# First Blood (1982)

> A traumatized Vietnam veteran turns the forest around a hostile Washington town into a battlefield when abusive law enforcement drives him into survival mode.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/908

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney, Jack Starrett, Michael Talbott, Chris Mulkey, John McLiam
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083944/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, brooding, visceral, action movie night, 1980s cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A former soldier's fight for survival turns into a battle against an entire town.

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