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{{short description|1982 American action film by Ted Kotcheff}} {{About|the 1982 film|the novel by David Morrell|First Blood (novel){{!}}''First Blood'' (novel)|other uses|First Blood (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox film | image = First blood poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster by [[Drew Struzan]] | director = [[Ted Kotcheff]] | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Michael Kozoll]] * William Sackheim * [[Sylvester Stallone]] }} | based_on = {{Based on|''[[First Blood (novel)|First Blood]]''|[[David Morrell]]}} | producer = [[Buzz Feitshans]] | starring = {{Plainlist| * Sylvester Stallone * [[Richard Crenna]] * [[Brian Dennehy]] }} | cinematography = [[Andrew Laszlo]] | editing = Joan Chapman | music = [[Jerry Goldsmith]] | studio = {{Plainlist| * The Wallis Interactive * [[Carolco Pictures]] * Anabasis Investments, N.V.<ref name="AFI">{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56779|title=First Blood (1982)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004021402/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56779|url-status=live}}</ref> }} | distributor = [[Orion Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|1982|10|22}} | runtime = 93 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 93:25--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/first-blood-1970-4|title=''FIRST BLOOD'' (15)|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=November 10, 1982|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-date=September 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909011347/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/first-blood-1970-4|url-status=dead}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $15 million<ref name="boxofficemojo.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=firstblood.htm|title=First Blood (1982) |publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611141812/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=firstblood.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | gross = $125.2 million<ref name="the numbers"/> }} '''''First Blood''''' is a 1982 American [[war film|war]] [[action film]] starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as [[Vietnam War]] veteran [[John Rambo]]. Directed by [[Ted Kotcheff]], the film was co-written by [[Michael Kozoll]], William Sackheim, and Stallone, deriving from the 1972 novel ''[[First Blood (novel)|First Blood]]'' by [[David Morrell]]. It is the first installment in the [[Rambo (franchise)|''Rambo'' franchise]], followed by ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]''. The story follows Rambo who, after entering a small town and getting into a conflict with the local police, attempts to survive a [[Manhunt (law enforcement)|manhunt]] using his expertise in survival and combat skills. It also co-stars [[Richard Crenna]] as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and [[Brian Dennehy]] as Sheriff Will Teasle. ''First Blood'' was released in the United States on October 22, 1982. Initial reviews were mixed, but the film was a box office success, grossing $160.3 million and becoming the 13th [[1982 in film|highest-grossing film at the domestic box office]] and the seventh highest-grossing film worldwide.<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1982/?grossesOption=totalGrosses Domestic Box Office For 1982] [[Box Office Mojo]]. Retrieved February 8, 2023.</ref> In 1985, it also became the first Hollywood blockbuster to be released in [[China]], holding the record for the largest number of tickets sold for an American film until 2018. Since its release, it has been reappraised by critics with many highlighting the roles of Stallone, Dennehy and Crenna, and recognizing it as an influential film in the action genre. The film's success spawned the [[Rambo (franchise)|''Rambo'' franchise]], consisting of four sequels (co-written by and starring Stallone), an animated television series, a comic books series, a novel series, and several video games.
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