The region-free Lionsgate blu-ray release is the one to buy, if you have a soft spot for 'First Blood', too. Sound and picture quality are surprisingly good for a film from the early 1980s, and if you go for audio commentaries, you have all the more reason to spend your money on this edition. Jul 14, 2017 First Blood. When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. 
Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo employs heavy-handed guerilla tactics to shake the cops off his tail.
Genre:,, Stars:,,,,,,, Director: Ted Kotcheff Country: Rating: 7.5 / 148 times Release: 1982-10-22 Synopsis: 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.