First Blood (1982)

First Blood is an action movie directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy and Bill McKinney and Jack Starrett. The movie was written by David Morrell (based on the novel by), Michael Kozoll (screenplay by). The film has a $15 million budget with a 93-minute running time. First Blood currently has a 7.7 IMDb rating, based on 195150 and 61 Metascore on Metacritic. The movie is rated R.

First Blood release date

When does First Blood come out in theaters?

The official theatrical release date for First Blood (1982) is October 22, 1982.

When will First Blood be released on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital?

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First Blood budget

How much did First Blood cost to make?

$15,000,000 budget

The movie cost $15 million to make.

First Blood rating

R Rated

First Blood is rated R. R stands for ‘Restricted’, which means children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian. The movie contains some adult material and parents are urged to learn more about the movie.

First Blood reviews

7.7 IMDb 61 Metascore

The movie currently has a 7.7 of out 10 IMDb rating and 61 Metascore on Metacritic. We will continue to add and update review scores.

First Blood trailer

First Blood plot summary

What is First Blood about?

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo employs heavy-handed guerilla tactics to shake the cops off his tail.

Synopsis from IMDb – Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills.

The running times are based on US timings only and all times are rounded off to the nearest minute. Other countries may have different running lengths. Theatrical releases running times differ due to the counting of frames from the first frame to the last frame of any credits.

First Blood cast

Who is in First Blood?

	Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo
	Richard Crenna as Col. Samuel Trautman
	Brian Dennehy as Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
	Bill McKinney as State Police Capt. Dave Kern
	Jack Starrett as Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt

First Blood box Office

How much did First Blood make?

$125,212,904 worldwide

The film has made over $125 million worldwide at the box office. This does not include the DVD, Blu-ray and digital sales.

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