Search - First Blood [Special Edition] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Brief Nudity, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, War Violence Movie Release: 1982 DVD Release: 05/28/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 1 Genres: Action, Action Thriller See Also: First Blood [Widescreen], First Blood, First Blood [Ultimate Edition], Rambo: First Blood [UMD for PSP], Rambo: First Blood [Blu-ray]

First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. Wandering into a small, hostile town, ex-Green Beret John Rambo (Stallone) is targeted for persecution and abuse by potbellied Sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When he can stand no more, Rambo goes bonkers, killing a deputy and heading into the surrounding hills, armed to the teeth. Only after Rambo has picked off practically every law enforcement officer within a radius of 50 miles do the local authorities bring in his former commanding officer, Trautman (Richard Crenna), for advice. Trautman's response -- that the locals had better get a lot of body bags ready -- is hardly encouraging. First Blood proved to be one of Stallone's biggest non-Rocky hits. Kirk Douglas had originally been cast as Trautman, but he quit the project when the producers refused to cave in to his demand that Trautman kill Rambo in the finale. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sylvester Stallone - John Rambo
Richard Crenna - Trautman
Brian Dennehy - Teasle
David Caruso - Mitch
Jack Starrett - Galt

The first Rambo film, Rambo: First Blood comes to DVD with both a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1, and a standard full-frame transfer. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Surround, and Dolby Digital Stereo. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by author David Morrell upon whose novel the film is based, a freshly produced documentary about the creation of the film, information on the cast and crew, a theatrical trailer, and production notes. This is a solid release from Artisan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide