
I can't remember seeing the movie as a kid but I definitely remember wanting a Rambo Knife. A killer knife and secret survival kit in one package? Amazing!! Every boy's dream.
I saw First Blood part II first and I was impressed. At the end of that one was this exchange between Trautman and Rambo:
"You'll probably get another Medal of Honor, Johnny."
"Give it to them. (Pointing at the guys he just rescued) They deserve it."
"Everything that happened here may be wrong, but dammit, don't hate your country for it."
"Hate it? I'd die for it."
"Then what DO YOU want?"
"I want what they want! I want what every guy came over here and spilled his guts for wants! For our country to love us as much as we... love it! That's what I want!"
I was in the USAF at the time and I got choked up. I didn't have to fight in a shooting war when I was in the military, thank God. But I got it. And I heard that there were many Viet Nam war veterans who saw it and burst out crying after that scene.
8 year's later and sly nailed what being a soldier is. Thank you sir
Great short film about First blood. Thank you so much for posting it here. My favourite movie and soundtrack. There is some kind of magic with the movie.
I busted off, when Richard Crenna says "we wanted to see Rambo successfully get on with his life" because immediately the arrest and the labor camp came to mind (from the beginning of First Blood II).
Jack Traven, thank you very much for this, never seen it before, great interview. Excellent !
This movie got everything right. Great cast(Sly, Dennehy, Crenna, Caruso, Jack Starrett), great cinematography, great film orchestration, great script. Bad ass movie through and through
Why cant this be done in Hollywood anymore? Thanks for the upload.
Brilliant film completed by the brilliant theme music
I didn't come here to save Rambo from you. I came here to save you from him.
+Omar Gallegos Looks like somebody else needs some saving as well.
Don't get if that's a dis or why the fuck comment on my shit
+Omar Gallegos Of course you don't. My proper diction and grammar and so on are too much for you. Why are you on this board here if First Blood isn't your deal? Go back to bed and sleep it off, amigo.
+Omar Gallegos Just a few years? It shows, Mr. Miserable. By the way bitch, I also have better things to do with my time then arguing further with a punk who throws out homophobic slurs at others. Have a sweet life.
Homie don't get butt hurt that wasn't even me a homeboy got on this and put this shit up I just didn't bother deleting this
Just watched all 4 movies again in a marathon for the first time in like 10 years.
Amazing movies, as an older man, it has more meaning now because of the political & emotional topics in it. The crazy thing is, all the movies still hold up today, especially the first one!
Ty for uploading this, it really educates me about the process of these classics!
Chesco EXACTLY! Who needs 21st century Computer Generated Imagery! RAMBO the series rules...
+Jeremy Costello
I did not like the series much. The first movie-First blood was great
The sadness of it. The lonly soldier that has to fight back. But the coming movies where just action.
And rambo turned out to be this real mascular person showing of his body-Stalon in the first movie hardly looked like a body builder
Rambo brought a weak version of the Vietnam to his fellow Americans, but did not murder them like he and his kind did to the innocent people of Vietnam. Fuck 'Rambo' and everything he wasted his life on.
+lovenlightman I think they tried to lean back to that a bit more in Rambo 5. Not by much, but still.
Brother Malachai. Most times when there is a succeful movie Holliwod will make non stop sequels that most of the time would be shit. Some time a sequel is very good- Like in Back to the future 2, The goodfather 2, Terminator 2(which is better then the first one in my opnion) But when u go on to 3,4,5 most times they have not got nothing to do with the first one. I did not like the rocky series much- The second one was shit and very slow but- Rocky 3 was one of the best movies ive seen. Silvester Stalone wrote the script and gave everything in that movie. But that was one of the only number 3s that was better then all the others. Back to the future 3 was no level close to one and two. The goodfather 3.... after i watched Ramo 2 and 3 i realy did not like them. As i had not liked rocky 4,5,6- He should have stoped at rocky 3- But they never stop when they think they would cash in on the sequels. First blood told A commando soldiers story. He fought alone for his life. That was what made it so big in my opnion. Then They thought-Sly is a big star The movie was a big succes so lets do what we always do- Destroy the gretness of the first one by making crapi sequels.
"Here I cant get a job parking fucking cars"
The best action movie I’ve ever seen! Stallone is amazing in the lead role, with Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna contributing massively to the movie! Great music throughout the film!
Legendary movie and actors forever remembered seen it so many times
Trautman : "It's over Johnny"
Rambo : Just finished Rambo V
THE BEST ACTION movie ever made, Rambo First blood is Sly's best movie ever.
Just love it..💙
my favorite movie of all time.....
thank you
One of my best film ever. It looks so real.
im 25 years old i grew up watching these films with my dad, loved them ever since.
watched this on a multi broadcast top-loader with remote control on a wire. Happy days.
NOTHING IS OVER!!!
First Blood is definitely my favorite too.
Then make John Rambo your fucking Icon asshole!!
Thanks for putting this up. One of the most loved films of my childhood....way bigger to me than Star Wars and equaled only by Red Dawn and Rocky.
Absolutely excellent film one of the best of all time.
I was 6 years old when this movie was in the cinema.My dad tried to sneak me in but we got caught.So dad got a pirate copy a few weeks later.Ive also read the book several times or more which in its on way is just as good as the film.Interesting difference in the book,when rambo escapes from jail he isnt wearing any clothes and so steals that motorbike naked.
My dad snuck me in to see Rambo: First Blood Part II and succeeded.
Your dad sounds like a top fella.
Great movie and an epic soundtrack from Jerry Goldsmith. One of those movies you absolutely have to watch when flipping channels, even though you've already seen it a hundred times!
I Grew up in Hope BC,watched this being filmed when I was 9.
I cannot believe that Sly actually did the tree stunt. He doesn't get enough credit for his stunt work.
Rambo: " I didn't do anything"!
Me: It's true,he didn't do anything,leave him alone!
In my top 10 all-time greatest movies! Superb job on this video.
Delmore's mother could have been a little more hospitable toward Rambo I mean considering he did serve in the war with her son,I understand she was still bitter about losing him to cancer but could have at least ask John to sit and rest a while.
agreed
marc dewey you ever lose anyone to a war? Or anything affected your life by YOUR! Family by any war? WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom? Then STFU!!
marc dewey “He got himself killed at ‘Nam. And he didn’t even know it.”
She could’ve but if you watch the scene again he was so devastated from the news of his death that I don’t think he would’ve stayed for a drink or gone in her home. He hands her his picture of his special unit so she had a lasting memory of her son healthy. Also, as he walks away you see him throw his address book away as he now has no one to turn to or to visit. As a kid I didn’t grasp the message of that scene. Now, having a father and uncle who served in Vietnam, they explained it to me and I realized the magnitude of the scene.
the reason she didn't is because she didn't approve of her son going. and she blames anyone associated with it for taking her boy. including Rambo. that's what grief is . it's irrational. but it's true
Oh how I love this film. I remember the first time i saw First Blood when my school showed it in the school hall..the moment Rambo ran Amok in the police station, all of us high school boys went into a frenzy and started throwing chairs. We Felt his anger..until our school teacher had to stop the film at that moment and all of us received a tounge lashing. After about 15 minutes of Apologizing and begging to him to put the film back finally he took pity on us and continued the film again. We all watch it quietly after that until the end. We loved First Blood so much!
I watched this recently again. it is just as good as in the 80s
Repect to Stallone for what he said at 9:19
Thanks so much. Didn't know Kirk Douglas was offered the part of the colonel. My first motorbike was the Yamaha XT 250 which I bought new in 1981. Great example of the high concept film. Unforgettable.
One of the best films in history.
AMC showed this today. Of course I had to watch it again !!!
Richard Crenna warning those cops about what their fucking with sounded so badass....
I can't imagine ANYONE but Richard Crenna as Trautman..
Fantastic film and the last act takes First Blood head and shoulders above all the other Rambo films. Classic
Good freaking movie. I'm watching it right now Lol.
The whole thing could have been avoided for the price of a burger and fries (and he would have picked up the check to boot). Watching him eat wouldn't have been a very good movie though. : )
richard crenna is sweet in the movie...
My Uncle Alpha was an 18 year old machine gunner on a Huey in the Vietnam war. He got back and was treated so bad that he just started doing drywall until he saved up a few thousand dollars and bought 300 acres of land out in the middle of nowhere Arkansas right off the Little Red River and became a cattleman / farmer. Anyway, one of the greatest men I've ever known. Great hunter, great cowboy, great human being. He died a few years ago. He never, ever talked about the war or his time over there. I was watching Rambo 2 one time where the scene starts right after Rambo says "Muhhhhdoccc, I'm comin to get you". Anyway, my uncle Alpha walked in for a visit about that time and was talking to my Dad and I as he was sort of watching the movie we had turned down. At one point during a helicopter scene and blasts going off he said "You know, that's a lot like what it was over there". And then he just kind of paused for a while and then we kept on talking. Never heard 'em reference Vietnam before or after. Yeah, our boys were treated like absolute garbage for just doing their jobs. That's why I like FIRST BLOOD so much because I think Stallone understands that and really did a great job of portraying the feelings at the end of the movie. Gets me every time.
Thank you for making this great film.
Jeez its amazing to see so much effort being put before bringing out a movie. One of my favourite movies. Terrific script and brilliant acting , never bores you.
Still the only ‘Rambo’ movie I watch.
Such a great post. Thank you for keeping your channel going.
I still LOVE this movie today.
It's because it is very real and believable. That the absolute best green beret could do all these things.
Unlike so many movies that are just unbelievable in so many ways.
However, the greatness of First Blood, is the story behind the action scenes. There was nothing that left me disappointed or left wondering.
It's probably my favorite movie ever as far as action movies go, with a great story behind it, which is really the foundation for the movie.
That, and I have always been a huge Stallone fan.