First Blood
"This time he's fighting for his life."
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.
Cast
Sylvester Stallone
John Rambo
Richard Crenna
Col. Samuel Trautman
Brian Dennehy
Hope Sheriff Will Teasle
Bill McKinney
State Police Capt. Dave Kern
Jack Starrett
Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt
Michael Talbott
Deputy Balford
Chris Mulkey
Deputy Ward
John McLiam
Orval the Dog Man
Alf Humphreys
Deputy Lester
David Caruso
Deputy Mitch
David L. Crowley
Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
Preston
Charles A. Tamburro
Helicopter pilot
David Petersen
Trooper
Craig Huston
Radio operator
Patrick Stack
Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm
Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe
Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos
Guardsman #4
Bruce Greenwood
Guardsman #5
Earl Klein
Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna
Boy
Peter Lonstrup
Attendant
Mike Winlaw
TV Reporter
Donald Adams
Guard C.O.
David Menzies
Miner
Frank Richter
Man on Street #1
Grahman L. Galativk
Man on Street #2
Ian Hutchinson
Man on Street #3
Amy Alexander
Woman on Street
Gary Hetherington
Hunter
Alex Kliner
Hunter
R.G. Miller
Hunter
Bruce Paul Barbour
Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
VC Commander (uncredited)
Suzee Pai
Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
Robert Prowse
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Rigg
Bobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
Helene Udy
Small Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Ted Kotcheff
Director
David Morrell
Original Story
Michael Kozoll
Screenplay
William Sackheim
Screenplay
Sylvester Stallone
Screenplay
Buzz Feitshans
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Andrew Laszlo
Director of Photography
Joan E. Chapman
Editor
Wolf Kroeger
Production Design
Kimberley Richardson
Set Decoration
Tom Bronson
Costume Design
Salli Bailey
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Fred J. Brown
Supervising Sound Editor
Bub Asman
Sound Editor
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Will Harper
Stunts
Robert Nichols II
Sound Recordist
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Herb Nanas
Co-Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Joseph Lederer
Still Photographer
Jimmy Turrell
Camera Operator
Stéphane Reichel
Art Department Coordinator
David Willson
Construction Coordinator
Gary J. Williams
Greensman
Theo Eglseder
First Assistant Camera
Lesley Beale
Craft Service
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott Irvine
Transportation Coordinator
Burton Elias
Unit Publicist
Russell Engels
Gaffer
John W. Scott
Lighting Technician
Lisa Freiberger
Casting Associate
Charlie Davidson
Production Accountant
Bridget Murphy
Production Office Coordinator
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Rob Young
Sound mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Neuwirth
Helicopter Camera
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Tim Hogan
Key Grip
Charles A. Tamburro
Pilot
Mario Kassar
Presenter
Craig Huston
First Assistant Director
Otta Hanus
Second Assistant Director
Jacques Hubert
Third Assistant Director
Leonard Wolf Jr.
Apprentice Sound Editor
Juno J. Ellis
Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher Ryan
Wardrobe Supervisor
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Stunts
Bobby Sargent
Stunts
Jack Gill
Stunts
Diamond Farnsworth
Stunt Double
Don C. McGovern
Stunt Double
Alex Green
Stunts
Frank Orsatti
Stunts
Robert Milicevic
Stunts
Charles A. Tamburro
Stunts
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting Director
Pattie Robertson
Script Supervisor
Gordon Mark
Location Manager
Michael Smith
Assistant Editor
Pamela J. Yuen
Assistant Editor
Art Collier
Key Grip
Jean Bereziuk
Script
Bob Bowe
Captain Driver
Jeanne Joe
Executive Producer's Assistant
John Holbrook
Second Unit Director of Photography
Conrad E. Palmisano
Second Unit Director
Gary Brolly
Standby Carpenter
William Stout
Storyboard Artist
Judy Clapp
Assistant Sound Engineer
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
George Erschbamer
Special Effects Assistant
Bennie E. Dobbins
Stunt Double
Chris Harris
Second Assistant Camera
Lynne Carrow
Additional Casting
Jan Campbell
Production Assistant
Karen Stewart
Production Secretary
David Morrell
Novel
Paul L. Tucker
Production Manager
John Thomas
Special Effects Best Boy
Bill Thumm
Property Master
Keith Henderson
Boom Operator
Drew Struzan
Art Designer