First Blood - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "First Blood"
First Blood (1982)
Timing:
1:33 (93 min)
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Actors and characters
John McLiam
Character Orval the Dog Man
David L. Crowley
Character Deputy Shingleton
Don MacKay
Character Preston
David Petersen
Character Trooper
Craig Huston
Character Radio operator
Patrick Stack
Character Lt. Morgen
Stephen E. Miller
Character Guardsman #1
Raimund Stamm
Character Guardsman #2
Robert Metcalfe
Character Guardsman #3
Stephen Dimopoulos
Character Guardsman #4
Earl Klein
Character Guardsman #6
Danny Wozna
Character Boy
Peter Lonstrup
Character Attendant
Mike Winlaw
Character TV Reporter
Donald Adams
Character Guard C.O.
David Menzies
Character Miner
Frank Richter
Character Man on Street #1
Grahman L. Galativk
Character Man on Street #2
Amy Alexander
Character Woman on Street
Gary Hetherington
Character Hunter
Alex Kliner
Character Hunter
R.G. Miller
Character Hunter
Bruce Paul Barbour
Character Robert A. Cathcart (uncredited)
Stephen Chang
Character VC Commander (uncredited)
Robert Prowse
Character Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Rigg
Character Bobby - The Base Camp Radio Operator (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on David Morrell's novel "First Blood," written in 1972.
- "Rambo" is the name of an apple variety – it was, according to the author of the original book, the apple variety that gave the surname to the main character.
- The initially planned budget of $11 million was significantly exceeded. The total cost of the film amounted to almost $17 million, due to the fact that the filming process lasted one month longer.
- Sylvester Stallone asked for $3.5 million for the role, but the film's producers persuaded him to agree to $2 million. He received another $1.5 million from the film's television broadcast rights.
- Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Clint Eastwood, and John Travolta could have played Rambo. Here are the reasons for their refusal of the role: Al Pacino wanted to portray a completely insane veteran, so his candidacy was rejected by the film company. Hoffman refused the role due to the violence and played a woman in the film "Tootsie" (1982). Clint Eastwood stated that he was busy. Sylvester Stallone did not allow John Travolta into either the first or second film in the series, not wanting to share the fame. Rumor has it that Travolta could not forgive him for a long time for taking the role from him, and then filmed him in films that turned him into a caricature, such as "Staying Alive" (1983).
- Sylvester Stallone disliked the first version of the film so much that the actor even wanted to buy the tape and destroy it. He subsequently agreed with the producers to have his face appear as little as possible in the film – this reduced the runtime by half.
- The film was shot in several provinces of British Columbia: Pitt Lake; Pitt Meadows; Golden Ears Provincial Park; Hope; Port Coquitlam; North Vancouver. Many scenes are composed according to the golden ratio, which adds to their expressiveness.
- The machine gun used by Rambo in the fight scene with Teasle is an M60.
- Nick Nolte, Chris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges, Robert De Niro, and Michael Douglas turned down the role of Rambo.
- Gene Hackman was considered for the role of Sheriff Teasle.
- Lee Marvin was a candidate for the role of John Rambo.
- An alternative ending was filmed in which Rambo committed suicide. However, test screenings showed that audiences found such an ending too depressing.
- Despite the film's reputation for being excessively violent, only one person actually died during filming.
- Differences from the book: In the book, the cave where Rambo was hiding was filled with bats. In the film, they were replaced with rats. The scene with which the film begins, where Rambo visits his fellow soldier, is absent in the book. In the book, the helicopter pursuing Rambo explodes. Rambo kills the pilot with a rifle shot. In the book, Teasle participated in the Korean War. Rambo sees a medal in his office that can also be seen in the background in the film. Later, this fact, in Trautman’s opinion, became decisive in the confrontation between the sheriff and Rambo. In the film, Rambo only wounds the sheriff’s deputies with his ingenious traps. In the book, however, these scenes are more grim and violent. They all die at his hands, and a powerful surge of rainwater washes their bodies down the ravine. Only Teasle survives, fleeing rather than being released by Rambo as shown in the film. After the rescue in the book, Teasle constantly experiences discomfort in his chest. He only wants to go far enough to catch Rambo. Even Trautman asks the sheriff to rest, seeing his paleness. In the film, Trautman states that he personally trained Rambo and oversaw his actions in Vietnam. In the book, it is explained that Trautman was the head of the training school and Rambo hadn't even seen him before that, only heard his voice. The ending of the story is almost completely changed in the film. In the book, a shootout takes place in the town center, in which Teasle is killed and Trautman shoots Rambo. In the book, when Rambo runs out of the police station, he is completely naked. And clothing is given to him by moonshiners who were hiding in the forest.
- Filming took place from November 16, 1981, to April 16, 1982.
- Rambo could have been played by Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Clint Eastwood, and John Travolta. Here are the reasons for their refusal of the role: Pacino wanted to portray a completely insane veteran, so the film company rejected his candidacy. Hoffman refused the role due to its violence and played a woman in "Tootsie" (1982). Eastwood stated that he was busy. Stallone didn't allow John Travolta into either the first or second film in the series, not wanting to share the glory. Rumor has it that Travolta couldn't forgive him for stealing a role, and then filmed him in movies that turned him into a caricature, such as "Staying Alive" (1983).
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