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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 22, 1982
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 21, 1998
Box Office
$125.2M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
8.3x
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Carolco Pictures, Anabasis, Elcajo Productions
Keywords
prison
vietnam veteran
falsely accused
police brutality
sheriff
guerrilla warfare
submachine gun
gun
hero
anti hero
destroy
self-defense
vietnam
vietnam war
prosecution
dying and death
police operation
attempt to escape
matter of life and death
tramp
national guard
firearm
police
woods
escape
survivalist
rural area
special forces
aggressive
absurd
sympathetic
Cast
Full credits →S
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
R
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
B
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
B
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
J
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
M
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
C
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
J
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
A
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
D
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
D
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
D
Don MacKay
Preston
C
Charles A. Tamburro
Helicopter pilot
D
David Petersen
Trooper
C
Craig Huston
Radio operator
P
Patrick Stack
Lt. Morgen
S
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #1
R
Raimund Stamm
Guardsman #2
R
Robert Metcalfe
Guardsman #3
S
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #4
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Quotes
See all →A Solo Battle Against the Odds
Taglines
A one man war.
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Fighting for Survival Against All Odds
Taglines
This time he's fighting for his life.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
