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First Blood - 40th Anniversary

Vietnam veteran John Rambo bites down hard when he faces a bunch of sadistic policemen in the town of Hope. Starring Sylvester Stallone.

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Deze voorstelling maakt deel uit van Rialto Filmclub met als gastspreker deze maand Ernst-Jan Pfauth.

First Blood - 40th Anniversary

Tattered Vietnam veteran John Rambo is passing through and arrives in the small town of Hope in Washington state. There, sheriff Will Teasle tells him to fuck off; he does not want vagrants in his town. Rambo ignores the sheriff and is subsequently arrested. At the police station, he is mocked and abused by the sadistic deputies, but Rambo manages to escape, after which pursuit is initiated. However, the policemen are no match for the highly trained Rambo. Army help is called in, but they too have their hands full with this well-oiled but frustrated fighting machine. Then Rambo's former commander, Colonel Sam Trautman, appears on the scene.

It has been 40 years since this splashy action film was released in the Netherlands. Many reviewers at the time thought it was just a scary and nationalistic film, but as the years have passed, appreciation has increased; First Blood is a very well-made action film. With Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna.