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First Blood

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.

Crew
Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Andrew Laszlo

Director of Photography

Kimberley Richardson

Set Decoration

David Morrell

David Morrell

Original Story

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Buzz Feitshans

Producer

Joan E. Chapman

Editor

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Screenplay

Salli Bailey

Hairstylist

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunt Coordinator

Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Will Harper

Stunts

William Sackheim

Screenplay

Wolf Kroeger

Production Design

Tom Bronson

Costume Design

Michael Kozoll

Screenplay

Fred J. Brown

Supervising Sound Editor

Bub Asman

Sound Editor

Robert Nichols II

Sound Recordist

Mario Kassar

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Herb Nanas

Herb Nanas

Co-Executive Producer

Andrew G. Vajna

Andrew G. Vajna

Executive Producer

Joseph Lederer

Still Photographer

Jimmy Turrell

Camera Operator

David Willson

Construction Coordinator

John W. Scott

Lighting Technician

Theo Eglseder

First Assistant Camera

Lesley Beale

Craft Service

Gary J. Williams

Greensman

Burton Elias

Unit Publicist

Scott Irvine

Transportation Coordinator

Russell Engels

Gaffer

Lisa Freiberger

Casting Associate

Stéphane Reichel

Art Department Coordinator

Rob Young

Sound mixer

Charlie Davidson

Production Accountant

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bridget Murphy

Production Office Coordinator

Arthur Morton

Orchestrator

Thomas L. Fisher

Special Effects Coordinator

Tom Neuwirth

Helicopter Camera

Craig Huston

Craig Huston

First Assistant Director

Otta Hanus

Second Assistant Director

Dave Gordon

Dolly Grip

Leonard Wolf Jr.

Apprentice Sound Editor

Tim Hogan

Key Grip

Mario Kassar

Mario Kassar

Presenter

Charles A. Tamburro

Charles A. Tamburro

Pilot

Jacques Hubert

Third Assistant Director

Juno J. Ellis

Assistant Sound Editor

Christopher Ryan

Wardrobe Supervisor

Robert Milicevic

Stunts

Charles A. Tamburro

Charles A. Tamburro

Stunts

Bobby Sargent

Stunts

Don C. McGovern

Stunt Double

Bruce Paul Barbour

Bruce Paul Barbour

Stunts

Alex Green

Alex Green

Stunts

Frank Orsatti

Stunts

Jack Gill

Jack Gill

Stunts

Diamond Farnsworth

Stunt Double

Jacob Rupp

Jacob Rupp

Stunts

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunts

Lynn Stalmaster

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting Director

Pattie Robertson

Script Supervisor

Gordon Mark

Location Manager

Pamela J. Yuen

Assistant Editor

Michael Smith

Assistant Editor

Jean Bereziuk

Script

Bob Bowe

Captain Driver

Jeanne Joe

Executive Producer's Assistant

Art Collier

Key Grip

John Holbrook

Second Unit Director of Photography

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stunt Double

Gary Brolly

Standby Carpenter

George Erschbamer

George Erschbamer

Special Effects Assistant

Judy Clapp

Assistant Sound Engineer

Margie O'Malley

Foley Artist

Jan Campbell

Production Assistant

Karen Stewart

Production Secretary

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. Palmisano

Second Unit Director

William Stout

William Stout

Storyboard Artist

Chris Harris

Second Assistant Camera

Lynne Carrow

Additional Casting

David Morrell

David Morrell

Novel

Paul L. Tucker

Production Manager

John Thomas

Special Effects Best Boy

Bill Thumm

Property Master

Keith Henderson

Boom Operator

Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan

Art Designer