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John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the Rambo franchise. [1] He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell , but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was played by Sylvester Stallone .
It's not like Rambo's death came as a shock to Stallone. The movie's downbeat conclusion was taken directly out of the source material, David Morrell's 1972 bestselling novel.
Teasle arrests John Rambo for this reason, but Rambo eventually escapes. As the film progresses, Teasle becomes enemies with Rambo. He initially wants to take Rambo alive, but when Art Galt is killed while trying to shoot Rambo, Teasle becomes obsessed with hunting him down and killing him, even after learning that Rambo was a war hero in Vietnam.
First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo.It also co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle.
Rambo: Last Blood [a] is a 2019 American vigilante action film directed by Adrian Grünberg.The screenplay was co-written by Matthew Cirulnick and Sylvester Stallone, from a story by Dan Gordon and Stallone, and is based on the character John Rambo created by the author David Morrell for his novel First Blood.
Rambo: The Force of Freedom was an animated series that ran in 1986 in which John Rambo leads a team called The Force of Freedom to fight an evil organization called S.A.V.A.G.E. (short for Specialist-Administrators of Vengeance, Anarchy and Global Extortion). 65 episodes were aired. Rambo and the Forces of Freedom spawned a line of toys. [5]
Rambo, whose first name is not specified in the novel, was given the first name "John" for the film as a reference to the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". [ 9 ] The film, First Blood , was a major success, earning $125 million on a $15 million budget, and spawning an entire Rambo franchise .
First Blood: In an alternative ending, John Rambo commits suicide rather than be arrested. This ending is included as an extra on the First Blood Ultimate Edition DVD released in 2004. Friday the 13th Part III : Chris wakes up the morning after killing Jason Voorhees , only to find he is still alive when she opens the back door of the lake house.