First Blood
Release: October 22, 1982

John Rambo, a former Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient, is plagued by the awful changes that are common in Vietnam veterans like himself. A drifter on his way to get some food, Rambo is arrested by Will Teasle, a small town sheriff who is used to getting things his way. Once incarcerated, Rambo soon finds himself reliving the awful memories of his fighting days in the 'Nam as he is put through the basic tests that are mandatory for all prisoners of the law. Rambo escapes and what follows is an intense manhunt for a man who only "wanted something to eat." As the publicity of Rambo's one man war escalates, Teasle and his posse are confronted by Colonel Trautman, Rambo's former commander and the only one who may be able to stop the terrible fate awaiting everyone involved.

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Teasle: "Are you telling me that 200 of our men against your boy is a no-win situation for us?"
Trautman: "You send that many, don't forget one thing."
Teasle: "What?"
Trautman: "A good supply of body bags."
Rambo: "I could have killed 'em all, I could kill you. In town you're the law, out here it's me. Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go. Let it go."
Sheriff Teasle: "Whatever possessed God in heaven to make a man like Rambo?"
Col. Trautman: "God didn't make Rambo, I made him!"
Trautman: "Company leader to identify Baker Team - Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta, Jurgensen, Barry, Krakauer confirm! This is Colonel Trautman."
Rambo: "They're all gone Sir."
Trautman: "Not Barry, he made it."
Rambo: "Barry's gone too Sir. Got himself killed in Nam, didn't even know it. Cancer ate him down to the bone."
Trautman: "I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Rambo: "I'm the last one Sir."
Rambo: "There's one man dead! It was not my fault! I don't want anymore hurt!"
Teasle: "Freeze! Give yourself up!"
Rambo: "But I didn't do anything!"
Teasle: "I'm warning you boy, don't make a move or I'll blow your head off!"
Rambo: "I didn't do anything!"
Rambo: "We were in this bar in Saigon and this kid comes up, this kid carrying a shoe-shine box. And he says "Shine, please, shine!" I said no. He kept askin', yeah, and Joey said "Yeah." And I went to get a couple of beers, and the box was wired, and he opened up the box, fucking blew his body all over the place. And he's laying there, he's fucking screaming. There's pieces of him all over me, just... like this, and I'm tryin' to pull him off, you know, my friend that's all over me! I've got blood and"
State Police Capt. Dave Kern: "Why didn't you leave the kid alone in the first place?"
Teasle: "Dammit, Dave, you think this kid just waltzed into town, announced he was a Medal Of Honor winner, and then I just leaned on him for the hell of it? I tried to do him a favor, I treated him like he was one of my neighbor's kids. I did my job, Dave, I booked him for vagrancy and resisting arrest."
State Police Capt. Dave Kern: "You seem pretty motivated on this one."
Teasle: "Why don't you go out there and take a look at what's left of my men? You'll see how motivated I am, Dave, and if that doesn't do it for you why don't you go have a talk with Art Gault's widow?"
State Police Capt. Dave Kern: "All right, Will, I read you. Listen, I got twenty-five men I can bring up from Monroe."
Teasle: "All right Dave, I can use them. We've got a lot of ground to cover."
State Police Capt. Dave Kern: "Why didn't you leave the kid alone in the first place?"
Teasle: "Dammit, Dave. You think this kid just waltzed into town, announced he was a Medal Of Honor winner, and then I just leaned on him for the hell of it? I tried to do him a favor, I treated him like he was one of my neighbor's kids. I did my job, Dave; I booked him for vagrancy and resisting arrest."
Dave: "You seem pretty motivated on this one."
Teasle: "Why don't you go out there and take a look at what's left of my men? You'll see how motivated I am, Dave… and if that doesn't do it for you why don't you go have a talk with Art Gault's widow?"
Dave: "All right, Will; I read you. Listen, I got 25 men I can bring up from Monroe."
Teasle: "All right, Dave; I can use them. We've got a lot of ground to cover."
Teasle: "[Teasle is giving Rambo a lift] So where you heading?"
Rambo: "Portland."
Teasle: "You said you were heading north. Portland is south."
Rambo: "You got some place I can eat around here?"
Teasle: "Theres a diner about thirty miles up the road."
Rambo: "Is there a law against me getting something to eat here?"
Teasle: "Yeah, me."
Rambo: "Why you pushing me?"
Teasle: "[haughty] What'd you say?"
Rambo: "I said why you pushing me, I didn't do nothing."
Teasle: "First of all, you don't ask the questions around here. I do. Second, we don't want guys like you in this town, drifters. Third, you wouldn't like it here anyway. Its a pretty boring town. I get paid to keep it that way."
Rambo: "Yeah, boring."
Trautman: "Teasle, you and all your men couldn't handle him before what makes you think you can handle him now? Only God knows what damage he's prepared to do."
Trautman: "It's good to hear your voice Johnny, it's been a long time. Look John, you've done some damage here, they don't want anymore trouble. That's why I've come. I want to come in there and fly you the hell out. Just you and me. We'll work this thing out together. Is that fair enough?"
Trautman: "Teasle, you and all your men couldn't handle him before what makes you think you can handle him now? Only God knows what damage he's prepared to do."
John Rambo: "They drew first blood, not me."
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