First Blood (1982)
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- R
- 1h 33min
- Action, Adventure
- 22 Oct 1982 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Rambo
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Richard Crenna | ... |
Trautman
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Brian Dennehy | ... |
Teasle
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Bill McKinney | ... |
Kern
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Jack Starrett | ... |
Galt
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Michael Talbott | ... |
Balford
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Chris Mulkey | ... |
Ward
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John McLiam | ... |
Orval
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Alf Humphreys | ... |
Lester
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David Caruso | ... |
Mitch
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David L. Crowley | ... |
Shingleton
(as David Crowley)
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Don MacKay | ... |
Preston
(as Don Mackay)
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Charles A. Tamburro | ... |
Pilot
(as Chuck Tamburro)
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David Petersen | ... |
Trooper
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Craig Huston | ... |
Radio Operator
(as Craig Wright Huston)
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Patrick Stack | ... |
Lt. Clinton Morgen
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Stephen E. Miller | ... |
Guardsman #1
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Raimund Stamm | ... |
Guardsman #2
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Robert Metcalfe | ... |
Guardsman #3
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Stephen Dimopoulos | ... |
Guardsman #4
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Bruce Greenwood | ... |
Guardsman #5
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Earl Klein | ... |
Guardsman #6
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Danny Wozna | ... |
Boy
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Peter Lonstrup | ... |
Attendant
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Mike Winlaw | ... |
TV Reporter
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Donald Adams | ... |
Guard C.O.
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David Menzies | ... |
Miner
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Frank Richter | ... |
Man on Street #1
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Grahman L. Galativk | ... |
Man on Street #2
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Ian Hutchinson | ... |
Man on Street #3
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Amy Alexander | ... |
Woman on Street
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Gary Hetherington | ... |
Hunter
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Alex Kliner | ... |
Hunter
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R.G. Miller | ... |
Hunter
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Bruce Paul Barbour | ... |
Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
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Stephen Chang | ... |
VC Commander (uncredited)
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Suzee Pai | ... |
Vietnamese Prostitute (uncredited)
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Robert Prowse | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Jack Rigg | ... |
Bobby - Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ted Kotcheff |
Written by
David Morrell | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Michael Kozoll | ... | (screenplay by) & |
William Sackheim | ... | (screenplay by) and |
Sylvester Stallone | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Buzz Feitshans | ... | producer |
Mario Kassar | ... | executive producer |
Herb Nanas | ... | co-executive producer |
Andrew G. Vajna | ... | executive producer (as Andrew Vajna) |
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography by
Andrew Laszlo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Joan E. Chapman | ... | (as Joan Chapman) |
Editorial Department
Michael Smith | ... | assistant editor (as Mike Smith) |
Pamela Jule Yuen | ... | assistant editor (as Pamela Yuen) |
Casting By
Toni Howard | ||
Lynn Stalmaster |
Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger |
Set Decoration by
Kimberley Richardson |
Costume Design by
Tom Bronson |
Makeup Department
Salli Bailey | ... | hair stylist |
Ilona Herman | ... | makeup artist |
Phyllis Newman | ... | makeup artist |
Michael Westmore | ... | makeup creator |
Production Management
Paul L. Tucker | ... | production manager (as Paul Tucker) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Otta Hanus | ... | second assistant director |
Jacques Hubert | ... | third assistant director |
Craig Huston | ... | first assistant director (as Craig Wright Huston) |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
Gary Brolly | ... | standby carpenter (as Garry Brolly) |
Wayne McLaughlin | ... | prop assistant |
Stéphane Reichel | ... | art department coordinator (as Stephane Reichel) |
Alex Scutti Jr. | ... | set plasterer (as Alex Scutti) |
William Stout | ... | storyboard artist |
Grant Swain | ... | prop assistant |
Bill Thumm | ... | prop master |
David Willson | ... | construction coordinator (as David Wilson) |
Renato Casaro | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Drew Struzan | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Elmar Theissen | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
Gary J. Williams | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Bub Asman | ... | sound editor |
Fred J. Brown | ... | supervising sound editor |
Juno J. Ellis | ... | assistant sound editor |
Erick Feitshans | ... | assistant to sound department |
Keith Henderson | ... | boom operator |
Steven Kilfoy | ... | assistant to sound department |
Rick Kline | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gregg Landaker | ... | re-recording mixer |
Donald O. Mitchell | ... | re-recording mixer |
Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist (as Margie Denecke) |
Edward L. Sandlin | ... | sound editor |
Fred Stafford | ... | sound editor |
Leonard Wolf Jr. | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Rob Young | ... | sound mixer |
Judy Clapp | ... | assistant sound engineer (uncredited) |
B.J. Clayden | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Robert Nichols II | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Alan Snelling | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
George Erschbamer | ... | special effects assistant |
Thomas L. Fisher | ... | special effects coordinator (as Thomas Fisher) |
John Thomas | ... | special effects best boy |
Visual Effects by
Thom Noble | ... | visual consultant |
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour | ... | stunts (as Bruce Barbour) |
Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunts (as Bennie Dobbins) |
Diamond Farnsworth | ... | stunts (as Richard 'Diamond' Farnsworth) |
Will Harper | ... | stunts |
Buddy Joe Hooker | ... | stunts (as Buddy Jo Hooker) |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | stunt coordinator |
Bobby Sargent | ... | stunts (as Bobby Sargeant) |
Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunt double: Brian Dennehy (uncredited) |
Diamond Farnsworth | ... | stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
Jack Gill | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Alex Green | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Will Harper | ... | stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
Don Charles McGovern | ... | stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
Robert Milicevic | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Frank Orsatti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Jacob Rupp | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bobby Sargent | ... | stunt double: Jack Starrett (uncredited) / stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited) |
Charles A. Tamburro | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John S. Bartley | ... | lighting consultant (as John Bartley) |
Art Collier | ... | key grip: second unit |
Shelley Degen | ... | best boy (as Shelley Degan) |
Theo Eglseder | ... | first assistant camera (as Theo Eglsder) |
Russell Engels | ... | chief gaffer (as Russ Engels) |
Dave Gordon | ... | dolly grip |
Chris Harris | ... | second assistant camera |
Tim Hogan | ... | key grip |
John Holbrook | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Stephen Jackson | ... | best boy (as Steve Jackson) |
Joseph Lederer | ... | still photographer (as Joe Lederer) |
Tom Neuwirth | ... | helicopter camera operator (as Thomas Neuwirth) |
Rod Parkhurst | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Curtis Petersen | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Curtis Peterson) |
Brenton Spencer | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Brent Spencer) |
Jimmy Turrell | ... | camera operator (as Jim Turrel) |
Curtis Petersen | ... | camera operator (uncredited) / camera operator: second unit (uncredited) |
John W. Scott | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Lynne Carrow | ... | additional casting (as Lynn Carrow) |
Lisa Freiberger | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christopher Ryan | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Monica Araiz | ... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) |
Location Management
Fitch Cady | ... | unit location: second unit |
Gordon Mark | ... | unit location manager |
Music Department
Dan Hill | ... | singer |
Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
Hal Shaper | ... | lyrics by |
Bruce Botnick | ... | music supervisor (uncredited) |
Brian Gascoigne | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Greg Ladanyi | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
National Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Alan Snelling | ... | music engineer (uncredited) / recorded and mixed by (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Bob Bowe | ... | driver captain |
Scott Irvine | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Lorraine Baird | ... | assistant auditor |
Lesley Beale | ... | craft service / first aid |
Jean Bereziuk | ... | script: second unit (as Jean Berezuik) |
Jan Campbell | ... | production assistant |
Charlie Davidson | ... | production accountant |
Burton Elias | ... | unit publicist (as Burt Elias) |
Beth Hickman | ... | assistant: Mr. Feitshans |
Cindy James | ... | dog handler |
Jeanne Joe | ... | assistant to executive producers |
Mario Kassar | ... | presenter |
Doug Leaf | ... | animal trainer |
Jimmy Lile | ... | knife designer: Arkansas Knifesmith |
Diane Minshall | ... | rat wrangler |
Bridget Murphy | ... | production office coordinator |
Hugh Oaks | ... | boar handler |
Pattie Robertson | ... | script |
Brigitte Roch | ... | accounts clerk |
Joanne Ryan | ... | first aid |
Syd Stembridge | ... | weapons specialist |
Karen Stewart | ... | production secretary |
Andrew G. Vajna | ... | presenter (as Andrew Vajna) |
Ceci Vajna | ... | assistant to executive producers |
Charles A. Tamburro | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
Thanks
Justis Greene | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ambassador Film Distributors (1982) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Orion Pictures (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Carolco Pictures (World-wide)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1982) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (1982) (India) (theatrical)
- Izaro Films (1982) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos (1982) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1983) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels (1983) (France) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1983) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paris Filmes (1983) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- S.N. Prodis (1983) (France) (theatrical)
- Sahamongkolfilm Co. (1983) (Thailand) (theatrical)
- Scotia International Filmverleih (1983) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Stockholm Film (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1983) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1983) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CNR Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Video Tape Center (VTC) (Norway) (VHS)
- marketing-film (West Germany) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Thorn-EMI Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Izaro Films (1983) (Spain) (VHS)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Towa Video (1984) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Videotrage (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
- Guild Home Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Carolco Home Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1990) (France) (video) (Laserdisc)
- MCA Home Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Video Film Express (1992) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Artisan Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- International Video Entertainment (IVE) (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Worldvision Enterprises (1995) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- 20th Century Fox India (1998) (India) (video)
- Artisan Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (1999) (Canada) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Philips Media (United States) (video) (CD-i)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Spain (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2002) (Greece) (DVD)
- Artisan Entertainment (2003) (United States) (video) (D-VHS)
- CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006) (United States) (tv)
- Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD) (special edition)
- Sandrew Metronome Norge (2006) (Norway) (DVD)
- CBS Media Ventures (2007) (United States) (tv) (as CBS Television Distribution)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States)
- Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
- Paramount Pictures (United States) (video) (Netflix print)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Shemaroo Entertainment (2009) (India) (video) (Chennai) (Hindi dubbed)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2009) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2009) (Norway) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Video (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (tv)
- Leader Music (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (as Leader Vision)
- TV5 (2011) (Finland) (tv)
- TV5 (2012) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (Norway) (Blu-ray)
- TV5 (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Mongrel Home Entertainment (2014) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Mongrel Media (2014) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- TV5 (2014) (Finland) (tv)
- TV5 (2015) (Finland) (tv)
- Visionary Thinking (2015) (Serbia) (tv)
- Diskino Media (2016) (China) (Blu-ray)
- FOX (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- TV5 (2016) (Finland) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2017) (World-wide)
- TV5 (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2017) (United States) (tv) (syndicated print)
- Divisa Home Video (2018) (Spain) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2018) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- TV5 (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- 39 Escalones (2019) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rialto Pictures (2019) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Elokuvapalvelu J. Suomalainen (2019) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Kutonen (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- TV5 (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- 7Mate (2021) (Australia) (tv)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2023) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (40th anniversary re-release) (4K restoration)
- HBO Zone (2023) (United States) (tv)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- CX (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- HBO Video (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video)
- Omaxi (Finland) (VHS)
- Paramount Global Content Distribution (World-wide)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- RCA (United States) (video) (Capacitance Electronic Disc)
- StudioCanal Germany (Germany) (video) (Laserdisc)
- StudioCanal (Sweden) (video) (Laserdisc)
- StudioCanal (United Kingdom) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (score recorded at)
- Fancy Film Post Services (hdr remaster)
- Goldwyn Sound Facility (sound re-recorded at)
- Intrada (score album released by)
- Lynn Stalmaster, Toni Howard & Associates (casting)
- National Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- PPI Camera Corporation (camera equipment provided by)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- Reeltime Creative (trailer music)
- Varèse Sarabande (score album released by) (remastered version)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. Written by John Wiggins |
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Taglines | One war against one man. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $6,642,005, 24 Oct 1982 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $125,212,904 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The large piece of rotten canvas that Rambo finds in the woods and cuts into a makeshift coat was in fact not a movie prop, but a real piece of rotten canvas found by the film crew during the movie's production. Since there was only one piece, Sylvester Stallone joked about how the canvas became a treasured prop on the set. After filming ended, Stallone kept the rotten canvas and still has it in his possession to this very day. See more » |
Goofs | When Sheriff Teasle (Brian Dennehy) gets out of his squad car to arrest Rambo, he has a visible twitch in the blinking of his eyes. In an interview, Dennehy related to talk show host Merv Griffin that he took Rambo's knife out of the sheath and then, while handling the knife, accidentally jammed it into his hand, but Dennehy continued with the scene even though the pain was causing his eyes to visibly twitch. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | It's a Long Road See more » |
Quotes |
Trautman:
[1:24:53]
You did everything to make this private war happen. You've done enough damage. This mission is over, Rambo. Do you understand me? This mission is over! Look at them out there! Look at them! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. Is that what you want? It's over Johnny. It's over! Rambo: Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about! Trautman: It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It's all in the past now. Rambo: For *you*! For me civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor, you watch my back, I watch yours. Back here there's nothing! Trautman: You're the last of an elite group, don't end it like this. Rambo: Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job *parking cars*! See more » |