Rambo (First Blood, USA 1982) OF TED Kotcheff
released in the seventies, the book "FIRST BLOOD" Canadian David Morrell , Was "spotted" promptly by Hollywood, and began to circulate rumors about the director and cast, a story in which the Vietnam War veteran John Rambo, harassed by the police in a village where it happens by chance, rebels and creates chaos. MIKE NICHOLS you said interested in the film, and wanted DUSTIN HOFFMAN in the lead role, but the actor rejected as too violent soggetto.Successivamente the director was offered to BRUCE BERESFORD , but was declared not suitable for an action movie, and declined. Given the good result of business "Convoy" , Kris Kristofferson seemed to produce an excellent candidate as a protagonist, and reunite with director Sam Peckinpah would be an en plein, with the addition of Gene Hackman in the role of Sheriff Will Teasle and LEE MARVIN those of Colonel Trautman, but he did nothing. Gradually, they were considered as potential actors such as John Rambo JEFF BRIDGES, ROBERT DE NIRO, JOHN TRAVOLTA, STEVE MCQUEEN, CLINT EASTWOOD, NICK NOLTE, MICHAEL DOUGLAS , while AL PACINO there was a beginning of negotiations , but the actor was aimed at highlighting the character's psychological problems, causing the producers were seeking altro.Per the role of Colonel Trautman was made an offer to KIRK DOUGLAS refused at the last, because he wanted the film to be shut as the novel, with the death of Rambo, as opposed to the script: just before was hired to start shooting Richard Crenna. was thus entrusted to SYLVESTER STALLONE , which, however, wanted three and a half million dollars to play Rambo producers Kassar and Vajna were able to agree with the superstar for two million plus one million and a half later, coming from the exploitation TV and video.La making of the film lasted longer than expected, and the initial budget from 11 million to 17 million yeast dollars, causing a delay between the other the filming of "Rocky III" . During the scene where Rambo is hunted on the mountain, and the car driven by the protagonist pursues the bike tips over, causing a serious incident to a stuntman, who broke several vertebrae when the car flips. Stallone himself accidentally broke his nose with another stuntman, who wears a patch in the next scene turns real, but he will hurt himself more than once during the filming: in sequence as they jump into the ravine, cuts back on his arms, and in another scene was injured at a mano.Però, although much of the film was shot in winter in Canada, Stallone not never got sick even though it was very cold, warming up before shooting with a glass of comrades who brandy.I Rambo appointment in radio contact with Trautman have names that come from the crew of film.Le traps Rambo built in the woods were actually used by Viet Cong, and were called Punj Stakes. It 'the only films of tetralogy of Rambo where not used mortai.Il knife used by Rambo was created by a designer of Arkansas: After the success of the film were sold many copies of bushes with knives and accessories enclosed in the handle . A scene filmed but never included in the final cut was the one where Rambo and his comrades in arms are combined with Vietnamese prostitutes, then gives way to remember the main character hidden in the cave, which begins to cry. However, two endings were shot, that set them up, and one in which Rambo dies. Sylvester Stallone was not pleased, however, the final assembly of the film, and tried to convince the producers to cut the scenes in which he appeared, giving more space for the secondary characters, but the movie was that montato.In a later interview, Stallone Rambo said that he thought it was like the Frankenstein's monster and his creator Trautman. It was the first film of Stallone, outside the range of "ROCKY" to be successful, allowing a turning point in his career. After forty minutes of preview, the international distribution rights were sold in just five minutes.